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 …
In a setback to the five-year long anti-Posco agitation, about 50 people of a village, hitherto known for their opposition, today supported the mega steel plant project and asked the authorities to take up survey work in their area, officials said.
BHUBANESWAR: A day after talks with officials failed, anti-Posco agitators today demanded direct discussions with Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on their opposition to the site identified for the Rs 52,000 crore mega steel project near Paradip. Leaders of Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) also sought immediate halt to the …
In a determined bid to expedite the pace of its much-delayed project in Orissa, South Korean steel giant Posco has expressed its readiness to consider the Steel Ministry
Karnataka has reconfirmed its status of being one of the premier investment destinations in the country by sewing up investments totalling over Rs 4 lakh crore this year. As part of the two-day Global Investors Meet (GIM) that began Thursday over 400 MoUs will be signed, some of which involve …
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 …
THE government plans to update the draft legislation on mining to unequivocally establish it as the owner of all natural resources, incorporating the substance of a Supreme Court verdict last month in the dispute between the Ambani brothers over the price of gas from the KG basin. The move is …
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: Police on Wednesday lathicharged anti- Posco agitators, trying to prevent the socio- economic and forest survey, which resumed after three days at the project site for the Rs 52,000 crore mega steel plant. Batons were used to disperse the agitators at Mathasahi village in Nuagaon panchayat area after they …
Bangalore: The Karnataka government is unlikely to clear any proposal from Korean steel major Posco for a steel plant in the State, even if the company decides to locate the plant in the State, Minister for Large and Medium Industries told The Hindu on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists of The …
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 …
Dilip Bisoi Bhubaneswar: Orissa will emerge as a major steel hub in the country by 2015-16 with a total production capacity of 35-40 million tonne per annum.
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 …
PARADIP: The socio-economic survey for Posco steel project was hampered in Noliasahi village under Gadakujang panchayat today due to protests by some villagers. As a result, 30 families of the village had to be left out of the survey by revenue officials. Out of 165 households in the village, survey …
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 …
