Jaitapur Firing

• 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...

• One person dies in firing at Jaitapur

  One person was killed in police firing as protests against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant in coastal Ratnagiri district today turned violent with agitators setting ablaze a police station.The man, identified as Tavrez Sejkar, was killed in police firing at the Sakhrinate village when around 600-700 locals protesting against the proposed ...