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Meghalaya Urges Centre To Ease Coal Mining Approvals For Tribal Landowners
The move would enable small tribal coal holders to obtain lawful mineral concessions and the required approvals within Meghalaya instead of having to seek clearances from central agencies.
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25 Meghalaya Deaths Puts Focus On Illegal Rat Hole Mining And Its Dangers
At least 25 labourers were killed on Thursday morning in a suspected dynamite explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.
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Ensure Livelihoods First To Stop Illegal Coal Mining: Meghalaya Chief Minister
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today said that without making alternative livelihood for coal mining workers, it is not possible for the state government to completely stop illegal coal mining and transportation.
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Coal Mining To Resume In Meghalaya After 9 Years, Says Chief Minister
Coal mining is set to resume in Meghalaya after nine years, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Wednesday.
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Court Rejects Meghalaya's "Grandiose" Plan To Tackle Illegal Coal Mining
The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday ordered the state government to modify its "rather grandiose plan" to deploy 21,600 CRPF personnel to check illegal coal mining in 12 districts.
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Meghalaya One Step Away From Scientific Coal Mining: Chief Minister Sangma
Meghalaya is one step away from carrying out scientific mining after the Ministry of Coal approved the geological reports sent by four miners from the state, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday, ahead of the crucial assembly polls.
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Praises Supreme Court Verdict On Coal Mining
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday praised as "people's victory" the Supreme Court directive to lift the National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining and said the verdict has upheld the rights of indigenous people on land and mineral deposits.
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Second Body Pulled Out Of Meghalaya Coal Mine, 5 Bodies Detected Till Now
A combined team of the Indian Navy and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday pulled out a second body from the 370 feet deep flooded coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district where 13 miners still remain trapped since December 13, 2018, an official said.
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Supreme Court Notice To Owners Of Meghalaya Coal Mine
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the owner of a coal mine in Meghalaya where 15 people have been trapped for nearly two months saying he was responsible for the illegal mining due to which the incident took place.
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"15 Miners Struggling For Air, PM Poses For Cameras", Rahul Gandhi Tweets
Attempts to rescue at least 15 miners trapped since December 13 in a flooded "rat-hole" mine in Meghalaya have been stopped because of the lack of equipment, mainly pumps to drain out water. The challenging rescue has taken a political turn with Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention.
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Meghalaya Government To Give Rs 1 Lakh To The Families Of Trapped Miners
The Meghalaya government on Saturday announced an interim relief of Rs 1 lakh each to the families of the 15 miners trapped in an illegal rat-hole coal mine and sought high power submersible pumps from the Coal India Ltd to rescue them.
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"All Men Knew Water Could Gush In": Meghalaya Mine Accident Eyewitness
When 22-year-old Sayeb Ali entered a deep coal mine in Meghalaya in the early hours of December 13, he was worried. He had seen and reported the seepage in the mine a couple of days earlier to the labourers' "sardar". As he left the mine with his load of coal, he heard the gush of water and knew the seepage had become a deadly flood. He is the lone...
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13 Feared Dead In Flooded "Rat Hole" Mine In Meghalaya
At least 13 miners are feared dead after they got trapped by flooding in an illegal "rat hole" coal mine in East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya.
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Rat-Hole Coal Mining Ban in Meghalaya Hits Bangladesh
Coal-dependent industries in neighbouring Bangladesh have been badly affected in view of the ongoing ban imposed by a green tribunal on unscientific rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya, officials said in Shillong.
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Meghalaya Urges Centre To Ease Coal Mining Approvals For Tribal Landowners
The move would enable small tribal coal holders to obtain lawful mineral concessions and the required approvals within Meghalaya instead of having to seek clearances from central agencies.
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25 Meghalaya Deaths Puts Focus On Illegal Rat Hole Mining And Its Dangers
At least 25 labourers were killed on Thursday morning in a suspected dynamite explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.
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Ensure Livelihoods First To Stop Illegal Coal Mining: Meghalaya Chief Minister
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today said that without making alternative livelihood for coal mining workers, it is not possible for the state government to completely stop illegal coal mining and transportation.
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Coal Mining To Resume In Meghalaya After 9 Years, Says Chief Minister
Coal mining is set to resume in Meghalaya after nine years, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Wednesday.
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Court Rejects Meghalaya's "Grandiose" Plan To Tackle Illegal Coal Mining
The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday ordered the state government to modify its "rather grandiose plan" to deploy 21,600 CRPF personnel to check illegal coal mining in 12 districts.
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Meghalaya One Step Away From Scientific Coal Mining: Chief Minister Sangma
Meghalaya is one step away from carrying out scientific mining after the Ministry of Coal approved the geological reports sent by four miners from the state, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday, ahead of the crucial assembly polls.
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Praises Supreme Court Verdict On Coal Mining
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday praised as "people's victory" the Supreme Court directive to lift the National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining and said the verdict has upheld the rights of indigenous people on land and mineral deposits.
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Second Body Pulled Out Of Meghalaya Coal Mine, 5 Bodies Detected Till Now
A combined team of the Indian Navy and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday pulled out a second body from the 370 feet deep flooded coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district where 13 miners still remain trapped since December 13, 2018, an official said.
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Supreme Court Notice To Owners Of Meghalaya Coal Mine
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the owner of a coal mine in Meghalaya where 15 people have been trapped for nearly two months saying he was responsible for the illegal mining due to which the incident took place.
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"15 Miners Struggling For Air, PM Poses For Cameras", Rahul Gandhi Tweets
Attempts to rescue at least 15 miners trapped since December 13 in a flooded "rat-hole" mine in Meghalaya have been stopped because of the lack of equipment, mainly pumps to drain out water. The challenging rescue has taken a political turn with Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention.
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Meghalaya Government To Give Rs 1 Lakh To The Families Of Trapped Miners
The Meghalaya government on Saturday announced an interim relief of Rs 1 lakh each to the families of the 15 miners trapped in an illegal rat-hole coal mine and sought high power submersible pumps from the Coal India Ltd to rescue them.
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"All Men Knew Water Could Gush In": Meghalaya Mine Accident Eyewitness
When 22-year-old Sayeb Ali entered a deep coal mine in Meghalaya in the early hours of December 13, he was worried. He had seen and reported the seepage in the mine a couple of days earlier to the labourers' "sardar". As he left the mine with his load of coal, he heard the gush of water and knew the seepage had become a deadly flood. He is the lone...
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13 Feared Dead In Flooded "Rat Hole" Mine In Meghalaya
At least 13 miners are feared dead after they got trapped by flooding in an illegal "rat hole" coal mine in East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya.
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Rat-Hole Coal Mining Ban in Meghalaya Hits Bangladesh
Coal-dependent industries in neighbouring Bangladesh have been badly affected in view of the ongoing ban imposed by a green tribunal on unscientific rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya, officials said in Shillong.
