India-Thailand conduct joint military exercise Maitree
Sep 29, 2019, at 10:35 pm
Kolkata: Exercise Maitree-2019, the joint military training exercise between Indian Army (IA) & Royal Thailand Army (RTA) which commenced on 16 Sep 19, culminated on Sunday at the Foreign Training Node, Umroi (Meghalaya).
20 people escape narrowly as bus catches fire in Meghalaya
Sep 29, 2019, at 11:30 am
Guwahati, Sept 29 (IBNS): As many as 20 people had a narrow escape after a passenger bus caught fire in Meghalaya’s Ratacherra area on TSaturday night.
India-Thailand joint military exercise ‘Maitree-2019’ starts in Meghalaya
Sep 16, 2019, at 07:33 pm
Guwahati, Sept 16 (IBNS): Exercise ‘Maitree’, the annual bilateral joint exercise between Indian Army (IA) and Royal Thailand Army (RTA) commenced on Monday at the Foreign Training Node (FTN), Umroi in Meghalaya.
Skin disease epidemic breaks out in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills
Aug 29, 2019, at 01:56 pm
Guwahati, Aug 29 (IBNS): Contagious skin disease broke out in several areas in Meghalaya’s South West Garo Hills district along Indo-Bangladesh border.
IT dept detects benami business of running of petrol outlets in Meghalaya
Aug 10, 2019, at 10:05 pm
Guwahati, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Investigation Wing of Income Tax department of North Eastern Region (NER) has detected benami business of running of petrol outlets in Meghalaya.
BSF celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas in Meghalaya
Jul 24, 2019, at 08:35 pm
Guwahati, Jul 24 (IBNS): As a part of “Kargil Vijay Diwas” celebrations, 11 Bn and 30 Bn Border Security Force under command of Meghalaya Frontier organized a drawing and paintings competition in border villages adjoining the BSF BOP Barsora and Sanghat on Wednesday.
Meghalaya : Mob attacked police station, damaged several vehicles, curfew imposed
Jul 23, 2019, at 03:50 pm
Guwahati, July 23 (IBNS): Situation at Mahendraganj area in Meghalaya’s South West Garo Hills district along Indo-Bangladesh border is still tense after a mob of over 400 people attacked the Mahendraganj police station and damaged several government vehicles, properties after rumours of a mentally challenged man being shot dead by police.
Police arrest Assam trader who scripted his own kidnapping plot
Jun 07, 2019, at 02:18 pm
Guwahati, Jun 7 (IBNS): The Meghalaya police arrested an Assam based cashew nut trader, who scripted his own kidnapping plot, from Baghmara area in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district on Thursday night.
BSF apprehends three persons with 30 cattle in Meghalaya
May 08, 2019, at 08:51 pm
Guwahati, May 8 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) troops seized 30 numbers of cattle and apprehended three cattle smugglers in Meghalaya on Monday, officials said on Wednesday.
Meghalaya: Poisonous mushroom kills two children
May 07, 2019, at 04:14 pm
Shillong, May 7 (UNI) Two children died and five others are seriously ill after consuming wild mushrooms in a remote village in Meghalaya, a health official said on Tuesday.
Plea to relax load shedding during Ramadan in Meghalaya
May 06, 2019, at 09:13 pm
Tura (Meghalaya), May 6 (UNI): Meghalaya’s National People’s Party (NPP) legislator S.G. Esmatur Mominin on Monday requested power minister James Sangma to relax the load shedding timings to allow faithful to observe Ramadan without any inconvenience.
Meghalaya govt to appeal in Supreme Court on trapped miners
Apr 16, 2019, at 10:05 pm
Shillong, April 16 (UNI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said that his government will appeal to the Supreme Court to call off the rescue operation inside the illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district.
EC, IT department seize over Rs 49.65 crore in Assam, Arunachal, Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya
Mar 26, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Guwahati, Mar 26 (IBNS): In past two weeks after the Model Code Conduct came into force, the Election Commission and Income Tax department have seized over Rs 49.65 crore cash in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya.
Assam to give Rs 10 crore to Meghalaya government for National Games 2022
Feb 06, 2019, at 06:32 pm
Guwahati, Feb 6 (IBNS): Assam government will provide Rs 10 to the Meghalaya government for National Games 2022.
Meghalaya "Rat-Hole" mine tragedy: Second body recovered
Jan 26, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Shillong, Jan 26 (IBNS): Rescue workers have recovered another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, officials said on Saturday.
