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Vedanta Boiler Blast Death Count Rises To 25 As Another Worker Dies
The incident took place on April 14 and left several workers with severe injuries.
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Sterlite Plant, Shut After Huge Protests, Can't Reopen: Madras High Court
In a setback to Vedanta, the Madras High Court today rejected the company's plea to reopen Sterlite Copper smelting plant in the state's Tuticorin district. The plant has been shut since April 2018. Thirteen people were killed in police firing in May the same year during protests against the plant. Today's court order upheld the Tamil Nadu governme...
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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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Court Orders CBI Probe Into Police Firing At Anti-Sterlite Protest
The CBI has been told by the Madras High Court to probe the police firing that killed 13 people while they were protesting against the Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin in May last week. The court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to complete its probe in four months.
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"Sterlite Permanently Closed": Minister Rejects Ramdev, Sadhguru's Views
The Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, the epicentre of violent protests over environmental hazards, will not be reopened, a minister asserted today, on appeals from some religious leaders. "Sterlite plant will not be reopened. We've taken a firm stand. We don't care about the views of Ramdev and Sadhguru," said Tamil Nadu minister D Jayakum...
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Tuticorin Sterlite Protest Updates: Opposition Calls For Statewide Shutdown, DMK's Kanimozhi Detained
A report on the police firing and the situation prevailing in Tuticorin was sought on Thursday from the Tamil Nadu government by the centre as the death toll amid protests against Vedanta group's Sterlite Copper plant rose to 13. Home Minister Rajnath Singh also appealed to the people of the Tuticorin to remain calm.
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Tuticorin Sterlite Protest Live Highlights: Taking Measures To Close Sterlite Copper Plant, Says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
At least 12 people have died and several others injured as police opened fire at protesters in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin, now called Thoothukudi. Internet services have been suspended in Tuticorin and the adjoining districts, in an attempt to check escalation of violence.
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Rajinikanth Condemns Tamil Nadu Government's "Careless Attitude" In Sterlite Protests
Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Wednesday condemned the Tamil Nadu's government's "careless attitude" and "unlawful police firing" at the anti-Sterlite copper smelter plant protesters in Tuticorin.
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Anti-Sterlite Protests Updates: Internet Services To Be Suspended In Tuticorin, Adjoining Districts From Tonight
The month-long protest demanding closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit in Tuticorin took a violent turn on Tuesday. 11 people were killed as police opened fire on protesters who went on demanding closure of a copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin, prompting the ruling AIADMK government to issue appeals for calm and a prom...
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9 Dead As Police Fire During Anti-Sterlite Protest In Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin
Nine people were killed as police opened fire on protesters who went on a rampage today demanding closure of a copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin, prompting the ruling AIADMK government to issue appeals for calm and a promise to take legal action against the plant.
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Vedanta Boiler Blast Death Count Rises To 25 As Another Worker Dies
The incident took place on April 14 and left several workers with severe injuries.
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Sterlite Plant, Shut After Huge Protests, Can't Reopen: Madras High Court
In a setback to Vedanta, the Madras High Court today rejected the company's plea to reopen Sterlite Copper smelting plant in the state's Tuticorin district. The plant has been shut since April 2018. Thirteen people were killed in police firing in May the same year during protests against the plant. Today's court order upheld the Tamil Nadu governme...
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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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Court Orders CBI Probe Into Police Firing At Anti-Sterlite Protest
The CBI has been told by the Madras High Court to probe the police firing that killed 13 people while they were protesting against the Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin in May last week. The court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to complete its probe in four months.
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"Sterlite Permanently Closed": Minister Rejects Ramdev, Sadhguru's Views
The Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, the epicentre of violent protests over environmental hazards, will not be reopened, a minister asserted today, on appeals from some religious leaders. "Sterlite plant will not be reopened. We've taken a firm stand. We don't care about the views of Ramdev and Sadhguru," said Tamil Nadu minister D Jayakum...
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Tuticorin Sterlite Protest Updates: Opposition Calls For Statewide Shutdown, DMK's Kanimozhi Detained
A report on the police firing and the situation prevailing in Tuticorin was sought on Thursday from the Tamil Nadu government by the centre as the death toll amid protests against Vedanta group's Sterlite Copper plant rose to 13. Home Minister Rajnath Singh also appealed to the people of the Tuticorin to remain calm.
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Tuticorin Sterlite Protest Live Highlights: Taking Measures To Close Sterlite Copper Plant, Says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
At least 12 people have died and several others injured as police opened fire at protesters in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin, now called Thoothukudi. Internet services have been suspended in Tuticorin and the adjoining districts, in an attempt to check escalation of violence.
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Rajinikanth Condemns Tamil Nadu Government's "Careless Attitude" In Sterlite Protests
Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Wednesday condemned the Tamil Nadu's government's "careless attitude" and "unlawful police firing" at the anti-Sterlite copper smelter plant protesters in Tuticorin.
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Anti-Sterlite Protests Updates: Internet Services To Be Suspended In Tuticorin, Adjoining Districts From Tonight
The month-long protest demanding closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit in Tuticorin took a violent turn on Tuesday. 11 people were killed as police opened fire on protesters who went on demanding closure of a copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin, prompting the ruling AIADMK government to issue appeals for calm and a prom...
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9 Dead As Police Fire During Anti-Sterlite Protest In Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin
Nine people were killed as police opened fire on protesters who went on a rampage today demanding closure of a copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin, prompting the ruling AIADMK government to issue appeals for calm and a promise to take legal action against the plant.
