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HC expresses dissatisfaction over Meghalaya govt’s response to illegal mine blast

The court directed that the terms of reference of the commission probing the matter be expanded. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
india news
Published on Feb 26, 2026 10:29 am IST

Meghalaya Speaker disallows discussion on mine blast citing sub judice provisions, oppn objects

Meghalaya Speaker disallows discussion on mine blast citing sub judice provisions, oppn objects
india news
Published on Feb 17, 2026 02:36 pm IST

SIT set up to probe Meghalaya coal mine blast; East Jaintia Hills SP transferred

An illegal coal mine blast killed 30 people in the Thangsku–Mynsnga area of East Jaintia Hills district. (PTI)
india news
Published on Feb 15, 2026 09:43 pm IST

Retired HC judge to head judicial probe into blast at Meghalaya's illegal coal mine

Retired HC judge to head judicial probe into blast at Meghalaya's illegal coal mine
india news
Published on Feb 15, 2026 01:36 pm IST

Meghalaya MP seeks freeze on environmental clearance process for new cement plant

Meghalaya MP seeks freeze on environmental clearance process for new cement plant
india news
Published on Feb 15, 2026 01:09 pm IST

Meghalaya HC calls failure to curb illegal rat-hole mining ‘distressing’

Meghalaya HC calls failure to curb illegal rat-hole mining ‘distressing’
india news
Updated on Feb 09, 2026 08:01 pm IST

Meghalaya orders judicial probe into blast at illegal coal mine that killed 27

Rescue operations at the illegal rat-hole coal mine blast site in East Jaintia Hills on Saturday. (ANI)
others
Published on Feb 09, 2026 04:21 pm IST

Rescue efforts at Meghalaya coal mine blast site continue into the fourth day

Search and rescue operation underway after an explosion in an illegal coal mining site at Thangsku area, in East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, Friday (PTI)
india news
Published on Feb 08, 2026 06:58 pm IST

Meghalaya: Two more bodies found, toll in illegal coal mine blast reaches 27

East Jaintia Hills [Meghalaya], Feb 07 (ANI): Rescue operations are underway at an illegal rat-hole coal mine blast site to rescue the trapped mine workers, in East Jaintia Hills on Saturday. (ANI Video Grab)
india news
Updated on Feb 07, 2026 04:08 pm IST

18 dead after blast in 'rat-hole' mine in Meghalaya, Shah dials CM Sangma

East Jaintia Hills: Smoke billows after an explosion at an illegal coal mine, in East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. At least 16 workers were killed and several others are feared trapped.
india news
Updated on Feb 05, 2026 10:45 pm IST

10 labourers killed after blast in 'illegal' coal mine in Meghalaya

The incident took place in the Thangsku area, Superintendent of Police Vikash Kumar added.
india news
Updated on Feb 05, 2026 08:08 pm IST

HC panel confirms illegal coal mining in Meghalaya, pulls up district police

HC panel confirms illegal coal mining in Meghalaya, pulls up district police
india news
Updated on May 05, 2026 05:14 pm IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
us
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

HC asks Meghalaya govt to monitor cement firm’s operations amid charges of illegal mining

HC asks Meghalaya govt to monitor cement firm’s operations amid charges of illegal mining
india news
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 04:24 am IST

Meghalaya man gets two jail terms for sexual assault on minor

Special judge of POCSO court convicted the accused under sections 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
india news
Published on Jul 22, 2025 11:40 am IST

BSF apprehends six Bangladeshi nationals attempting to cross border illegally

The individuals and seized items were handed over to the police at the Umkiang Police Station (Representative Image)
india news
Published on Jan 23, 2025 06:50 pm IST

Meghalaya pulled up over illegal mining

Last year in December, 15 miners were trapped in a mine after the illegal coal mine they were digging got flooded in the coal-rich East Jaintia Hills, an area where illegal mining was rife despite a National Green Tribunal ban on such activities.
india news
Updated on Jul 03, 2019 11:58 pm IST

Meghalaya mine: Rescue suspended due to rains, flood

In this file photo taken on December 29, 2018, Indian National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel gather around a crane as Indian Navy divers are lifted with a pulley during rescue operations to help 15 miners trapped by flooding in an illegal coal mine in Ksan village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.
india news
Published on Jun 08, 2019 12:24 am IST

Second body retrieved from Meghalaya coal mine; 5 spotted so far

Rescue workers from NDRF and Indian Navy retrieved a second body on Wednesday from the main shaft of the flooded coal mine at Khloo Ryngksan in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, officials said.
india news
Updated on Feb 27, 2019 04:49 pm IST

Meghalaya mining disaster: One more body spotted by navy vehicle

16 miners have been trapped in the illegally operated coal mine since tragedy struck on December 13, last year.
india news
Published on Feb 26, 2019 12:30 am IST

Meghalaya mining tragedy: Decomposed body parts detected by Navy ROV

In all 1,40,76,000 litres of water were pumped out by teams from Coal India, Kirloskar and KSB on Sunday, the spokesperson informed while adding that the NDRF were rendering all assistance to the rescue teams on site.
india news
Updated on Feb 25, 2019 07:58 am IST

Supreme Court seeks details from Meghalaya on illegal mines operating there

Meghalaya has nearly 640 million tonnes of coal reserves.
india news
Published on Feb 08, 2019 11:14 pm IST

Body recovered from Meghalaya mine identified by wife

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Indian Naval personnel carry a body of a trapped miner during a joint operation in Ksan area of East Jaintia Hills.
india news
Published on Jan 25, 2019 08:12 pm IST

Will try to pull out Meghalaya miner’s body today: State official

Officials in Meghalaya will make a fresh attempt on Tuesday to pull out the decomposing body of one of the miners trapped in an illegal coal mine in the state’s East Jaintia Hills district since December last year after the Indian Navy suspended its operations to retrieve it.
india news
Published on Jan 22, 2019 10:15 am IST

Meghalaya miners: Want a decent burial, say families as bodies pulled out of mine ‘fall apart’

East Jaintia Hills: Naval divers look at the captured pictures of one of the 15 miners trapped in illegal rat mines since Dec. 13, in Ksan area of East Jaintia Hills, in Thursday.
india news
Updated on Jan 18, 2019 10:00 am IST

Body spotted in Meghalaya mine, retrieval unclear

A joint rescue operation involving nearly 200 personnel from the NDRF, Indian Navy as well state agencies, has been on at a “rat-hole” mine at Khloo Ryngksan in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district for the past one month.
india news
Published on Jan 17, 2019 10:46 pm IST

Body spotted in Meghalaya rat hole mine, but it can’t be pulled out yet

Navy’s underwater remote operated vehicle has spotted a body in a
india news
Updated on Jan 17, 2019 07:45 pm IST

‘Keep trying, miracles do happen,’ says Supreme Court on Meghalaya mine rescue op

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and the Meghalaya government to take help of experts and continue efforts to rescue the 15 miners trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills since December 13 last year.
india news
Updated on Jan 11, 2019 01:11 pm IST

2 killed in another Meghalaya mine collapse; fate of 15 trapped miners uncertain

Two miners were found dead on Sunday in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, who police suspect were killed by falling boulders that hit them while they were trying to extract coal, even as the fate of 15 people trapped in a flooded mine since December 13 is unknown.
india news
Updated on Jan 07, 2019 08:31 am IST
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