Jaitapur Protests
-
{
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Jaitapur Nuclear Plant to be Completed at All Costs: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Amidst protests by its ally Shiv Sena against setting up a nuclear power project in Jaitapur, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the project has now reached a stage from where there is no option of going back.
-
Maharashtra Congress alleges foreign NGOs funding Jaitapur N-plant protests
Following the Prime Minister's statement that the opposition against the nuclear power plant in Kudankulam was being fuelled by foreign funded NGOs, the Congress in Maharashtra has written to the Prime Minister saying they suspect a foreign hand in the protests against the Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant.
-
After Jaitapur, protest over nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu
Koodankulam in Tirunelvelli district of Tamil Nadu is witnessing huge protest. The reason: An upcoming nuclear plant which, once functional, will be India's largest power generation complex.
-
Students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences protest against Jaitapur N-plant
A group of around 20 students belonging to the reputed Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) today boycotted their convocation ceremony as a mark of protest against the proposed nuclear power plant in Jaitapur.The move is symbolic as Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh was the Chief Guest at the 71st convocation ceremony of TISS.Besides the...
-
Govt to drill 8-km hole near Jaitapur nuclear plant
In their bid to study earthquakes more closely, scientists plan to send robotic probes to greater depths for monitoring changes in the earth's crust.Scientists are planning to drill a borehole up to eight km deep into the earth in the quake-prone Koyna region in Maharashtra in order to understand the changes that occur underground when an earthquak...
-
Jaitapur nuclear power project row: Chavan meets PM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against the backdrop of growing concern over the opposition by locals to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power project.Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh was also present at the meeting. The meeting comes close on the heels of Chavan deliberating threadbare on t...
-
Jaitapur issue: Maharashtra Chief Minister likely to meet PM today
Concerned over growing opposition by locals to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear project, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is likely to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss about the overall issue, sources in the state secretariat said.The Jaitapur issue was discussed threadbare in a meeting held by Chavan in Ma...
-
Cops tapping our phones, say anti-nuclear plant leaders
The Ratnagiri police are allegedly tapping phones and scrutinising call records of leaders including those of political parties to gather crucial information related to the agitation against the proposed nuclear plant in Jaitapur. Senior leaders like B G Kolse-Patil, Justice P B Sawant and Vaishali Patil have alleged that since they are heading the...
-
Politics add danger to Jaitapur nuclear plant protests
At Jaitapur in Maharashtra, the protests against a new nuclear power plant - it will be the world's largest when completed - have collided with politics. The area is under siege now with politicians arriving in quick succession to stake their claim.A bandh called by the Shiv Sena in Ratnagiri, a two hour drive away from Jaitapur, saw a hospital att...
-
Fresh clashes in Jaitapur over nuclear plant, protesters lathicharged
Fresh protests erupted in Ratnagiri today following the death of a youth in police firing on Monday during demonstrations against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant. The protests have taken on political colours with the Maharashtra government accusing the Shiv Sena of stoking tension.The police also stopped Sena leaders allegedly moving arou...
-
Jaitapur Nuclear Plant to be Completed at All Costs: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Amidst protests by its ally Shiv Sena against setting up a nuclear power project in Jaitapur, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the project has now reached a stage from where there is no option of going back.
-
Maharashtra Congress alleges foreign NGOs funding Jaitapur N-plant protests
Following the Prime Minister's statement that the opposition against the nuclear power plant in Kudankulam was being fuelled by foreign funded NGOs, the Congress in Maharashtra has written to the Prime Minister saying they suspect a foreign hand in the protests against the Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant.
-
After Jaitapur, protest over nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu
Koodankulam in Tirunelvelli district of Tamil Nadu is witnessing huge protest. The reason: An upcoming nuclear plant which, once functional, will be India's largest power generation complex.
-
Students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences protest against Jaitapur N-plant
A group of around 20 students belonging to the reputed Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) today boycotted their convocation ceremony as a mark of protest against the proposed nuclear power plant in Jaitapur.The move is symbolic as Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh was the Chief Guest at the 71st convocation ceremony of TISS.Besides the...
-
Govt to drill 8-km hole near Jaitapur nuclear plant
In their bid to study earthquakes more closely, scientists plan to send robotic probes to greater depths for monitoring changes in the earth's crust.Scientists are planning to drill a borehole up to eight km deep into the earth in the quake-prone Koyna region in Maharashtra in order to understand the changes that occur underground when an earthquak...
-
Jaitapur nuclear power project row: Chavan meets PM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against the backdrop of growing concern over the opposition by locals to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power project.Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh was also present at the meeting. The meeting comes close on the heels of Chavan deliberating threadbare on t...
-
Jaitapur issue: Maharashtra Chief Minister likely to meet PM today
Concerned over growing opposition by locals to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear project, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is likely to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss about the overall issue, sources in the state secretariat said.The Jaitapur issue was discussed threadbare in a meeting held by Chavan in Ma...
-
Cops tapping our phones, say anti-nuclear plant leaders
The Ratnagiri police are allegedly tapping phones and scrutinising call records of leaders including those of political parties to gather crucial information related to the agitation against the proposed nuclear plant in Jaitapur. Senior leaders like B G Kolse-Patil, Justice P B Sawant and Vaishali Patil have alleged that since they are heading the...
-
Politics add danger to Jaitapur nuclear plant protests
At Jaitapur in Maharashtra, the protests against a new nuclear power plant - it will be the world's largest when completed - have collided with politics. The area is under siege now with politicians arriving in quick succession to stake their claim.A bandh called by the Shiv Sena in Ratnagiri, a two hour drive away from Jaitapur, saw a hospital att...
-
Fresh clashes in Jaitapur over nuclear plant, protesters lathicharged
Fresh protests erupted in Ratnagiri today following the death of a youth in police firing on Monday during demonstrations against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant. The protests have taken on political colours with the Maharashtra government accusing the Shiv Sena of stoking tension.The police also stopped Sena leaders allegedly moving arou...
