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Anti-Sterlite protest: TN advocate demands NHRC to conduct its own probe
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): A Tamil Nadu based advocate moved a petition in Delhi High Court on Thursday pleading National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to visit Thoothukudi district and conduct an inquiry into the anti-Sterlite protest on its own.
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TN CM blames oppn, NGOs for Thoothukudi deaths
Updated : 8 years 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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Thoothukudi deaths: Protesting against TN govt, DMK's Stalin detained
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 24 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president M.K. Stalin was detained on Thursday after he held an agitation outside Tamil Nadu secretariat over Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi, where 13 people have died until now.
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Anti-Sterlite protest: Congress accuses TN govt, police for deaths
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Calling it a massacre, the Congress on Wednesday blamed the Tamil Nadu government and the state police for the killings of protesters during Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi.
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NHRC issues notice to TN Govt over Sterlite protest
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday sought a detailed reply from the Tamil Nadu government within two weeks over police firing during Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi.
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Thoothukudi protest: MHA seeks report from TN Govt
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The Home Ministry on Wednesday sought a report from the Tamil Nadu Government on the violent protests against Sterlite industries in Thoothukudi.
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'Gunning down protestors in TN an example of state-sponsored terrorism'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the death of individuals during the protests staged against Sterlite Industries in Tuticorin as "a brutal example of state-sponsored terrorism".
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NHRC issues notice to TN Govt, CBSE over NEET issue
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo-motu cognizance of a media report alleging hardships to the students, who had to travel outside their state to write their National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test organized by the Central Board of Secondary E
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Cauvery dispute: K'taka says SC released more water to TN
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Karnataka Government on Monday filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court, claiming the latter released more water to Tamil Nadu than what was allotted to it, while settling the dispute over Cauvery river water.
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TN Govt. announces ex-gratia for man who died while accompanying son for N
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 6 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Government on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs three lakhs to the family of the man who passed away in Kerala's Ernakulam today where he had gone to accompany his son for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Examinations.
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TN transgender wins Miss Koovagam pageant
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Villupuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 04 (ANI): Mobina, a transgender from Chennai who won Miss Koovagam pageant, has thanked everyone after bagging the title.
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Cauvery row: SC asks K'taka to release 4 tmc of water to TN
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 03 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Karnataka Government to give four tmc of water to Tamil Nadu and has asked the Centre to file an affidavit on the same.
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