Meghalaya Govt reveals startling facts in report to SC; bodies of other trapped miners may be behind detected body

Meghalaya Government reveals startling facts in status report to Supreme Court on Monday; says, bodies of other trapped miners may be behind the one detected by the Navy on January 16. In the status report submitted to the apex court, the Meghalaya government has stated, “Presumably, and as per latest reports, the bodies of the […]

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 divers have detected the body of one of the miners at a depth of over 160 feet with the help of Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (UROV). #MeghalayaMineTragedy: Body of 1 of the 15 trapped miners […]

SC to hear plea on Meghalaya coal mine tragedy

The Supreme Court is all set to hear a plea on Thursday seeking the deployment of adequate manpower and equipment for the rescue of miners trapped in a flooded mine in Meghalaya. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjay Kirshan Kaul agreed to hear the matter. The petition by lawyer Adtiya N. […]

Meghalaya: Private players chip in to help rescue efforts for trapped miners

Experts from a Pune-based company, which had sent its team to Thailand earlier this year to help in rescue of 13 people from a cave, are at the tragedy hit coal mine site in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills. The firm’s expertise in dewatering was sought by the Indian Embassy in Thailand to aid the operation […]