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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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DMK protests over anti- Sterlite incident, demands CM's resignation
Updated : 7 years, 10 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, 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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AIADMK sacks IT wing member for disrespecting journalists
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 28 (ANI): The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Monday sacked its leader Hari Prabhakaran from all party posts following his tweet disrespecting journalists.
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Anti-Sterlite: SC refuses to give urgent hearing
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to give an urgent hearing to the plea filed over alleged police atrocities during protests against the Anti-Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.
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Thoothukudi: Internet services restored
Updated : 7 years, 10 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 : 7 years, 10 months 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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'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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