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 Hills, a team of National Disaster Management Authority is on its way to the incident site to join the rescue operations. Indian Air Force’s C-130 aircraft, carrying the NDMA team, with equipment landed in Guwahati […]

Conrad Sangma urges to stop playing politics over coal mine tragedy

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has urged parties not to play politics over the tragic incident in the East Jaintia Hills coal mine. The Meghalaya chief minister meanwhile, admitted that the situation is critical as almost the entire river has flown inside the mine. Over 12 lakh liters of water has been pumped out by […]

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of not doing enough to rescue the 15 trapped miners in East Jaintia Hills. In a direct attack on the Prime Minister, Gandhi tweeted, “15 miners have been struggling […]

Meghalaya coal mine tragedy: Compensation handed over to trapped miners family

The East Jaintia Hills District administration today handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh each to the families of three miners from Lumthari village who are trapped inside the tragedy-hit coal mine. The interim relief was made available after a directive in this regard by the National Green Tribunal. The relief will be made […]