-Bhaskar News A protest rally organized by tribal villagers in the city turned violent after they were stopped by police on Monday. The police used lathicharge to control the violent mob of tribal villagers who were on their way to protest outside Vidhan Sabha in the city. A mob of angry tribal villagers took out a procession rally as part of their protest against the government demanding adequate rights for the tribes...

It’s a two-storey palatial structure of deep pink sandstone, with granite floors and a massive dome. It’s coming up at 9 Mall Avenue in Lucknow — outgoing chief minister Mayawati’s latest acquisition of prime real estate in the city. It is fenced by high pink sandstone walls, with four watch towers manned by security personnel at the corners. Barricades on the road in front kept out the curious crowds who went...

-The Times of India   Tension gripped the site of the proposed Posco steel project in Jagatsinghpur district on Friday after 20 anti-land acquisition villagers were arrested on charges of preventing entry of officials and police into the villages. Police also dismantled two wooden Barricades built by the villagers to bar the entry of "outsiders". "We arrested Niranjan Swain, Pravat Palei, Achuti Das, Srimanta Parida, Bhamara Rout, Tushar Nayak , Narayan Parida and...

The $12 billion Posco investment in India was supposed to be the biggest FDI project in the country. After six years that still remains on paper Horangineun jugeumyeon gajugeul namgigo, Sarameun jugeumyun ireumeul namginda (When tigers die, they leave behind leather. When people die, they leave their names behind) —Old Korean Proverb The news flash from Press Trust of India came on July 10, 2011. Posco, the $32 billion South Korean steel giant had decided to...

Police directed to admit him in hospital Arrested RTI activist and farmers' leader Akhil Gogoi was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days by a court here on Sunday, after he spent three days in police custody. But the court of chief judicial magistrate directed the police to immediately admit Mr. Gogoi in the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital for treatment of backache and other ailments of which he complained. It directed...