Thoothukudi – Sterlite

via Google alerts

2018 10 16 Anti-Sterlite violence: Protester succumbs to injuries; death toll rises to 14 Business Standard. A person, who got injured during the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi district in May, died last night taking the death toll in the incident to 14. Anti-Sterlite violence: Protester dies of injuries; toll rises to 14 – Deccan Chronicle. Sterlite copper plant closure: Panel gets one more month to submit report – The New Indian Express. Person injured during anti-Sterlite protests dies after 5 months – Yahoo India News Anti-Sterlite protester dies of kidney failure Times of India. It is learnt that he suffered a scalp injury when he was hit with a lathi and was treated at the ThoothukudiMedical College and Hospital for more than a .

2018 10 15 Sterlite protests: As CBI starts inquiry, families of 13 victims demand action against TN police Scroll.in… the Central Bureau of Investigation’s Special Crime Branch began its investigation into the protests against Sterlite Copper’s smelter in Thoothukudi, …

2018 10 13 Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court against CBI order in Sterlite firing Deccan Chronicle (https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/131018/tamil-nadu-moves-supreme-court-against-cbi-order-in-sterlite-firing.html). Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court against CBI order in Sterlite firing … a CBI probe into the Thoothukudifiring incident during the Sterlite agitations …

 2018 10 09 Sterlite: Cases against members of 20 organizations Times of India. Representatives of 20 organisations including the Thoothukudi Vyabarigal Sangam, the fishermen sangam, and the Veeranganai group took part in … Tamil Nadu: CBI takes over probe into police firing that killed 13 persons at Tuticorin during anti … – Catch News Full Coverage

2018 10 08 CBI takes over probe into police firing during anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu The New Indian Express ALSO READ | Sterlite submits 45000 letters of support from Thoothukudi before NGT panel. The Bench, comprising Justices C T Selvam and A M …Anti-Sterlite protests: CBI registers cases against people belonging to 20 organisations – Scroll.in CBI takes over probe into police firing during anti-Sterlite protest – Business Standard Full Coverage

2018 10 05 Anti-Sterlite groups submit over 3 lakh letters from Thoothukudiagainst copper smelter The News Minute Anti-Sterlite groups submit over 3 lakh letters from Thoothukudi against … Thoothukudidistrict, to the National Green Tribunal, in favour of the Sterlite …Pained Over Thoothukudi Sterlite Plant Closure, Contract Workers Demand Fair Probe Into … – Swarajya Parties, ryots submit plea seeking closure of Sterlite – Deccan Chronicle (https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061018/parties-ryots-submit-plea-seeking-closure-of-sterlite.html) Anti-Sterlite parties present petitions at NGT hearing – The Hindu Full Coverage

2018 10 02 Vedanta delists from London Stock Exchange amid Thoothukudi protests THE WEEK The move came as a group of around 50-60 protesters, coordinated by grassroots organisations Foil Vedanta and Anti Sterlite People’s Movement, …Hopeful that Sterlite copper plant will be reopened soon, says Vedanta CEO – The News Minute

2018 10 01 Thirumurugan Gandhi’s health deteriorates! apherald.com – unit of India Herald Group Publishers [P] LIMITED… UN meet where he spoke of the Thoothukudi Sterlite shootout, and he was arrested at the airport itself by officials as he landed at Bengaluru airport.

2018 09 29 Protests planned at Vedanta’s final company meet in UK

Economic Times29-Sep-2018
Foil Vedanta, a grassroots activist group centred in London, also blames the City of London Corporation and UK’s Financial Conduct Authority …

2018 09 26 Jobs for anti-Sterlite agitation victims The Hindu Thoothukudi. Nineteen persons, including those severely injured and family members of persons killed in the police firing during the May anti-Sterlite …Thoothukudi firing victims’ kin get job appointment letters from Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami The New Indian Express… were killed and several injured on May 22 when the police opened fire on a huge crowd of people protesting against Thoothukudi’s Sterlite plant.

