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No Coal, No Food, No Lives: Khliehriat man calls off hunger strike after denied permission, demands traditional scientific coal mining in EJH
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (555+ words) SHILLONG, MAY 14: Carrying a placard that read "no coal, no food, no lives," Reginal Shylla, a resident of Khliehriat in East Jaintia Hills, took out a lone protest rally from the State Central Library to Malki ground on Thursday, seeking…...
Livelihood stands on coal: Kyrmen Shylla bats for scientific underground mining in East Jaintia
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (513+ words) SHILLONG, MAY 12: Former cabinet minister and UDP legislator from Khliehriat Kyrmen Shylla on Monday said development in East Jaintia Hills must be matched with protection of livelihoods, stressing that the region's economy depends on coal and urging the government to…...