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Operation to evacuate trapped miners not abandoned: Centre to SC
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Centre and the Meghalaya government informed the Supreme Court on Monday that the operation to evacuate the miners trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills since December 13 last year, has not been abandoned.
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Meghalaya CM inaugurates Orchid Lake Cottages to boost tourism in state
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): The northeastern state of Meghalaya is one of the most scenic places in the country and has a lot to offer visitors. Ranging from lush green mountains, scenic landscape and picturesque beauty, Meghalaya has emerged as a favourite destination for to
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Meghalaya coal mine tragedy: 3 families invited to view ROV captured video
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
East Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya), [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Families of three miners who were trapped in a mine at Ksan near Lyteiñ River in East Jaintia Hills were invited on Thursday to view the video captured by the underwater vehicle, after the Navy divers spotted skeletons during t
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Meghalaya: Search for miners to continue till govt asks us to step back, s
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Operation to trace and evacuate miners trapped in a 370-feet deep illegal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills will continue till the government asks the Navy to step back, Indian Navy spokesperson Capt D K Sharma said on Thursday.
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Navy divers spot skeletons inside Meghalaya mine through ROVs: Sources
Updated : 7 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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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Rs 190.46 cr for tourism projects in northeast; spiritual circuit in Megha
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): In what's going to give a fresh boost to tourism sector in the country, Union Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned tourism projects worth Rs 190.46 crore for the development of northeast states and spiritual circuit in Meghalaya and Uttar Pradesh under the S
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Carry on rescue efforts, miracles do happen: SC on trapped Meghalaya miner
Updated : 7 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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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