East Jaintia Hills

Meghalaya mine rescue: Naval divers find body of 1 of 15 trapped in rat-hole coal mine

In a breakthrough in the rescue operations at the tragedy-hit coal mine at Lumthari in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, Navy…

6 years ago

14-member rescue team from Chennai, Hyderabad to reach Meghalaya mine disaster site

A 14-member rescue team from Chennai and Hyderabad have reached Guwahati and are headed to the disaster site where 15…

6 years ago

Coal miners hold rally in East Jaintia Hills; rescue efforts continue on Day 27

Coal mine owners, coal dealers and transporters in East Jaintia Hills held a rally in the district to protest against…

6 years ago

Meghalaya: Two more workers killed in fresh coal mine tragedy; illegal mining continues unabated

Two workers died after a rat-hole coal mine caved in at Soo kilo area while they were trying to illegally…

6 years ago

SC directs Centre, Meghalaya govt to take strict action against mine owners

The Supreme Court has ordered the Centre and the Meghalaya government to take action against the mine owners of the…

6 years ago

Meghalaya coal mine tragedy: NDMA team to join rescue operations

As time is running out for the 15 trapped miners in the tragedy hit coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia…

6 years ago

Rahul Gandhi lashes out at PM Modi over delay in rescuing 15 trapped miners in Meghalaya

The Meghalaya coal mine tragedy has taken a big political turn with Congress president Rahul Gandhi taking a dig at…

6 years ago

Prime accused in activist Agnes Kharshiing assault case Nidamon Chullet surrenders

In a big breakthrough into the assault on social activists Agnes Kharshiing and her colleague Amita Sangma, one of the…

6 years ago

Yet another coal mine tragedy in Meghalaya; 13 feared dead

As many as 13 coal labourers, most of them minors, are feared dead in an illegal rat-hole mine at Lomtharee…

6 years ago