Cuddalore, 19 September 2008: Pioneer Jelice India conceded to the workers demand and accepted to recognize the CITU Union within the factory thus leading to the end of the 69-day long struggle of the agitating workers. This is a definite victory for the workers and sets the process of negotiation on other demands in motion. […]
Kariakal, 1 August 2008: Mahathma Gandhi said that backbone of India is villages and agriculture and he insisted that they should be protected. But India today is moving away from what the Father of Nation told us. Villagers are turned into Industrial Estates and agriculture is becoming obsolete. People who depend upon agriculture are driven […]
9 September 2008 Special Correspondent THE HINDU Preliminary feasibility studies have been completed CHENNAI: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) is considering Cuddalore for setting up its proposed 15 million tonne green field refinery-cum-petrochemicals complex, instead of Ennore. The move by the Indian Oil Corporation group company comes in the backdrop of restrictions […]
9 September 2008 Special Correspondent THE HINDU CUDDALORE: Madras High Court judge K. Venkataraman handed over cheques for Rs. 1.83 crore to those who had given land to the SIPCOT Industrial Estate at a Lok Adalat held at Chidambaram near here on Sunday. The judge said that before a court case was filed, […]
Cuddalore, 22 August 2008: More than 100 residents from SIPCOT villages including Eachangadu, Sonanchavadi and Semmankuppam organized a protest meeting opposite the Collector’s office to express their opposition to Government’s move of setting up new chemical and polluting units in their villages. Citing the poor environmental records, a looming public health crisis and a recent […]
Cuddalore, 20 August 2008: SIPCOT Cuddalore got a surprise visit from a high powered team of Tamil Nadu government including the Industry Secretary M. F. Farooqui, Energy Secretary Smita Nagraj, Chairperson of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) R. Balakrishnan, Member Secretary of TNPCB R. Rmachandran and the District Collector and District Revenue Officer (DRO) […]
20/08/2008 The Hindu CUDDALORE: A high-level official team led by Industry Secretary M.F. Farooqui made a surprise visit to the SIPCOT Industrial Estate here on Sunday to study various issues. Energy Secretary Smita Nagaraj and Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board R. Balakrishnan were part of the team. Primarily, the team […]