Last Updated: Sunday, June 5, 2011, 12:22
Accusing the Orissa government of resorting to forcible land acquisition for Posco steel project in Jagatsinghpur district, five political parties have decided to stage civil disobedience agitation here on Monday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 23:38
Despite opposition from the locals, the Orissa government on Wednesday resumed the land acquisition process for South Korean steel major Posco`s USD 12 billion project in the state amid massive police deployment.
Last Updated: Saturday, May 7, 2011, 16:37
Armed with the final forest clearance order for the mega Posco steel project near Paradip, Orissa government on Saturday decided to resume land acquisition activities from May 18.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 19:23
CPI on Thursday termed Environment Ministry`s clearance to Posco`s steel project in Orissa as a "glaring violation of law and justice" and a move that "legitimises land grabbing."
Last Updated: Monday, January 24, 2011, 19:59
Environment Ministry on Monday said it will take a final call on the Posco project in Orissa by this month-end.
Last Updated: Friday, October 8, 2010, 20:58
Orissa govt was keenly awaiting submission of report on Oct 18 by a committee set up by the Union Environment Min to look into forest & environment issues of Posco`s Rs 54,000 crore project in the state.
Last Updated: Monday, September 27, 2010, 21:22
A committee constituted by the Environment Ministry to look into forest and environment issues involving the Korean steel giant Posco`s Rs 54,000- crore project in Orissa will submit its report on October 11.
Last Updated: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 20:32
The central team, on a fact finding mission that is likely to decide the fate of the Rs 51,000 crore Posco project, met Orissa government officials and political leaders on Sunday.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 11:56
Orissa will move the Supreme Court against a High Court order disapproving its grant of permission to South Korean steel major POSCO to prospect for iron ore in Sundergarh district.
Last Updated: Monday, August 16, 2010, 19:03
Defending its stand on Posco project, the Orissa government has claimed before the Centre that the Forest Right Act (FRA) 2006, does not apply to the land earmarked for the proposed mega steel plant near Paradip.
Last Updated: Sunday, June 27, 2010, 11:55
It is now the betel leaf farmers of a cluster of villages around Paradip in Orissa who now stand in the way of the Indian footprint of a global steel behemoth.
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