2018 09 24 Majority of petitioners want Thoothukudi Sterlite plant closed, says NGT expert committee The News Minute. The NGT appointed committee conducted inspections in and around the plant on Sunday and met the general public for their inputs on the effects of …NGT panel conducts hearing on Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper unit in Thoothukudi – Business Standard Sterlite submits 45000 letters of support from Thoothukudi residents to NGT panel – The News Minute Sterlite submits 45000 letters of support from Thoothukudi before NGT panel – The New Indian Express Full Coverage

2018 09 23  GT panel visits Sterlite’s copper slag dumping site in ThoothukudiThe New Indian Express THOOTHUKUDI: After Sterlite Copper challenged its closure order, the three-member committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) … NGT team visits site in Thoothukudi – The Hindu Three-member committee arrives to inspect Sterlite plant – United News of India National Green Tribunal panel begins Sterlite inspection – Deccan Chronicle

2018 09 22 Sterlite case: National Green Tribunal panel to reach Thoothukudi today, public meet likely The New Indian Express. The CPCB has requested all parties and interveners to attend the committee’s sitting on Monday in Chennai and furnish relevant documents, if any, … Sterlite: NGT team in Thoothukudi to inspect copper plant – News Today

2018 09 19 Sterlite case: National Green Tribunal panel may visitThoothukudi on September 22The New Indian Express However, the Tamil Nadu government has made a plea calling for cancellation of committee’s visit, saying the matter was sub judice.TNPCB urges Central Pollution Control Board to postpone visit to Sterlite plant – Deccan Chronicle TNPCB seeks to cancel proposed visit of NGT-appointed probe panel to Sterliteplant – The News Minute. NGT to hear Vedanta’s plea at its Chennai bench on Monday – Deccan Chronicle

2018 09 18 NGT-appointed Sterlite committee to commence work from September 22 The New Indian Express Meanwhile, a miscellaneous application moved by Thoothukudi resident and Anti-Sterlite People’s Movement convenor Fatima was dismissed by NGT ..

2018 09 17 Petitions submitted to Collector for and against Sterlite unit The Hindu THOOTHUKUDI. The Collector’s office here on Monday witnessed different groups of people submitting petitions opposing and supporting Sterlite …

2018 09 16 Tamil Nadu Police Regression on Anti-Sterlite Protesters NewsClick. Since August, the Tamil Nadu Police have been summoning between 10 to 15 persons every day to Thoothukudi’s South police station, to check on …

2018 09 15 Interview: Sterlite CEO P Ramnath answers questions of the people of Tuticorin The News Minute. For over two decades, the people of Tuticorin have been protesting against the Sterlite copper plant, alleging that it had been posing an environmental …

2018 09 13 Tamil Nadu has filed 133 cases against this man as part of its crackdown on anti-Sterlite protests Scroll.in. The Thoothukudi police have filed so many cases against some protestors that each is shown to have participated in violence at different places …

2018 09 12 Court says no to injunction against water quality report The Hindu The Madras High Court has refused to injunct Sterlite copper or any other organisation from relying upon a study report prepared by the Central …

2018 09 11 Tamil Nadu is silencing anti-Sterlite protests by forcing hundreds of people to exit WhatsApp groups – Scroll.in

2018 09 11 Hopeful of completing police firing inquiry in 6 months’ The Hindu… heads the Commission of Inquiry tasked with probing the violence and the subsequent police firing during the anti-Sterlite agitation in Thoothukudi  Report on Thoothukudi firing likely in 6 months The Hindu…tasked with probing the violence during the anti-Sterlite agitation in Thoothukudi, is hopeful of completing the inquiry within the next six months…

2018 09 10 NGT panel may visit Thoothukudi later this week The Hindu THOOTHUKUDI. Collector Sandeep Nanduri on Monday said the three-member committee formed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) might start its …

2018 09 09  Sterlite row: Tamil Nadu rejects Centre’s report on groundwater pollution in Thoothukudi State Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan wrote to the Centre saying the study was biased in favour of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper plant. Scroll.in Centre’s Thoothukudi groundwater report pro-Sterlite: Stalin Business Standard Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Sunday snubbed the Centre’s report on groundwater contamination in Thoothukudi …Sterlite Plant row: Tamil Nadu rejects Centre’s report on groundwater contamination in Thoothukudi … – Firstpost  Tamil Nadu govt rejects groundwater report of Centre pro-Sterlite – Times Now Full Coverage Sterlite: Centre’s report on water quality opposed The New Indian Express CHENNAI: The Centre’s report on the groundwater quality in Thoothukudi that the Sterlite copper smelting plant alone cannot be blamed for the high …Anti-Sterlite protests: Locals on edge as cops keep eye on their social media activity – The News Minut

