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 the process of land acquisition for the project. "According to sources available with Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (the state's …
Gadag/Bangalore: Karnataka CM B S Yeddyurappa directed officials to halt land acquisition for the Posco steel plant from farmers under duress in the state
PARADIP: Church leaders, under the banner of North Indian Churches Association, interacted with the villagers at Gobindpur on Tuesday. Expressing solidarity with the villagers, they announced launch of an anti-Posco solidarity forum at the national level to highlight the plight of the villagers. As many as 20 members of the …
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
All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday he would back the Posco project if the Korean steel maker provided proper rehabilitation.
Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma on Wednesday asked the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) to speed up work on the delayed Rs.14,000-crore Burnpur steel plant in West Bengal and expressed concern over the Rs.2,000-crore cost overrun. Addressing his first press conference here after being elevated to the Cabinet …
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. Today, Dhinkia and Govindpur villages seem, on the surface at least, quite relaxed.
Nirani, unmoved over Gadag, withdraws notification of 2,035 acres for MSEZ In stark contrast to its flat refusal to review its decision to acquire land for Posco in Gadag district, the State government on Tuesday withdrew the process of acquiring land for the second phase of Mangalore Special?Economic Zone (MSEZ) …
Land acquisition: Farmers, govt differ in their views; struggle set to intensify next week in a ROw: A farmer ploughs his land at Halligudi following showers. As the farming community in Halligudi prepares to intensify its collective struggle against acquisition of their land for steelworks to be set up by …
New Delhi The new mining Bill cleared by a group of ministers last week envisaging direct benefit to people from the minerals underneath the land they own, also has a provision for setting up a clutch of ultra mega mining plants (UMMPs) in the country. As per the proposal, state …
South Korean steel major Posco has roped in two local firms for its proposed . 32,366-crore, six million tonne per annum facility in Karnataka mainly to ensure speedy clearances and uninterrupted iron ore supply. It has already inked a pact with Bangalore-based Hothur Group and Goa-based Salgaonkar Mines, both of …
PARADIP: The ongoing impasse over the Posco project has taken its toll on mental health of the villagers of Dhinkia, Gobindpur and Patana. Aggrieved with the loss of their treasure troves, the betel vines which are presently being demolished, many villagers have lost their mental balance. To add to the …
Bhubaneswar: With several deadlines missed for the renewal of the MoU with Posco-India Ltd for setting up a mega steel plant in Paradip mainly due to the controversial iron ore export clause, the Odisha government on Wednesday expressed confidence the revised version would be inked by July end. I am …
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa government on Tuesday resumed work on the land taken over for South Korean steel major Posco's project in Jagatsinghpur district, an official said. The work was halted a week ago due to villagers' opposition. "Works such as cutting trees and sand filling was resumed at Nolia Sahi …
Bhubaneswar: Steel and mines minister Raghunath Mohanty on Monday said that South Korean steel major Posco will not insist on inclusion of swapping of iron ore clause in the fresh MoU to be signed soon. Briefing newsmen here, the minister said that since the MoU signed on June 22, 2005 …
Land for industries: Farmers, government at loggerheads Acquiring land for industries has become a major challenge for the BJP government. While it is a struggle for farmers to hold on to their land,
We have forgotten that development cannot be development if it takes the lives of the very people for whom it is meant The sight on television was heartbreaking: children lying in rows in the searing sun to be human shields against the takeover of their land for Korean giant Posco
