Anti Sterlite
(Search results - 9)IndiaJul 7, 2019, 4:00 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: Missing environmental activist Mugilan arrested in Tirupati after six months
Environmental activist Mugilan had disappeared after conducting a press conference in an attempt to “expose the role of police in creating violence during anti-Sterlite protests in Tamil Nadu’.
PoliticsMay 23, 2019, 7:48 AM IST
Thoothukudi: Will scales tip in favour of BJP’s Tamilisai or DMK’s Kanimozhi?
The port city of Thoothukudi found itself in massive uproar after the peaceful anti-Sterlite protests turned violent and claimed the lives of 13 people a year ago. Tension is high in the city and the BJP state president Tamilisai Soundararajan and DMK’s Kanimozhi are key candidates of the region.
IndiaMay 22, 2019, 7:55 PM IST
From LoC encounters to country encountering Lok Sabha poll results, watch MyNation in 100 seconds
BJP candidate Arjun Singh from Barrackpore, Bengal got a nod from the Supreme Court to be present during the counting of votes on May 23. Locals in Thoothukudi gathered to pay respects to the victims who were gunned down during the anti-Sterlite protests. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds.
IndiaMay 22, 2019, 3:44 PM IST
Thoothukudi: A year after Sterlite protest tragedy, city pays respect to victims
13 people were killed in the firing on May 22-23, 2018 when protesters were demanding the closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit. The anti-Sterlite protest turned violent, prompting the police to open fire.
Ground ReportApr 16, 2019, 6:41 PM IST
Thoothukudi anti-Sterlite protests funded by foreign firms; people demand re-opening of copper plant
After 100 days of protesting for the closure of the Sterlite copper plant, and after the loss of 13 lives in the protests, the people of Thoothukudi now want the plant to open. MyNation has accessed documents that reveal shocking details of funding received by organisations abroad.
IndiaMar 5, 2019, 3:15 PM IST
Anti-Sterlite activist Mugilan missing: Madras high court seeks status report
The Madras high court has sought a status report on the missing anti-Sterlite activist Mugilan. He has been missing since February 15 and had last held a press conference wherein he accused two senior policemen for the shootout that killed 13 people in the anti-Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi
IndiaDec 26, 2018, 4:23 PM IST
IndiaNov 29, 2018, 8:27 PM IST
From CBI registering case against Tamil Nadu Police to Maharashtra government annoucing reservations for Marathas, here are today's headlines
The Maharashtra government on Thursday proposed 16% reservation for Marathas under socially and educationally backward category.
IndiaJul 17, 2018, 6:59 PM IST
Workers file petition to reopen Tuticorin Sterlite industry in Tamil Nadu
Following the violent anti-Sterlite protests at Tuticorin, locals claim that they have no jobs after the shutting down of the plant