2018 09 09  Withdraw report favouring Sterlite: govt. The Hindu The State government has rejected the study report of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) on the groundwater contamination in Thoothukudi, …Sterlite plant row: TN govt slams Centre, calls Tuticorin ground water report “prejudiced” – Oneindia ‘Vague, unscientific, unwarranted’: TN govt rejects Centre’s report on Sterlite – The News Minute Tamil Nadu rejects Centre’s pro-Sterlite report on water pollution – The New Indian Express Full Coverage

2018 09 05  Supreme Court may hear TN petition against National Green Tribunal on September 10 The Hindu… Tribunal decision to constitute an “independent and credible” committee to look into the State’s closure of the Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi. SC to hear plea against allowing Vedanta access to admin unit of Thoothukudi plant next week The Hindu BusinessLine After Sterlite announced its plans to expand the Thoothukudi plant, locals started fresh stir that continued for over 100 days, culminating in the May 22 …

2018 09 04 Student-activist held for anti-BJP slogans on flight a critic of Sterlite THE WEEK With an MSc in physics and mathematics, Sofia had been vociferous in her writings and social media posts against the Sterlite smelter in Thoothukudi …Who is Lois Sofia, the Girl Arrested For ‘Insulting’ the BJP – The Quint Lois Sofia, who shouted ‘fascist govt down, down’ at Tuticorin airport, is a writer and a vocal RSS … – Firstpost TN Woman Granted Bail Day After Airport Spat With BJP Leader, Gets Backing from Kamal Haasan … – News18 Full Coverage

2018 09 04 ‘Nothing wrong with transfer of TNPCB chair’ The Hindu The officer could still be consulted on the closure of the Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi, the court said. Mr. Nasimuddin was posted as Energy …

2018 09 02 Ex-CJ of Meghalaya High Court Tarun Agrawal to head Sterlite panel The New Indian Express When the Sterlite counsel handed over a copy of the letter dated August 29 addressed to the Thoothukudi collector for access to the administrative …

2018 08 31 – Ensure that Sterlite is permanently closed’ The Hindu… belonging to various organisations urged the government to take steps to ensure that Sterlite Copper industry remained closed in Thoothukudi

2018 08 31 – Panel to decide on closure of Sterlite plant inThoothukudi: NGT appoints retired HC judge as Firstpost On 9 August, the Tribunal had allowed Vedanta to enter the administrative unit inside its Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, observing that …

2018 08 31 – Sterlite: State challenges NGT’s order The Hindu Sterlite: State challenges NGT’s order … Haryana Chief Justice S.J. Vazifdar, to look into the State’s closure of the Sterlite copper plant in ThoothukudiNGT mulls Tamilian judge to head panel – The New Indian Express Full Coverage

2018 08 30 – Vazifdar opts out of Sterlite case, The New Indian Express Vazifdar opts out of Sterlite case … mandated to decide Vedanta Limited’s plea challenging closure of its Sterlite copper smelter plant at Thoothukud…. Retired judge recuses self from committee to decide on Sterlitereopening; NGT to name new judge Economic Times Sterlite Copper had made a submission that it wishes the NGT to judge the merits of the case it had filed earlier challenging the closure order of the

2018 08 29 – Sterlite closure taking a toll on downstream units’The Hindu. This is primarily attributed to the shutdown of the 400 KT (kilo tonne) Thoothukudismelter of Sterlite Copper, which accounted for 40% of the country’s …Sterlite closure hits copper production, imports up 221% in June quarter Business Standard Though the fall in production was mainly due to the closure of Vedanta’s smelter plant at Thoothukudi, the shutdown of smelters of Hindustan Copper …

2018 08 29 – Thirumurugan Gandhi granted bail in Sterlite related case Deccan Chronicle Thoothukudi: Thirumurugan Gandhi, coordinator of the ‘May 17 Movement’, an outfit sympathetic to the cause of the Sri Lankan Tamils, produced …Thirumurugan Gandhi granted bail in anti-Sterlite protest case – The Hindu

2018 08 28 HC stays proceedings against advocate involved in anti-Sterlite protests The Hindu The petitioner said he was actively involved in the recent anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi and had offered legal aid services to victims of the firing …

2018 08 26 – Sterlite’s litany of illegalities in ThoothukudiNational Herald Since Vedanta’s subsidiary Sterlite started operating its first Thoothukudi copper smelting plant in 1997, and the second one in 2015, it has been ..

