Jharkhand mine floods, one killed (Lead)
August 28th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 28 (IANS) At least two mine officials, including a manager, were trapped in a coal mine in Jharkhand's Bokaro district Tuesday after water from a nearby mine gushed ... Read more...
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Miners trapped in Jharkhand
August 28th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 28 (IANS) An unspecified number of miners were trapped in a coal mine in Jharkhand's Bokaro district Tuesday after water from a nearby mine gushed in, officials said.Over ... Read more...
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Seven Chinese miners killed in gas burst (Lead)
July 8th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 8 (IANS) A sudden burst of gas inside a coal mine in China's central province of Hunan killed at least seven miners Sunday, officials said.A total of 39 ... Read more...
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Three die in Jharkhand mine collapse
May 26th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 26 (IANS) Three women miners, involved in illegal mining, died after an abandoned mine caved-in in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district Saturday, police said.According to police sources, seven to eight ... Read more...
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Six killed in Jharkhand accident
October 29th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 29 (IANS) Six people were killed and 11 injured Saturday in two separate road accidents in Jharkhand, police said.The first accident happened in Hazaribagh district when four people ... Read more...
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Boy of 13 beaten to death for coal theft in Jharkhand
October 7th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 7 (IANS) A 13-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death by personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Jharkand's coal city Dhanbad Friday, police sources said.According ... Read more...
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Five Maoists killed in Jharkhand
March 15th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 15 (IANS) Five Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Khuti district of Jharkhand, police said. In another incident, the rebels torched 10 vehicles and ... Read more...
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Panic-stricken Mubarak’s family flees Egypt
January 31st, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): In the wake of the current unrest in the country, the panic-stricken family of President Hosni Mubarak has reportedly fled Egypt for the luxurious refuge of their 8.5 ... Read more...
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One dead, eight trapped as Jharkhand mine caves in
November 22nd, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 22 (IANS) One woman was killed as a mine caved in Monday morning in Jharkhand's coal city Dhanbad, police said. Eight miners are feared trapped.The accident occurred at the ... Read more...
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Nine die from gas poisoning in China mine
July 5th, 2010 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 5 (IANS) At least nine miners died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a colliery in China's Henan province Sunday night, officials said Monday.
Rescuers had found bodies of three miners under ... Read more...
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At least 11 dead after north China colliery gas blast
May 20th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- At least 11 people died in the northern China's Shanxi Province after a colliery gas blast, state media reported in Thursday.The accident occurred at around 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, ... Read more...
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24 workers trapped in China coal mine blast
May 14th, 2010 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 14 (IANS) At least 24 workers were trapped underground after a gas explosion in a coal mine in southwest China Thursday, Xinhua reported.A total of 31 miners were working in ... Read more...
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Toll in China colliery fire is 25 (Lead)
January 6th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 6 (IANS) With the recovery of 16 bodies Wednesday, the death toll in a coal mine fire in China's Hunan province reached 25, authorities said.
At least three workers were still ... Read more...
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10 dead in China colliery gas leak
November 28th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 28 (IANS) Ten workers died in a coal mine gas leak in China's Guizhou province, authorities said Saturday.
A body of a worker was recovered in the shaft late Friday, said ... Read more...
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Toll in China coalmine blast rises to 35 (Lead)
September 8th, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Zhengzhou (China), Sep 8 (Xinhua) The toll in a coal mine explosion in central China's Henan province Tuesday has climbed to 35 with 44 miners still trapped underground, authorities said.
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Coal mine fire threatens Jharkhand highway
July 1st, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 1 (IANS) The National Highway 33 of Jharkhand may be damaged if an ongoing underground fire further engulfs an abandoned mine of Central Coal Field Ltd (CCL) in Ramgarh district.
"The ... Read more...
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Five injured in mine blast in Jharkhand
May 14th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 14 (IANS) Five people were injured in a mine blast in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district Thursday, an official said.
The incident took place in a colliery of Bharat Coking Coal Limited ... Read more...
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Gujarat NRE’s Australian arm secures $50-mn loan
May 11th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Gujarat NRE Minerals, the Australian subsidiary of metallurgical coal producer Gujarat NRE Coke, has secured a $50-million long-term bank loan facility with its parent standing as the guarantor, ... Read more...
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Three killed in Jharkhand mine accident
January 6th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 6 (IANS) Three men have been killed inside a mine of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) in Jharkhand, an official said Tuesday."Three employees had gone to read the temperature and ... Read more...
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Fifteen killed in China colliery blast
December 1st, 2008 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Harbin (China), Dec 1 (Xinhua) Fifteen miners were killed in a coal mine explosion Sunday in northeast China, rescuers said Monday.They said all the 15 bodies have been recovered from the mine ... Read more...
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23 dead, six missing in NW China colliery gas blast
October 31st, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chengcheng (China), Oct 31 (Xinhua) The toll in a coal mine gas blast Wednesday in the central Chinese province of Shaanxi rose to 23 after rescuers Friday recovered 20 bodies, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Fire in closed Jharkhand mine poses threat to 400 families
September 9th, 2008 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 9 (IANS) A fire raging in a closed mine of the Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand is threatening to damage the homes of the nearly ... Read more...
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Five trapped in Jharkhand mine, may be dead
June 12th, 2008 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 12 (IANS) Five people were trapped in an abandoned Jharkhand mine and may be dead after it collapsed Thursday when they were illegally extracting coal. According to police sources, 14 ... Read more...
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Thousands of tonnes of coal gutted in fire
May 20th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by admin
Ranchi, May 20 (IANS) Thousands of tonnes of coal kept in the stocks of the Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) in Jharkhand's Chatra district has been gutted in a fire that has been ... Read more...
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Strip-search of girls leads to principal’s suspension
May 7th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by admin
Ranchi, May 7 (IANS) The principal of a Jharkhand school has been suspended for ordering that 13 young girls be stripped after another student complained that her pocket money had gone missing. ... Read more...
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Teachers booked for asking girl students to strip
April 28th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by admin
Ranchi, April 28 (IANS) A Jharkhand school principal and four teachers have been booked for allegedly asking 13 girl students to strip to look for missing money, police said Monday. An FIR ... Read more...
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Nine killed in coalmine flooding in China
April 9th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by admin
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Chongqing, April 9 (Xinhua) Nine miners were killed and four injured when floods engulfed a colliery in southwest China's Chongqing municipality, the local mine industry watchdog said here Wednesday. About 800 cubic ... Read more...
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