Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday (February 6, 2026) said his government would take stringent action against those responsible for the East Jaintia Hills coal mine blast in which at ...

Shillong: The office of the deputy commissioner of Ri Bhoi district has said the State Council of Science, Technology & Environment (SCSTE), Meghalaya, has announced a call for proposals under its ...

Two more bodies were retrieved on Saturday (February 7, 2026) from the illegal rat-hole coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya, where a blast occurred on February 5. The death toll has ...

At least 18 labourers died in a dynamite blast at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya. The explosion occurred in a rat-hole coal mine, a method banned since 2014. Rat-hole mining involves narrow tunnels ...

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BARTOW, Fla. — The Polk County School District is hoping a new state-of-the-art program can help fill the need for air traffic controllers in the county and nationwide. The past few weeks have been ...

Three workers are now advancing in their careers, thanks to the Guam Contractors Association’s Registered Apprenticeship Program, in partnership with the Guam Department of Labor. A graduation ...

At least 18 labourers were killed, and several others feared trapped following an explosion at an "illegal" coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, police said. "We have ...

At least 18 miners were killed in a blast, and several others feared trapped in an illegal coal mining site in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, prompting the government to order an ...

At least 16 labourers were killed, and several others feared trapped following an explosion at an "illegal" coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, director general of police ...

GUWAHATI: Eighteen people were killed and one person was injured in a suspected dynamite blast at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya on Thursday morning, marking one of the biggest coal mine tragedies ...

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