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Vedanta Moves High Court For Reopening Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu
Vedanta group firm Sterlite on Wednesday moved the Madras High Court seeking a direction to allow the reopening of its copper smelter unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu which was closed last year over pollution concerns.
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Sterlite Plant Can't Be Allowed To Operate, Supreme Court Told
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Vedanta's Sterlite copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi can't be allowed to operate as it was involved in a series of violations resulting in an alarming level of groundwater pollution.
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Supreme Court Clears Reopening Of Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Vedanta to reopen its copper smelter in Tamil Nadu by refusing to stay an order from the environmental court, the company's lawyer said.
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US Journalist Working On Sterlite Documentary Asked To Leave India
An American journalist who was working on a documentary on the health impact of the Sterlite copper smelter plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin has flown back, after he was directed by the police to leave the country, citing violation of visa conditions.
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Vedanta Sterlite Plant May Reopen As Green Court Cancels Tamil Nadu Order
The country's green court set aside today the Tamil Nadu state government's order to close Vedanta's copper smelter plant permanently. The National Green Tribunal or NGT directed the Tamil Nadu state pollution regulator to pass a fresh order of renewal of consent for Vedanta's copper smelter within three weeks.
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Green Court To Issue Judgment On Vedanta's Sterlite Plant Next Week
The National Green Tribunal on Monday said it will issue its judgment in one week on whether to allow Vedanta Ltd to re-open its copper smelter, which was closed earlier this year after 13 people died when police fired on protesters.
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Sterlite Plant Won't Be Reopened, Says Tamil Nadu Minister
The Tamil Nadu government today said the Sterlite Industries' plant in Tuticorin would not be re-opened as its policy decision to seal the Vedanta Ltd unit was in line with people's sentiments. This comes on a day when a three-member panel appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and led by former Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Tarun Agra...
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In Sterlite Row, Tamil Nadu Rejects Centre's Tuticorin Groundwater Report
The Tamil Nadu government has rejected a Central government-sponsored report on the groundwater contamination in Tuticorin, saying it "prejudices" the state government cases in various courts against the Sterlite copper smelter plant of Vedanta Ltd.
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Tamil Nadu To Ask Green Court To Dismiss Vedanta Plea To Reopen Plant
Tamil Nadu will ask the Green Court to dismiss a Vedanta Ltd petition seeking to reopen its copper smelter, a lawyer representing the state government said on Wednesday.
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Madras High Court Seeks Video, Documents Related To Anti-Sterlite Protest
The Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government to submit video recordings, documents and reports pertaining to protests against the Sterlite Copper smelter plant in Tuticorin.
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Green Court Denies Vedanta's Interim Request To Reopen Sterlite Plant
The National Green Tribunal has disallowed Vedanta Ltd from reopening its copper smelter in the Tamil Nadu which had been shut by the Tamil Nadu Government following protests which had turned violent.
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Vedanta Says Sterlite Site Acid Leak Severe, Wants Power Reconnected
Vedanta Ltd said on Wednesday a sulphuric acid leak from a tank at its copper smelter in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu was severe and inaction could lead to serious environmental consequences.
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After Outburst On Anti-Sterlite Protests, Rajinikanth Expresses Regret
Superstar Rajinikanth who lost his cool on Wednesday after being questioned about his statement justifying last week's police firing in Tuticorin that killed 13 people, expressed regret, saying he did not intend to hurt anyone's sentiments.
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Rajinikanth Loses Cool, Blames "Anti-Social Elements" For Sterlite Deaths
On his first public outreach after 13 people were killed in protests against Vedanta's Sterlite Copper smelter plant in Tuticorin, superstar Rajinikanth today blamed anti-social elements for the deaths, asked the state government to "come down hard" on them and underlined that Tamil Nadu will turn into a graveyard if people hit the roads to protest...
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Vedanta To Challenge Closing Down Of Sterlite Copper Smelter: Sources
Vedanta Resources is working on a legal challenge to the Tamil Nadu government's closure of of its Sterlite copper smelter, but it will not proceed until tensions over the deaths of 13 people during protests last week have eased, two sources told Reuters.
