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Election Official Dies In Road Accident In Meghalaya
In an unfortunate incident, an election official who was part of a polling party died today after their vehicle met with an accident in West Garo Hills.
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Meghalaya Bus Accident Deaths At 8 After 2 More Bodies Found In River
Rescuers recovered bodies of the two missing men from a river on Friday, taking the death count in the Meghalaya bus accident in the East Garo Hills to eight, an official said.
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6 Dead After Bus Carrying 21 Passengers Falls Into River In Meghalaya
Six people died as a bus carrying at least 21 passengers fell in a river in Meghalaya. The night bus was travelling from Tura to Shillong when it fell in a river in the Ringdi river in Nongchram today at 12am.
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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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4 Days On, Miners Still Trapped In 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has ordered for a magisterial inquiry into the mining accident where at least five labourers are trapped for the last four days inside an illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaint
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Meghalaya Minister's Convoy Meets With Accident In Assam, 4 Cops Injured
Meghalaya power minister James K Sangma's convoy met with a road accident in Assam this morning while on its way to Shillong from Manipur.
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After Boy's Death, Amarinder Singh Orders Closure Of Open Borewells In Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today condoled the death of a two-year-old boy in a borewell accident, and said that he has ordered the closure of all such open structures across the state with immediate effect. The announcement came amid allegations of the government botching up rescue operations.
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No Way Trapped Meghalaya Miners Will Come Out Alive, Says Survivor
As operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, a survivor of the December 13 accident said on Saturday there is no way the trapped miners will come out alive.
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Divers And Hi-Power Pumps Reach Meghalaya Mine, Rescue Ops Start Today
A team of 11 naval divers will join the mission to rescue over 15 people, trapped in a 320-foot-deep mine at Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills for 16 days, early this morning. The divers as well as high-powered pumps required to drain the pit have already reached the site.
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"We Sought Heavy-Duty Pumps, But...": Meghalaya Minister On Rescue Effort
Nearly two weeks have passed since a freak accident trapped 15 miners in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, and the authorities have all but given up hope of rescuing anybody alive. According to sources, rescue operations have now been suspended for want of high-powered pumps to flush water out of the pit.
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Man Arrested Over Meghalaya Mine Accident Admits To Owning It, Say Police
The man, who was arrested in connection with the mine mishap in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district a fortnight ago, has admitted that he was the owner of the 370-foot-deep illegal quarry, police said Sunday.
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"All Men Knew Water Could Gush In": Meghalaya Mine Accident Eyewitness
When 22-year-old Sayeb Ali entered a deep coal mine in Meghalaya in the early hours of December 13, he was worried. He had seen and reported the seepage in the mine a couple of days earlier to the labourers' "sardar". As he left the mine with his load of coal, he heard the gush of water and knew the seepage had become a deadly flood. He is the lone...
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Meghalaya Truck Accident: At Least 16 Killed, 50 Injured
At least 16 people were killed on Sunday when a truck they were in rammed into the concrete barricade of a road in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills district, police said. More than 50 people were critically injured in the accident in Jdohkroh village, 11 km from Nongstoin, the district headquarters of West Khasi Hills.
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PM Modi Expresses Pain Over Loss Of Lives In Meghalaya Bus Mishap
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed deep pain over the loss of lives in the bus mishap in Meghalaya and said his prayers are with the families of the deceased.
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30 Killed As Bus Falls Into Gorge In Meghalaya
At least 30 people were killed and 11 injured when a bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Sonapur in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, police said today.
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Election Official Dies In Road Accident In Meghalaya
In an unfortunate incident, an election official who was part of a polling party died today after their vehicle met with an accident in West Garo Hills.
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Meghalaya Bus Accident Deaths At 8 After 2 More Bodies Found In River
Rescuers recovered bodies of the two missing men from a river on Friday, taking the death count in the Meghalaya bus accident in the East Garo Hills to eight, an official said.
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6 Dead After Bus Carrying 21 Passengers Falls Into River In Meghalaya
Six people died as a bus carrying at least 21 passengers fell in a river in Meghalaya. The night bus was travelling from Tura to Shillong when it fell in a river in the Ringdi river in Nongchram today at 12am.
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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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4 Days On, Miners Still Trapped In 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has ordered for a magisterial inquiry into the mining accident where at least five labourers are trapped for the last four days inside an illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaint
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Meghalaya Minister's Convoy Meets With Accident In Assam, 4 Cops Injured
Meghalaya power minister James K Sangma's convoy met with a road accident in Assam this morning while on its way to Shillong from Manipur.
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After Boy's Death, Amarinder Singh Orders Closure Of Open Borewells In Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today condoled the death of a two-year-old boy in a borewell accident, and said that he has ordered the closure of all such open structures across the state with immediate effect. The announcement came amid allegations of the government botching up rescue operations.
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No Way Trapped Meghalaya Miners Will Come Out Alive, Says Survivor
As operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, a survivor of the December 13 accident said on Saturday there is no way the trapped miners will come out alive.
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Divers And Hi-Power Pumps Reach Meghalaya Mine, Rescue Ops Start Today
A team of 11 naval divers will join the mission to rescue over 15 people, trapped in a 320-foot-deep mine at Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills for 16 days, early this morning. The divers as well as high-powered pumps required to drain the pit have already reached the site.
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"We Sought Heavy-Duty Pumps, But...": Meghalaya Minister On Rescue Effort
Nearly two weeks have passed since a freak accident trapped 15 miners in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, and the authorities have all but given up hope of rescuing anybody alive. According to sources, rescue operations have now been suspended for want of high-powered pumps to flush water out of the pit.
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Man Arrested Over Meghalaya Mine Accident Admits To Owning It, Say Police
The man, who was arrested in connection with the mine mishap in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district a fortnight ago, has admitted that he was the owner of the 370-foot-deep illegal quarry, police said Sunday.
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"All Men Knew Water Could Gush In": Meghalaya Mine Accident Eyewitness
When 22-year-old Sayeb Ali entered a deep coal mine in Meghalaya in the early hours of December 13, he was worried. He had seen and reported the seepage in the mine a couple of days earlier to the labourers' "sardar". As he left the mine with his load of coal, he heard the gush of water and knew the seepage had become a deadly flood. He is the lone...
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Meghalaya Truck Accident: At Least 16 Killed, 50 Injured
At least 16 people were killed on Sunday when a truck they were in rammed into the concrete barricade of a road in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills district, police said. More than 50 people were critically injured in the accident in Jdohkroh village, 11 km from Nongstoin, the district headquarters of West Khasi Hills.
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PM Modi Expresses Pain Over Loss Of Lives In Meghalaya Bus Mishap
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed deep pain over the loss of lives in the bus mishap in Meghalaya and said his prayers are with the families of the deceased.
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30 Killed As Bus Falls Into Gorge In Meghalaya
At least 30 people were killed and 11 injured when a bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Sonapur in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, police said today.
