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Navy divers spot skeletons inside Meghalaya mine through ROVs: Sources
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): As operation continues to trace the miners trapped in an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, the divers of Indian Navy on Thursday spotted skeletons inside the mine through their remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROVs), said s
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Navy divers detect one of 15 Meghalaya miners trapped in a rat-hole coal m
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
East Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): The divers of Indian Navy on Thursday detected the body of one miner out of 15 who are trapped in an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district for over a month now.
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One month on Meghalaya mine collapse, search continues to find 15 trapped
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
East Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): The fate of the 15 miners, stuck in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district for over a month, is still unclear. Joint-rescue efforts have been reinforced with the inclusion of additional high-power pumps, Remotely Opera
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Carry on rescue efforts, miracles do happen: SC on trapped Meghalaya miner
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and the Meghalaya government to take help of experts and continue efforts to rescue the 15 miners trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills since December 13 last year.
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Meghalaya: 2880000 litres of water pumped out as efforts continue to rescu
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Coal India Limited (CIL) till Wednesday has pumped out 2880000 litres of water as part of the ongoing operations to rescue the miners who have been trapped in a mine near East Jaintia Hills since December 13.
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Navy's ROV maps rat hole access at Meghalaya mine disaster site
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): As part of the ongoing efforts to rescue the trapped miners from a flooded coal mine in Ksan near Lytein River in East Jaintia Hills, Indian Navy's Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) probes, up to a distance of 100 feet, have been successfully undertak
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27 days on, rescuers on toes to bring out 15 trapped miners from Meghalaya
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Rescuers are burning the midnight oil by continuously pumping out water from an illegal flooded coal mine in Ksan near Lytein River in East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, where 15 miners are trapped for nearly a month now.
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Meghalaya: Over 2 Lakh litre water pumped out in efforts to rescue trapped
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Coal India Limited (CIL) on Monday started pumping out water from the old shaft at around 3.30 pm as part of the ongoing operations to rescue the miners who have been trapped in a mine at Ksan near Lyteiñ River in East Jaintia Hills.
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Meghalaya: 2 dead after coal mine collapses
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Mooknor (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): In yet another mine-related mishap, two people lost their lives after a coal mine collapsed in Mooknor village on Sunday.
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Meghalaya: Operations continue to rescue miners
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Shillong [Meghalaya], Jan 6, (ANI): The operation continued in Meghalaya to rescue the miners who have been trapped in a mine at Ksan near Lyteiñ River in East Jaintia Hills.
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NGT penalises Meghalaya govt for failing to curb illegal coal mining
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a very heavy fine on the Meghalaya government for failing to curb illegal coal mining in the state.
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SC asks Centre, Meghalaya govt to file status report on miners' tragedy
Updated : 7 years, 5 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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