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SC dismisses review plea by Vedanta against closure of copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi
1 month, 1 week ago

SC dismisses review plea by Vedanta against closure of copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a review plea filed by Vedanta group against the closure of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi. The top court had on February 29 dismissed Vedanta's plea for re-opening of its copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi, closed since May 2018 over pollution concerns, while underlining the importance of health and welfare …

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BJP favoured Sterlite Copper unit, CM Stalin shut it down: Kanimozhi
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP favoured Sterlite Copper unit, CM Stalin shut it down: Kanimozhi

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI/MADURAI/THENI: The BJP favoured the re-opening of the Sterlite Copper unit, said DMK General Secretary and incumbent MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi during an election campaign near Kurukusalai, late on Thursday. She alleged that the AIADMK government gunned down 13 protesters, who came to petition the collector, during the anti-Sterlite protest in 2018, adding that the BJP government favoured the Sterlite Copper …

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Thoothukudi: A timeline of protest and vindication
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Thoothukudi: A timeline of protest and vindication

Hindustan Times  

In 1994, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government of Tamil Nadu, led by the now deceased J. Jayalalithaa approved a copper smelting plant to be run by Vedanta-owned Sterlite Copper. It happened on the 100th day of a fresh bout of protests demanding permanent closure of the Vedanta-owned Sterlite Copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi, alleging that it caused …

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Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to reopen Thoothukudi Sterlite copper plant
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to reopen Thoothukudi Sterlite copper plant

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court, on February 29, dismissed the special leave petition filed by Vedanta to reopen Thoothukudi Sterlite copper plant. The apex court upholds the Madras High Court judgment of August 2020 confirming the State government and TNPCB decision to permanently shut down plant for causing environmental violations. The apex court noted that though the Thoothukudi plant was contributing to …

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Supreme Court dismisses Vedanta’s plea seeking reopening of Sterlite copper plant in TN's Thoothukudi
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court dismisses Vedanta’s plea seeking reopening of Sterlite copper plant in TN's Thoothukudi

India TV News  

​The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal of the Vedanta group seeking direction for the reopening of its Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi. The Supreme Court, while dismissing the plea, said that the plant is a chronic violator of air and water pollution laws. Earlier in August 2020, the Madras High Court had rejected Vedanta’s plea for …

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Can’t allow reopening of plant straightaway: SC on Vedanta case
10 months ago

Can’t allow reopening of plant straightaway: SC on Vedanta case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it could not straightaway allow the reopening of Vedanta’s Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi as it must also protect the “voiceless people” and the “well-being of the community living in the area.” The Supreme Court as hearing an appeal by the Sterlite Copper against a judgment of the Madras high …

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SC proposes expert panel to examine Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper plant’s future
10 months, 1 week ago

SC proposes expert panel to examine Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper plant’s future

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court proposed the formation of an expert committee on Wednesday to examine the future of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. During the hearing, senior advocate Shyam Divan, representing Vedanta, argued that the plant was shut down by the Tamil Nadu government despite having all necessary consents and approvals, citing issues like the absence of a …

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Reopen Sterlite plant, INTUC urges State government; says jobless working class can’t migrate like IT employees
1 year ago

Reopen Sterlite plant, INTUC urges State government; says jobless working class can’t migrate like IT employees

The Hindu  

The State government should immediately take steps to reopen the closed Sterlite Copper Plant in Thoothukudi, said Indian National Trade Union Congress State working president P. Kathirvel here on Tuesday. Speaking at the day-long meet, Mr. Kathirvel said the Union government and many State governments were closing down public sector undertakings and other private industries like the Sterlite unit under …

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Sterlite protest was fully foreign funded: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi
1 year, 8 months ago

Sterlite protest was fully foreign funded: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, in an address to civil service aspirants, on Thursday said the protest against the Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi, which led to its closure, was “fully funded by foreign countries”. While addressing civil service aspirants, Governor RN Ravi was asked a question about the Foreign Contribution Act and the recent regulations brought in by the …

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NGO that organised protests against Vedanta Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi under scrutiny: Home Ministry tells Rajya Sabha
1 year, 8 months ago

NGO that organised protests against Vedanta Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi under scrutiny: Home Ministry tells Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha on April 5, that it was examining complaints against an NGO— The Other Media— for misusing foreign funds to organise protests and demonstrations around Vedanta’s Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi, in Tamil Nadu. Responding to a question by Congress party’s Naranbhai J. Rathwa, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said …

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Sterlite supporters want action against 'rumour-mongers'
1 year, 9 months ago

Sterlite supporters want action against 'rumour-mongers'

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Sterlite supporters under the banner of Thoothukudi Makkal Valvathara Sangam submitted a petition to District Collector Dr K Senthil Raj during the weekly grievances meeting demanding action against those spreading rumours about Sterlite Copper. At the time, the Tamil Nadu government is taking necessary actions against rumour-mongers who spread fake news on the plight of Bihari workers in Tamil …

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Is Vedanta's Sterlite Copper plant in Tamil Nadu set for reopening?
1 year, 10 months ago

Is Vedanta's Sterlite Copper plant in Tamil Nadu set for reopening?

