Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The anti-Posco agitation gathered strength with activist Vandana Shiva joining the dharna against the mega steel plant near here today even as the Orissa Government stepped up work for the construction of boundary wall around the land already acquired for the project. Noted environmentalist and agricultural scientist Vandana Shiva participated …
Bhubaneswar: Land acquisition for Posco mega steel plant was suspended temporarily on Tuesday in the face of stiff opposition from agitating villagers even as the Odisha government launched ground activities for the project near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district. District Magistrate NC Jena that said the state government decided to stop …
The Odisha government is all set to renew the MoU with Posco for setting up of the proposed Rs 52,000 crore mega steel plant near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district without the clause for swapping of iron ore to put a full stop on the ongoing controversy. According to official sources, …
BHUBANESWAR: Despite mounting opposition, State Government has decided to go ahead with project-related work in areas already acquired for the Posco steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district. However, further land acquisition has been suspended for the time being. Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik told mediapersons on Tuesday that about 1,800 acres …
