Dengue cases on the rise in Bhubaneswar
BHUBANESWAR: Dengue positive cases are on the rise in the capital city. Though the state government claims that it takes several measures to control dengue disease, positive cases have crossed 650 mark
Jagatsinghpur (D)
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Encroachment cloud on Alaka waters
Many rivers, considered the lifeline of Jagatsinghpur, have either dried up or are polluted with industrial waste and sewerage. One such river is Alaka that was flowing through Biridi, Jagatsinghpur,
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Mangrove forest on 720 hectares to counter cyclones
The State Government has plans to create mangrove forest on 720 hectares to counter cyclones in coastal districts. Replying to a question from Alekh Kumar Jena (BJD) in the State Assembly on Tuesday,
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Posco-India’s SEZ status in trouble, Orissa non-committal on timeline for land handover
Bhubaneswar The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status of Posco-India’s steel project in Orissa is in trouble. The SEZ development commissioner is unlikely to recommend further extension of in-principle approval
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Posco seeks more time for Odisha steel SEZ
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Posco India has sought more time from the Centre for implementing Rs 54,000 crore SEZ project near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district, as the South Korean steel giant could not get
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Posco seeks extension of nod for Special Economic Zone
Says it has made significant progress in securing the minimum required land for the project Steel maker Posco India has sought an extension of the in-principle approval for its multi-product special economic zone (SEZ), proposed to be set up near Paradeep in coastal Odisha. The approval for the project expires on October 25. The steel maker has requested the Odisha government to forward its no-objection certificate (NOC) to the board of approvals under the Union commerce ministry, as required under Rule-4 of SEZ Rules, 2006.
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Green Terror
The wood panelled office in Delhi's Paryavaran Bhawan is now a 'no-go' zone. Its reigning green queen, Jayanthi Natarajan , once a daily fixture on television shows as Congress spokeswoman, presides in
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500 PMGSY projects to be completed
The State Government has set a target to complete at least 500 out of the 823 road projects sanctioned by the Centre under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) on September 12. The projects sanctioned
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Intensify crackdown on cattle transportation: HC
The Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government and police to take strong measures to curb the illegal transportation of cattle from different districts to outside the State. Disposing
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MoEF panel on Posco project to submit report by October
A four-member expert team of the Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF), which visited the Posco project site near Paradip on Tuesday, will submit its report to the ministry on environmental implications of the $12 billion steel plant by October. “We have collected information on the Posco project after our field visit. By October, we will be able to submit our report to the concerned ministry,”,K Ray Paul, leader of the expert panel told newsmen after emerging out of a meeting with state chief secretary B K Patnaik.
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Posco plant impact on coastal ecology: Expert team to submit report by October
The four-member expert team, studying the impact of the proposed mega steel plant by Posco on the coastal ecology, is likely to submit its report to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)