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Vedanta Moves High Court For Reopening Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu
Vedanta group firm Sterlite on Wednesday moved the Madras High Court seeking a direction to allow the reopening of its copper smelter unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu which was closed last year over pollution concerns.
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Sterlite Plant Can't Be Allowed To Operate, Supreme Court Told
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Vedanta's Sterlite copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi can't be allowed to operate as it was involved in a series of violations resulting in an alarming level of groundwater pollution.
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Supreme Court Clears Reopening Of Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Vedanta to reopen its copper smelter in Tamil Nadu by refusing to stay an order from the environmental court, the company's lawyer said.
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US Journalist Working On Sterlite Documentary Asked To Leave India
An American journalist who was working on a documentary on the health impact of the Sterlite copper smelter plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin has flown back, after he was directed by the police to leave the country, citing violation of visa conditions.
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Vedanta Sterlite Plant May Reopen As Green Court Cancels Tamil Nadu Order
The country's green court set aside today the Tamil Nadu state government's order to close Vedanta's copper smelter plant permanently. The National Green Tribunal or NGT directed the Tamil Nadu state pollution regulator to pass a fresh order of renewal of consent for Vedanta's copper smelter within three weeks.
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Green Court To Issue Judgment On Vedanta's Sterlite Plant Next Week
The National Green Tribunal on Monday said it will issue its judgment in one week on whether to allow Vedanta Ltd to re-open its copper smelter, which was closed earlier this year after 13 people died when police fired on protesters.
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Sterlite Plant Won't Be Reopened, Says Tamil Nadu Minister
The Tamil Nadu government today said the Sterlite Industries' plant in Tuticorin would not be re-opened as its policy decision to seal the Vedanta Ltd unit was in line with people's sentiments. This comes on a day when a three-member panel appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and led by former Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Tarun Agra...
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In Sterlite Row, Tamil Nadu Rejects Centre's Tuticorin Groundwater Report
The Tamil Nadu government has rejected a Central government-sponsored report on the groundwater contamination in Tuticorin, saying it "prejudices" the state government cases in various courts against the Sterlite copper smelter plant of Vedanta Ltd.
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Tamil Nadu To Ask Green Court To Dismiss Vedanta Plea To Reopen Plant
Tamil Nadu will ask the Green Court to dismiss a Vedanta Ltd petition seeking to reopen its copper smelter, a lawyer representing the state government said on Wednesday.
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Madras High Court Seeks Video, Documents Related To Anti-Sterlite Protest
The Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government to submit video recordings, documents and reports pertaining to protests against the Sterlite Copper smelter plant in Tuticorin.
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Green Court Denies Vedanta's Interim Request To Reopen Sterlite Plant
The National Green Tribunal has disallowed Vedanta Ltd from reopening its copper smelter in the Tamil Nadu which had been shut by the Tamil Nadu Government following protests which had turned violent.
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Vedanta Says Sterlite Site Acid Leak Severe, Wants Power Reconnected
Vedanta Ltd said on Wednesday a sulphuric acid leak from a tank at its copper smelter in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu was severe and inaction could lead to serious environmental consequences.
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After Outburst On Anti-Sterlite Protests, Rajinikanth Expresses Regret
Superstar Rajinikanth who lost his cool on Wednesday after being questioned about his statement justifying last week's police firing in Tuticorin that killed 13 people, expressed regret, saying he did not intend to hurt anyone's sentiments.
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Rajinikanth Loses Cool, Blames "Anti-Social Elements" For Sterlite Deaths
On his first public outreach after 13 people were killed in protests against Vedanta's Sterlite Copper smelter plant in Tuticorin, superstar Rajinikanth today blamed anti-social elements for the deaths, asked the state government to "come down hard" on them and underlined that Tamil Nadu will turn into a graveyard if people hit the roads to protest...
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Vedanta To Challenge Closing Down Of Sterlite Copper Smelter: Sources
Vedanta Resources is working on a legal challenge to the Tamil Nadu government's closure of of its Sterlite copper smelter, but it will not proceed until tensions over the deaths of 13 people during protests last week have eased, two sources told Reuters.
