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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
- Friday June 25, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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After Meghalaya, Four Miners Dead In Illegal Mine In Nagaland
- Monday March 4, 2019
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
Four miners were killed inside an illegal coal mine in Nagaland on Sunday. The mine is in a remote village close to the border with Assam. The incident comes over two months after at least 15 miners were trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya.
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Supreme Court Notice To Owners Of Meghalaya Coal Mine
- Saturday February 9, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the owner of a coal mine in Meghalaya where 15 people have been trapped for nearly two months saying he was responsible for the illegal mining due to which the incident took place.
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2 Dead As Another Meghalaya Mine Collapses, Rescue Stumbles At Older Site
- Monday January 7, 2019
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
At least two miners were killed when an illegal coal mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, police officials said on Sunday. The incident comes amid a tottering rescue attempt in the same district, where for the last 25 days authorities have been unable to reach a group of miners trapped in a different "rat-hole" coal mine.
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Meghalaya Told To Pay Rs 100-Crore Fine For Failing To Curb Coal Mining
- Saturday January 5, 2019
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
Days after a judicial panel headed by Retired Justice BK Katakey found largescale violations of a coal mining ban in Meghalaya, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday asked the state government to deposit Rs 100 crore with the central pollution control board towards restoring the environment.
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In Meghalaya Hills Where Mine Collapsed, Illegal Coal Trade Continues
- Tuesday January 1, 2019
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
NDTV found that some freshly cut coal stocks were being loaded onto trucks from a new rat-hole mine in the same district where the rescue operations are going on. Across East Jaintia Hills, cranes and freshly mined coal left behind by miners are a common sight. The area is dotted with palatial bungalows of local coal barons.
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In Meghalaya, Illegal Mining Of Coal Has Political Support, Claims Report
- Saturday December 29, 2018
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
In the last few weeks, the rat hole mine incident in Meghalaya has exposed the illegal mining of coal rampant here despite a carpet ban since 2014. Fifteen miners continue to be trapped inside a flooded 320-feet coal mine which collapsed 16 days ago. But almost all political parties in Meghalaya want the ban to go.
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On Day 15, Navy Divers, Underwater Drones For Meghalaya Rescue: 10 Points
- Friday December 28, 2018
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom
Several trucks loaded with 10 heavy pumps are heading towards a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men are trapped for three weeks. A heavy-lift transport plane of the Air Force carrying the 10 high-power pumps landed this morning at Guwahati airport. The trucks will cover a distance of 220 km to the mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills in as sh...
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Foul Smell, Wait For Bigger Pumps: Meghalaya Miners' Rescue Nears Week 3
- Thursday December 27, 2018
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom
An Indian heavy equipment-maker that sent powerful pumps to Thailand to save 12 boys trapped in a cave in July has offered help in the search for 15 people trapped in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya for two weeks. The Meghalaya government has said it is speeding up rescue efforts after divers at the site reported they detected foul smell in the cave, ...
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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
- Friday June 25, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Meghalaya, Four Miners Dead In Illegal Mine In Nagaland
- Monday March 4, 2019
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
Four miners were killed inside an illegal coal mine in Nagaland on Sunday. The mine is in a remote village close to the border with Assam. The incident comes over two months after at least 15 miners were trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya.
- www.ndtv.com
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Supreme Court Notice To Owners Of Meghalaya Coal Mine
- Saturday February 9, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the owner of a coal mine in Meghalaya where 15 people have been trapped for nearly two months saying he was responsible for the illegal mining due to which the incident took place.
- www.ndtv.com
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2 Dead As Another Meghalaya Mine Collapses, Rescue Stumbles At Older Site
- Monday January 7, 2019
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
At least two miners were killed when an illegal coal mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, police officials said on Sunday. The incident comes amid a tottering rescue attempt in the same district, where for the last 25 days authorities have been unable to reach a group of miners trapped in a different "rat-hole" coal mine.
- www.ndtv.com
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Meghalaya Told To Pay Rs 100-Crore Fine For Failing To Curb Coal Mining
- Saturday January 5, 2019
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
Days after a judicial panel headed by Retired Justice BK Katakey found largescale violations of a coal mining ban in Meghalaya, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday asked the state government to deposit Rs 100 crore with the central pollution control board towards restoring the environment.
- www.ndtv.com
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In Meghalaya Hills Where Mine Collapsed, Illegal Coal Trade Continues
- Tuesday January 1, 2019
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
NDTV found that some freshly cut coal stocks were being loaded onto trucks from a new rat-hole mine in the same district where the rescue operations are going on. Across East Jaintia Hills, cranes and freshly mined coal left behind by miners are a common sight. The area is dotted with palatial bungalows of local coal barons.
- www.ndtv.com
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In Meghalaya, Illegal Mining Of Coal Has Political Support, Claims Report
- Saturday December 29, 2018
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
In the last few weeks, the rat hole mine incident in Meghalaya has exposed the illegal mining of coal rampant here despite a carpet ban since 2014. Fifteen miners continue to be trapped inside a flooded 320-feet coal mine which collapsed 16 days ago. But almost all political parties in Meghalaya want the ban to go.
- www.ndtv.com
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On Day 15, Navy Divers, Underwater Drones For Meghalaya Rescue: 10 Points
- Friday December 28, 2018
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom
Several trucks loaded with 10 heavy pumps are heading towards a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men are trapped for three weeks. A heavy-lift transport plane of the Air Force carrying the 10 high-power pumps landed this morning at Guwahati airport. The trucks will cover a distance of 220 km to the mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills in as sh...
- www.ndtv.com
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Foul Smell, Wait For Bigger Pumps: Meghalaya Miners' Rescue Nears Week 3
- Thursday December 27, 2018
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom
An Indian heavy equipment-maker that sent powerful pumps to Thailand to save 12 boys trapped in a cave in July has offered help in the search for 15 people trapped in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya for two weeks. The Meghalaya government has said it is speeding up rescue efforts after divers at the site reported they detected foul smell in the cave, ...
- www.ndtv.com