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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conrad k sangma
east jaintia hills district
illegal mining
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national green tribunal
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shyambabu singha
sribhumi district
thangsku area
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...