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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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After MK Stalin's Assurance, 4 Cops Suspended Over Anti-Sterlite Violence
A Deputy Superintendent of Police and three constables charged by an inquiry commission with unprovoked firing against the anti-Sterlite protesters in 2018 in Thoothukudi, were placed under suspension by the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police.
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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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Tamil Nadu To Drop 38 Cases Against Politicians Linked To Sterlite Protests
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to withdraw 38 cases filed against political leaders in connection with the anti-Sterlite protests of May 2018, sources said.
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CBI Names 71 Anti-Vedanta Protesters For Tamil Nadu Violence: Report
India's federal police have charged 71 people for rioting and arson during deadly protests over environmental concerns at Vedanta Ltd's copper smelter in Tamil Nadu three years ago, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Rajinikanth Summoned Over Comment On 2018 Anti-Sterlite Protests
Superstar Rajinikanth has been summoned to help with the investigation into the 2018 violence at the Sterlite factory in Tuticorin -- officially called Thoothukudi -- over a remark that was seen to justify police use of excessive force on protesters. Thirteen people had died as protesters demanding permanent closure of Vedanta's Sterlite copper sme...
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Rajinikanth To File Reply To Commission Probing Anti-Sterlite Violence
Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth's legal aide, advocate Ilamparudhi, on Tuesday appeared before a one-member commission headed by retired Madras High Court judge Aruna Jagadeesan probing police firing during an anti-Sterlite protest at Thoothukidi.
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CBI Probe Against Cops Who Fired At Tamil Nadu Protesters To Go On: Court
The Supreme Court today refused to stay the Madras High Court order for a CBI probe against police officials for firing at anti-Sterlite protesters in Tamil Nadu in May this year. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued notice to the CBI on the petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the High Court order.
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Man Injured During Anti-Sterlite Protest Dies, Number Of Dead Now 14
A person, who was injured during the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi district in May, died last night taking the number of dead in the incident to 14. Justine was in the coma for past five months.
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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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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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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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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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Month After Tuticorin Police Firing Killed 13, Fear Stalks Protesters
Nearly a month after 13 people were killed as police fired at protesters demanding closure of the Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, fear is palpable in villages in the area, with hundreds of men going into hiding.
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Tuticorin Firing Incident Case Fit For CBI Probe, Says High Court
The Madras High Court today observed that the police firing during the recent anti-Sterlite protests in Tuticorin was a fit case for CBI investigation.
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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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After MK Stalin's Assurance, 4 Cops Suspended Over Anti-Sterlite Violence
A Deputy Superintendent of Police and three constables charged by an inquiry commission with unprovoked firing against the anti-Sterlite protesters in 2018 in Thoothukudi, were placed under suspension by the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police.
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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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Tamil Nadu To Drop 38 Cases Against Politicians Linked To Sterlite Protests
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to withdraw 38 cases filed against political leaders in connection with the anti-Sterlite protests of May 2018, sources said.
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CBI Names 71 Anti-Vedanta Protesters For Tamil Nadu Violence: Report
India's federal police have charged 71 people for rioting and arson during deadly protests over environmental concerns at Vedanta Ltd's copper smelter in Tamil Nadu three years ago, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Rajinikanth Summoned Over Comment On 2018 Anti-Sterlite Protests
Superstar Rajinikanth has been summoned to help with the investigation into the 2018 violence at the Sterlite factory in Tuticorin -- officially called Thoothukudi -- over a remark that was seen to justify police use of excessive force on protesters. Thirteen people had died as protesters demanding permanent closure of Vedanta's Sterlite copper sme...
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Rajinikanth To File Reply To Commission Probing Anti-Sterlite Violence
Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth's legal aide, advocate Ilamparudhi, on Tuesday appeared before a one-member commission headed by retired Madras High Court judge Aruna Jagadeesan probing police firing during an anti-Sterlite protest at Thoothukidi.
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CBI Probe Against Cops Who Fired At Tamil Nadu Protesters To Go On: Court
The Supreme Court today refused to stay the Madras High Court order for a CBI probe against police officials for firing at anti-Sterlite protesters in Tamil Nadu in May this year. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued notice to the CBI on the petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the High Court order.
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Man Injured During Anti-Sterlite Protest Dies, Number Of Dead Now 14
A person, who was injured during the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi district in May, died last night taking the number of dead in the incident to 14. Justine was in the coma for past five months.
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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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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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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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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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Month After Tuticorin Police Firing Killed 13, Fear Stalks Protesters
Nearly a month after 13 people were killed as police fired at protesters demanding closure of the Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, fear is palpable in villages in the area, with hundreds of men going into hiding.
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Tuticorin Firing Incident Case Fit For CBI Probe, Says High Court
The Madras High Court today observed that the police firing during the recent anti-Sterlite protests in Tuticorin was a fit case for CBI investigation.
