Sterlite Protests
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Land allotment for expansion of Sterlite Copper in Tamil Nadu cancelled
India | May 29, 2018, 01:32 PM ISTThe move comes a day after the Tamil Nadu government ordered the state Pollution Control Board to seal and "permanently" close the Sterlite Copper plant following last week's protests.
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A day before assembly session, Tamil Nadu govt orders permanent closure of Sterlite plant
India | May 28, 2018, 11:30 PM ISTThe government’s decision came a day ahead of the start of the state Assembly session where it is likely to come under intense Opposition fire over the Tuticorin incidents.
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Sterlite Copper smelter plant will be closed, says TN Deputy CM Panneerselvam
India | May 28, 2018, 11:13 AM ISTPannerselvam visited the hospital here and enquired about the health of those injured in the police firing on anti-Sterlite Copper protestors on May 22, in which 13 persons died.
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Anti-Sterlite protests: Section 144 lifted from Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi
India | May 27, 2018, 09:26 AM ISTViolent protests erupted in Tuticorin on May 22 as locals took to the streets demanding the closure of a copper factory of the Vedanta group over pollution concerns, leading to police firing.
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Sterlite protests: CM blames parties, anti-socials for violence that left 13 dead; DMK calls for bandh on Friday
India | May 24, 2018, 11:22 PM ISTPalaniswamy accused political parties and anti-social elements of "deliberately instigating and misleading" innocent people leading to violence and loss of lives.
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Sterlite protests: 13 dead, 102 injured; electricity supply to Sterlite Industries cut off | As it happened
India | May 24, 2018, 09:07 PM ISTThe administration has suspended internet service in the city and adjoining districts of Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari for five days to prevent spread of rumours through social media
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Sterlite protests: 12 die in police firing, Tamil Nadu govt sets up inquiry panel, shunts out Tuticorin DM, SP
India | May 24, 2018, 11:30 AM ISTIn a swift action, the Tamil Nadu government today transferred Tuticorin District Collector and Superintendent of Police as fresh violence rocked the port city for the second consecutive day.
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Sterlite protests: Kamal Haasan visits Thoothukudi firing victims, seeks closure of Tuticorin plant
India | May 23, 2018, 04:26 PM IST"We must know who ordered this firing. It is not me but the victims who are demanding this. Merely announcing compensation isn't a solution. This industry must be shut, and this is what people demand," Kamal Haasan said.