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44 Days On, Bodies Of Remaining 5 Workers Recovered From Assam Mine
Five more bodies of workers who were trapped inside an illegal 'rat-hole' coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district have been recovered, 44 days after the structure was flooded, trapping nine.
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Body Of 2 More Miners Trapped In Assam Coal Mine Recovered After 44 Days
Divers fished out decomposed bodies of two more miners trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Wednesday, 44 days after they went missing in the quarry, an official said.
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Judicial Enquiry Ordered Into Assam Mine Accident, Special Probe Team Set Up
The Assam government on Thursday announced a judicial enquiry and a police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Umrangso coal mine incident, in which nine workers were trapped with bodies of four victims recovered so far.
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Water From Underground Streams Slowing Down Assam Mine Rescue Ops
Suspected seepage of fresh water from underground streams is slowing down the dewatering process, officials said on Thursday.
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Bodies Of 3 More Workers Retrieved From Assam Mine, Ops On To Rescue 5
Nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district after a sudden gush of water flooded the quarry.
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Divers Recover Body From Inundated Coal Mine In Assam, Many Still Trapped
Labourers were trapped inside the coal mine situated in the 3 Kilo area of Umrangso, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site.
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Water Level Rises To 100 Feet In Assam Coal Mine, 9 Labourers Still Trapped
The water level has increased in the coal mine where at least nine labourers got trapped in Assam's Umrangso locality and deep divers of the Indian Navy were called to assist the rescue operation, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday.
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Flooded Assam Coal Mine Is "Illegal", Says Chief Minister Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that a person has been arrested after nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Dima Hasao district, which "appears to be illegal".
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Army Launches Mission To Rescue Miners Trapped In Coal Mine In Assam
The Indian Army has initiated a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission to assist in the rescue of miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in the remote "3 Kilo" area of Dima Hasao, near the Assam-Meghalaya border.
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Invisible Burden: Jharkhand's Cycle Coal Workers And Weight of Survival
For coal mine workers in Jharkhand, each election offers a measure of hope to improve their miserable social and economic fortunes but each, ultimately, dissolves into nothingness, each day filled with long hours of toil buried underground.
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20 Killed, 8 Injured After Armed Men Open Fire At Pakistani Coal Miners
At least 20 miners were killed and eight others were injured early Friday when unidentified armed men attacked their coal mines in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.
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Rs 3.8 Crore Cash Seized As CBI Raids Madhya Pradesh Coal Mining Officials
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested two officials of the Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) and seized Rs 3.85 crore in cash in Madhya Pradeshs Singrauli district, officials said on Monday.
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CBI Files Case Against Aditya Birla Group's Hindalco For Alleged Corruption
The CBI has booked the country's leading aluminium producer Hindalco of the Aditya Birla Group for alleged corruption in getting environmental clearances for coal mining between 2011 and 2013, officials said on Tuesday.
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2 Of World's 5 Largest Coal Mines Now In India: Report
Chhattisgarh-based Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited's (SECL) Gevra and Kusmunda coal mines have secured the 2nd and 4th spot in the list of the world's 10 largest coal mines released by WorldAtlas.com.
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3 Killed, 4 Injured After Coal Mine Collapses In Pakistan
Three coal miners were killed and four others injured when a coal mine collapsed in northwestern Pakistan, police said.
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44 Days On, Bodies Of Remaining 5 Workers Recovered From Assam Mine
Five more bodies of workers who were trapped inside an illegal 'rat-hole' coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district have been recovered, 44 days after the structure was flooded, trapping nine.
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Body Of 2 More Miners Trapped In Assam Coal Mine Recovered After 44 Days
Divers fished out decomposed bodies of two more miners trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Wednesday, 44 days after they went missing in the quarry, an official said.
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Judicial Enquiry Ordered Into Assam Mine Accident, Special Probe Team Set Up
The Assam government on Thursday announced a judicial enquiry and a police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Umrangso coal mine incident, in which nine workers were trapped with bodies of four victims recovered so far.
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Water From Underground Streams Slowing Down Assam Mine Rescue Ops
Suspected seepage of fresh water from underground streams is slowing down the dewatering process, officials said on Thursday.
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Bodies Of 3 More Workers Retrieved From Assam Mine, Ops On To Rescue 5
Nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district after a sudden gush of water flooded the quarry.
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Divers Recover Body From Inundated Coal Mine In Assam, Many Still Trapped
Labourers were trapped inside the coal mine situated in the 3 Kilo area of Umrangso, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site.
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Water Level Rises To 100 Feet In Assam Coal Mine, 9 Labourers Still Trapped
The water level has increased in the coal mine where at least nine labourers got trapped in Assam's Umrangso locality and deep divers of the Indian Navy were called to assist the rescue operation, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday.
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Flooded Assam Coal Mine Is "Illegal", Says Chief Minister Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that a person has been arrested after nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Dima Hasao district, which "appears to be illegal".
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Army Launches Mission To Rescue Miners Trapped In Coal Mine In Assam
The Indian Army has initiated a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission to assist in the rescue of miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in the remote "3 Kilo" area of Dima Hasao, near the Assam-Meghalaya border.
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Invisible Burden: Jharkhand's Cycle Coal Workers And Weight of Survival
For coal mine workers in Jharkhand, each election offers a measure of hope to improve their miserable social and economic fortunes but each, ultimately, dissolves into nothingness, each day filled with long hours of toil buried underground.
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20 Killed, 8 Injured After Armed Men Open Fire At Pakistani Coal Miners
At least 20 miners were killed and eight others were injured early Friday when unidentified armed men attacked their coal mines in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.
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Rs 3.8 Crore Cash Seized As CBI Raids Madhya Pradesh Coal Mining Officials
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested two officials of the Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) and seized Rs 3.85 crore in cash in Madhya Pradeshs Singrauli district, officials said on Monday.
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CBI Files Case Against Aditya Birla Group's Hindalco For Alleged Corruption
The CBI has booked the country's leading aluminium producer Hindalco of the Aditya Birla Group for alleged corruption in getting environmental clearances for coal mining between 2011 and 2013, officials said on Tuesday.
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2 Of World's 5 Largest Coal Mines Now In India: Report
Chhattisgarh-based Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited's (SECL) Gevra and Kusmunda coal mines have secured the 2nd and 4th spot in the list of the world's 10 largest coal mines released by WorldAtlas.com.
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3 Killed, 4 Injured After Coal Mine Collapses In Pakistan
Three coal miners were killed and four others injured when a coal mine collapsed in northwestern Pakistan, police said.
