Shillong, Feb 6 (IANS) The death toll in the coal mine explosion at Mynsyngat in the Thangsko area of Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district rose to 25 on Friday as search and rescue operations continued, officials said.Superintendent of Police, East Khasi Hills district, Vikash Kumar said, “During the ongoing operation, rescue teams recovered four more bodies from inside the mine. In a further setback, one injured person who was undergoing treatment at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regio…
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Shillong, Feb 6 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday said traffic congestion remains one of the biggest challenges facing Shillong and stressed that the government has adopted a long-term, multi-pronged strategy to decongest the city, beginning with the creation of modern parking infrastructure.Inaugurating the state’s first Automated Multilevel Car Park at Vivekananda Road near the Additional Secretariat here, Sangma said that unplanned parking and lack of adequate parking…
Shillong, Feb 5 (IANS) At least four labourers lost their lives and another was critically injured after a powerful explosion rocked a suspected illegal coal mine in the Thangsko area of Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, officials said.The explosion, believed to have been caused by the use of high-intensity dynamite for mining operations, led to the collapse of adjoining mine shafts, trapping workers deep underground and raising fears of additional casualties.Local sources sai…
Guwahati, Feb 1 (IANS) Air Marshal Devendra P. Hirani on Sunday assumed charge as the Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at the Headquarters of Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force, officials said. Air Marshal Hirani was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on December 15, 1990, and is a Qualified Flying Instructor with close to 5,000 hours of flying experience on a wide range of helicopters and trainer aircraft. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA), the Defence Services Staff …
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A bronze medal in a top-level karate competition abroad is fuelling India’s aspirations for the sport in the upcoming Asian Games in Japan, with intervention by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) helping practitioners of the sport dream big.Alisha Subudhi’s historic bronze medal at the World Karate Federation (WKF) Series A Karate Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia, has highlighted that structured support towards non-mainstream sports disciplines can reap major benefits…
Imphal, Jan 11 (IANS) In an outreach initiative, Assam Rifles flagged off a National Integration Tour from Kadamtala in Manipur’s Jiribam under the Civic Action Programme. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that the National integration tour for 15 female and two male members of JIMPAL hailing from Jiribam in Manipur. The Jiri Ima Meira Paibi Apunba Lup (JIMPAL) is a prominent women’s organisation based in the Jiribam district of Manipur that actively works for the welfare of the s…
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) The iconic German rock band Scorpions will be performing in India once again after almost two decades since their last visit in 2008.Scorpions are back in India as part of their ‘Coming Home 2026’ tour and will mark their first performance in Shillong on April 21 at JN Stadium.They will make their second stop in Delhi-NCR on April 24 at HUDA Grounds.Next, Scorpions will grace the stage in Bengaluru on April 26 at NICE Grounds. The final performance of the band will take plac…