A Special Task Force (STF) jawan was injured on Monday when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a police official said. The ...

STF jawan injured by Maoist IED blast in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, during a security operation; referred for medical treatment.

However, what sets this village apart from nearly all others is that it doesn't occupy its original site. In reality, it was relocated here entirely from a position slightly eastw ...

Cuttack: Orissa high court has expressed concern over litigations arising out of orders passed by tehsildars in relation to sand ‘sairat’ (mining) sou.

The federal government has sealed off a mining site in Zurak, Wase LGA of Plateau after a tragic gas poisoning incident that claimed at least 37 lives and hospitalised 26 on Wednesday.

Piedmont residents’ hopes of tightening the regulation of mining explosives went up in smoke Monday in the South Dakota House ...

On Friday, divers from the Estonian Navy completed their week-long "ice camp" at Rummu Quarry. The divers practiced diving in an ice-covered environment along side the Estonian Rescue Board's deminers ...

Residents near Piedmont are concerned about blasting at a planned 300-acre limestone quarry. The mine plans to begin operations in August.

In a 2024 Pulitzer Centre publication, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, stated that while quarry companies are expected to maintain a safe distance from communities, urban ...

Police seized over 10,500 gelatin sticks and detonators concealed in a lorry carrying onions in Chemmad. A woman, who owns the lorry and a quarry, was taken into custody. The explosives are suspected ...

Kerala Police seized a large cache of explosives, including gelatin sticks and detonators, from a pick-up van intercepted in Palakkad district on Thursday.

In Palakkad, authorities intercepted a pick-up van concealing over 100 boxes of gelatin sticks and 20 boxes of detonators hidden beneath watermelons. The driver, arrested after a chase, confessed to ...