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Meghalaya: Six dead in illegal coal mine disaster
A mechanical structure collapsed at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya s East Jaintia Hills district, killing six miners, an official said on Friday. The tragedy occured at the tri-junction of Dienshalalu, Sarkari and Rymbai villages late Thursday, Deputy Commissioner E Kharmalki said. Altogether six persons were killed. While the workers were digging a hole in the mine the mechanical structure got dismantled following which they fell into a pit and died, he said.
Five of the deceased have been identified, the official said, adding, most of them are from neighbouring Assam.
Meghalaya s milk mission, welfare of dairy farmers improved
The Na Ri milk mission in Meghalaya has improved the welfare of dairy farmers as dairy intake has increased in the state and is expected to rise more.
| 28 Dec 2020 7:12 AM GMT
Shillong: After the launch of the Meghalaya Milk Mission by the Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Department, Government of Meghalaya in 2018, the success or failure of the scheme is in question by the netizens.
The mission s credibility has become a thing of curiosity in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic which has disrupted the normalcy of regular life in general-including the economy and livelihoods for many in the state.