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Meghalaya coal mine blast (ANI photo) SHILLONG: In a major man-made disaster, at least 16 labourers were killed in a dynamite explosion in an “illegal” coal mine in the remote Thangsku area of East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday. Many more are feared “trapped” inside the pit.Three of the deceased identified so far are Faruk…
NEW DELHI: One person was injured while several labourers were trapped and feared dead after an explosion rocked a suspected illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, police said.The blast occurred in the Thangsku area, Superintendent of Police Vikash Kumar said. “Our team has confirmed that the incident took place this…
NEW DELHI: Two labourers were killed and 11 others sustained injuries after a speeding car ploughed into them in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur on Sunday, police said.The incident took place around 2 pm near Ekta Chowk, outside Sigma Colony, within the jurisdiction of Barela police station. The victims were taking a lunch break while working on…
NEW DELHI: At least two labourers were killed after a truck carrying 22 workers fell into a deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday.The accident occurred between Hayuliang and Chakla, located in the remote Chaglagam circle under Anjaw district, located at the India-China border road.Meanwhile, the Indian Army has launched a major Search and Rescue…
Twelve labourers from Pilibhit, reportedly stranded and facing harassment in Kyrgyzstan, are at the centre of a detailed report submitted by the district administration to the Uttar Pradesh Home Department, officials said on Friday.District magistrate Gyanendra Singh stated that the report was prepared following a directive from the Home Department, which had asked for factual…
NEW DELHI: A total of 10,786 persons involved in farming sector (consisting of 4,690 farmers/cultivators and 6,096 agricultural labourers) have committed suicide in 2023, accounting for 6.3% of total suicides victims (1, 71,418) in the country, shows the NCRB report of the ministry of home affairs.The number of such suicides, however, declined by more than…
