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Tuticorin Police Firing: Panel Recommends Action Against Collector, Cops
The commission of inquiry into the 2018 Tuticorin police firing, suggested action against the then district Collector, police officers and deputy tahsildars for their acts of commission and omission.
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Tuticorin And Jayalalithaa Death Inquiry Commission Reports To Be Tabled In TN Assembly
The inquiry commission by Justice Aruna Jagadeesan has recommended action against 17 police officials including IPS officers, the Collector, and a few others, a statement by the state government said.
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Rajinikanth May Be Summoned Again Over Tuticorin Firing Case
The one person inquiry commission probing the May 2018 anti-Sterlite violence in Tuticorin in which 13 people were killed in police firing, may once again summon top Tamil actor Rajinikanth, following his remarks of "anti-social elements" infiltrating the protest.
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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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Tamil Nadu Activist, Missing For 6 Months, Found In Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu-based environmental activist T Mugilan, missing for nearly six months, was found in a railway station in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. He was brought back to Tamil Nadu after the police handed over the activist to Tamil Nadu police at Katpadi around midnight.
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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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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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"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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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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Tuticorin Key Police Official Removed Weeks After Anti-Sterlite Violence
In a key reshuffle more than two weeks after 13 persons were killed in police firing in the anti-Sterlite protests in southern port town of Tuticorin, the Tamil Nadu government shunted out the IGP, South Zone.
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Enquiry Begins For Police Firing During Anti Sterlite Protests In Tuticorin
The State Human Rights Commission Saturday began its enquiry into the police firing during the anti Sterlite protests in the city on May 22 and 23 that turned violent, leading to the death of 13 persons.
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On Tuticorin Firing, Court Asks Tamil Nadu For Explanation By June 6
The Madras High Court asked for an explanation from the Tamil Nadu government on what led to the police firing and the violent clashes over a controversial copper plant in which 13 people died last week.
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After Outburst On Anti-Sterlite Protests, Rajinikanth Expresses Regret
Superstar Rajinikanth who lost his cool on Wednesday after being questioned about his statement justifying last week's police firing in Tuticorin that killed 13 people, expressed regret, saying he did not intend to hurt anyone's sentiments.
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Tuticorin Police Firing: Panel Recommends Action Against Collector, Cops
The commission of inquiry into the 2018 Tuticorin police firing, suggested action against the then district Collector, police officers and deputy tahsildars for their acts of commission and omission.
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Tuticorin And Jayalalithaa Death Inquiry Commission Reports To Be Tabled In TN Assembly
The inquiry commission by Justice Aruna Jagadeesan has recommended action against 17 police officials including IPS officers, the Collector, and a few others, a statement by the state government said.
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Rajinikanth May Be Summoned Again Over Tuticorin Firing Case
The one person inquiry commission probing the May 2018 anti-Sterlite violence in Tuticorin in which 13 people were killed in police firing, may once again summon top Tamil actor Rajinikanth, following his remarks of "anti-social elements" infiltrating the protest.
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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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Tamil Nadu Activist, Missing For 6 Months, Found In Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu-based environmental activist T Mugilan, missing for nearly six months, was found in a railway station in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. He was brought back to Tamil Nadu after the police handed over the activist to Tamil Nadu police at Katpadi around midnight.
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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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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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"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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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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Tuticorin Key Police Official Removed Weeks After Anti-Sterlite Violence
In a key reshuffle more than two weeks after 13 persons were killed in police firing in the anti-Sterlite protests in southern port town of Tuticorin, the Tamil Nadu government shunted out the IGP, South Zone.
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Enquiry Begins For Police Firing During Anti Sterlite Protests In Tuticorin
The State Human Rights Commission Saturday began its enquiry into the police firing during the anti Sterlite protests in the city on May 22 and 23 that turned violent, leading to the death of 13 persons.
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On Tuticorin Firing, Court Asks Tamil Nadu For Explanation By June 6
The Madras High Court asked for an explanation from the Tamil Nadu government on what led to the police firing and the violent clashes over a controversial copper plant in which 13 people died last week.
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After Outburst On Anti-Sterlite Protests, Rajinikanth Expresses Regret
Superstar Rajinikanth who lost his cool on Wednesday after being questioned about his statement justifying last week's police firing in Tuticorin that killed 13 people, expressed regret, saying he did not intend to hurt anyone's sentiments.
