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
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Over six lakh trees to be cut for Posco project
Over six lakh trees and some 1,800 betel vines will have to be sacrificed to set up Posco’s Rs 52,000-crore mega steel project in Orissa’s coastal Jagatsinghpur district. The trees to make way for the
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Posco work: Govt can't wait for passage of bill in Parliament
<p> Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday said that it cannot stop developmental activities at Posco's proposed steel plant site and wait for passage of the Land Acquisition (LA) Act in the
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Posco defends forest clearance, diversion
CUTTACK: Posco India Ltd has told the Orissa High Court that no illegalities were committed either by the Centre or Orissa in giving forest clearance and diverting forest land for the South Korean company. Senior advocate Sanjit Mohanty arguing during adjudication of a batch of PILs challenging land acquisition and grant of forest clearance for the steel project in the Court of Chief Justice V
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Face-off at Posco site again
PARADIP: Work at the proposed Posco steel project could not be taken up due to a face-off between the police and villagers at Polang under Gadakujang panchayat on Saturday.
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Land is livelihood, don't forget
My article about people fighting against Posco has brought various responses in the past fortnight (
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Rahul favours non-agricultural land for Posco
Bhubaneswar: Stressing that the poor must not be pushed aside to set up the Posco steel plant near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that if non-agricultural land was available for the project, it would be a better option. If there is land available (for Posco project) which is not agricultural land, it will be a better solution, the Congress gener
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Package POSCO
<p>This special report by Sayantan Bera in Down To Earth reveals how Odisha government is trying to acquire land on a shoddily drawn compensation package.</p>
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Rahul wants relief, rehab for people affected by Posco
Just about a year after his open support for the Dongaria Kondh tribals in Niyamgiri who are protesting the mining of bauxite by Vedanta Alumina, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lent his support to the people facing displacement by the 12 million tonne Posco project in Orissa
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Worshipping a steel rath in Orissa
They captured national attention during their nerve-wracking stand-off with the police barely a fortnight ago over the Orissa State's forcible acquisition of their land for POSCO.
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Government misleading farmers on seeds supply
BHUBANESWAR: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday slammed the Government for misleading the farmers on the supply of certified seeds. Though the Government fixed a target to supply 6.12 lakh quintals of quality seeds to the farmers during this kharif, it only provided 4.19 lakh quintals. While there is good demand for Swarna, Lalat and Khandagiri variety of seeds, the BJP alleged that the O