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Meghalaya gets SC nod to call off operation to retrieve bodies of trapped miners
New Delhi: Seven months after 15 people were trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, the Supreme Court Friday allowed the state government’s plea seeking its permission…
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After Meghalaya mine tragedy, 4 killed in mishap at illegal coal mine in Nagaland
Kohima: Four miners have been killed following mudslides at an illegal coal mine at Yonglok village in Longleng district of Nagaland, police said on Monday. The incident happened…
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Second heavily decomposed body brought out of rat-hole mine in Meghalaya
Shillong: The heavily decomposed body of an unidentified mined has been retrieved from a 370 ft illegal rat-hole mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, 77 days after…
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Rahul Forms Key Poll-related Panels of Cong in Delhi, MP and Meghalaya
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi appointed key poll-related panels for the party’s Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya units on Thursday. He formed the election committee, the coordination…
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Army joins rescue ops to track trapped miners in Meghalaya
Shillong: The Indian Army has joined the multi-agency operations to search for the remaining 13 miners trapped inside a 370-foot-deep coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, officials said on Tuesday. “The Indian Navy had…
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Navy divers detect skeletons in search for 15 trapped miners in Meghalaya
New Delhi: Navy divers have found a body in a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district and spotted some skeletons in the area, weeks…
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Keep Looking, Miracles Happen: SC Urges Meghalaya Govt to Carry On Rescue Efforts For Trapped Miners
Meghalaya: The Supreme Court, which is hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) hearing on Friday told the Meghalaya government to carry on rescue efforts for the 15 trapped…
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2 miners found dead in another illegal coal mine in Meghalaya
Shillong: Bodies of two miners were recovered from an illegal coal mine located at a remote village in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, police said on Monday. The bodies were…
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Meghalaya mine: No change in water level
Shillong: The multi-agency operations to rescue the miners in Meghalaya failed to make any headway on Thursday, with efforts to pump the water out of the mine not…
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SC agrees to hear plea seeking urgent steps for rescue of trapped Meghalaya miners
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on Thursday a plea seeking urgent steps to rescue 15 miners trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya…
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Meghalaya CM Sangma wins South-Tura Assembly bypoll
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister and NPP president Conrad K Sangma today won the South Tura by-election by defeating his nearest Congress rival Charlotte W Momin by over 8,400…
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Rainfall forecast for next hours
Pune: Rainfall forecast for next 24 hours at: East : many places: Odisha; a few places: Arunachal Pradesh; isolated places: Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal,…
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Bangladeshi infiltrator caught by BSF in Meghalaya
Shillong: A Bangladeshi was caught when he illegally entered the country crossing over the unfenced border in South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya, a BSF spokesperson said today….
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Congress leading in Ampati seat in Meghalaya
Shillong: Congress candidate Miani D Shira is leading by over 400 votes against her nearest rival of the National People’s Party (NPP) C G Momin after second round…
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80 dead, 136 injured in 5 states due to lightning strikes, thunderstorms
New Delhi: As many as 80 people were killed in five states due to thunderstorms and lightning strikes since yesterday, with Uttar Pradesh alone recording 51 deaths, the…
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Meghalaya to bring resolution on lifting coal mining ban
Shillong: Meghalaya Power Minister James K Sangma today said the state government is hopeful to bring about a resolution to lift the ban on coal mining in the state…
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Meghalaya CM presents Rs 1,150 crore deficit budget
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today presented a Rs 1,150 crore deficit budget, highlighting that total receipts for 2018-19 will improve owing to higher central taxes…
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Newly-elected MLAs of Meghalaya take oath
Shillong: All 58 newly-elected legislators of the 10th Meghalaya Assembly today took oath before Pro-tem Speaker Timothy Shira at a special session held here. Shira, 68, is the oldest…
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Conrad Sangma takes oath as Meghalaya CM
Shillong: National People’s Party president Conrad Sangma was today sworn in as Meghalaya chief minister by Governor Ganga Prasad here. The governor also administered the oath of office…
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BJP usurped power through proxy in Meghalaya:Rahul
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi today accused the BJP of “usurping” power through proxy in Meghalaya and using “big money” to create an “opportunistic alliance” in the…
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