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Sterlite protests: In 2,445-page report on Thoothukudi police firing, civil society groups accuse officers of arson, stone-pelting
Rejimon K • 7 years agoPolice firing had killed 13 people at the Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi in May, and the arson and stone-pelting had added to the chaos and violence.
Anti-Sterlite protests: Madras HC seeks video recordings, documents related to Tuticorin firing incident that killed 13
• 7 years agoThe Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government to submit video recordings, documents and reports pertaining to protests against the Sterlite Copper smelter plant in Tuticorin
Filmmaker Divya Bharathi's movie on Cyclone Ockhi blames wilful political ignorance for deaths: Cops raid director's home without warrant
Tssudhir • 7 years agoPolice wanted the source of the footage and the DVDs of 'Orutharum Varela', a documentary on Cyclone Ockhi directed by Divya Bharathi — a film on the politics behind why timely help was not provided to the fisherfolk in southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala in December 2017 when Cyclone Ockhi struck.
Tuticorin protests: Tamil Nadu CB-CID officials conduct assessment of areas where agitators 'resorted to violence'
• 7 years agoThe Tamil Nadu government had ordered a CB-CID probe into the violence during the anti-Sterlite protest in Tuticorin and police firing that left 13 dead.
Tamil Nadu cops arrest TV actress for donning police uniform in Facebook video to criticise govt action on Tuticorin protesters
Fp Staff • 7 years agoA television actress was arrested in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu for releasing a video against the government and the police after the firing in anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi
The politics of Rajinikanth's Kaala: Pa Ranjith film aptly shows the divide between rich and poor, real and reel
Tssudhir • 7 years agoKaala uses Dharavi as its canvas to provide commentary on modern-day India. It is a social treatise wrapped in a commercial format on the rich-poor divide.
MK Stalin stages walkout in Tamil Nadu Assembly over anti-Sterlite protests; govt asks DMK to approach inquiry commission
• 7 years agoThe Opposition DMK on Thursday staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Assembly after being denied permission to raise some issue on the anti-Sterlite protests in Tuticorin
Mersal star Vijay visits kin of Sterlite plant protest victims in Thoothukudi amidst protest against Rajinikanth's Kaala
Fp Staff • 7 years agoTamil superstar Vijay reportedly visited the victims' families in Thoothukudi late at night on Tuesday.
Anti-Sterlite protests: NHRC team to probe deaths of 13 people in police firing, submit report in two weeks
• 7 years agoThe National Human Rights Commission decided to send its fact-finding team to probe the deaths of 13 people in police firing during the protests against Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district
Sterlite plant closure could spawn copper shortages nation-wide; imports to cost around $3 billion in forex annually
Fp Staff • 7 years agoClosure of Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi will cut India’s production by about half, spurring imports