Banned rat-hole mining in East Jaintia Hills, where a blast killed 31, is a low-investment, high-profit model. A 10-year ban ...

At least 18 labourers were killed on Thursday morning in a suspected dynamite explosion at an illegal coal mine in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rescue operations after an explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya [Anadolu via Getty Images] At least 18 miners have died ...

At least 18 miners have died and one is severely injured after an explosion at an illegally-operated coal mine in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya, police say. Rescue operations are on and some ...

At least 18 labourers died in a dynamite blast at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya. The explosion occurred in a rat-hole coal mine, a method banned since 2014. Rat-hole mining involves narrow tunnels ...