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06 Aug 2021

Tamil Nadu’s K Thalavaipuram becomes first village to achieve 100% vaccination

Tamil Nadu's K Thalavaipuram village has become the first village in Thoothukudi to achieve 100 percent vaccination against COVID-19. "Our strategy is to vaccinate all persons above 18 in at least one village in all 12 blocks, projecting them as model villages to motive people," said District Commissioner of Thoothukudi.

Tuticorin custodial deaths

26 Sep 2020

Tuticorin custodial deaths: CBI files chargesheet against 9 police officers

A CBI spokesperson said the agency filed the chargesheet against 9 police officials, all from Sathankulam Police Station in Tamil Nadu.

Tuticorin custodial deaths

30 Jun 2020

Tuticorin custodial deaths: Witness intimidated, CCTV footage erased

A three-page inquiry report submitted to the Madras High Court has revealed that the cops were lax in their response and even verbally abused the Magistrate while he was at the police station for the investigation into the case.

05 Apr 2020

Mob attacks healthcare workers in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi

According to the police, a person who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat meet in Delhi tested positive for coronavirus.

Getting It Right

29 Jun 2018

Sterlite shutdown - Myopic decision

The Tamil Nadu Environment & Forests Department’s Government Order for the “permanent” closure of Sterlite Copper, the Vedanta Group’s copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi, is shortsighted and grievous. It doesn’t augur well for industrialization—not only in Tamil Nadu, which is a leading industrial state, but also in the entire country.

Tamil Nadu govt

28 May 2018

Tamil Nadu govt orders closure of Sterlite plant in Tuticorin

Large-scale violence on May 22 against the Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin and police firing led to the death of 12 persons. Next day saw one more youth succumbing to injuries sustained in police firing.

28 May 2018

SC vacation bench refuses to give urgent hearing to Thoothukudi violence case

Advocate GS Mani In his PIL alleged a "pre-planned murder" by police with the help of high-level officials of police and civil administration.

Anti-Sterlite protest

24 May 2018

Anti-Sterlite protest: PIL in SC seeks action against police officials

The PIL has been filed by advocate GS Mani, who sought a direction from the top court for registering an FIR against the Collector, SP and other police officials in connection with the deaths linked to the anti-Sterlite protests.

Aruna Jagadeesan

23 May 2018

TN govt appoints retired Judge to probe police firing in anti-sterlite protest

The Home Ministry has sought a report from Tamil Nadu government over the violence.

26 Sep 2016

SC asks expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa to join probe in criminal cases

Supreme Court on Monday asked expelled AIADMK Rajya Sabha member L Sasikala Pushpa to join the probe into two criminal cases of alleged sexual harassment of her family maids and forging of documents in her anticipatory bail petition lodged by the Tamil Nadu police.

05 Nov 2015

Rains continue in southern states

Monsoon rains continued to lash parts of southern states.

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