May 11, 2025 07:29 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
India and Pakistan agreed to stop military actions: Govt confirms Trump's ceasefire claim | India, Pakistan have reached full and immediate ceasefire: Donald Trump announces on Truth Social | 'Frivolous allegation': India dismisses Pakistan's 'Indian missiles hit Afghanistan' disinformation | India opposes IMF's proposal to extend fresh loans to Pakistan, abstains from voting | Fresh Pakistani drones target Jammu, Samba and Pathankot; explosion heard in Pokhran | PM Modi meets all three service chiefs amid escalated tensions with Pakistan | 'We stand in unwavering solidarity with our armed forces': Gautam Adani amid escalation with Pakistan | 'India will firmly counter any escalation': S Jaishankar speaks to US Secretary Marco Rubio after Pakistan drone attack | Breaking News: Blackout in Jammu as Pakistan launches fresh attacks on Jammu, heavy shelling on, sirens heard | Ensure smooth functioning of essential services: Amit Shah tells states in security review meet after Operation Sindoor
Coalminers Accident
Pixabay

Six coal miners die in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills

| @indiablooms | Jan 23, 2021, at 12:18 am

Guwahati: Six coal miners have died in an accident inside a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills.

The incident took place inside a coal mine near Rymbai area in East Jaintia Hills on Thursday evening.

The coal miners reportedly fell into around 150 feet deep while they were digging a tunnel.

Local police recovered the bodies of six miners from the site with the help of local villagers on Friday morning.

Out of six, four deceased persons have been identified and they were hailing from Zalalabad village under Ratabari assembly constituency in Assam’s Karimganj district and they are – Maqbul Hussain (45), Ali Hussain (40), Dilwar Hussain (35) and Jalal Uddin (28).

Meanwhile, Meghalaya police have registered a case and started investigation.

In 2018, at least 15 labourers were trapped inside an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills and following the incident the court had banned coal mining activities in the state.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Close menu