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NHRC issues notice to form team to probe Thoothukudi incident
Updated : 7 years, 10 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, 10 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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Thoothukudi anti-Sterlite protest case transferred to CB-CID
Updated : 7 years, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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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Harsh Vardhan blames Congress for Sterlite protests
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday blamed the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for the violent anti-Sterlite protests in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.
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Anti-Sterlite protest: 13 dead, vehicles worth Rs. 1.27 cr burnt
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 24 (ANI): As many as 13 people have been killed and 102 people have been injured in the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi.
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Thoothukudi: Power supply to Sterlite Copper cut off
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 24 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district, the power supply to the Sterlite Copper plant in the area has been cut off.
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Anti-Sterlite protest: Authorities mull ways to combat crisis
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 24 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing anti-Sterlite protest, a meeting is being held here to mull on the measures to combat the current situation.
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Rajnath expresses grief over killings in anti-Sterlite protests
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday expressed grief over the killing of the 13 people in anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi.
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TN CM blames oppn, NGOs for Thoothukudi deaths
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 24 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palaniswami on Thursday blamed opposition parties, NGOs and anti-social elements for the killing of the 13 people in anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi on May 22.
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