Meghalaya mine: Navy, Army men called back from rescue ops

Amid escalated tension between India and Pakistan, Indian Navy and Army personnel occupied in rescue operations at the collapsed rat-hole mine in Meghalaya were called back on Friday, according to the officials. Read More
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Meghalaya mine: Navy suspends retrieving decomposed body

Last week, Indian divers had spotted the body of one of the 15 miners with the help of footage from an underwater remotely operated vehicle. The Navy said it was suspending the retrieval of the decomposed body as it was coming off in pieces with every pull. Read More
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Meghalaya: Navy finds body of a trapped miner after over a month

The Indian Navy divers working on the rescue operations spotted a body of a person more than a month after 15 labourers were trapped inside an illegal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills. Read More
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One month on, no headway in finding trapped Meghalaya miners

A month after the collapse and flooding of an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, the rescue operation still continues despite no hopes of the survival of the 15 workers trapped in the “rat hole”. Read More
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Meghalaya miners: Huge pump being deployed in rescue op

All hopes for the trapped miners are now pinned on a huge pump from state miner Coal India Ltd, which is being deployed on a concrete platform near the mine. Read More
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