Meghalaya Government

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Meghalaya deputy chief minister Prestone Tynsong (Photo: ANI)

Meghalaya fears influx, curbs on entry of visitors

Central and state government employees are exempt from the new entry rule.

04 Nov 2019 1:50 AM

A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph directed the state administration to hand over the illegally extracted coal to Coal India Limited (CIL) which will auction it and deposit the funds with the state government. (Photo: File)

SC asks Meghalaya govt to deposit Rs 100 cr fine for illegal coal mining

The National Green Tribunal had fined the Meghalaya government on January 4.

03 Jul 2019 12:13 PM

A bench of Justices S A Bobde and S K Kaul told the petitioner to ask the family members of the trapped miners as to whether they want to get the bodies recovered. (Photo: File)

SC asks trapped miners kin if they wish to get decomposed bodies recovered

The top court is hearing a plea which had sought urgent steps for rescuing the miners trapped in the rat-hole mine.

19 Mar 2019 3:53 PM

On January 28, the Supreme Court had asked the Centre and the Meghalaya government to continue their efforts to rescue the miners. (Photo: File)

SC to hear PIL on rescue efforts for trapped miners in Meghalaya tomorrow

A bench headed by Supreme Court Justice AK Sikri on Monday said that 'it seems to be certain that nobody is alive'.

04 Feb 2019 3:24 PM

The families of four of the 15 miners had on Saturday asked the rescuers to retrieve the decomposed body so that they could perform the last rites. (Photo: File)

Navy stops operation to pull out decomposed body from Meghalaya mine

Fifteen miners disappeared inside the mine on December 13 last year after one of them accidentally punctured the wall of the mine.

21 Jan 2019 9:02 AM

'Take help of experts to rescue the trapped miners', Supreme Court told Centre and Meghalaya government. (Photo: File | AP)

‘Miracles happen, carry on efforts to save miners’: SC to Meghalaya govt

SC also asked Meghalaya govt about steps being taken by it against those running illegal mines.

11 Jan 2019 1:30 PM

A team of 11 Navy divers with their equipments deployed to conduct rescue task at the site of a coal mine collapse at Ksan in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya.

Illegal mining: NGT slaps Rs 100 cr fine on Meghalaya

The fine amount has to be deposited with the Central Pollution Control Board within two months.

06 Jan 2019 6:09 AM

The bench directed the Centre and other authorities to file a status report on the steps taken and progress made in the rescue operation on January 7. (Photo: AFP | File)

No blueprint of illegal mine, facing difficulties in rescue ops: Centre to SC

The government told the apex court that the illegal mine was located near a river and seepage of water was hindering the rescue operation.

04 Jan 2019 1:58 PM

Multiple teams, from the NDRF, Navy and firefighters, are on the ground, trying to make reach the miners. (Photo: AFP)

Not satisfied with rescue ops; dead or alive, take them out: SC to Meghalaya

The top court questioned the state government about the steps taken to rescue the miners.

03 Jan 2019 12:31 PM

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma (Photo: ANI)

After Assam, citizenship bill stir spreads to Meghalaya

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955.

10 May 2018 2:49 AM

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