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2018 Sterlite Protests Were Fuelled By Foreign Funds: Tamil Nadu Governor
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi stoked a fresh controversy on Thursday, remarking that the anti-Sterlite protests in the State in 2018 had been fuelled by foreign funds and was aimed at hindering progress.
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Tuticorin Police Firing: Panel Recommends Action Against Collector, Cops
The commission of inquiry into the 2018 Tuticorin police firing, suggested action against the then district Collector, police officers and deputy tahsildars for their acts of commission and omission.
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Drop All Cases Against Anti-Sterlite Protesters: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to drop all the cases registered against the protesters involved in the anti-Sterlite agitation in 2018, in which 13 persons were killed in alleged police firing.
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Just 43 Non-Lethal Bullets Used Before Sterlite Crackdown Killed 13: RTI
Tamil Nadu police used just 43 non-lethal bullets - 18 rubber and 25 plastic - before firing 69 rounds of live ammunition, a National Human Rights Commission inquiry into the deadly crackdown on demonstrators protesting against Vedanta's copper smelter in Tamil Nadu in May last year has found. At least 13 people were killed in the operation in Thoo...
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In Sterlite Protests, Court Asks Cops To Treat 173 Cases As One Complaint
A court today cancelled 173 FIRs or complaints filed after the death of 13 people in police firing on anti-Sterlite protesters in Tuticorin in May, in a major embarrassment to the Tamil Nadu police.
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Senior Police Officer Transferred After Tuticorin Violence
Senior IPS officer Shailesh Kumar Yadav was today promoted as Additional Director General of Police, weeks after being shunted out from the post of IGP South Zone in the wake of the violence and police firing during anti-Sterlite protests in Tuticorin.
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Enquiry Begins For Police Firing During Anti Sterlite Protests In Tuticorin
The State Human Rights Commission Saturday began its enquiry into the police firing during the anti Sterlite protests in the city on May 22 and 23 that turned violent, leading to the death of 13 persons.
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On Tuticorin Firing, Court Asks Tamil Nadu For Explanation By June 6
The Madras High Court asked for an explanation from the Tamil Nadu government on what led to the police firing and the violent clashes over a controversial copper plant in which 13 people died last week.
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"No Warning": Witnesses Describe How Police Shot Anti-Sterlite Protesters
Police in the port city of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu gave no warning last Tuesday before firing with live ammunition on protesters seeking the closure of a copper smelter owned by London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc, according to 16 witnesses interviewed by Reuters.
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Tamil Nadu Seeks Permanent Closure Of Vedanta's Copper Smelter, Say Officials
Tamil Nadu said on Thursday that it was seeking a permanent closure of a big copper smelter run by London-listed Vedanta Resources after 13 people died in protests demanding the closure of the plant on environmental grounds.
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Rajnath Singh Appeals For Peace In Tuticorin, Home Ministry Asks Tamil Nadu For Report
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday appealed to the people of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu to remain calm and maintain peace in the wake of the violence that has claimed 11 lives.
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PIL Filed In Supreme Court Seeking CBI Probe Into Deaths During Anti-Sterlite Protests
A PIL was filed yesterday in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into deaths of protesters during the anti-Sterlite rally at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.
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Anna University Postpones Exams; Check New Dates Here
Anna University postponed examinations scheduled on May 25, 26 and 28 due to the protests demanding closure of a copper factory owned by group firm Sterlite Copper at Tuticorin.
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Power Cut For Vedanta-Owned Sterlite In Tuticorin: 10 Latest Facts
Power supply to the Sterlite copper smelter plant in Tuticorin has been cut after Tamil Nadu's pollution regulator found that the plant was "carrying out activities to resume production", violating orders in April to halt production. The action comes at a time the government is struggling to cap national outrage over the police killing 12 people pr...
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On Tuticorin Firing, Chief Minister Palaniswami Defends Police: 10 Facts
Under attack over police firing on protesters in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami appeared to defend the police and blamed the violence on "political parties and anti-social elements". They "misled" the protesters against Sterlite, and the police defended themselves after they came under attack, he said. Union minister Rajnath Sin...
