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TUTICORIN VIOLENCE
Tamil Nadu govt orders withdrawal of cases against party leaders over anti-Sterlite protestsAs many as 38 cases, involving 13 leaders including DMK's Anita R Radhakrishnan, now Fisheries Minister and party's Tuticorin south distric...- 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...
- Anti-Sterlite protests: HC seeks video, documents prior to firing incidentBasheer Ahmed also sought details of the intelligence report on the agitation, and directed the state government to submit the same on July...
- Sulphuric acid leak detected in Sterlite copper plant, 1,300 tonnes removedOn June 17, authorities had said leak of sulphuric acid was detected at the Sterlite's copper plant in Tuticorin triggering fear among resi...
- Rajinikanth should withdraw his comments on Sterlite stir: Puducherry CMThe actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth had alleged that the protest turned violent on the 100th day (May 22) after it was infiltrated by s...
- Tuticorin protest: Tamil Nadu government orders permanent closure of Sterlite plantViolence on May 22 against the Sterlite plant led to the death of 12 people and the next day another youth succumbed to injuries sustained ...
- 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...
- No role in granting clearance to Sterlite plant: Jairam RameshThe senior Congress leader said on March 10, 2010 and August 11, 2010 he answered a question in the Lok Sabha on environmental clearances a...
- 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...
- UN official expresses concern over Tuticorin deathsThe UNEP executive director general said he was "worried" and hoped that protests would remain non-violent.
- 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...
- Opposition-sponsored bandh against Tuticorin violence in Tamil NaduDemonstrations were staged by the DMK, its allies Congress, IUML and friendly parties like MDMK, VCK, CPI, CPI(M) and MMK in several parts ...
- 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...
- K Palaniswami blames opposition, anti-socials for TuticorinThe chief minister said power supply to the plant was discontinued following a direction from the state's pollution control board.
- 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.
- Fresh violence in Tuticorin, people baton-chargedPolice personnel from neighbouring districts have also been posted here to maintain law and order and police patrols have been intensified.
- 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...
- '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...
- Sterlite protests: Govt assures action 'respecting' people's feelingsAbout 20,000 people took out a procession towards the district collectorate and the copper plant with the intention of picketing them, dema...
- Anti-KNPP protests turn violent; Shinde blames foreign NGOsA fisherman was killed in firing on anti-nuclear protesters at a coastal village in Tuticorin district while they clashed with police near ...
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