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 …
BHUBANESWAR: A day after the police lathicharged hundreds of villagers opposing establishment of the proposed steel plant of Posco India Private Limited in the Jagatsinghpur district for the second time in less than a month, a group of social activists on Thursday approached the State Human Rights Commission and sought …
BHUBANESWAR: At least two persons were injured when the police resorted to lathi charge villagers opposing the establishment of a mega steel plant by Posco India Private Limited in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district on Wednesday. The police also arrested two persons on the charges of obstructing government officials from discharging their …
PARADIP: A large number of villagers in Erasama and Balikuda have been affected by diarrhoea after consuming contaminated water. Worse, there are no proper medical facilities in the areas to cater to all the affected villagers. Both the villages have been reeling under acute water scarcity since long and in …
The socio-economic survey for the Rs 54,000-crore Posco project at Nuagaon panchayat, within the project site in Jagatsinghpur district, was hit today due to the protests of the local villagers. These agitating locals were backed by Congress leader and former legislator Umesh Swain. The villagers of Nuagaon led by sarpanch …
MUMBAI: A six-member fact finding team, headed by Justice (retd) Hosbert Suresh of the Bombay High Court, Monday demanded the immediate withdrawal of the proposed POSCO project in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district. Voicing strong opposition to police's use of force and filing of false cases against peaceful protesters in the district …
The much-awaited discussion between Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti, the organization spearheading anti-Posco agitation and Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Central Range, of the Orissa government to resolve the tangle surrounding the South Korean company
Alleging fraudulent means adopted by the State Government, particularly the Jagatsingpur district administration by suppressing facts on implementation of the Forest Land Right Act in the proposed Posco project area, the Communist Party of India (CPI) Odisha State secretary Dibakar Nayak on Thursday sought cancellation of the forest and environment …
NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India leader D. Raja has accused the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, Orissa Government officials and the Korean steel giant Posco of
PARADIP: Members of Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti today selected five persons who would discuss with the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) central range, regarding their demands related to Posco steel plant. However, Abhaya Sahoo has not been included in this team as he is not a resident of any of the …
PARADIP: The much-awaited Posco survey, stalled for two years, got underway at Nuagaon and Gadkujang panchayats after obtaining clearance from the United Action Committee, a pro-Posco outfit. After a series of discussions among the district administration, the affected villagers and UAC members failed to elicit good response, MLA Prasant Muduli …
Debabrata mohanty Despite people from six villages opposing the land survey work by government officials for the 12 million tonne Posco steel plant at Jagatsinghpur district, on Tuesday the local administration started the survey work in a village in the area. After a clash between the agitating villagers and the …
PARADIP: The last-phase survey for crisis-ridden Posco project will get underway from Tuesday. This was decided at a meeting among district administration, United Action Committee (UAC), a purportedly pro-Posco outfit, and villagers likely to be affected by the project yesterday. It was also decided to finalise the compensation package after …
BHUBANESWAR: CPI MP from Jagatsinghpur Bibhu Prasad Tarai has demanded that the final phase of survey for the Posco steel plant project should be deferred till as negotiation process with the local affected is slated to start. In a letter to the Chief Minister today, Tarai praised him for the …
BHUBANESWAR: The Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project which has received the sanction of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is expected to benefit about 25 lakh coastal population of Orissa. Close to four lakh people from about 235 coastal villages of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda and Ganjam will …
In a major development pertaining to the Rs 51,000-crore greenfield project proposed by Posco in Jagatsinghpur district, the Orissa government today asked the South Korean company not to insist on 300 acres of private land in Dhinkia village. This was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik …
Prafulla Das BALITUTHA (ORISSA): The agitation against the steel plant project of Posco-India got a shot in the arm with senior leaders of six Opposition parties joining hands with the villagers of three gram panchayats in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district on Wednesday. Addressing hundreds of men and women who gathered here …
Prafulla Das BHUBANESWAR: Several Opposition parties and mass organisations of Orissa on Sunday condemned the police action against villagers opposing the Posco-India's steel project in Jagatsinghpur district. They also warned the Biju Janata Dal government against using police force on innocent people to acquire land for different companies. Accusing Chief …
