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 work suspended for two days
HC issues notices to Centre, state govt and Posco India on PILs filed by affected villagers Land acquisition work for the Posco project suffered a setback on the third day today due to non-cooperation of the villagers who backed out of the process as a mark of protest over the arrest of 32 activists of United Action Committee (UAC), a pro-Posco outfit on Thursday. Faced with the resistance of
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Jairam’s steely faith may be belied
Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh put his ‘faith’ to the test by giving forest clearance for the 12 million tonne steel plant of the South Korean major POSCO in Odisha last week. He ‘trusts’ that
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Posco land acquisition work faces villagers' resistance
32 UAC activists arrested, freed later After a smooth beginning to the Posco land acquisition work on Wednesday, the Jagatsinghpur district administration today faced a roadblock in the process as many villagers did not turn up for identification of betel vines following the arrest of 32 activists of United Action Committee, a pro-Posco outfit. UAC had boycotted the land acquisition work as it
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32 arrested as pro-Posco forum protests
In a major turn of events, the United Action Committee (UAC), a pro-Posco forum that was hitherto supporting the proposed `52,000-crore steel plant project, on Thursday turned hostile and obstructed land acquisition process, forcing the administration to arrest at least 32 UAC members. The arrested persons, among others, included UAC president Anadi Rout.
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Land acquisition for Posco resumes Wednesday
PARADIP: The district administration has decided to go ahead with land acquisition for Posco steel project on Wednesday despite protests from anti-Posco groups.
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Land acquisition for Posco begins, faces no resistance
Bhubaneshwar The Orissa government on Wednesday resumed land acquisition for Posco-India's 12-million tonne steel project at Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district after 10 months.
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Posco land acquisition move hits hurdle
Bhubaneswar: The decision of the Odisha government to resume land acquisition for the proposed steel plant near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district from Wednesday faced trouble on Monday with villagers supporting the project announcing non-cooperation and opponents demanding relocation of the proposed plant site from the fertile land. Though we want establishment of Posco steel plant here, we wil
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Five parties join crusade against Posco
BHUBANESWAR: With about a day to go before the State government resumes land acquisition for the 12-mn tonne Posco Steel Plant at Jagatsinghpur district, five political parties on Monday joined forces and vowed not to allow the process. Demanding a change in the site for the Rs 52,000-crore steel project, the CPI, CPM, Forward Bloc, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Samajwadi Party staged a joint dharna
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Land acquisition plan for Posco hits hurdle
`We have urged the state administration not to go for land acquisition on Wednesday. If it does, it will face our non-cooperation,' UAC chief said.
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Land row: Pro-Posco outift warns non-cooperation
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the State government readies for land acquisition for the Posco steel project, the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS), which is spearheading a movement against the project, has announced that it would oppose the process. To add to the woes, the United Action Committee (UAC), a pro-Posco outfit, has threatened not to cooperate with the Jagatsinghpur district administratio