2018 08 26 – A 100 days on, Thoothukudi is still picking up the pieces The Hindu. It has been a turbulent 100 days at the home of 17-year-old J. Snowlin, killed in police firing during the anti-Sterlite riots in Thoothukudi. Her father ..

2018 08 26 – Sterlite plant closure: It’s no longer business as usual The Hindu. The industrial climate in Thoothukudi is a shadow of its former self. A number of thermal power plants have either closed down or are winding down ..

2018 08 26 – Eminent citizens protest transfer of TNPCB chairman while probe on Sterlite is still on The News Minute. He has been involved and informed about Sterlite’s operations in Thoothukudi. His continued presence as TNPCB Chairperson would be invaluable …Collusion between Sterlite and Tamil Nadu government? – National Herald. Greens rue transfer of environment secretary in the midst of Sterlite case – The New Indian Express Full Coverae

2018 08 24 Tonnes of materials still at Thoothukudi Sterliteplant, could pose risk: Central Pollution Control Board The New Indian Express  CHENNAI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has indicated that there are still tonnes of materials stored inside the Sterlite copper unit in … Vazifdar to head panel on Sterlite’s plant – The Hindu Former High Court Chief Justice to head Sterlite panel – The New Indian Express Former-High Court Chef Justice to head pan Sterlite – The New Indian Express Consider clean-up, Thoothukudi collector told The New Indian Express The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court directed Thoothukudicollector to consider the plea on removing industrial waste dumped by Sterlite in .. Full Coverage

2018 08 23 – Justice SJ Vazifdar to head NGT panel deciding Vedanta’s plea on Sterlite Business Standard. On August 9, the Tribunal had allowed Vedanta to enter the administrative unit inside its Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, observing that … Vazifdar to head panel on Sterlite’s plant The Hindu… NGT forms expert committee to probe pollution caused by Sterlite in TN – The News Minute

2018 08 22 – One-man panel on Sterlite violence summons dead man Deccan Chronicle. Thoothukudi: The one-man commission probing the Thoothukudi violence in which 13 persons were killed in the police firing, had summoned a dead …

2018 08 22 – Vaiko objects to Sterlite’s plea The Hindu. Mr. Vaiko was in Thoothukudi to appear before the judicial magistrate – II … “The (Sterlite) plant was set up in Tamil Nadu, and the people [who were …Remove all chemicals from Sterlite’s TN plant, may impact environment: CPCB recommends – The News Minute. Vaiko questions Sterlite’s request for non-TN judge to head NGT panel – The Hind

2018 08 22 – Anti-Sterlite lawyers’ caveats in Supreme Court to counter government challengeThe New Indian Express. Anti-Sterlite lawyers’ caveats in Supreme Court to counter government … related in any manner to the anti-Sterlite protests at Thoothukudi to the CBI.

2018 08 22 – Criticisms on anti-Sterlite activists, demanding an enquiry by HC judge apherald.com – unit of India Herald Group Publishers [P] LIMITED. Thoothukudi sources stated that the one man commission probing the Thoothukudi violence in which 13 persons were killed in the police firing, had …

2018 08 20 – Thoothukudi: NGT says an independent committee will decide if Sterlite plant can resume operation Scroll.in For more than two decades, activists in Thoothukudi accused Sterlite of contaminating the region’s air and water resources and causing breathing … Sterlite Plant: Tribunal Remits Vedanta’s Plea To Panel Headed By Former Judge – BloombergQuint NGT remits Vedanta’s plea on Sterlite plant to panel headed by former judge – Business Standard NGT’s Independent Committee To Probe And Decide On The Fate Of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper … – NewsClick

2018 08 17 – Thoothukudi Vedanta Sterlite plant closure: NGT will decide the matter, says Supreme Court The New Indian Express The green tribunal had on August 9 allowed Vedanta to enter its administrative unit inside its Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s ThoothukudiSC directs NGT to consider maintainability of Sterlite case against closure – Economic Times. SC refuses to change NGT order on Sterlite – The Hindu. Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Green Tribunal Order Allowing Sterlite Copper Officials Access To … – Swarajya

2018 08 1  Give report on Sterlite’s imports: High Court The New Indian Express. Give report on Sterlite’s imports: High Court … clearance (EC) granted to Sterlite in 2007 for its copper manufacturing unit in Thoothukudi, the Madurai ..

