The Supreme Court hopes the intractable land disputes of Singur and Nandigram will get resolved after the Bengal elections. “Wait until the elections,” Justices R.V. Raveendran and A.K. Patnaik said today, giving a July hearing date on a slew of petitions demanding the land acquired for the Tata Motors plant in Singur be returned to farmers. “We may not have the problem then (after the elections),” Justice Raveendran, the senior judge on...
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'Radia helped Tatas save 29,000 cr'
The Gujarat assembly witnessed noisy scenes when Congress MLA from Porbandar Arjun Modhwadia alleged that it was because of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia that the Modi government gave benefits worth Rs 29,000 crore to Tata Motors when it set up the Nano plant in Sanand.During an argument on Monday over providing employment in Ahmedabad district, Modhwadia alleged that even after the government gave special favours to Ratan Tata, he has...
More »Posco satisfied with MoEF conditions: Korea
Korean Ambassador to India Kim Joong Keun on Friday said Posco was satisfied with the conditions laid down by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) while according green signal to the project last month."Posco is satisfied with the conditions of the MoEF. I do not find any big problem for launching the project," Keun said at an interactive session organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata.He said...
More »Singur farmers lose will to fight, want a settlement by Falguni Banerjee
Two years after the Tatas moved out of the Nano compound in Bengal, Singur is set to return to the forefront of a political tug-of-war next week. Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will address a public meeting in the area on January 9, and Trinamool Congress will follow suit a few days later. But on the ground, the defiance has mellowed to a murmur. Landowners have given up hope of getting...
More »Tatas weighing options on Singur comeback? by Falguni Banerjee
Two years after the Tatas moved out of the Nano compound in Bengal, Singur is all set to return to the forefront of a political tug-of-war next week. CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will address a public meeting in the area on January 9 and Trinamool Congress will follow suit a few days later. However on the ground, the defiance has mellowed to a murmur. Landowners have given up hope of getting their...
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