BJP leader and Cabinet minister AL Hek on Monday sought action against illegal coke factories which are operating in the Jaintia Hills region. “Therefore, I have requested the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister to look into this matter and ensure all 32 illegal coke factories are not allowed to continue,” Hek said. Earlier, HITO president Donbok Dkhar alleged that …
Almost two months after 15 poor labourers got trapped in a flooded illegal rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia hills district, the Centre on Friday accepted the suggestion of airlifting 100 HP capacity pumps to the nearest point of the site and install them "at the earliest" with the help of the Army authorities while the Supreme Court called for …
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