Tuticorin Collector Transfered

The police chief and the District Collector of Tuticorin were transferred on Wednesday evening after fresh violence broke out over anti-Sterlite protests in which two people were killed in police firing. The police said they opened fire as the protesters started throwing stones, injuring a senior officer. Elsewhere, two police jeeps were set on fir...

The Tamil Nadu government has ordered a probe into reports of alleged illegal mineral mining in the Tuticorin district. Revenue Secretary Mr Gagandeep Singh Bedi will head the team and submit its report within a month.

Ashish Kumar, who was the District Collector of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu till two days ago, was handed his transfer order on Tuesday evening. Earlier that day, he had conducted raids on mineral quarries owned by local mining barons in two villages in the district.

The police chief and the District Collector of Tuticorin were transferred on Wednesday evening after fresh violence broke out over anti-Sterlite protests in which two people were killed in police firing. The police said they opened fire as the protesters started throwing stones, injuring a senior officer. Elsewhere, two police jeeps were set on fir...

The Tamil Nadu government has ordered a probe into reports of alleged illegal mineral mining in the Tuticorin district. Revenue Secretary Mr Gagandeep Singh Bedi will head the team and submit its report within a month.

Ashish Kumar, who was the District Collector of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu till two days ago, was handed his transfer order on Tuesday evening. Earlier that day, he had conducted raids on mineral quarries owned by local mining barons in two villages in the district.