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DMK calls for all-party protest over anti-Sterlite clashes
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 23 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Wednesday called for an all-party protest on May 25 over the anti-Sterlite uprising that claimed 11 lives.
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Madras HC stays construction of Sterlite copper plant
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 23 (ANi): The Madurai bench of Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the construction of a new copper smelter by the Sterlite copper mining industry in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.
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Tamil Nadu: Locals dig up sandy terrain for drinking water
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 23 (ANI): Locals residing on coastal hamlet in Tamil Nadu's Dhanushkodi town of Arichal Munai are forced to dig up sandy terrain in order to procure drinking water to meet their daily needs.
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Sterlite Copper expresses sorrow over violence in Tuticorin
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 23 (ANI): Sterlite Copper has released an official statement expressing sorrow and regret over the deaths that took place during the anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin on Tuesday.
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9 dead in anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 22 (ANI): Nine people were killed on Tuesday during a protest held in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, demanding a ban on Sterlite Industries, in wake of the pollution emitted by the plants.
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Theni clashes: Compensation for Dalit victims announced
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Theni (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 10 (ANI): In the aftermath of the recent clashes between Dalits and Muslims in Tamil Nadu's Theni district, the National Scheduled Cast Commission (NSCC) has announced a compensation for the damages caused to Dalit houses by police while conducting searches an
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Gutkha scam: DMK files caveat petition in SC
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 01 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday filed a caveat petition before the Supreme Court in connection with the Gutkha scam in Tamil Nadu.
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Pastors manhandled: Tamil Maiya Organisation blames RSS for atrocities aga
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 28 (ANI): In the wake of two pastors being manhandled in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari, JG Raj of the Tamil Maiya Organisation, on Saturday, pinned the blame on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and other connected organisations for the atrocities agains
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Pastors manhandled in Kanyakumari
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 28 (ANI): Two pastors were allegedly physically and verbally abused and forcefully smeared with holy ash by some miscreants inside Arulmigu Mutharamman Temple in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari town.
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Blind man makes livelihood selling palm tree leaves in Rameswaram
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): A blind man in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram earns his livelihood by plucking and selling palm trees leaves for a paltry amount to make his ends meet.
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NPCIL, NSDC partner to spur Centre's Skill India mission
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 11 (ANI): Aiming to contribute towards economic and sustainable development of communities, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to provide skill traini
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Woman athlete runs tea stall to earn living
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): 45-year-old A Kalaimani, an athlete by profession is now running a tea-stall in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore to earn a livelihood.
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