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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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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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Meghalaya Miners Rescue: NDRF, Indian Navy begin joint operation
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Indian Navy and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Monday morning launched a joint operation to rescue the miners trapped in an illegal mine at Lumthari village under the East Jaintia Hills.
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Meghalaya Miners Rescue: Navy divers return without any trace of trapped m
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): The divers of Indian Navy who went inside the inundated mine in the search of the 15 trapped miners in East Jaintia Hills returned disappointed on Sunday after diving upto 70 feet deep.
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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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Odisha Fire Services to assist rescue operation in Meghalaya mining traged
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): An Indian Air Force transport carrier 'C-130J Super Hercules' with 20 Odisha Fire Services personnel onboard have left for Shillong from Bhubaneswar on Friday morning to rescue the trapped miners in Meghalaya.
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