Shillong, Feb. 9 -- The Meghalaya government is going to constitute a Judicial Inquiry Commission under the Commission of Inquiry Act to investigate the recent mining incident in Mynsngat - Thangsko area in East Jaintia Hills, which had killed atleast 27 people.

"The Government has decided to constitute a Judicial Inquiry Commission under the Commission of Inquiry Act to investigate the recent tragic mining incident in Mynsngat - Thangsko area in East Jaintia Hills," Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on X.

The East Jaintia Hills Police said earlier on Sunday that the search and rescue operation following the illegal coal mining blast that occurred on February 5 is still underway, even as the matter is currently under the consideration o...