Tuticorin

Sterlite protests in Tuticorin: Vedanta's businesses violate human rights, bypass environmental norms globally, says Nityanand Jayaraman

Nityanand Jayaraman speaks about how Vedanta's Sterlite has been evading accountability in spite of repeated statutory and human rights violations.

As oxygen shortage continues, SC allows Vedanta to operate Tuticorin plant to meet 'national need'

The apex court made it clear that Vedanta shall not be allowed to enter and operate its copper smelting plant under the garb of this order and the permission to run the oxygen plant would not create any equity in the company's favour

COVID-19 second wave: Tamil Nadu govt allows Sterlite copper smelter in Tuticorin to produce oxygen

The unit was sealed by the state government in May 2018, days after 13 agitators were killed in police firing during a violent anti-Sterlite protest

Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chandigarh among other cities, install vending machines for face masks, sanitisers and gloves

The railways is planning to install such vending machines at several other railway stations as well, including at few other suburban railway stations in Mumbai.

Seventeen years since Khwaja Yunus died in Mumbai Police custody, Indian cops still unaccountable for custodial deaths

In a depressing continuation of the widespread practice of custodial torture, P Jayaraj, 59, and J Fenix, 31, died gruesome deaths in Thoothukudi last month

Tamil Nadu custodial deaths: Five accused transferred from Tuticorin Jail to Madurai Central jail

Jayaraj and his son J Benicks died days after being arrested on 19 June and lodged in Kovilpatti sub-jail for keeping their shop in the Sathankulam open despite the lockdown

Tamil Nadu custodial deaths: DMK urges Amit Shah to ensure passage of prevention of torture bill

The draft of the bill, which seeks life in jail for public servants convicted of torture, was prepared by the Law Commission to implement the UN Convention against Torture.

Tuticorin custodial deaths: Rajinikanth says those involved in 'brutal killing' of father-son duo should be aptly punished

Rajinikanth also expressed shock over the ''inappropriate behaviour'' of some policemen.

'Bloodstains on lathis, no CCTV footage': P Jayaraj and Fenix thrashed all night by Sathankulam Police personnel, finds Judicial Magistrate’s report

Mentioning Head Constable Revathy's statement in a four-page report to the Madras High Court Madurai Bench, the Judicial Magistrate probing the deaths said she feared to receive threats if she revealed the facts. In her statement, Revathy told the JM that the two persons were 'beaten up the entire night by police personnel there (Sathankulam PS) using lathis.'

Tuticorin custodial deaths: Director Hari says he regrets making five films that glorified police

Hari, in a letter dated 28 June, wrote that incidents of police brutality should never take place again in Tamil Nadu.