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Man 'Dies' In Meghalaya Mine Explosion, Returns Home After His Last Rites
A mine worker who was among the 31 declared dead in the devastating explosion in an illegal rat-hole coal mine in East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya has returned home alive, days after his last rites were performed.
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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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18 Labourers Killed, 1 Injured After Blast In Illegal Meghalaya Coal Mine
Eighteen labourers died and one was injured after an explosion trapped them deep inside a suspected illegal coal mine at a village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, police said.
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4000 Tonnes Of Coal Washed Away By Rain? Meghalaya Minister Sparks Row
Days after the Meghalaya High Court pulled up the state after nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of illegally mined coal 'disappeared' from two coal depots in Rajaju and Diengngan villages, a minister of the state has come up with a bizarre explanation.
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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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Armed Cops Must Be Deployed To Stop Illegal Mining In Meghalaya: Court
The Meghalaya High Court said it is necessary to call in the central armed police forces (CAPF) to stop the illegal mining and transportation of coal in the state. The court said this while hearing a PIL on Tuesday.
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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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45,000 Tonnes Illegally Mined Coal Seized In Meghalaya
Total 45,000 tonnes of illegally mined coal was seized in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district after the high court pulled up the state government for its failure to check illegal mining, officials said on Friday.
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Man 'Dies' In Meghalaya Mine Explosion, Returns Home After His Last Rites
A mine worker who was among the 31 declared dead in the devastating explosion in an illegal rat-hole coal mine in East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya has returned home alive, days after his last rites were performed.
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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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18 Labourers Killed, 1 Injured After Blast In Illegal Meghalaya Coal Mine
Eighteen labourers died and one was injured after an explosion trapped them deep inside a suspected illegal coal mine at a village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, police said.
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4000 Tonnes Of Coal Washed Away By Rain? Meghalaya Minister Sparks Row
Days after the Meghalaya High Court pulled up the state after nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of illegally mined coal 'disappeared' from two coal depots in Rajaju and Diengngan villages, a minister of the state has come up with a bizarre explanation.
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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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Armed Cops Must Be Deployed To Stop Illegal Mining In Meghalaya: Court
The Meghalaya High Court said it is necessary to call in the central armed police forces (CAPF) to stop the illegal mining and transportation of coal in the state. The court said this while hearing a PIL on Tuesday.
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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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45,000 Tonnes Illegally Mined Coal Seized In Meghalaya
Total 45,000 tonnes of illegally mined coal was seized in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district after the high court pulled up the state government for its failure to check illegal mining, officials said on Friday.
