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Friday, February 6, 2026
TopicMeghalaya miners

Topic: Meghalaya miners

Another year, another mining tragedy — why Meghalaya’s ‘rat holes’ won’t stop killing

Karishma Hasnat -
Two years after 15 miners were killed at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, six others lost their lives in another accident at another mine in January.

No miracle in 7 months, rescue team in search of Meghalaya miners wraps up mission

Nandita Singh -
SC last week allowed Meghalaya govt to call off operation to retrieve what remained of the bodies of 13 coal miners trapped in a flooded coal mine.

On mood of the nation, India Today and Republic finally agree

Simrin Sirur -
Your daily news capsule.

The unemployment wave, and failed lotuses in Karnataka

Simrin Sirur -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Several skeletons found in Meghalaya’s illegal rat-hole mine 35 days after tragedy

Moushumi Das Gupta -
The Navy rescue team detected the first body at a depth of 160 feet, more than a month after 15 miners were trapped on 13 December. 

NGT panel blames ‘un-abetted illegal mining’ for Meghalaya tragedy

Moushumi Das Gupta -
The NGT report finds that a blasé Meghalaya government looked the other way when illegal mining was going on in several East Jaintia Hills areas.

For Navy divers, it’s a difficult & dangerous search for survivors in Meghalaya coal mine

Ritika Jain -
A Navy diver, who is a part of the rescue operation in Meghalaya's rat-hole coal mine, tells ThePrint about the problems being faced by the team.

These are the 15 Meghalaya miners trapped in a rat-hole coal mine

ThePrint Team -
The district police have released the list of names of the 15 Meghalaya coal miners trapped in a rat-hole mine in East Jaintia Hills. 

The NGT had slammed coal mafia while banning rat-hole mining in Meghalaya

Ritika Jain -
The NGT ban on rat-hole mining had come on petitions that warned of the exact same scenario that left 15 miners trapped this month.

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Opinion

Let me explain the K-drama addiction. I, too, am an addict

Manisha Mondal -
The three Ghaziabad sisters were lonely. None of them had gone to school after the Covid-19 pandemic. K-dramas offered them solace.

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Economy

Late-stage startups in Karnataka feel funding winter as overall investments decline 28%

Sharan Poovanna -
Tech startups raised $3.8 bn in 2025, down 28% y-o-y, driven by sharp contraction in late-stage funding even as early-stage investments showed resilience, according to Traxcn.

Defence

Tejas MK 1A to fly with IAF latest only by June-July this year. Here’s why

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is yet to deliver two of the remaining order of 8 Tejas trainer aircraft as well, an order that was placed in 2010.

National Interest

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

Shekhar Gupta -
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.

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