Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hussain Ahamad Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 05/01/2024. In the application, the allegation was in respect of illegal mining of earth from the nearby agricultural field by brick kilns in an area in Muzaffarnagar district. Pits were …
Four people were killed and 17 others trapped in a coal mine accident in China’s northeastern Jilin Province today, local authorities said. The accident, believed to be triggered by gas, took place at Jisheng Coal Mine in Baishan city, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. A total of 116 miners were …
JAIPUR/AJMER: Six workers were injured during illegal mining at a mine which was purportedly closed six months ago at Makrana in Nagaur district late on Wednesday. The incident occurred at mine no. 135 at Gunwati range. According to sources, though the mine was closed six months ago, the contractor started …
Authorities in Central China's Hunan province have suspended the production licenses of more than 200 coal mine pits for safety reasons. At the conference on preventing coal mine gas outburst accidents held on Thursday, the provincial coal industry bureau released a list of 216 coal mine pits, which had failed …
Shillong: The Shillong bench of Gauhati High Court has sought a report from the state government on the recent coal mine tragedy in Garo Hills and also on the steps taken to ensure safety of miners in the State. Accepting a suo-moto PIL on the coal mine mishap, which reportedly …
Shillong, Aug. 1: The Shillong bench of Gauhati High Court has filed a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) in relation to reports that 15 miners were trapped inside a coalmine in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district. On July 27, Justice T. Vaiphei and Justice Anima Hazarika, in their order …
Eight miners were confirmed dead after rescue work concluded more than 20 days after a coal mine flooded in Central China's Hunan province, local authorities said Monday. The bodies of two more victims were lifted out of the shaft at the Qielichong Colliery in Leiyang on Sunday, raising the final …
New Delhi The labour ministry is planning to move a Bill to amend the Mines Act in the Monsoon session of Parliament, which proposes an increase in penalties on mining companies by as much as 100% in case of death of workers due to any lapse in operations, a senior …
An explosion on Wednesday in a coal mine in northern Mexico killed seven miners, officials said, highlighting lax safety conditions in small mines that are often poorly regulated. Emergency services brought the bodies of the men, aged between 20 and 39 years old, to the surface after an hours-long rescue …
While the death of 15 miners in Meghalaya last fortnight after they were trapped in a collapsed mine for seven days brought the conditions in which they worked into the spotlight, figures show that every fifth day, for the past four years, someone has died in India’s public sector coal …
Shillong, July 19: The hopes of rescuing the 15 miners who were reportedly trapped inside a coal mine since July 6 in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills is receding with every passing day. After the rescue operations by the skilled National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel were called off on July …
SHILLONG: Close on the heels of the mining tragedy in Garo Hills region of the State where 15 miners lost their lives inside a rat hole mine in Rongsa Awe village in South Garo Hills, questions regarding the safety and security measures in place in these mines have cropped up. …
All the staff trapped underground after a truck fire broke out at Newmont Mining Corp.'s NEM -1.43% Waihi gold mine in New Zealand's central North Island have been rescued, and operations there will likely remain suspended until at least Wednesday, company spokesman Kit Wilson said Tuesday. The company earlier said …
- NDRF account reveals inhuman conditions faced by miners as mine owners, govt mint money Shillong: “Rat hole”, “black diamond”, “dark money”— these are the phrases which reveal the sorry state of affairs in the unscientific coal mines of Meghalaya. The stark reality has been captured in the detailed account …
SHILLONG: The State Government is contemplating to come up with an Executive Order (EO) to hold mine owners responsible for any untoward incidents that might occur inside mining areas owned by them. “We would soon come with the Executive Order as the Government is concerned over the lack of safety …
SHILLONG: Police have registered a case of negligence against the manager of the rat hole mine located at Nengkul, Rongsa Awe of Nangalbibra in East Garo Hills, where labourers are still trapped inside in one of the worst coal mine accidents in recent times. The incident took place after some …
Two miners have been confirmed dead and six others remain trapped under a flooded colliery pit for the fourth day in Hunan province, rescuers said on Monday. The bodies of the two miners were lifted to the ground at 11 pm on Sunday, hours after eight of their colleagues were …
Two miners have been confirmed dead and six others remain trapped under a flooded colliery pit for the fourth day in Central China's Hunan province, rescuers said Monday. The bodies of the two were lifted to the ground at 11 pm Sunday, hours after eight of their fellow miners were …
Eight miners were pulled to safety on Sunday after 16 were trapped underground for more than three days in a flooded colliery in Central China. Rescuers continued to work around the clock to save those who were still missing. More than 1,000 rescuers, doctors and nurses were organized to work …
Sixteen people were trapped in a flooded coal mine in central China on Thursday, state media reported, the latest accident to occur in an industry that claims thousands of lives each year. The mine in Hunan province flooded on Wednesday evening and by late Thursday morning none of the 16 …
RANIGANJ, JUNE 28: A devastating fire broke out in a mine due to underground coal seam heating today and has started spreading to adjoining areas. It has destroyed heavy machines deployed for dozing operations. A security personnel of Eastern Coalfields Limited’s Kunustoria Area went into the mine when flames engulfed …
