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House Demolished, Tunnel Rescue Hero's Daughter Misses Class 10 Exam: Family
A teenage daughter of rat-hole mining expert Wakeel Hasan, who was involved in rescuing 41 labourers in Uttarakhand last year, missed her exam on Thursday due to the chaos caused by the demolition of their house, her family members claimed.
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House Razed, Tunnel Rescue Hero Threatens Hunger Strike If It's Not Rebuilt
Hours after razing his house in a demolition drive in Delhi, the DDA offered to move Wakeel Hassan, a rat-hole miner who was part of the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation, and his family to an EWS flat at Narela but he declined the offer.
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"Assured Us, But...": Tunnel Rescue Hero's SOS After House Demolished
One of the houses that was razed in the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) recent demolition drive belonged to Vakeel Hasan, a rat-hole miner who played a key role in the Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operation last year.
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Rat Miners From Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Op Won't Encash Rs 50,000 Cheques. Here's Why
The rat-hole miners who played a vital role in evacuating 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel have refused to encash the cheques of Rs 50,000 given to them recently by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
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"We Cut 15 Metres, They Hugged Us": Rat-Hole Miners Describe Meeting Workers
Rat-hole miners emerged as the heroes as they drilled with their hands to safely evacuate all 41 workers trapped in a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel.
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Trapped Tunnel Workers Just 3 Metres Away As Rescuers Dig Through Rubble
A team of "rat-hole miners" began manual drilling operations yesterday to reach the 41 workers trapped within the debris of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi as rescue ops entered Day 17.
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Rat-Hole Miners Begin Manual Drilling At Uttarakhand Tunnel
Manual horizontal drilling has started at the Uttarakhand tunnel where 41 men have been trapped for more than two weeks, the authorities have said.
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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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After 17 Days Of Search, One Miner's Body Recovered From Meghalaya Mine
Rescue teams today recovered the body of one out of the at least five miners who were trapped in a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on May 30.
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5 Still Trapped In Meghalaya Mine As Rise In Water Level Hits Rescue Work
The water level inside a coal mine where five miners remain trapped in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has risen by about 1 metre from the previously recorded depth due to heavy rainfall, impacting rescue efforts, an official said Friday.
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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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9 Trapped Meghalaya Miners' Families Agree To Stop Ongoing Search Ops
Families of nine of the 16 miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya since December, have given consent to the district adminitration to stop the ongoing search operations which entered its 130th day on Sunday, officials said.
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Navy Finds Fourth Decomposed Body In Meghalaya Mine
A fourth heavily decomposed body of a miner who died after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was detected by the Navy today. Fifteen miners disappeared in the mine on December 13 last year after water from a nearby river flooded the mine.
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Second Body Detected Inside "Rat-Hole" Mine Where 15 Miners Were Trapped
Another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was found today, officials said. This is the second body to be recovered since rescuers started pumping out water from the illegal mine that collapsed on December 13 last year in the north-east state where coal mining is banned. Fifteen mine...
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Not Abandoning Operation To Rescue Meghalaya Miners: Centre To Top Court
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is not abandoning the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped for more than a month inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine filled with water in a remote part of Meghalaya.
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House Demolished, Tunnel Rescue Hero's Daughter Misses Class 10 Exam: Family
A teenage daughter of rat-hole mining expert Wakeel Hasan, who was involved in rescuing 41 labourers in Uttarakhand last year, missed her exam on Thursday due to the chaos caused by the demolition of their house, her family members claimed.
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House Razed, Tunnel Rescue Hero Threatens Hunger Strike If It's Not Rebuilt
Hours after razing his house in a demolition drive in Delhi, the DDA offered to move Wakeel Hassan, a rat-hole miner who was part of the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation, and his family to an EWS flat at Narela but he declined the offer.
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"Assured Us, But...": Tunnel Rescue Hero's SOS After House Demolished
One of the houses that was razed in the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) recent demolition drive belonged to Vakeel Hasan, a rat-hole miner who played a key role in the Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operation last year.
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Rat Miners From Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Op Won't Encash Rs 50,000 Cheques. Here's Why
The rat-hole miners who played a vital role in evacuating 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel have refused to encash the cheques of Rs 50,000 given to them recently by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
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"We Cut 15 Metres, They Hugged Us": Rat-Hole Miners Describe Meeting Workers
Rat-hole miners emerged as the heroes as they drilled with their hands to safely evacuate all 41 workers trapped in a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel.
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Trapped Tunnel Workers Just 3 Metres Away As Rescuers Dig Through Rubble
A team of "rat-hole miners" began manual drilling operations yesterday to reach the 41 workers trapped within the debris of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi as rescue ops entered Day 17.
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Rat-Hole Miners Begin Manual Drilling At Uttarakhand Tunnel
Manual horizontal drilling has started at the Uttarakhand tunnel where 41 men have been trapped for more than two weeks, the authorities have said.
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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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After 17 Days Of Search, One Miner's Body Recovered From Meghalaya Mine
Rescue teams today recovered the body of one out of the at least five miners who were trapped in a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on May 30.
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5 Still Trapped In Meghalaya Mine As Rise In Water Level Hits Rescue Work
The water level inside a coal mine where five miners remain trapped in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has risen by about 1 metre from the previously recorded depth due to heavy rainfall, impacting rescue efforts, an official said Friday.
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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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9 Trapped Meghalaya Miners' Families Agree To Stop Ongoing Search Ops
Families of nine of the 16 miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya since December, have given consent to the district adminitration to stop the ongoing search operations which entered its 130th day on Sunday, officials said.
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Navy Finds Fourth Decomposed Body In Meghalaya Mine
A fourth heavily decomposed body of a miner who died after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was detected by the Navy today. Fifteen miners disappeared in the mine on December 13 last year after water from a nearby river flooded the mine.
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Second Body Detected Inside "Rat-Hole" Mine Where 15 Miners Were Trapped
Another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was found today, officials said. This is the second body to be recovered since rescuers started pumping out water from the illegal mine that collapsed on December 13 last year in the north-east state where coal mining is banned. Fifteen mine...
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Not Abandoning Operation To Rescue Meghalaya Miners: Centre To Top Court
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is not abandoning the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped for more than a month inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine filled with water in a remote part of Meghalaya.
