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Police verifying two more deaths in Silchar Medical College
Shillong, Feb 9: Police are verifying the media reports about the death of two more injured coal miners at the Silchar Medical College hospital. East Jaintia Hills police chief Vikash Kumar said while Raju Tamang succumbed to his injuries on Monday at NEIGRIHMS, the death of two others at the…
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One more injured miner dies; death toll stands at 28
Shillong, Feb 9: Raju Tamang(34), who was admitted at NEIGRIHMS with burn injuries after the dynamite blast at Mynsngat-Thangsko mine on February 5, died on Monday taking the toll to 28, an official source said.
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Court may opt for coal probe by a central agency
Shillong, Feb 9: The High Court of Meghalaya may entrust a central/ or independent agency to probe the illegal mining in many areas of East Jaintia Hills. After taking up the pending PIL on Monday, the court referred to the 36th report of former Judge BP Katakey and observed, “The…
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HC annoyed over failure of state to control illegal mining
Shillong, Feb 9: The High Court of Meghalaya has expressed anguish over the state’s failure to deal with the illegal coal mining issue. A hearing on the dynamite blast in Mynsngat-Thangsko mines was held on Monday. 27 miners died, and nine were injured in the blast. The East Jaintia Hills…
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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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