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2018 Sterlite Protests Were Fuelled By Foreign Funds: Tamil Nadu Governor
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi stoked a fresh controversy on Thursday, remarking that the anti-Sterlite protests in the State in 2018 had been fuelled by foreign funds and was aimed at hindering progress.
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Tuticorin Police Firing: Panel Recommends Action Against Collector, Cops
The commission of inquiry into the 2018 Tuticorin police firing, suggested action against the then district Collector, police officers and deputy tahsildars for their acts of commission and omission.
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Drop All Cases Against Anti-Sterlite Protesters: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to drop all the cases registered against the protesters involved in the anti-Sterlite agitation in 2018, in which 13 persons were killed in alleged police firing.
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Just 43 Non-Lethal Bullets Used Before Sterlite Crackdown Killed 13: RTI
Tamil Nadu police used just 43 non-lethal bullets - 18 rubber and 25 plastic - before firing 69 rounds of live ammunition, a National Human Rights Commission inquiry into the deadly crackdown on demonstrators protesting against Vedanta's copper smelter in Tamil Nadu in May last year has found. At least 13 people were killed in the operation in Thoo...
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In Sterlite Protests, Court Asks Cops To Treat 173 Cases As One Complaint
A court today cancelled 173 FIRs or complaints filed after the death of 13 people in police firing on anti-Sterlite protesters in Tuticorin in May, in a major embarrassment to the Tamil Nadu police.
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Senior Police Officer Transferred After Tuticorin Violence
Senior IPS officer Shailesh Kumar Yadav was today promoted as Additional Director General of Police, weeks after being shunted out from the post of IGP South Zone in the wake of the violence and police firing during anti-Sterlite protests in Tuticorin.
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Enquiry Begins For Police Firing During Anti Sterlite Protests In Tuticorin
The State Human Rights Commission Saturday began its enquiry into the police firing during the anti Sterlite protests in the city on May 22 and 23 that turned violent, leading to the death of 13 persons.
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On Tuticorin Firing, Court Asks Tamil Nadu For Explanation By June 6
The Madras High Court asked for an explanation from the Tamil Nadu government on what led to the police firing and the violent clashes over a controversial copper plant in which 13 people died last week.
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"No Warning": Witnesses Describe How Police Shot Anti-Sterlite Protesters
Police in the port city of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu gave no warning last Tuesday before firing with live ammunition on protesters seeking the closure of a copper smelter owned by London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc, according to 16 witnesses interviewed by Reuters.
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Tamil Nadu Seeks Permanent Closure Of Vedanta's Copper Smelter, Say Officials
Tamil Nadu said on Thursday that it was seeking a permanent closure of a big copper smelter run by London-listed Vedanta Resources after 13 people died in protests demanding the closure of the plant on environmental grounds.
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Rajnath Singh Appeals For Peace In Tuticorin, Home Ministry Asks Tamil Nadu For Report
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday appealed to the people of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu to remain calm and maintain peace in the wake of the violence that has claimed 11 lives.
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PIL Filed In Supreme Court Seeking CBI Probe Into Deaths During Anti-Sterlite Protests
A PIL was filed yesterday in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into deaths of protesters during the anti-Sterlite rally at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.
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Anna University Postpones Exams; Check New Dates Here
Anna University postponed examinations scheduled on May 25, 26 and 28 due to the protests demanding closure of a copper factory owned by group firm Sterlite Copper at Tuticorin.
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Power Cut For Vedanta-Owned Sterlite In Tuticorin: 10 Latest Facts
Power supply to the Sterlite copper smelter plant in Tuticorin has been cut after Tamil Nadu's pollution regulator found that the plant was "carrying out activities to resume production", violating orders in April to halt production. The action comes at a time the government is struggling to cap national outrage over the police killing 12 people pr...
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On Tuticorin Firing, Chief Minister Palaniswami Defends Police: 10 Facts
Under attack over police firing on protesters in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami appeared to defend the police and blamed the violence on "political parties and anti-social elements". They "misled" the protesters against Sterlite, and the police defended themselves after they came under attack, he said. Union minister Rajnath Sin...
