India’s Tripura State Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb today urged the business community in Bangladesh to invest in the garments sector in the Special Economic Zone in his state for which no customs duty payment would be needed and subsidies would be given.
6 Migrant Workers from Assam Killed in Meghalaya s East Jaintia Hills
Locals alleged the migrant workers whose bodies were found inside the pit this morning were digging an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills.
| 22 Jan 2021 11:39 AM GMT
SHILLONG: Six migrant workers from Assam died in a forest in Meghalaya after falling into a pit on Friday.
As per latest updates, the migrant workers all hailing from Assam fell into a 150-feet pit in a forest in Meghalaya s East Jaintia Hills.
All victims are from Ratabari area in Assam s Karimganj district.
Reportedly all the coal mine workers were digging a tunnel on late Thursday evening, January 21 in one of the coal mines near Rymbai village, however, government sources said there is no coal mine in the area and the workers were involved in cutting and shaping hard soil for other purposes.