India Today  

Nearly five years after the Tamil Nadu government had sealed the Vedanta group’s Sterlite Copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi, prospects of its reopening have brightened. After reports suggested that Vedanta had shelved plans to sell the plant, full-page newspaper ‘Give back our livelihoods’, screams the The appeal to give livelihoods back cited that hundreds of thousands of people were jobless …

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Give back our livelihoods: Ads support re-opening of Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin
1 year, 10 months ago

Give back our livelihoods: Ads support re-opening of Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin

India Today  

Days after reports suggested that the Vedanta group shelved its plan to sell the Sterlite copper smelting plant situated in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, full-page The plant was locked and sealed by the Tamil Nadu government in May, 2018 following massive public outrage over the violence that broke out on the 100th day of the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi …

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Explained | The Thoothukudi firing inquiry report
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | The Thoothukudi firing inquiry report

The Hindu  

October 27, 2022 10:51 pm | Updated October 29, 2022 09:30 am IST The story so far: On October 18, the Tamil Nadu government tabled the final report of the Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission of Inquiry in the Assembly. The CoI was formed to inquire into the police firing that resulted in the killing of 13 people in May 2018 …

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Thoothukudi police firing | DSP, three constables suspended
2 years, 2 months ago

Thoothukudi police firing | DSP, three constables suspended

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government has suspended a Deputy Superintendent of Police and three police constables in connection with the May 2018 police firing in Thoothukudi which claimed 13 lives. The report named 17 police officers, including the then Inspector-General of Police, Shailesh Kumar Yadav, the then Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Kapil Kumar C. Saratkar, the then Thoothukudi Superintendent of Police, …

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Sterlite Copper plant case: Probe report to be submitted to Tamil Nadu Assembly soon
2 years, 4 months ago

Sterlite Copper plant case: Probe report to be submitted to Tamil Nadu Assembly soon

India Today  

The report on the Thoothukudi Police firing, in which 13 people were allegedly killed on May 28, 2018, was handed over to the Tamil Nadu government by retired judge Aruna Jagadeesan who conducted the probe. State Law Minister S Raghunatha had said that based on the report by the inquiry commission, an order was passed to withdraw the cases filed …

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DC Edit | Sterlite: Jinxed from start?
2 years, 6 months ago

DC Edit | Sterlite: Jinxed from start?

Deccan Chronicle  

Is it curtains for the Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi that has been put up for sale by the multi-national company Vedanta Ltd or will the move usher in a new beginning for the industrial growth of southern Tamil Nadu? A state-of-art establishment employing 5,000 people and providing indirect jobs to another 25,000, accounting for 12 per cent of the …

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How prolonged closure of Sterlite plant is impacting copper exports
3 years, 2 months ago

How prolonged closure of Sterlite plant is impacting copper exports

Business Standard  

How prolonged closure of Sterlite plant is impacting copper exports The prolonged closure of its controversial Thoothukudi plant has had an unintended impact on the country's exports of the industrial metal Premium As part of its corporate social responsibility mandate, the company planted one million trees, implemented a scholarship programme for students from Thoothukudi's villages. Shine Jacob Chennai It’s been …

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Sterlite Protests: Madras High Court Calls For Probe Reports Of NHRC- Calls The Inaction "Alarming"
3 years, 5 months ago

Sterlite Protests: Madras High Court Calls For Probe Reports Of NHRC- Calls The Inaction "Alarming"

Live Law  

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court issued notice to the State Government and the National Human Rights Commission today in a plea for disclosure of NHRC's "undisclosed" 2018 investigation report into police firing following the Sterlite Protests in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. Mr. Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director of People's Watch, appearing party-in-person, has challenged the closure order of NHRC dated …

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Tamil Nadu allows Vedanta to temporarily reopen, company opposes operation of oxygen plant by govt
3 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu allows Vedanta to temporarily reopen, company opposes operation of oxygen plant by govt

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu on Monday granted temporary permission to a shuttered copper plant in Thoothukudi to reopen for medical oxygen production for four months, almost three years after the facility was closed over pollution concerns after the deaths of 13 protesters in police firing. Hours later, Vedanta Industries, the plant’s owner, opposed the Supreme Court’s suggestion to let the Tamil Nadu …

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TN allows Vedanta to temporarily reopen, comapny opposes operation of oxygen plant by govt
3 years, 7 months ago

TN allows Vedanta to temporarily reopen, comapny opposes operation of oxygen plant by govt

Hindustan Times  

Chennai/New Delhi: Tamil Nadu on Monday granted temporary permission to a shuttered copper plant in Thoothukudi to reopen for medical oxygen production for four months, almost three years after the facility was closed over pollution concerns after the deaths of 13 protesters in police firing. HT Image Hours later, Vedanta Industries, the plant’s owner, opposed the Supreme Court’s suggestion to …

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Supreme Court rejects Vedanta’s interim plea to inspect, operate closed Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin
4 years ago

Supreme Court rejects Vedanta’s interim plea to inspect, operate closed Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a proposal made by Vedanta to operate its closed Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi for 30 days under the supervision of an expert committee appointed by the court. Viswanathan and Additional Advocate General Balaji Srinivasan, said the proposal was only a “ruse to open” a plant which had been a polluting one for over …

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Tamil Nadu govt opposes reopening of Thoothukudi Sterlite plant, SC seeks Vedanta's reply
4 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu govt opposes reopening of Thoothukudi Sterlite plant, SC seeks Vedanta's reply

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu government today opposed reopening of the Sterlite copper smelting plant at Thoothukudi. During brief arguments today in the Supreme Court, senior advocate CS Vaidyanathan, appearing for the Tamil Nadu government, said the order passed by the state government was for "permanent closure" of the plant. "Various conditions for the operation of the Sterlite plant have been duly …

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SC Issues Notice On Vedanta Plea To Reopen Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu; Refuses Stay On HC Order
4 years, 3 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Vedanta Plea To Reopen Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu; Refuses Stay On HC Order

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea filed by Vedanta Sterlite Copper seeking reopening of the copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. A Bench comprising of Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee sought a response from the Tamil Nadu government in the appeal filed by Vedanta Ltd against the High Court Order refusing to …

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