February 07, 2025 07:59 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
More voters in Maharashtra than its adult population: Rahul Gandhi alleges irregularities in voting | Fire breaks out at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, no casualty reported | Calcutta HC rejects Bengal govt's plea seeking death penalty for RG Kar convict Sanjoy Roy | RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points, first in five years | Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of 'offering' Rs. 15 crores, ministerial posts to AAP candidates to shift sides | Donald Trump to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court for targeting Israel | Bangladeshi actor Meher Afroz Shaon arrested on charges of conspiracy against state | Video emerges showing how Indians hide in Panama jungle to enter US illegally amid deportation by Trump administration | Engaging US to ensure no Indian deportee is mistreated: Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha amid 'handcuffed' extradition row | Opposition slams Modi govt after US deports illegal Indian immigrants in captive state
Assam
Nine miners were trapped in the Assam coal mine on January 6 | Photo courtesy: Screen-grab

One body recovered from Assam coal mine inundated with water, 8 others still trapped

| @indiablooms | Jan 08, 2025, at 01:27 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: One lifeless body has been recovered from the coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao two days after it was flooded with water, media reports said.

The body was recovered by 21 para divers from the bottom of the mine's well. He has been identified as Ganga Bahadur Srestho from Nepal.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on X, "21 Para divers have just recovered a lifeless body from the bottom of the well. Our thoughts and prayers are with the grieving family."

He added, "The body recovered from the well has been identified as Sri Ganga Bahadur Srestho from Udayapur district, Nepal."

Eight others are still trapped.  The rescue operation is in full swing.

The nine workers got trapped on Monday after water inundated the coal mine.

Sarma said the mining seems to be "illegal".

One person has been arrested in connection with the incident, said the CM.

Sarma discussed the rescue operation with union coal minister G Kishan Reddy and sought assistance.

The trapped are from Assam, West Bengal and Nepal.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Videos
PM Modi takes holy dip at Maha Kumbh Feb 05, 2025, at 03:10 pm
Amit Shah at Maha Kumbh Mela Jan 31, 2025, at 04:14 pm
PM Modi's remarks on Parakram Diwas Jan 24, 2025, at 03:36 pm