KNOWLEDGE SIR

Indian Navy finds second body from mine tragedy in Meghalaya KNOWLEDGE SIR Rescuers have located a second body from the site of a  "rat-hole" mining accident  in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya, a spokesperson for the country's navy said on Saturday, two days after recovering the first body. Fifteen miners were trapped on Dec. 13 when their illegal mine was flooded. A court stipulated a ban on unregulated mining in the state in 2014 has not stopped such activities. Thousands of workers in  Meghalaya , including children, have been killed in so-called rat-hole mines, in which miners crawl into narrow shafts on bamboo ladders to dig for low-quality coal. "Indian Navy diving team finds second body 280 feet inside the rat-hole mine," a navy spokesperson said in a tweet. There was no immediate indication on when the body will be brought to the surface, said a rescue official, who did not want to be named. Families and relatives of t...