Meghalaya: SC directs Centre, Assam govt to continue efforts to trace coal mine victims
The order was passed by the top court bench headed by Justice AK Sikri, which posted the matter for next hearing on February 4.
Jan 28, 2019, 13:19 PM IST
Meghalaya: Navy divers to resume operation to retrieve body of second miner from flooded coal mine
The rescuers had located the first body on Saturday with the help of an underwater remotely operated vehicle (UROV) inside a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya`s East Jaintia Hills.
Jan 28, 2019, 06:55 AM IST
Operation to rescue trapped 15 Meghalaya miners continues on Day 29
The 15 miners have been trapped inside a 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills since December 13.
Jan 10, 2019, 17:33 PM IST
Meghalaya miner rescue ops, Day 25, latest updates: Rescue ops hit roadblock as pumps fail, divers could not enter mine
NDRF-led rescue teams will resume operations again on Monday.
Jan 07, 2019, 06:31 AM IST
Trapped Meghalaya miners untraced even as Odisha firefighters pump out water
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescuers and Odisha firefighters on Tuesday began dewatering the coal mine in their bid to rescue 15 coal miners trapped in Meghalaya`s East Jaintia Hills district, an official said.
Jan 02, 2019, 06:56 AM IST
Meghalaya rescue ops underway; Navy, NDRF officials enter mine shaft to check water level
The NDRF is coordinating the rescue operations with the help of Navy, the NDMA and Coal India Ltd.
Dec 30, 2018, 19:04 PM IST
Water recedes in flooded Meghalaya mine, CM says time running out to rescue trapped miners
Rescue efforts have been futile since the water level in the flooded mine in East Jaintia Hills district has not receded since December 13.
Dec 21, 2018, 21:37 PM IST
Meghalaya bus mishap: 18 more bodies recovered from accident site
Eighteen more dead bodies were recovered on Thursday from the 500-feet deep gorge, taking to 25 the death toll in a bus accident in Meghalaya, police said.
Jun 16, 2016, 23:13 PM IST
Blast in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills; bomb was placed in dustbin
A low-intensity blast occurred in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Tuesday but no one was injured, said a police official.
Jan 27, 2016, 00:15 AM IST
