Shillong, March 23 The Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC) on Monday recommended a compensation of ₹10 lakh to the children of a woman who died at a government hospital, following findings of negligence in her treatment.The Commission found that negligence on the part of healthcare...
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jowai mch hospital
medical malpractice
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patient compensation
suo moto case
Shillong, March 7 The Meghalaya Police seized drugs worth over Rs 51 crore, the largest haul of narcotics in the state so far, in the East Jaintia Hills district and arrested two persons based in Mizoram in connection with the matter, a senior officer said on Saturday.The seizure was made...
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drug trafficking
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heroin
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interstate crime
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methamphetamine
mizoram
narcotics
ratacherra
Shillong, March 5 One woman died and three others were injured after a coal-laden truck veered off the road and overturned onto two vehicles in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred on Wednesday evening on National Highway 6 when the truck...
Shillong, February 22 The Meghalaya Police have seized over 17,000 metric tonnes of coal and 25.5 kg of explosive material in the East Jaintia Hills district, as part of a crackdown on illegal mining and transportation, officials said.The action comes after the February 5 blast at an illegal...
The President of the Meghalaya Indigenous Women's Council, Bythygrace Dkhar, spoke to DD News today about the recent coal mine blast in the Mynsngat-Thangskoo area, which claimed 33 lives.She extended her condolences to the affected families, noting that the loss of so many lives has deeply...
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eastjaintiahillsdistrict
economic impact
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indigenous women's council
livelihoods
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mining licenses
mynsngat-thangskoo
state revenue
Shillong, February 17 Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma on Tuesday refused to allow a discussion in the House on the illegal coal mine blast that claimed 33 lives earlier this month, citing sub judice provisions under assembly rules.The decision triggered sharp objections from...
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public safety
rat-hole mining
sub judice
thangsku area
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voice of the people party
Agartala, February 16 Brick manufacturers in Tripura said on Monday that their units are facing a severe shortage of coal, and will have no choice but to close their kilns unless fuel supply is improved.The president of the Tripura Brick Fields Manufacturing Association (TBFMA), Bivekananda...
Shillong, February 16 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Monday that the judicial commission constituted to investigate the recent coal mine blast will not only examine the circumstances that led to the explosion but also identify any lapses by authorities or individuals and...
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r s chauhan
relief measures
thangsku area
Shillong, February 15 Retired High Court Judge, Justice RS Chauhan, has been appointed as the head of the three-member judicial panel that will investigate the February 5 explosion at an illegal coal mine in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, in which 31 people were killed, according...
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national green tribunal
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vikash kumar
Shillong, February 15 Shillong MP Ricky A J Syngkon has sought an immediate halt to the environmental clearance process for a proposed integrated cement plant in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, highlighting his concerns regarding the project.In a letter to Union Minister for...
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eastjaintiahillsdistrict
eia notification 2006
environmental clearance
environmental impact assessment
groundwater resources
land rights
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meghalaya transfer of land regulation act
public hearing
shillong
shree cement limited
A labourer who was reported dead in the East Jaintia Hills coal mine explosion in Meghalaya has returned home in Sribhumi district, Assam, according to officials on Saturday.The incident has prompted police forces from both neighbouring states to launch a joint investigation into the...
Shillong, February 13 The Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi on Friday urged its citizens to exercise caution when seeking overseas employment, following the death of nine workers from the Himalayan nation, who were among the 31 people killed in an explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya last...
Shillong, February 13 Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) Idashisha Nongrang has constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the illegal coal mine explosion that claimed at least 31 lives, officials said on Friday.An explosion at an illegal coal mine in the Thangsku area of...
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On Tuesday, Deputy Commissioner of the East Jaintia Hills District, Manish Kumar, announced that the February 5 dynamite blast at an illegal coal mine in the Thangskoo village has resulted in 30 deaths. Speaking to the media, he stated that the district administration received information about...
Silchar (Assam), February 10 The death toll in the coal mine blast in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has risen to 30, with two more persons succumbing to injuries at a hospital here, an official said on Tuesday.Both were residents of Katigorah in Assam's Cachar district and were being...
Shillong, February 9 The Meghalaya High Court on Monday expressed serious concern over what it described as a "distressing" failure of authorities to curb rampant illegal rat-hole coal mining in the East Jaintia Hills district, which claimed 27 lives, officials said.The HC bench of Judges HS...
Shillong, February 9 The death toll from the illegal coal mine blast in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya has risen to 28, with one more person succumbing to injuries at a hospital here, according to SP Vikash Kumar on Monday."One injured person, who was being treated at NEIGRIMS...
Shillong, February 9 The Deputy Commissioner and the SP of East Jaintia Hills district appeared before the Meghalaya High Court on Monday in connection with the February 5 explosion at an illegal coal mine in the district, which claimed 27 lives.The High Court had taken cognizance of a media...
Shillong, February 9 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma announced on Monday the formation of a judicial inquiry into the blast at the illegal coal mine in the East Jaintia Hills district, which claimed the lives of 27 people.The explosion occurred last week at the illegal mine in the...