The Gauhati High Court has initiated a suo motu case concerning the rampant illegal rat-hole coal mining operations in Assam’s Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong districts. The court has requested a detailed response from the Assam government regarding the measures taken to curb these unlawful mining activities.
A 9-year-old girl was killed and 15 others were injured two of them critically when a bus carrying 25 school children veered off the road in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Saturday morning.
The Assam government will enlist the assistance of ISRO and foreign satellite agencies to procure time-lapse images of 220 coal mines in Umrangso, Dima Hasao district, for an in-depth investigation.
The Halali Progressive Welfare Society (HPWS), formed by former cadres of the disbanded militant outfit Dima Halam Daoga (DHD), filed a formal complaint on Sunday against North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) Chief Executive Member (CEM) Debolal Gorlosa and his wife, Kanika Hojai.
