Shillong, February 19 The Meghalaya High Court on Thursday directed East Jaintia Hills SP Pankaj Rasgania and his predecessor to appear before it next week during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) on the illegal coal mining tragedy that claimed 34 lives.A division bench...
Ranchi, February 19 – The issue of elephant attacks dominated discussions in the Jharkhand Assembly on Thursday, as MLAs expressed concern over the rising number of deaths and called for urgent government intervention.On the second day of the Budget Session, Nirmal Mahto, an MLA from Mandu...
Mumbai, February 18 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a comprehensive survey of alleged illegal quarrying and stone crushing behind the Tata Cancer Hospital in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, and its impact on the hospital.The hospital authorities had last year written to the Maharashtra...
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Balrampur, February 16 A Sub-Divisional Magistrate and three other individuals have been arrested in connection with the death of a 60-year-old man after he was beaten up with sticks during a raid against illegal mining in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, police said on Monday.The accused...
Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, in a statement to the Assembly today, said that the February 5 explosion at Mynsngat–Thangsko was caused by illegal mining involving explosive materials. The death toll from the illegal coal mine explosion in the East Jaintia Hills has risen to 33. Rescue...
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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Shillong, February 16 The Meghalaya assembly's budget session commenced on Monday, with members from both the ruling and opposition benches attending the ceremonial opening.The state budget for 2026-27 is scheduled to be presented on February 20, according to assembly officials.The...
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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...
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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...
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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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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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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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 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...