No Posco, but 3L trees axed for project
Bhubaneswar: As uncertainty prevails over South Korean steel giant Posco's proposed plant near Paradip, the state government on Tuesday informed the assembly that around three lakh trees were felled during
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Posco land acquisition runs into protest hurdle
Land acquisition for the Posco steel project at Gobindpur and Dhinkia villages may be postponed indefinitely due to stiff resistance from villagers. The district administration
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More join protest againstland acquisition for Posco
A large group of BJP leaders expresses support to agitating villagers Even as the Orissa government was set to resume land acquisition for the controversial Posco steel project in Jagatsinghpur district on Monday, political support for the anti-Posco agitation further grew on Sunday with a large group of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders visiting Gobindpur and other villages in Jagatsinghpur to expr
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Posco: Rain keeps away cops, not protesting children
debabratamohanty Around 10 platoons of armed police came to Gobindpur in the morning and went back to their camps, citing
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Cong, other parties to join Posco stir
Bhubaneswar The anti-Posco movement is gaining steam with Opposition political parties rallying behind the villagers fighting against their forceful eviction. The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have decided to support the people's movement against the South Korean steel major's 12 million tonne steel project at Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district.
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Orissa to resume land acquisition for Posco
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government will resume acquiring land for Posco's mega steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district from tomorrow after a five day break, even as agitators plan to oppose it. "We will resume land acquisition and survey from tomorrow. Everything, however, depends on the weather.
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Iron ore swap holds up Posco MoU renewal
Bhubaneswar Just what is taking the Orissa government so long to renew the MoU with Posco that expired last June? Chief secretary BK Patnaik says he is thoroughly examining the MoU in view of the
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Naveen believes in peaceful industrialization of Odisha
<p>Bhubaneswar: In the wake of stiff opposition from locals against acquisition of land for Posco's steel plant, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that he believed in peaceful industrialisation of the state and would take an appropriate and humane decision on it.
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Pro-Posco outfit wants ostracised villagers back
PARADIP: United Action Committee (UAC) has sought the intervention of Revenue Divisional Commissioner (central range) and the district collector for resettlement of the 75 ostracised families of Gobindpur and Patana villages.
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Weed out non-serious MoUs: Mines min to states
The Ministry of Mines, arguing that memoranda of understanding (MoUs) signed by mineral-rich states with steel or mining companies have no legal sanctity and are not enforceable, has directed the states to review existing agreements every six months vis-a-vis results and
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Posco: Jairam opposes forcible land takeover
BHUBANESWAR: Even as local resistance to land acquisition for the Posco steel project gathered momentum, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh advised the State Government to ensure that land is acquired in a