Shillong, Feb 6 (IANS) At least eight people were admitted to two hospitals in Shillong after sustaining burn injuries in a dynamite explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, officials said on Friday. According to health officials, seven of the injured are undergoing treatment at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), while one person has been admitted to Nazareth Hospital here. The seven victims which ha…
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Shillong, Feb 6 (IANS) In a significant development in the East Jaintia Hills coal mine tragedy, police have arrested two persons believed to be the owners of the illegal coal mine where a powerful explosion claimed at least 18 lives, officials said on Friday. Confirming the arrests, East Jaintia Hills Superintendent of Police Vikash Kumar said the accused were taken into custody in connection with the blast that occurred on Wednesday morning at Thangsko area. However, the police declined to rev…
Shillong, Feb 6 (IANS) Taking a stern view of the continued operation of illegal coal mines in Meghalaya, the High Court has ordered immediate arrests in connection with a deadly explosion at an alleged illegal mining site in East Jaintia Hills district that claimed at least 18 lives, officials said on Friday. A division bench comprising Justice H.S. Thangkhiew and Justice W. Diengdoh took suo motu cognisance of media reports relating to the blast that occurred in the Thangsku area.The court exp…
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) The accused in the unrest case in Beldanga in Murshidabad district could not be produced before a court in Kolkata on Thursday.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) pointed the finger at the state police in this matter and informed the court that it has not yet received the case diary.The judge ordered that the accused must be produced in court on February 12.On that day, the investigating officer of the state police in the Beldanga case must appear in court in person to …
Itanagar, Feb 4 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, on Wednesday, called for a serious, time-bound and consultative approach to resolve the long-pending issues of the Vijaynagar settlers, describing them as the “sentinels of Vijaynagar” who have safeguarded one of the state’s most remote frontiers for generations. The Chief Minister was speaking at the screening of the documentary film “The Untold Story of Vijaynagar”, produced by Papai Nalo Films, at the Banquet Hall in Niti Vi…
Kochi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday began its first round of questioning in the Sabarimala gold robbery case, with former Travancore Devaswom Board administrative officer Murari Babu appearing before the agency’s Kochi office. The ED’s move comes at a crucial juncture, just as the High Court–appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) is preparing to file its charge sheet in the case.Murari Babu was summoned for questioning in connection with the Dwarapalaka and Katt…
Patna, Jan 31 (IANS) After the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Purnea Lok Sabha MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav has demanded that the CBI investigation into the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant be conducted under the supervision of a Supreme Court or High Court judge. Addressing a press conference in Purnea on Saturday, Pappu Yadav said that the transfer of the case to the CBI itself proves the failure and incompetence of the Bihar Police and CID.“With the recommendation of this case to t…
Patna, Jan 31 (IANS) The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday demanded that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant be conducted under the supervision of a Supreme Court or High Court judge. RJD spokesperson Ejaz Ahmad questioned the handling of the case by the Bihar Police and the Special Investigation Team (SIT), saying that investigators have made no breakthrough even after 18 days.“The manner in which the Bihar Police and the SIT have …
Kalpetta, Jan 29 (IANS) Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Working President A.P. Anilkumar said on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) protest against Congress Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi was aimed at providing political cover to the CPI(M). Instead of staging protests against CPI(M) leaders accused in the Sabarimala gold smuggling case, the BJP chose to march to the office of Priyanka Gandhi, he added, terming the move a deliberate attempt to shield the ruling party.”What c…
Patna, Jan 29 (IANS) Six police personnel were injured in an attack in Bihar’s Jehanabad district on Thursday, marking the second major assault on police within the last 24 hours.The repeated attacks have raised serious concerns over law and order in the district.According to information received, a team from the Excise Department reached Sheikhpura Nat Toli under the Ghosi police station area around 5.00 a.m. to conduct a raid against the illegal liquor trade.As soon as the team began its ope…