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18 people dead in Meghalaya coal mine blast; State Government orders probe
In Meghalaya, 18 people have been killed in a coal mine blast in the Thangsko area of East Jaintia Hills district this morning. Several others are still trapped inside the mine. Superintendent of Police (SP) of East Jaintia Hills, Vikash Kumar, said that police and disaster management teams were imm...