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Centre, State has put 100% effort in rescue ops: Sangma on trapped miners
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): While the Supreme Court on Thursday told the Meghalaya government that it was not satisfied with the steps taken so far for the rescue of 15 people trapped in an illegal coal mine here since December 13, Meghalaya chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has
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SC asks Centre, Meghalaya govt to file status report on miners' tragedy
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and Meghalaya government to file a status report before it by January 7 on the rescue operation of 15 miners trapped in coal mine in East Jaintia Hills since December 13.
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SC raps Meghalaya government over miners' tragedy
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Meghalaya government what steps have been taken so far to rescue 15 miners, trapped in a coal mine in East Jaintia Hills since December 13 last year.
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SC to hear plea on trapped Meghalaya miners on Thursday
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition seeking adequate manpower and equipment for rescuing miners on Thursday, who are trapped in an illegal flooded coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills since December 13 last year.
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Meghalaya mining tragedy: No change in water level even after using high-p
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Even as high pressure pumps were deployed to drain out water from the inundated illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills for almost three hours on Monday afternoon there is no change in the water level.
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High-pressure pumps deployed to drain out water from mine to rescue miners
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Even as more than a fortnight has passed since 15 miners get trapped inside an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills, rescuers are struggling hard to pump out water from the inundated mine.
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Navy divers search for trapped miners in Meghalaya
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Navy divers have gone inside the inundated coal mines at East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya to rescue 15 miners who are trapped inside since December 13. A 15-member diving team of the Navy from Vishakhapatnam arrived at Meghalaya on Saturday.
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Hopes of evacuating trapped miners raised as more resources are being depl
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Khliehriat (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Hopes of evacuating 15 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine for over two weeks were raised on Friday with the impending arrival a diving team of the Navy along with specialised equipment, including high-pressure pumps.
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Meghalaya: Navy deploying divers to assist mine rescue ops
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): The Indian Navy is deploying a 15-member diving team from Visakhapatnam to assist in the rescue operations for the missing miners in Meghalaya.
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Meghalaya miners' rescue: Air Force airlifts NDRF team to Guwahati
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): The Air Force on Friday airlifted a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team along with equipment from Bhubaneswar to Guwahati for the rescue operation being undertaken by the Meghalaya government to free the miners trapped in a coal mine.
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Two weeks on, 13 miners continue to be trapped in coal mine
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Even two weeks after 13 miners got trapped in a coal mine here, the attempts by the rescuers to reach them have yielded no success yet.
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Rahul slams PM for failing to rescue miners trapped in Meghalaya
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec 26 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Modi for failing to rescue around 15 miners trapped in an illegal coal mine in Kasan village of Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.
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