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Thoothukudi custodial death: TN govt hands over Rs 20 lakh as compensation
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 27 (ANI): The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in Tamil Nadu has announced an additional Rs 25 lakh to be given to the family of P Jayaraj and his son J Benicks, who died of alleged custodial torture in Thoothukudi district.
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COVID-19 lockdown: Migrant workers from Rajasthan try to leave TN on motor
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 16 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown, 26 people hailing from Rajasthan, travelling in a group on 13 motorcycles, were stopped by police at a check post before Thoothukudi district on Wednesday.
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Anti-Sterlite violence: Protester succumbs to injuries; death toll rises t
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 16 (ANI): A person, who got injured during the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi district in May, died last night taking the death toll in the incident to 14. Justine was in the coma for past five months.
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Centre's Thoothukudi groundwater report pro-Sterlite: Stalin
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sep 09 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Sunday snubbed the Centre's report on groundwater contamination in Thoothukudi district, where the Sterlite copper smelter plant is located and said that the analysis was pro-Sterlite.
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TN rejects Centre's 'unscientific' report on Sterlite
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sep 09 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu Government has rejected Centre’s report on groundwater contamination in Thoothukudi district, where the Sterlite copper smelter plant is located.
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Anti-Sterlite protest: Actor Vijay visits kin of deceased
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 6 (ANI): Kollywood actor Vijay, in the wee hours of Wednesday, visited the families of those who died during the anti-Sterlite protests in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district.
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Thoothukudi violence: Madras HC orders re-postmortem of 7 bodies
Updated : 7 years, 12 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 blames anti-social elements for Sterlite protest
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 30 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Wednesday held anti-social elements responsible for Sterlite protests that claimed 13 lives in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district.
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Rajinikanth gives ex-gratia to Thoothukudi victims' family
Updated : 7 years, 12 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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DMK protests over anti- Sterlite incident, demands CM's resignation
Updated : 7 years, 12 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: Internet services restored
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 28 (ANI): The internet facility was restored in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu where 13 people were killed during a violent protest against the construction of copper unit by the Sterlite mining industries.
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Sterlite protest: Section 144 lifted in Thoothukudi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI):Section 144 has been lifted in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu where 13 people were killed during a violent protest against the construction of copper unit by the Sterlite mining industries.
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