No Posco, but 3L trees axed for project
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
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Fresh Posco MoU to have changes
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the opposition to the Posco
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Paan or POSCO?
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
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Anti-Posco outfit observes Black Day
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 the sixth time to oust Posco from the soil of Odisha, president of the Posco Pratirodh San
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Posco MoU: No decision yet on ore export
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 MoU with Posco-India will have retrospective effect.
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Activist Vandana Shiva joins anti-Posco movement
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 in the ongoing dharna by the locals against Posco
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Posco land acquisition suspended
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 land acquisition work for the time being in view of tensio
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Govt to renew MoU with Posco by July
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, chief minister Naveen Patnaik has virtually made up his mind to delete the swapping clause while finalizing the
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Posco: Groundwork at ground zero begins
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 of land has been acquired so far and wor
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Revised Posco pact may exclude ore swap clause
The revised memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Posco India may not include the earlier controversial clause on iron ore swapping.
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Posco work to start on acquired land
Bhubaneswar: Unperturbed over the stiff protest against the proposed Posco steel plant, the Orissa government on Tuesday said it would start project-related work in areas already acquired in Jagatsinghpur district.