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    Investigation Reveals Coal Theft Syndicate Linked to West Bengal Firms

    New Delhi, February 13 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Friday that it has attached fresh assets worth Rs 100 crore as part of its investigation into alleged illegal mining and coal theft in West Bengal, which it claims received "active" assistance from the local administration.The...
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    Meghalaya Coal Mine Explosion: Nepal Embassy Offers Support and Guidance

    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...
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    Meghalaya DGP Forms SIT to Investigate Coal Mine Explosion

    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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    New Incentives & Support: J&K Aims to Strengthen its Industrial Sector

    Jammu, February 12 Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Thursday announced that the government is planning to amend the J&K Industrial policy to recalibrate industrial incentives and address unit closures, aiming to sustain industrial growth, promote local...
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    Illegal Mining Crackdown Following Deadly Blast in East Jaintia Hills

    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...
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    Illegal Coal Mine Death: NGT Addresses Compliance Violations

    New Delhi, February 11 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a response from the Meghalaya chief secretary and others regarding the death of 18 miners in an illegally-operated rat-hole coal mine in the state's East Jaintia Hills district.The green body was hearing a matter where it had...
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    Human Rights Concerns Raised in Meghalaya and Haryana Cases

    The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu action regarding a reported explosion at an illegal coal mine that killed 18 workers in the Thangskai area of East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Commission has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of...
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    Bengal Coal Smuggling Case: ED Seizes Funds, Questions Key Figures

    Kolkata, February 10 The Enforcement Directorate has arrested two coal traders from West Bengal, after questioning them for several hours, as part of a money laundering investigation into a case of alleged illegal mining and transportation of coal, an officer said on Tuesday.The arrests were...
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    Coal Mine Explosion in Meghalaya: Families Receive Compensation

    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...
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    East Jaintia Hills Mine Blast: Arrests Made, Judicial Inquiry Launched

    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...
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    Government Investigates Tragedy at Meghalaya's Illegal Coal Mine

    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...
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