Third body retrieved by Navy divers from coal pit in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills

Guwahati: The Indian Navy divers on Friday evening retrieved the third body from a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district where at least five labourers were trapped since May 30.

Odisha coal mine mishap: Search operation continues for three missing mine workers

Bhubaneswar, July 25 (UNI): Search operation is on for the second day today at Bharatpur open cast mine in Talcher Coalfields of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) for missing three coal workers.

Meghalaya coal mine tragedy: Navel divers spot one body

Guwahati, Jan 17 (IBNS): More than a month after 15 miners got trapped inside a 370-feet deep flooded coal mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, the Indian Navy divers on Thursday finally managed to find out a body inside the mine.

Meghalaya govt colluded with illegal miners: Report

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): A citizens' report prepared by 22 activists says the Meghalaya government "actively colluded in helping coal miners" illegally extract coal and transport it in “blatant violation of both the National Green Tribunal and Supreme Court orders”, The Indian Express said.

Supreme Court dissatisfied with Meghalaya govt's action to rescue trapped miners

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the Meghalaya government's so far action taken to rescue 15 people trapped in an illegal coal mine in the state, media reports said.