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Opposition will not boycott assembly session: DMK's Stalin
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai, (Tamil Nadu) [India] June 02 (ANI): In the aftermath of the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working President MK Stalin on Saturday said the Opposition has decided not to boycott the ongoing Assembly session.
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Don't disturb families of missing: Madras HC tells TN police
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 1 (ANI): In context with the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court (HC) on Friday asked the Tamil Nadu police not to disturb the families of the missing people against whom complaints have been registered, in the
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Kin of deceased demand closure of sterlite plant
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 31 (ANI): The relatives of three out of the seven victims, who died during the anti-Sterlite protest, refused to accept the bodies.
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Thoothukudi violence: Madras HC orders re-postmortem of 7 bodies
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 30 (ANI): Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered re-postmortem of bodies of seven people who died during the anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district last week.
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Rajinikanth gives ex-gratia to Thoothukudi victims' family
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 30 (ANI): Superstar Rajinikanth on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of victims, who died during the anti-Sterlite protests in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district.
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NHRC issues notice to form team to probe Thoothukudi incident
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to Director General of Investigation to constitute a four-member team to look into deaths in police firing during anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi.
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Land allotment to Sterlite plant expansion cancelled
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 29 (ANI): The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) on Tuesday cancelled the land allotted to M/s Vedanta Limited for the proposed expansion of phase II of Sterlite copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi.
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DMK protests over anti- Sterlite incident, demands CM's resignation
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 29 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president MK Stalin on Tuesday demanded Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami resignation over anti- Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district, which claimed 13 lives.
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Thoothukudi anti-Sterlite protest case transferred to CB-CID
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 29 (ANI): Days after 13 people were killed in the alleged police firing in Thoothukudi during the anti-Sterlite protests, Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) TK Rajendran on Tuesday transferred the case to the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Dep
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TN Govt orders permanent closure of Sterlite plant
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 28 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government on Monday ordered the closure of Sterlite plant following the death of 13 people in police firing during the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi.
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'Normalcy restored in Thoothukudi'
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 26 (ANI): Normalcy has been restored in Thoothukudi District of Tamil Nadu, where 13 people were killed following a violent anti-Sterlite protest.
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Journalists, TN film fraternity protest over deaths in Thoothukudi
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 26 (ANI): Writers, journalists, and members of the Tamil Nadu film fraternity staged a protest in Chennai on Saturday against the death of 13 people in police firing during Anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi.
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