New Delhi: Hours after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the violence at the Manesar plant of Maruti Suzuki said that the violence was not triggered from outside, the automobile major denied having receiving any such detail or report from the Gurgaon police. When asked about the SIT report, the company said that it would not comment on the "basis of newspaper reports". The Special Investigation Team probing the violence...
01:35 PM, Oct 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Special Investigation Team probing the violence that occurred at the Maruti plant in Manesar on July 18, 2012, has said that the violence was not instigated from outside. The SIT report says the violence resulted from internal issues between the company management and workers. The Haryana police has framed charges against 145 people after questioning 300 witnesses. A senior manager had died after workers had gone on...
08:28 AM, Oct 16, 2012
Russia's Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin said that opinions on Kudankulam plant must be respected, but asserted that it was completely safe. ...
04:40 PM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: A day ahead of his talks here, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday said Russia respected India's nuclear liability law, but indicated that the price of Kudankulam reactors III and IV may have to be renegotiated. Rogozin also said that Russia will present to India the agreed schedule on the delivery of the refurbished aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, whose delivery to the Indian Navy was expected...
09:50 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: The CPM on Sunday once again pledged support to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu -- though with a safety audit. The move has come as a setback to veteran Kerala leader V.S. Achuthanandan who is against the plant. "Yes, Achuthanandan has taken a different position but there is no question of reviewing our party decision on this issue which was taken at our party congress...
09:20 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: On the eve of a key bilateral meeting, Russia said the cost of the next phase of the Kudankulam atomic project would escalate if it has to bear additional liabilities arising from a possible nuclear accident. "If there are several points that require additional assurances, of course, it will require additional money to be paid by India," visiting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said ahead of the...
01:56 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the central government on a PIL challenging the exemption to Russia from any liability under the nuclear liability act in the event of any accident in Unit 1 and 2 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. The petition by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) has sought the declaration that irrespective of any agreement, it (Russia) might have with...
02:51 AM, Oct 12, 2012
New Delhi: The supreme court on Thursday will hear the trial of the Kudankulam nuclear plant again. The apex court had expressed concerns over the environmental and safety aspects of the nuclear plant saying that if the requirements are not met the project will be nullified. The court has also asked the government to verify if switching to the new civil nuclear liability law will have a negative impact on...
06:32 AM, Oct 11, 2012
Bhopal: A major fire broke out at the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited's (BHEL) plant in Bhopal on Wednesday morning, a company official said. The fire started from BHEL's transformer block number three around 10 AM, spokesperson of the company said. No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident so far, he said. Fire tenders from the Bhopal Municipal Corporation, city airport and BHEL's own fire station were pressed into...
02:47 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Kudankulam: Launching another phase of their agitation against Kudankulam atomic power project, anti-nuclear protestors on Monday began a day-long 'siege' of the plant by placing fibre boats and floating buoys in the sea. The protestors, including hundreds of local fishermen from Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts, remained 500 metre away from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, demanding scrapping of the KNPP. Over 5,000 security personnel including Rapid Action Force, have been...
12:46 PM, Oct 08, 2012
Madurai Stepping up their protest against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), spearheading the stir, would lay siege to the sea at about 500 meters away from the KNPP on Monday. Fishers, farmers, traders and volunteers of various political parties from Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts would participate in the protest, a PMANE source said on Sunday. Heavy police force has been deployed at various...
11:49 PM, Oct 07, 2012
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP leader Narendra Modi's month long yatra reached south Gujarat on Sunday. The Gujarat Chief Minister will be campaigning in Uchal and Baruch on Sunday. Modi had taken out a month long political yatra naming it Swami Vivekananda Yuva Vikas Yatra. He has been addressing Vivekananda Youth Convention all over the state and has been quoting from his work on a daily basis on...
11:52 AM, Oct 07, 2012
Tirunelveli: Security is being further beefed up at Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant and additional forces, including CRPF and Coast Guard, will be deployed in view of the call by anti-nuclear activists to lay siege at the plant on October 8, officials said on Friday. People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy, spearheading the over year-long stir against the KNPP, has announced that protesters will take the sea route and lay siege at...
03:20 AM, Oct 06, 2012
Chennai: After launching a series of protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, anti-nuclear activists have now sought support of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying she took "bold and courageous stand" against the Haripur nuclear project in her state. "After all, you are the only leader who has taken a bold and courageous stand against the Haripur nuclear project in Purba Medhinipur district in West Bengal," People s...
12:19 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Chennai: After launching a series of protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, anti-nuclear activists have now sought support of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying she took "bold and courageous stand" against the Haripur nuclear project in her state. "After all, you are the only leader who has taken a bold and courageous stand against the Haripur nuclear project in Purba Medhinipur district in West Bengal," People s...
12:14 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Kudankulam (TN): Situation has returned to normal in and around Kudankulam including nearby Idindhakarai, which witnessed heightened protests against loading of fuel in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant a few days ago, officials claimed on Saturday. Buses were being operated in all the sensitive areas though police have been posted to monitor the situation. The services were disrupted since September 10 after anti-nuclear activists intensified their stir, protesting against authorities...
01:52 AM, Sep 30, 2012
New Delhi: Government on Friday said it was open to imposing additional conditions on the Kudankulam nuclear power project, if directed by courts, to protect the marine ecosystem of the region. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) has met all the conditions set by the Environment Ministry while granting clearance to the project, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said. The Environment Ministry, while granting green clearance to KNPP, has asked Nuclear...
03:50 AM, Sep 29, 2012
Coonoor (Tamil Nadu): Commodity planters in south India on Friday sought government help for greater mechanisation to reduce production costs and tackle an acute labour shortage. "The government should allocate substantial funds for mechanisation in the sector to overcome labour shortage and reduce cost of production," United Planters' Association of South India (Upasi) president D. Hegde said at a conference here. Admitting that more research was required to develop indigenous...
04:51 PM, Sep 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday made it clear that it can stop commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant if it finds that the mandatory safety requirements for it have not been put in place. A bench of justices KS Radhakrishanan and Deepak Misra said the safety of plant and the people living in its vicinity is its prime concern and issued notices to the Centre and Tamil...
06:02 PM, Sep 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has expressed concerns over environment and safety aspects of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. The apex court has told the Centre that it will stop the Nuclear plant if the environment and safety measures are not met. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India has filed an affidavit that even if a Fukushima-like incident happens, Kudankulam is fully equipped to deal with such an unlikely event....
12:10 PM, Sep 27, 2012