2018 08 14 – CBI to probe police firing during Thoothukudi Sterlite protests, orders Madras HC The News Minute. The Madurai bench of Madras High Court, on Tuesday, ordered a CBI probe into the police firing in Thoothukudi on May 22. A bench consisting of …Sterlite copper plant: Supreme Court to hear Tamil Nadu plea against NGT order – Livemint.  Thoothukudi anti-Sterlite protests: Madras High Court orders CBI inquiry into police firing that killed … – Firstpost. Madras High Court Orders CBI Inquiry into Police Firing During Anti-Sterlite Protests in Tuticorin Madurai HC directs CBI to probe Thoothukudi firingNews Today Madurai HC directs CBI to probe Thoothukudi firings … into the firings and alleged police brutality on the 100th day of the anti-Sterlite protest that killed Counter sought from Thoothukudi Customs The Hindu The petitioner, Prince Cardoza of Thoothukudi, a member of People’s Union for Civil Liberties, said since its inception in 1995, Sterlite Copper had met …Madras High Court orders CBI probe into Thoothukudi police firing – Deccan Chronicle CBI to investigate Sterlite firing case – The Statesman CBI probe in Sterlite shooting as Madras HC questions snipers’ presence – Daily News & Analysis Full Coverage

2018 08 13 – ‘Administrative access to Sterlite unit not yet sought’ The Hindu. Collector Sandeep Nanduri on Monday said all gates of Sterlite Copper plant … Aruna Jagadeesan Commission had met 12 persons in ThoothukudiVedanta-Sterlite case: TN moves SC challenging NGT relief to copper producer – Economic Times. Thoothukudi Violence: How The Stage-Managed Protests Worsened The Crisis – Swarajya.  State challenges NGT order on Sterlite plant – The Hindu

2018 08 12 – Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi: Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami chairs meeting to discuss next …Firstpost Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami on Sunday chaired a meeting of ministers and officials to discuss the next course of action in the …CM Edappadi K Palaniswami keen Sterlite shuts permanently – Deccan Chronicle

2018 08 11 – Tamil Nadu Counsel forgot Sterlite for Marina: Kanimozhi Daily News & Analysis A day after the NGT granted conditional access to Vedanta to Sterlite Copper plant at Thoothukudi, DMK’s Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi on Friday hit … Kanimozhi slams government over sterlite defeat – Deccan Chronicle

2018 08 10 – Thirumurugan Gandhi held in Bengaluru for UN speech on police firing inThoothukudi The New Indian Express He was held on charges of sedition for addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council about the police firing on anti-Sterlite protesters at …Thirumurugan Gandhi arrested – The Hindu

2018 08 09 – NGT grants Sterlite conditional access to Thoothukudi plant The Hindu BusinessLine The status quo on Thootukudi copper plant of Sterlite Industries continues after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) once again denied permission to … NGT allows Vedanta to access administrative unit of Thoothukudi Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu – The New Indian Express NGT allows Vedanta to access administrative unit of Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s … – Firstpost NGT grants Vedanta conditional access to Thoothukudi copper plant – Livemint Full Coverage

2018 08 08 – Final hearing on Sterlite’s plea against closure today in Tamil Nadu The New Indian Express Final hearing on Sterlite’s plea against closure today in Tamil Nadu … (TNPCB) order of shutting down the Sterlite Copper plant at Thoothukud

2018 08 08 – Industrial suppliers demand reopening of Sterlite, other cos Times of India Expressing concern over the closure of Sterlite and various industries across the state, the Thoothukudi Industrial Suppliers Association petitioned the

