#Mining
Dimapur Officials Ban Unpermitted Heavy Machinery Mining
Dimapur Deputy Commissioner Tinojongshi Chang banned unpermitted heavy machinery riverbed mining to protect infrastructure and the environment.
Naro Jamir • 5 Aug 2026
Unregulated Mining and Deforestation Fuel Deadly Assam Floods
Floods in Upper Assam have killed over 80 people and displaced 700,000 as experts link the catastrophe to upstream mining and forest destruction.
Timungpi Terang • 5 Aug 2026
Illegal Mining and Deforestation Fuel Record Assam Floods
Assam floods displaced 700,000 across 11 districts. Experts blame illegal mining and reckless infrastructure projects for the environmental disaster.
Timungpi Terang • 5 Aug 2026
Erosion and Unchecked Mining Threaten Assam as Historic Defenses Fail
Historic flood defenses in Dibrugarh are failing while illegal mining and deforestation in the Naga Hills worsen flooding across Assam.
Timungpi Terang • 5 Aug 2026
Masked assailants target Meghalaya Pollution Control Board office with petrol bombs
Masked suspects threw petrol bombs at the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board office in Shillong. No injuries were reported, and police are investigating.
Walrik Marak • 4 Aug 2026
Assam Opposition and Activists Demand Probe into Man-Made Floods
Assam Congress and KMSS demand a high-level probe into floods, blaming illegal coal mining syndicates and government fund mismanagement for the disaster.
Bibar Daimary • 3 Aug 2026
Masked Men Firebomb Meghalaya Pollution Control Office
Masked attackers hurled petrol bombs at the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board office in Shillong on Monday. No injuries were reported.
NEWire Desk • 3 Aug 2026
Masked attackers target Shillong pollution office with petrol bombs
Police are hunting two suspects who threw petrol bombs at the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board office in Shillong following a mining hearing.
NEWire Desk • 3 Aug 2026
CoMSO Slams Police Arrests Over East Jaintia Hills Mining Project
The CoMSO is protesting the arrest of activists opposing a limestone mining project by Shree Cement in East Jaintia Hills, citing heavy-handed policing.
NEWire Desk • 3 Aug 2026
Protests Rock Meghalaya as Shree Cement Holds Mining Hearing
Tensions flared in Meghalaya during a Shree Cement mining hearing as clashes, road blockades, and police tear gas interventions marked the event.
NEWire Desk • 1 Aug 2026
Police and Protesters Clash at Meghalaya Mining Hearing
Tear gas and road blockades marred a Shree Cement project hearing in Meghalaya as officials and local groups spar over the project's legitimacy.
NEWire Desk • 1 Aug 2026
Police Fire Tear Gas During East Jaintia Hills Cement Plant Protest
Tear gas and arrests marked a protest against a Shree Cement project in East Jaintia Hills as officials insist the mandatory public hearing must proceed.
NEWire Desk • 31 Jul 2026
Khasi Students Union Rallies Against Shree Cement Mining Project
The KSU is fighting a proposed limestone mining project in Daistong village, citing environmental destruction and threats to local livelihoods.
Walrik Marak • 29 Jul 2026
Pressure Groups Demand Land Rights Before Cement Plant Hearing
Pressure groups demand the Meghalaya government resolve landowner grievances before the July 31 public hearing for a new limestone mining project.
Walrik Marak • 24 Jul 2026
Nagaon Officials Seize Overloaded Trucks in Anti-Mining Drive
Assam transport officials seized two stone-laden dumpers in Nagaon. The crackdown targets illegal transport and rogue three-wheelers to improve safety.
Bibar Daimary • 23 Jul 2026
BJP Denies Federal Approval for Uranium Mining in Meghalaya
Meghalaya's BJP and the state government reject uranium mining, pledging a formal resolution to block any extraction efforts in the region.
Walrik Marak • 20 Jul 2026
KSU Demands Legal Muscle Behind Meghalaya Uranium Mining Ban
Meghalaya leaders back an anti-uranium resolution, but the KSU warns a formal statement is not enough to stop the Centre from future mining efforts.
Walrik Marak • 19 Jul 2026
KSU Demands Harder Laws to Block Meghalaya Uranium Mining
KSU rejects a proposed state assembly resolution as insufficient, demanding stricter land laws to prevent back-door uranium mining in Meghalaya.
Walrik Marak • 18 Jul 2026
Meghalaya Government Moves to Block Uranium Mining Amid Public Pressure
Meghalaya plans an Assembly resolution against uranium mining, but the KSU demands stronger safeguards against land acquisition and foreign interests.
NEWire Desk • 18 Jul 2026
Meghalaya to Ban Uranium Mining Amid Land Deal Scandal
Meghalaya plans an assembly resolution to ban uranium mining as the KSU probes former MLAs for land deals in Domiasiat linked to project revival.
Walrik Marak • 17 Jul 2026
