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The miners are trapped since December 13, 2018. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Meghalaya mine: Body of one spotted out of 15 trapped for over a month

The body was detected at a depth of nearly 210 feet inside the 'rat-hole' mine and naval divers brought it to its mouth.

17 Jan 2019 9:07 AM IST

Navy personnel conduct rescue task at the site of the coal mine collapse at Ksan, in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, Monday. (Photo: AP)

Month after mishap, NGT asks Meghalaya police to crack whip on illegal...

NGT had imposed blanket ban on coal mining, transportation in Meghalaya in 2014, citing unscientific ways and absence of...

13 Jan 2019 12:29 PM IST

Navy personnel conduct a rescue task at the site of a coal mine collapse at Ksan, in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

28 lakh litres pumped out of Meghalaya mine, still no change in water...

There has been no significant drop in water level in these mines, leaving rescuers clueless where and how to look for...

10 Jan 2019 8:38 PM IST

East Jaintia Hills: Visuals of operations underway to rescue the trapped miners. (Photo: ANI)

Navy vehicle to determine visibility stuck at bottom of Meghalaya mine

The unmanned remote-operated vehicle got stuck at the bottom of the 370-feet-deep rat-hole coal mine on Monday.

8 Jan 2019 8:38 AM IST

Unidentified men attacked the front portion of the office partially damaging it. The incident was reported around midnight last night, BJP state president Shibun Lyngdoh said. (Photo: Twitter | @shibun_lyngdoh)

Molotov cocktail attack on Shillong BJP office

This happened a day before the North East Bandh called by North East Students Organisation against amendment of...

7 Jan 2019 4:58 PM IST

Multiple teams, from the NDRF, Navy and firefighters, are on the ground, trying to make reach the miners. (Photo: AFP)

2 killed in another Meghalaya mine collapse; rescue stumbles at older...

'It is suspected that boulders hit them when they tried to extract coal,' police said.

7 Jan 2019 9:03 AM IST

Navy personnel conduct a rescue task at the site of a coal mine collapse at Ksan, in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Pumps idle, little progress in Meghalaya miners' rescue

Only 3 out of 13 high-powered pumps that were brought to site could be installed and used so far,' said operation...

4 Jan 2019 5:44 PM IST

The operation to rescue them entered the 22nd day on Thursday. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Meghalaya tragedy: Pumps fail to yield results; water level remains...

Spokesperson said divers would resume ops once water level at main shaft decreases to about 100 feet from its current...

3 Jan 2019 3:37 PM IST

The rat-hole mine, located on top of a hillock fully covered with trees in East Jaintia Hills district, had got flooded when water from the nearby Lytein river gushed into it, trapping the miners. (Photo: ANI)

Meghalaya mine disaster: Navy, NDRF divers to go down to measure...

The exercise is to find out if abandoned mine is connected with 370-foot-deep mine in which 15 miners are trapped.

2 Jan 2019 5:21 PM IST

Navy personnel conduct a rescue task at the site of a coal mine collapse at Ksan, in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Man avoided falling into Meghalaya mine, where 15 are trapped, holding...

Poverty and lack of jobs has forced thousands of migrants to risk their lives as 'rat-miners' in Meghalaya.

1 Jan 2019 4:32 PM IST

East Jaintia Hills: Visuals of operations underway to rescue the trapped miners. (Photo: ANI)

Navy team leader enters Meghalaya mine to ascertain water level as...

The Navy wanted to measure water level as their divers can operate up to 100 feet in a closed container-type situation,...

30 Dec 2018 5:42 PM IST

Navy personnel conduct a rescue task at the site of a coal mine collapse at Ksan, in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Meghalaya rescue ops to resume with use of sophisticated equipment

15 miners have been trapped in mine in East Jaintia Hills district since Dec 13, after water from nearby Lytein river...

30 Dec 2018 2:54 PM IST