2018 08 05 – Sterlite impasse irks ‘concentrate’ sellers The Hindu The closure of the Thoothukudi facility of Sterlite Copper has put global … In the wake of the Sterlite imbroglio, the international trading and supplier 

2018 08 02 – Thoothukudi firing: High Court directs police to treat all 173 FIRs as one The New Indian Express The Madras High Court today directed the Tuticorin police to treat as one all 173 FIRs registered in connection with the violence during the anti-Sterlite … HC hits out at multiple FIRs against anti-Sterlite protesters – The Hindu How Brazen And Insensitive Can The State Be? Madras HC Slams State For Registering Hundreds … – Live Law “How brazen and insensitive can the State be?” Madras HC quashes multiple FIRs against … – Bar & Bench Madras HC: “How Brazen and Insensitive Can the State be?” NewsClick Read More: Thousands Unite Against Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper Plant In TN’s Thoothukudi. The plant had been established in 1996. However, in 2010 

2018 08 02  Detention of advocate under NSA quashed The Hindu. Mr. Hariragavan was actively involved in the anti-Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi. A Division Bench of Justices C.T. Selvam and A.M. Basheer Ahamed … How a small protest in Thoothukudi turned into an explosive cocktail – ThePrint

2018 08 01 – Is it democratic Tamil Nadu or a police raj: High Court raps state over detention of Thoothukudi …The New Indian Express The bench directed the Tuticorin collector to be present tomorrow and … of instigating violence during the protest against Sterlite in ThoothukudiHC reserves its order in Thoothukudi riots case – The Hindu Is Tamil Nadu a police state?: HC questions state government over arrest of Thoothukudi lawyer … – The New Indian Express

2018 07 30 – 99% of chemicals cleared from Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi Livemint Chennai: Nearly 99% of sulphuric acids, phosphoric acids and other chemicals have been evacuated in the last 27 days from Vedanta’s Sterlite … 99 per cent chemicals cleared from Sterlite plant, says Thoothukudi administration – The News Minute Anti-Sterlite activists flay bid to reopen Thoothukudi plant, warns of another protest – The New Indian Express Thoothukudi Sterlite plant row: National Green Tribunal declines interim relief to Vedanta – The New Indian Express

2018 07 30 – Sterlite ads misleading, says Vasuki The Hindu Speaking to reporters here, she said the ads’ claim that Thoothukudi ranks low … People around the Sterlite plant are the most affected,” she argued

2018 07 30 – Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi will not be reopened, says district collector Hindustan TimesThe controversial Sterlite copper smelter unit in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi will not be reopened, the district administration assured on Monday and … 99% effluents removed from Sterlite plant: Thoothukudi Collector – News Today Sterlite plant to remain shut, NGT refuses Vedanta’s request for interim stay – The News Minute Sterlite copper unit in Tamil Nadu was shut down without evidence of ‘toxicity’ or cancer – ThePrint

2018 07 29 – Sterlite keen to expand operation in Thoothukudi The New Indian Express Despite public backlash and a Madurai Bench of Madras High Court order stopping the construction of a new copper smelter, Vedanta Limited has

2018 07 28 – Efforts on to reopen Sterlite plant: Vedanta The New Indian Express Vedanta has also put out a separate note on operation in Thoothukudi, which noted that the protests by communities living around the Sterlite Copper

2018 07 27 – Sterlite effect: Phillips Carbon Black rethinking new plant in Tamil Nadu Business Line The controversy around, and the eventual closure of, Sterlite’s copper smelter in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, has forced Kolkata-headquartered Phillips … Jittery over Sterlite row, PCBL rethinks on TN plant – Times of India

2018 07 27 – Sterlite violence: Advocate detained under NSA United News of India Hari Raghavan, who is Thoothukudi district Coordinator of Makkal Adhikaram was booked under various sections of IPC aftermath anti-Sterlite violent …Advocate detained under NSA – The Hindu

2018 07 27 – HC quashes detention of anti-Sterlite protester under Goondas Act The Hindu HC quashes detention of anti-Sterlite protester under Goondas Act … in the anti-Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi, under the Goondas Act. The Act was …HC quashes detention – The Hindu

2018 07 26 – Sterlite stir: State submits intelligence reports to HCThe Hindu MADURAI. The State submitted its intelligence reports on the anti-Sterlite protests and Thoothukudi firing in a sealed cover to the Madurai Bench of the 

2018 07 26 – Sterlite Plant’s Closure left many SSI in retrenchment apherald.com – unit of India Herald Group Publishers [P] LIMITED Chennai sources reported that as the heat and dust over the closure of Vedanta’s Copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi is yet to settle down even after 

2018 07 25 – Small And Medium Industries In South India Struggle For Copper Supplies After Sterlite Closure Swarajya… small and medium industries delivery schedules and thrown their cost calculations haywire after the closure of Sterlite copper unit in Thoothukudi.

