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 …
Bhubaneswar The Orissa government is likely to resume the land acquisition process for Posco India's steel project after the Rath Yatra festival, which will begin on Sunday and continue till July 11. Meanwhile, the government has decided to resolve the deadlock due to the opposition by a pro-project outfit, United …
As an indefinite dharna by five political parties in the city opposing forceful land acquisition for the Posco steel project entered its second day on Friday, the Jagatsinghpur district administration held talks with some of the office-bearers of an outfit supporting the project in order to resume ground levelling and …
A 24-hour state-wide shutdown called by Maoists against "forcible land acquisition" for South Korean steel major Posco's project and other issues hit normal life in southern parts of Orissa Thursday, police said. "Government buses are not plying in the Maoist-affected districts of Gajapati, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput and Nabrangpur," a police …
Bhubaneshwar The MoU with Posco India for its 12 million tonne steel project in Orissa will be renewed by July 10. The MoU, signed in June 2005, expired last year. The government is working on details to complete the renewal of Posco India's MoU by July 10," said state chief …
Bangalore The Karnataka government has decided to hear out farmers over their objections filed against the land acquisition proceedings for the proposed R32,000-crore integrated steel plant by South Korean steel major Posco. The first hearing will he held on July 4. The government has appointed a Special Land Acquisition Officer …
Armed policemen accompanying officials return to their makeshift camps As the agitation continued to intensify over the Posco steel project, the Jagatsinghpur district administration on Tuesday did not acquire any land for the venture but continued the construction of a boundary wall on the land acquired earlier. While senior leaders …
South Korean steel-maker Posco should be celebrating, having at last secured regulatory approval for a long-delayed $12bn steel project in the Indian state of Orissa. Instead, the company has a fresh worry: whether state officials can acquire all the land designated for the project, which for Posco is a crucial …
Doctor and human rights activist Binayak Sen, charged with sedition by the Chhattisgarh government, recently travelled to South Korea to receive an award. Excerpts from his thought-provoking acceptance speech are reproduced here. Dr Binayak Sen TODAY, India is considered around the world as a rapidly developing country posting economic growth …
Bhubaneswar The Orissa government on Monday declared the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) dharna using children as human shields at Gobindpur unlawful after clamping Section 144 on the area.
Bhubaneswar: Going by the reports that South Korean steel major Posco has agreed in principle to guarantee employment for locals in its project area near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district, one of the hurdles for renewal of the memorandum of understanding between the company and the state government has been overcome. …
Sandwiched between the agitations by pro and anti-Posco activists, the Government has decided to tread cautiously but is determined to disperse the agitators. As the first step and with a stern message after a lull of more than two weeks, the State Government on Monday redeployed forces at the project …
States need to rethink their land acquisition policies One of the most prickly nettles for governments in India today is land acqusition for industry. The Centre is drafting a new Bill on the issue, but land is a state subject, and different states have different land acquisition policies. The Bill …
The officials were released by Balisahi residents with a warning that they should not return to acquire land In a dramatic turn of events, senior administration and police officials of Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district had a bitter experience on Monday when they went to carry out land acquisition for the proposed …
Steel plant Boundary wall construction and demarcation work for the Posco steel plant near Paradip resumed this afternoon on assurances from officials on compensation, after disruption in the morning by villagers and members of the pro-project United Action Committee (UAC), restive at non-fulfillment of their six-point charter of demands. The …
With a growing betel vine sector as well as thriving paddy cultivation and fishing, it is no wonder that villagers in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district have resisted the state government’s forceful acquisition of land for the POSCO project. Political parties of all shades as well as the intelligentsia are increasingly coming …
Bhubaneswar: The anti-Posco outfit vowing to oust the South Korean steel major from Orissa observed Black Day on Wednesday on the sixth anniversary of the MoU signing between the state government and the company. While the Odisha government is preparing to renew its MoU with Posco-India, we have vowed for …
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday said that the state government is hopeful of renewing the MoU with Posco India by June-end but a decision on the controversial iron export clause has not been taken yet. The steel and mines department is examining whether to delete the provision. The renewed …
