Banned rat-hole mining in East Jaintia Hills, where a blast killed 31, is a low-investment, high-profit model. A 10-year ban hasn't budged it—'They won't get such money anywhere else.'
Two arrests have been made in the case. Accountability would be fixed, and an independent or central agency probe could be ordered if required, the high court has said.
Days after a blast at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya killed 27, families from Nepal and India are still searching hospitals for bodies and injured relatives—caught between grief, poverty and desperation.
It has been three days since blast in Thangsko region of East Jaintia Hills. While 27 mine workers are dead, nine are in hospital and more bodies are believed buried in illegal mines.
As rescue teams dig into tunnels, over 100 temporary houses in area lie empty with most labourers fleeing. Only the family members of those trapped inside remain.
Two SDRF teams, three NDRF teams, a special rescue team, along with BSF, Army and IAF personnel are on standby to airlift workers from the site where an explosion occurred Thursday.
The only thing our deeply divided world can agree on is that Trump is a menace. Indians who once sang his praises have now turned viciously against him.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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