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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Govt to simplify mining laws to boost investment
India aims to cut permit delays and attract overseas capital through
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We are not quitting Orissa, says Posco
Talks continue with protestors to win them over with the help of state govt. Posco-India, the Korean steel giant
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White paper silent on specific problems
BHUBANESWAR: The anti-industrialist forces in the State were in the news for opposing establishment of different projects in Orissa during 2008. According to the white paper circulated by the Home Department, the displaced and the affected persons also launched agitations during the year. But the local administrations were able to minimise the loss by taking appropriate measures, it added.
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Posco plans to set up 4.5-lt galvanised steel plant
SOUTH Korean steel maker Posco is looking at fresh investment in India even as its proposed steel project in Orissa is yet to see light of day. The company plans to set up a galvanised steel plant in western India with an annual production capacity of 4.5 lakh tonnes to cash in on the opportunity offered by a booming automobile market in the country, a company statement said on Friday.
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Sarpanch freed by anti-Posco activists
Akshaya Kumar Sahoo June 30: After 24 hours in confinement, former sarpanch of Gobindpur gram panchayat Sukadev Rout was released by the anti-Posco activists on Tuesday. Mr Rout
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Posco site tense, clashes hurt 25
Akshaya Kumar Sahoo June 29: The proposed Rs 52,000-crores Posco project area near Paradip in Orissa
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Rs 11 lakh cr steel projects remain sticky
New Delhi: Persistent delays in promised greenfield expansion totalling Rs 11 lakh crore by both domestic and foreign steel majors have prompted the steel ministry to suggest to the government the setting up of a high-level empowered body. This may comprise officials from the Planning Commission, railway, road transport and steel ministries.
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CM violated code to favour Posco: BJP
BHUBANESWAR: Accusing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of violating model code of conduct to favour Korean steel major Posco for granting mining lease, the BJP on Monday petitioned the Election Commission demanding penal action against him.
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Anti-Posco activists win polls, no threat to project
AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO BHUBANESWAR The victory of Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS), the anti-displacement forum which has been spearheading the movement against Rs 52,000-crore Posco steel project, in the just-concluded Dhinkia gram panchayat polls is unlikely to create any further problem to the country
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Political symptoms
Few states illustrate the socio-economic faultlines of India like Orissa