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Judicial inquiry commission to probe mining incident
Shillong, Feb 9: The state government has decided to institute a judicial inquiry commission under the Commission of Inquiry Act to investigate the mining incident in Mynsngat -Thangsko area in East Jaintia Hills. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma announced this on Monday. A government statement said that following the loss of…
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Police probe theft of cash from ATM
Shillong. Feb 8: Police have initiated a probe into the theft of over Rs 35 lakh from an SBI ATM Police are yet to identify four persons who opened the machine at Mylliembah Mawngap, in the wee hours of Sunday. The thieves sprayed white liquid on the CCTV camera before…
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Police recover 63 detonators; 3 held
Shillong. Feb 8: Police arrested three persons and recovered one case of 63 detonators in Umpleng Bazar on Sunday. Till now total 30 cases related to illegal mining of coal, transportation and coal dumps have been registered. This is part of search and seizure process in the mines. In…
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‘Numbers unaccounted as relatives took away injured victims’
Mynsngat,Thangsko, EJH, Feb 8: Soon after the dynamite blasts in coal mines here on February 5, some injured miners were taken away by their relatives, thereby leaving the government in the dark about their whereabouts. At least two bodies were brought to the hospitals after the injured victims died. Hence,…
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Beyond biblical column of fire and smoke from mines
Mynsngat,Thangsko, EJH, Feb 8: It was not like the figurative biblical pillar/column of clouds during the day and fire at night, which had a positive meaning, but in the secular reality, fire and smoke rose from the affected two coal mines here, reaching to the sky, to the shock of…
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Katakey’s 35th report wanted complete ban on illegal coal mining
Shillong, Feb 7: The single-member court-appointed committee, Justice (retired) BP Katakey, had on January 27 this year wanted action against illegal coal mining activities. The need to follow the directions of the Supreme Court and NGT was highlighted in the 35th interim. Report of Katakey submitted to the High Court…
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DC orders seizure of machines, complete ban on illegal mining in Thangsko area
Khliehriat,Feb 7: The East Jaintia Hills district administration has imposed a ban on illegal mining and ordered seizure of machines from icoal mining areas in Thangsko. In the order issued on Saturday, the DC said that an incident involving an explosion at an illegal coal mine occurred on the morning…
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Two more bodies found; mine death toll at 27
Mynsyngat-Thangsko (EJH), Feb 7: Two more bodies were recovered from the coal mines at Mynsyngat-Thangsko in East Jaintia Hills on Saturday afternoon, taking the toll to 27. The state disaster management authority said the number of the injured rose to 9. NDRF and SDRF personnel are continuing their work, and…
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Relatives identify 17 bodies of coal miners
Khliehriat/Shillong: The relatives have identified 17 bodies of coal miners in East Jaintia Hills out of the 25 recovered, police said. Many relatives of the deceased were anxiously waiting at Khliehriat Hospital for the formalities to be completed. The deceased are mostly from Assam and Nepal. There are locals, too.…
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EJH mine blast toll at 25; two mine owners arrested
Khliehriat, Feb 6: The death toll in the mine blasts incident in the Mynsyngat-Thangsko area in East Jaintia Hills increased to 25 from 18 on Friday. Rescue and search operations were stopped in the evening and will resume on Saturday morning. NDRF and BSF have also joined hands with the…
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