Sterlite expects to reopen Tuticorin plant in next few monthsOn May 22, 2018, anti-Sterlite protests turned violent with the agitators fighting pitched battles with the police and 13 people were kille...
22 May, 2019, 06.30 PM IST
Teesta Setalvad likens Tuticorin police firing to Jallianwala Bagh massacreSetalvad also alleged that there was a pattern of "repression" against protests and dissent in the country which exemplified the concept of...
13 Jul, 2018, 04.56 PM IST
Supreme Court no to urgent hearing on plea on pollution from Tuticorin plantLast week, a separate petition was filed in the top court seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into the deaths of protesters during the anti...
28 May, 2018, 05.20 PM IST
DMK asks TN Govt to convene cabinet meeting on Sterlite issueViolence erupted in Tuticorin, about 625 kms from Chennai affecting normal life, during a protest seeking permanent closure of the Sterlite...
27 May, 2018, 06.14 PM IST
Anti-Sterlite protest: Notice to CBI on plea seeking probe into police firingThe Madras High Court today issued notice to the CBI on a PIL seeking a probe by the agency into the police firing in Tuticorin in which 13...
25 May, 2018, 05.36 PM IST
Tuticorin violence: Supreme Court for urgent listing of matter on May 28At the outset, a bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra said that the matters seeking urgent listing for hearing be men...
25 May, 2018, 03.42 PM IST
MHA asks Tamil Nadu for report on Tuticorin violence, Rajnath Singh appeals for peaceThe Home Ministry has sought a report from the Tamil Nadu government on the police firing and the prevailing situation in the port city, th...
24 May, 2018, 08.34 PM IST
Anti-Sterlite protest: DMK, allies call dawn-to-dusk bandh tomorowThe DMK had on Tuesday called for an all-party protest in all district headquarters on May 25 to condemn the police firing in Tuticorin dis...
24 May, 2018, 10.58 AM IST
Vedanta urges govt to ensure safety of Tuticorin facility employeesLocals have been agitating for over 100 days now demanding closure of the Vedanta group copper plant over pollution concerns.
23 May, 2018, 08.02 PM IST
Tamil Nadu government constitutes inquiry commission on Tuticorin violenceThe inquiry will cover the "law and order incidents following the siege of the District Collectorate by thousands of persons violating proh...
23 May, 2018, 01.39 PM IST
Tuticorin factory currently non-operational: Sterlite CopperThe firm's application to renew its licence to operate the copper smelter facility was rejected by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
23 May, 2018, 12.53 PM IST
'MHA asks TN govt to provide details of Tuticorin incident'Nine people were killed in police firing yesterday after protests for the closure of Sterlite Copper plant over pollution concerns turned v...
23 May, 2018, 12.08 PM IST
Gunning down of protesters in TN is state sponsored terrorism: RahulTamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami said nine people were killed in police action at Tuticorin and ordered a judicial inquiry into the ...
22 May, 2018, 06.57 PM IST
- 48-hour 'Operation Amla' begins at Tuticorin coastal areas
Police officials posing as 'terrorists' would try to enters near Tuticorin Harbour to check the preparedness of fellow officers during the ...
25 Jun, 2014, 03.36 PM IST
- HC adjourns bail plea hearing of US ship crew to December 9
When the matter came up for hearing, Justice Sathyanarayanan asked the police to file their objections and adjourned the matter to December...
03 Dec, 2013, 07.58 PM IST
Marine Police to bring out facts on ship with arms: Coast GuardThe Tamil Nadu Marine Police will bring out all facts about MV Seaman Guard Ohio, the ship carrying arms, now berthed in Tuticorin Port.
13 Oct, 2013, 10.51 PM IST
- Anti-KNPP protests turn violent; Shinde blames foreign NGOs
A fisherman was killed in firing on anti-nuclear protesters at a coastal village in Tuticorin district while they clashed with police near ...
10 Sep, 2012, 11.17 PM IST