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Meghalaya miners rescue LIVE updates: Search will be feasible when level of water comes down, says Navy

Indian Navy divers have entered the rat-hole coal mine.

Updated on Dec 31, 2018, 8:00 PM IST

Navy divers get inside Meghalaya coal mine; no trace yet of 15 trapped

Indian Navy personnel prepare diving equipment before entering a coal mine that collapsed in Ksan, in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, India, December 30, 2018.

Updated on Dec 30, 2018, 9:19 PM IST

Meghalaya miners rescue: Ops delayed as Odisha, navy teams yet to arrive

NDRF personnel conduct a rescue task at the site of a coal mine collapse at Ksan, in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya

Updated on Dec 30, 2018, 12:39 PM IST

Meghalaya miners rescue LIVE updates: Divers reach bottom of the main pit of flooded mine

Meghalaya miners rescue LIVE updates: Divers reach bottom of the main pit of flooded mine

Updated on Dec 30, 2018, 6:58 PM IST

‘How long can one hold his breath underwater’: Man who narrowly escaped Meghalaya mine flooding

Navy personnel conduct a rescue task at the site of a coal mine collapse at Ksan, in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya on December 29.

Updated on Dec 29, 2018, 10:00 PM IST

Odisha, navy teams reach Meghalaya mine, to begin rescue operations tomorrow

An Indian Navy team has reached the mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills where 15 people have been trapped since December 13 but will begin their operations on Sunday morning.

Updated on Dec 29, 2018, 6:10 PM IST

Meghalaya miners rescue operation LIVE updates: Indian Navy likely to start operation tomorrow

Meghalaya miners rescue operation LIVE updates: Indian Navy likely to start operation tomorrow

Updated on Dec 29, 2018, 5:48 PM IST

Too little, too late? Hopes faint as rescue teams rush to Meghalaya

An Odisha team left on Friday morning in a special aircraft of the Indian Air Force with 20 high-power pumps to assist in rescue operation in Meghalaya for 15 miners trapped for past 16 days.

Updated on Dec 29, 2018, 8:41 AM IST

Congress MP’s gaffe in Lok Sabha: Cites miners trapped in ‘Mizoram’ instead of Meghalaya

Congress’ Shillong MP Vincent H Pala made a faux pas in the Lok Sabha Thursday when he cited Mizoram instead of Meghalaya.

Updated on Dec 28, 2018, 2:34 PM IST

Rescue operation in Meghalaya LIVE: ‘Water level same as yesterday,’ says NDRF official

15 miners are trapped in the flooded rat-hole Ksan coal mines in East Jaintia Hills district since December 13.

Updated on Dec 28, 2018, 7:38 PM IST

20 powerful pumps to reach trapped miners soon, Naval divers on way too

An Odisha team left on Friday morning in a special aircraft of the Indian Air Force with 20 high-power pumps to assist in rescue operation in Meghalaya for 15 miners trapped for past 15 days.

Updated on Dec 28, 2018, 11:05 PM IST

Meghalaya miners’ rescue operations stepped up as hope fails

An assessment team from Kirloskar Pumps (KBL) in Kolkata arrived at the remote site of Meghalaya mine on Thursday evening at the behest of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, whose party is in the opposition in Meghalaya.

Updated on Dec 28, 2018, 12:27 PM IST

Ruling NPP leader accused of attack on Meghalaya women activists surrenders

The prime accused in the attack on two Meghalaya activists checking illegal coal mining in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district has surrendered to police (Representative Photo)

Updated on Dec 27, 2018, 8:37 PM IST

Prime accused in Meghalaya activist Agnes Kharshiing’s assault surrenders

Meghalaya rights activist Agnes Kharshiing.

Published on Dec 27, 2018, 4:56 PM IST

Meghalaya mining accident: Foul smell in mine as water stagnates, pumps will take ‘4 more days to arrive’

Rescue operations underway at the Meghalaya mining accident site.

Updated on Dec 27, 2018, 4:09 PM IST

15 miners trapped for 14 days, Coal India finally receives Meghalaya govt SOS

Rescuers work at the site of a coal mine that collapsed in Ksan, in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, India, December 23, 2018.

