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Sterlite Industries fixed, colluders still free

April 2, 2013 by (FINN) Frontier India News Network Leave a Comment

Chennai: Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd, one of the India’s largest non-ferrous metals and mining company, owned by NRI billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta group has been asked pay up Rs 100 crore by Supreme Court, as compensation for polluting environment through its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu. The company will have to pay the amount [...]

Filed Under: Environment, Law and Order, Tamil Nadu Tagged With: Anil Agarwal, National Green Tribunal, Sterlite Industries, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Vedanta

TN resolution asks the Centre to stop treating Sri Lanka as a friendly country

March 27, 2013 by (FINN) Frontier India News Network Leave a Comment

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Assembly has adopted a resolution seeking the Central Government to stop treating Sri Lanka as a friendly country. The state on 26th March forced BCCI to withdraw Sri Lankan cricket players from playing Chennai matches of the high-profile IPL. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa refused to host them in view of the prevailing anti-Sinhalese [...]

Filed Under: Headlines, Tamil Nadu Tagged With: Jayalalithaa, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

10th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2013 begins

Hyderabad: India’s most exciting and hard fought motorsport event for young racing enthusiasts is back. 2013 marks the 10th successful successive year of India’s only Karting championship-the JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2013. The opening round of the 2013 championship will get underway on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Kart Centre at [...]

JD (U) proves majority in Bihar Assembly as BJP walks out

Patna: Nitish Kumar let JD(U) today passed the trust vote in Bihar Assembly with 126 MLA’s voting for it. Congress Party’s 4 MLA’s abstained from voting. There were only 24 MLA against the motion as BJP had already walked out of the house. “We know you have mustered majority in the House to ensure passage [...]

Indian Railways to launch mobile tickets

New Delhi: Indian Railways ticketing is set to get a boost as a pilot non internet based mobile ticketing has been announced through Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Traveler’s with simple mobiles can access Railway ticketing services through SMS/IVRS/USSD. Print outs are nit required. The procedure involves user sending an SMS to a [...]

Big-bellied Bruce Lee poster by Mumbai restaurant attracts protests

Mumbai: City’s Facing East restaurant owners may not be able to believe their luck. A big-bellied poster of Bruce Lee with momo in his fingers has attracted more attention they paid for. With the support of local MLA Krishna Hegde, Chitah yajnesh Shetty, founder of Chitah Jeet Kune-Do Federation from Mumbai has protested against what [...]