Anti-Sterlite protest: CM Palaniswami blames political rivals, NGOs, miscreants but not police
"If someone is attacked, the natural course would be to defend and safeguard themselves. This is what has been done by the police in response."
May 24, 2018, 14:16 PM IST
Anti-Sterlite protest: DMK demands CM's resignation, calls for TN bandh
DMK workers have staged a protest outside TN secretariate while party president Stalin has flayed the CM for inaction.
May 24, 2018, 11:49 AM IST
Cut power supply to Sterlite Copper's smelter: TN Pollution Control Board
Board has reportedly found activities still continuing at the plant despite a court order prohibiting it.
May 24, 2018, 10:29 AM IST
Anti-Sterlite protest: Tuticorin tense, internet services suspended for five days
11 people have died in two days of violence in protest against a copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries - owned by Vedanta. 67 people have been arrested so far for indulging in violence.
May 24, 2018, 08:19 AM IST
Anti-Sterlite protests: On second day of violence, police firing kills one
Despite the massive backlash against the use of force against protestors in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin on Tuesday, forces once again resorted to firing live rounds - killing one and injuring two on Wednesday afternoon.
May 23, 2018, 14:58 PM IST
Court stays construction of new Sterlite Industries copper smelter in TN
A day after 11 people died during clashes with police in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, a Madurai bench of Madras High Court issued a stay order on the construction of a new copper smelter by Sterlite Industries.
May 23, 2018, 11:46 AM IST
Section 144 imposed in Thoothukudi after protests against Sterlite Industries
Section 144 prohibits assembly of more than four people in an area was imposed on Wednesday with most shops and commercial establishments remaining shut.
May 23, 2018, 08:57 AM IST