Updated on Dec 27, 2018, 12:01 PM IST

Families seek miracle at Meghalaya ‘rat hole’ mine where 15 miners trapped for nearly two weeks

Rescue workers were trying to reach 15 coal miners trapped underground for 13 days on Wednesday as families prayed for their safe return, but chances of survival looked slim after floodwaters rushed through the illegal “rat-hole” pit in Meghalaya.

Updated on Dec 26, 2018, 7:01 PM IST

‘Time running out,’ CM Conrad Sangma seeks high-power submersible pumps to rescue trapped Meghalaya miners

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma Saturday said time was running out for the miners trapped inside a 370-foot illegal coal mine since December 13 and in its last ditch effort to save them, the state government has sought high-power submersible pumps from the Coal India Ltd.

Updated on Dec 22, 2018, 12:56 PM IST

Centre to send help to Meghalaya to rescue trapped miners: CM Conrad Sangma

Emergency workers gathering around a crane after 13 miners were feared killed after being trapped by flooding in an illegal coal mine in Ksan village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.

Published on Dec 19, 2018, 11:21 PM IST

17 still trapped in Meghalaya coal mine, says survivor

There are 17 people trapped inside the coal mine, claims a survivor of the December 13 accident in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya.

Updated on Dec 18, 2018, 12:07 AM IST

‘Only three helmets found’: No trace of 13 trapped Meghalaya miners

Personnel of a rescue team descending into the coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district , where 13 miners were trapped on Thursday, on Sunday

Updated on Dec 17, 2018, 12:00 PM IST

‘I respect all religions,’ says Meghalaya HC judge on ‘Hindu nation’ comment

Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen had stated that the process of updating the National Register of Citizens, which is aimed at weeding out illegal immigrants from Assam, “is defective as many foreigners become Indians and original Indians are left out”

Updated on Dec 16, 2018, 4:22 PM IST

Meghalaya mine owner arrested, hope dips for survival of 13 trapped miners

A worker at an illegal ‘rat-hole’ mine in Meghalaya (File Photo)

Updated on Dec 15, 2018, 6:29 PM IST

Thirteen people trapped in ‘rat-hole’ mine in Meghalaya after flooding, rescue ops on

Rescuers work at the site of a coal mine that collapsed in Ksan, in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. Thirteen young miners were missing and feared dead following the collapse of a shaft and flooding of a coal mine they were digging illegally in India's remote northeast, police said Friday.

Published on Dec 15, 2018, 9:06 AM IST

13 people still trapped in ‘rat-hole’ mine in Meghalaya, scuba divers help search op

Two teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) consisting of over 60 personnel reached Lumthari on Friday morning, while 12 personnel from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are already at the site.

Updated on Dec 15, 2018, 9:21 AM IST

13 believed dead in Meghalaya illegal mine accident

Thirteen miners were feared dead after an illegal coal mine they were digging collapsed on them in Meghalaya’s coal-rich East Jaintia Hills, an area where illegal mining is rife and a National Green Tribunal ban on such activities has been in place for four years.

Published on Dec 13, 2018, 11:57 PM IST

Based on religion, India should have been declared Hindu nation after independence: Meghalaya HC judge

Justice Sen stated that the process of updating the National Register of Citizens, which is aimed at weeding out illegal immigrants from Assam, “is defective as many foreigners become Indians and original Indians are left out”.

Updated on Dec 12, 2018, 11:48 PM IST

Real Kashmir jump to third in I-League with 6-1 win over Shillong Lajong

Real Kashmir FC players celebrate a goal against Shillong Lajong FC during their I - League football match in Srinagar.

Updated on Dec 11, 2018, 8:23 PM IST

Assembly election results 2018: After 5 unsuccessful attempts, BJP tastes first victory in Mizoram

People walk inside the premises of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi.

Updated on Dec 11, 2018, 10:28 PM IST

Ranji Trophy: Uttarakhand ride Dhapola six-for, Nagaland struggle despite Rahman hat-trick

Deepak Dhapola had figures of 6/52.

Updated on Dec 7, 2018, 10:34 PM IST

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