July 28, 2022 2:34 pm
The offer includes the sale of the copper smelter complex, sulphuric and phosphoric acid plants, copper refinery, a captive power plant and a residential colony, among other associated infrastructure.
June 20, 2022 9:32 pm
The conglomerate must in the first place withdraw its appeal challenging the Madras HC's refusal to direct re-opening of the copper plant, M Krishnamoorthy of the Anti-Sterlite (Thoothukudi) People's Federation said.
June 18, 2022 9:17 am
As per a leaked audio clip, one of the teachers at a government school near Vilathikulam is heard telling a student that they should not allow people from Scheduled Castes to take over the school.
October 16, 2021 7:53 am
The 'encounter' happened when the accused person, V Duraimurugan assaulted policemen who cornered him in the Muthiahpuram Pottalkadu area near here, police said.
December 03, 2020 4:57 am
A three-judge Bench headed by Justice R F Nariman posted the company’s appeal, which challenged the Madras High Court verdict upholding the Tamil Nadu government’s decision, for hearing in January 2021.
April 23, 2020 11:50 am
Fresh guidelines were issued by the government last week for enforcing the second phase of the lockdown. The nation-wide lockdown has been imposed till May 3.
February 04, 2020 7:41 pm
The committee, headed by retired high court judge Aruna Jagadeesan, had asked the Tamil actor to appear before the inquiry commission for a deposition on February 25.
June 16, 2019 11:30 am
The Tamil Nadu government had in May last year ordered permanent shutdown of the copper smelter after bloody protests at the plant in Thoothukudi culminated in police opening fire on demonstrators.
February 18, 2019 12:47 pm
The apex court also said that Vedanta has the liberty to approach HC with its plea for reopening of the plant.
December 22, 2018 9:26 pm
The incident was the deadliest during an environmental protest in India in a decade. A working group of United Nations' human rights experts in May condemned the "apparent excessive and disproportionate use of lethal force by police".
June 22, 2020 6:17 pm
Lois Sofia, on her way home from Canada, was with her parents who joined her at Chennai for the IndiGo flight to Tuticorin. The incident took place after the flight landed at the Tuticorin airport.
June 22, 2020 6:25 pm
How the protest in Tuticorin has been going on for twenty years but this year it took a turn for the worse.
January 12, 2016 9:38 am
Tuticorin, Jan 12 (ANI): Around fifty whales have been washed ashore in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, since last night. According to officials, the fishermen dragged many of the beached whales back into the sea but they kept returning to the shores near Manapadu and Kallamozhi villages.