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Congress flak for Posco move of Govt
Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Bhubaneswar: Congress today condemned the government for “forcibly” trying to enter the Posco project site and deploying police there.

Mulayam Singh accuses govt of failing to develop
Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Puri: Samajwadi Party chief and former UP chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav came down heavily on the BJD-BJP run government of the state today. Accusing that the government has failed to bri...

200 police personnel deployed at POSCO plant site
Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Paradip: Faced with the challenge of an armed struggle from anti-POSCO activists, Orissa government today deployed around 200 police personnel at the villages in the proposed ...

Amnesty International concerned over violence, urged govt desist from forceful eviction
Monday, December 03, 2007

Bhubaneswar: The Amnesty International is concerned over reports of violence in Jagatsinghpur and urged the state government to desist from forceful eviction. Farmers of...

Grand Master plan for eight towns soon
Monday, December 03, 2007

Bhubaneswar: Keeping the upcoming industrialisation and urbanisation in view, separate master plans will be prepared for seven upcoming industrial hubs and urban conglomerates...

Police nab robbers, recover Rs 8 lakh within 2 hours
Monday, December 03, 2007

Puri: The police on Monday managed to nab a group of robbers within two hours of a robbery of Rs eight lakh from the transit van of Nilachal Gramya Bank. The police also seize...

50,000 Physically disabled to get pension
Monday, December 03, 2007

Bhubaneswar: The government will give pension to 50,000 physically challenged persons of the state, from January 2008, announced chief minister Naveen Patnaik here today, on t...

Posco issue stirred the Rajya Sabha
Monday, December 03, 2007

New Delhi: The Posco issue stirred the Rajya Sabha where a member of the CPI today demanded “immediate Centre intervention” to deal with the “strong objections” raised b...

Orissa officials enter POSCO site after two years
Monday, December 03, 2007

Paradip: For the first time in two and half years, Orissa government officials on Monday entered the proposed steel plant site of South Korean company POSCO as the agita...

Dam on Janjabati river by AP to submerge 5,000 acres in Orissa
Sunday, December 02, 2007

Bhubaneswar: The high dam which is under construction by the Andhra Pradesh government on the Janjabati river would submerge at least 5,000 acres of land of 12 villages in Ban...

Governor summons CM on abrupt end of Assembly
Sunday, December 02, 2007

Bhubaneswar: Taking serious note of the abrupt end to the State Assembly's Winter Session, Governor MC Bhandare has summoned Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to Raj Bhawan to hol...

BJD backs industrial boost for Kalahandi
Sunday, December 02, 2007

Bhubaneswar: Two days after Green Kalahandi, an organisation spearheading agitation against Vedanta Alumina’s refinery and bauxite mining project, asked the company to quit Ka...