March 02, 2019 7:11 am
At least 15 workers were trapped and feared dead inside the mine in Ksan area on December 13 and rescue operations have been on since then.
February 25, 2019 5:01 pm
On January 28, the apex court was informed that body of a person, among the 15 miners trapped, was retrieved while another body was spotted by the Indian Navy.
January 26, 2019 7:15 pm
The body was found 280 feet inside the rat hole mine by divers from the Navy.
January 26, 2019 7:15 am
Hussain, 30, is survived by his mother, wife and three children, aged 2, 7 and 9 years. This was his second stint in the mines. Earlier, during the summer of 2018, he went for a month and according to his family, earned around Rs 60,000.
January 22, 2019 10:35 pm
Navy divers, who had suspended their operation on Sunday on the advice of the district administration, along with NDRF personnel, used remotely operated vehicles.
January 21, 2019 1:11 pm
The families of those trapped inside the mine, now at least want their bodies recovered — even if it’s just a finger, a hand or a leg.
January 18, 2019 1:25 am
Chief Minister Conrad Sangma told reporters that it did not look like rescuers would be able to retrieve the body.
January 17, 2019 11:05 am
Meghalaya mine collapse: More than a month after the rescue operation began, the Indian Navy detected a body at the illegal mine. Here is a brief timeline of the rescue operation.
January 17, 2019 2:25 pm
More than a month after 15 labourers were trapped inside an illegal mine in East Jaintia Hills, Indian Navy divers on Thursday spotted one body using underwater remotely operated vehicles.