Meghalaya mine tragedy: Relatives identify body of drowned miner
Jan 25, 2019, at 11:10 pm
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IBNS): Relatives have identified the miner whose body was brought of an illegal rat-hole mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district. Fifteen miners had gone missing when the mine was flooded on December 13.
Meghalaya: One body fished out of mine after 42 days
Jan 24, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Guwahati, Jan 24 (IBNS): The Indian Navy on Thursday managed to fish out the decomposed body of one of the 15 miners who went missing in an illegal rat-hole mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district 42 days ago.
Miner rescue operation to continue: Centre, Meghalaya assure SC
Jan 21, 2019, at 08:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS): The Union as well as the Meghalaya governments on Monday assured the Supreme Court that it was not abandoning efforts its rescue efforts, more than a month after 15 miners went missing in a flooded illegal mine, said reports.
Meghalaya coal mine tragedy: Navy divers spot several skeletons, relatives of victims arrive at Ksan
Jan 18, 2019, at 12:16 am
Guwahati, Jan 17 (IBNS): More than a month after 15 miners got trapped inside a 370-feet deep flooded coal mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, the Indian Navy divers on Thursday finally managed to spot several skeletons inside the mine.
Meghalaya coal mine tragedy: Navel divers spot one body
Jan 17, 2019, at 04:54 pm
Guwahati, Jan 17 (IBNS): More than a month after 15 miners got trapped inside a 370-feet deep flooded coal mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, the Indian Navy divers on Thursday finally managed to find out a body inside the mine.
Meghalaya govt colluded with illegal miners: Report
Jan 14, 2019, at 11:17 am
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): A citizens' report prepared by 22 activists says the Meghalaya government "actively colluded in helping coal miners" illegally extract coal and transport it in “blatant violation of both the National Green Tribunal and Supreme Court orders”, The Indian Express said.
Supreme Court dissatisfied with Meghalaya govt's action to rescue trapped miners
Jan 03, 2019, at 02:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the Meghalaya government's so far action taken to rescue 15 people trapped in an illegal coal mine in the state, media reports said.
Supreme Court to hear PIL on Meghalaya miners' rescue
Jan 02, 2019, at 02:32 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a petition seeking urgent steps to rescue 15 miners trapped inside a mine in Meghalaya, reports said.
Meghalaya coal mine incident : Navy divers, NDRF teams continue rescue ops without breakthrough
Dec 31, 2018, at 01:52 pm
Guwahati, Dec 31 (IBNS) : A breakthrough continued to elude the rescuers engaged in a massive search operation for the 15 miners, trapped inside a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district even on the 19th day on Monday.
Dec 29, 2018, at 02:58 pm
Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS) : Indian navy divers and 21 fire fighters of Odisha Fire Services on Saturday joined the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped since December 13 inside a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district .
Meghalaya coal mine tragedy: IAF airlifts NDRF team with high-powered pumps in Guwahati
Dec 28, 2018, at 03:15 pm
Guwahati, Dec 28 (IBNS) : After huge criticism over the centre and the Meghalaya government’s inability to rescue 15 miners, who were trapped inside a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district for the past 15 days, measures are now being taken to rescue the trapped miners.
IAF flies rescue team, high-powered pumps for evacuation of Meghalaya miners
Dec 28, 2018, at 03:09 pm
Shillong, Dec 28 (IBNS) : The Indian Air Force has deployed its heavy-lift transport plane to airlift NDRF rescuers from Bhubaneswar to Guwahati on Friday as well as carry equipment to the rat-hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men have been trapped since December 13, media reports said.
Meghalaya : 15 miners trapped inside coal pit, rescue operations suspended
Dec 26, 2018, at 06:12 pm
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IBNS): 15 miners are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district since Dec 13 and their fate continues to remain unknown as rescuers continue their fight to locate them.
Rahul Gandhi slams Narendra Modi over issue of trapped miners
Dec 26, 2018, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of rescuing trapped 15 miners in Meghalaya and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader is busy posing in front of the cameras while inaugurating the Bogibeel Bridge on Tuesday.
Meghalaya : 13 labourers feared dead in illegal coal mine flood
Dec 14, 2018, at 11:51 am
Guwahati, Dec 14 (IBNS) : At least 13 labourers are feared dead after getting trapped inside a flooded illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district.