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Vedanta Can't Reopen Sterlite Copper Plant, Public Health Important: Supreme Court
In a jolt to Vedanta Limited, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed its plea for reopening of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi while underlining the importance of health and welfare of the local residents.
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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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Tamil Nadu Allows Sterlite Plant To Open For 4 Months To Produce Oxygen
Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, which was shut in 2018 amid protests by locals over environmental pollution, will be re-opened for four months to produce oxygen, the state government said today. The move come
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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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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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Protest-Hit Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu Will Stay Shut: Supreme Court
The controversial Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu, closed after protests last year over alleged pollution, will stay shut, the Supreme Court said today. The court was hearing the Vedanta group's request for a direction to Tamil Nadu's pollution control body to implement an order by the National Green Tribunal which allowedthe copper pl...
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Top Court To Give Verdict On Sterlite Plant's Reopening On Monday
The Supreme Court will deliver a verdict on Monday on the reopening of the Sterlite plant at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu government had approached the top court against the National Green Tribunal's order allowing the Sterlite plant to reopen, in a case that's seen as politically sensitive.
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High Court Asks Pollution Body To Study Impact Of Sterlite Plant On River
The Madras high court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to inspect the effluent of Sterlite plant and its impact on the Uppar river in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin).
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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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Tamil Nadu Pollution Board Rejects Sterlite Plea For Consent Renewal
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board today refused to consider Sterlite's plea for renewal of consent for its copper-smelting plant in Tuticorin, citing an appeal filed against it in the Supreme Court.
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Faced With Sterlite Closure, Vedanta Offers 100 Crores For Public Welfare
Mining company Vedanta on Friday told the National Green Tribunal that it would invest Rs 100 crore in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu for public welfare, in addition to social work being carried out by it under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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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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Mumbai Journalist Threatens To Sue Rajinikanth For 'Kaala', Wants Apology
A Mumbai-based journalist has threatened to file a defamation suit against actor Rajinikanth over his film 'Kaala' which is scheduled to release on Friday.
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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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Closure Of Sterlite's Tuticorin Copper Plant Unfortunate, Will Study Order Says Vedanta
Global diversified natural resource major Vedanta Group on Monday said that it will study the closure order of Sterlite's copper plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu and then decide on the future course of action.
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Vedanta Can't Reopen Sterlite Copper Plant, Public Health Important: Supreme Court
In a jolt to Vedanta Limited, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed its plea for reopening of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi while underlining the importance of health and welfare of the local residents.
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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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Tamil Nadu Allows Sterlite Plant To Open For 4 Months To Produce Oxygen
Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, which was shut in 2018 amid protests by locals over environmental pollution, will be re-opened for four months to produce oxygen, the state government said today. The move come
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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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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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Protest-Hit Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu Will Stay Shut: Supreme Court
The controversial Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu, closed after protests last year over alleged pollution, will stay shut, the Supreme Court said today. The court was hearing the Vedanta group's request for a direction to Tamil Nadu's pollution control body to implement an order by the National Green Tribunal which allowedthe copper pl...
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Top Court To Give Verdict On Sterlite Plant's Reopening On Monday
The Supreme Court will deliver a verdict on Monday on the reopening of the Sterlite plant at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu government had approached the top court against the National Green Tribunal's order allowing the Sterlite plant to reopen, in a case that's seen as politically sensitive.
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High Court Asks Pollution Body To Study Impact Of Sterlite Plant On River
The Madras high court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to inspect the effluent of Sterlite plant and its impact on the Uppar river in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin).
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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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Tamil Nadu Pollution Board Rejects Sterlite Plea For Consent Renewal
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board today refused to consider Sterlite's plea for renewal of consent for its copper-smelting plant in Tuticorin, citing an appeal filed against it in the Supreme Court.
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Faced With Sterlite Closure, Vedanta Offers 100 Crores For Public Welfare
Mining company Vedanta on Friday told the National Green Tribunal that it would invest Rs 100 crore in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu for public welfare, in addition to social work being carried out by it under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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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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Mumbai Journalist Threatens To Sue Rajinikanth For 'Kaala', Wants Apology
A Mumbai-based journalist has threatened to file a defamation suit against actor Rajinikanth over his film 'Kaala' which is scheduled to release on Friday.
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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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Closure Of Sterlite's Tuticorin Copper Plant Unfortunate, Will Study Order Says Vedanta
Global diversified natural resource major Vedanta Group on Monday said that it will study the closure order of Sterlite's copper plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu and then decide on the future course of action.