2018 07 24 – Ground water in Sterlite copper plant contaminated, Centre tells Parliament The News Minute … norms, the Centre confirmed on Monday that groundwater in the SIPCOT area of Thoothukudiwhere Sterlite is also located, is polluted. Thoothukudi residents moves Madras HC challenging environment clearance given to Sterlite’s – Daily News & Analysis Analysis showed presence of contaminated ground water around Sterlite plant in TN : Govt – Times of India Groundwater around Sterlite unit highly polluted, says Centre – The Hindu

2018 07 23 – terlite Copper’s closure to impact turnover of Rs 600 bn for industry: CEO Business Standard The closure of the Vedanta group’s Sterlite Copper smelter plant at Thoothukudi, 600 km from Tamil Nadu capital, would remove a third of domestic

2018 07 22 – The Life of Labour: Kerala Women Workers Win ‘Right to Sit’, SterliteCalls Back Staff The Wire 45 days since the closure of Sterlite Copper Smelter in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, the Vedanta Group that operates the plant has recalled all th

2018 07 20 – Sterlite copper plant shutdown could cost $100 million: Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal Livemint Mumbai: Vedanta Ltd would suffer a loss of about $100 million if its ThoothukudiSterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu continues to remain shut for a year ..

2018 07 19 – Tuticorin Plant Case: Politicians Allege Nexus Between Vedanta and Tamil Nadu Government NewsClick Explaining why it ordered shutdown of Vedanta’s Sterlite copper plant, the Tamil Nadu government submitted a plea on July 18 before the National 

2018 07 18 – Villagers from Thoothukudi write to CM, urge for the permanent closure of Sterlite The News Minute A section of villagers from Madathur in Thoothukudi submitted a petition to the District Legal Services Authority on Monday requesting the Tamil Nadu …Tamil Nadu govt seeks dismissal of petition challenging closure of Sterlite Copper – Business Today What Actually Happened in Thoothukudi – The Citizen (press release) Sterlite can object to Vaiko impleading himself: NGT – Hindu Business Line

2018 07 18 – Thoothukudi incidents: State to submit reports on July 23 The Hindu A Division of Justices C.T. Selvam and A.M. Basheer Ahamed adjourned the cases related to anti-Sterliteprotests and Thoothukudi riots till July 23.

2018 07 18 –  Villagers from Thoothukudi write to CM, urge for the permanent closure ofSterlite The News Minute. A section of villagers from Madathur in Thoothukudi submitted a petition to the District Legal Services Authority on Monday requesting the Tamil Nadu … Tamil Nadu govt seeks dismissal of petition challenging closure of Sterlite Copper – Business Today. Sterlite can object to Vaiko impleading himself: NGT – Hindu Business Line

2018 07 18 – Thoothukudi incidents: State to submit reports on July 23. The Hindu. A Division of Justices C.T. Selvam and A.M. Basheer Ahamed adjourned the cases related to anti-Sterliteprotests and Thoothukudi riots till July 23

2018 07 18 – Petition seeks restraint order against Thoothukudi police over anti-Sterlite stir The Hindu. A public interest litigation petition was filed before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday seeking a direction to the Thoothukudi 

2018 07 18 – SDPI can hold meeting in Thoothukudi: HC The Hindu. The petitioner, A. Kader Mohideen of Thoothukudi, an SDPI member, … as a token of respect to those who were killed during the anti-Sterlite protests.

2018 07 18 – DMK to raise IT raids, police firing, and GEC in Parliament session The New Indian Express. Police firing at anti-Sterlite protesters at Thoothukudi, which caused widespread outrage and condemnation not only in the State but also across the