-The Hindu Left parties to press for referring land acquisition bill to panel VISAKHAPATNAM: Continuing her tirade against attempts by the UPA Government to adopt the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011, in Parliament without addressing the concerns expressed by many, CPI (M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat on Sunday accused Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh of dancing to the tune of the corporate lobby. At a seminar on ‘Tribal...
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Have a fresh look at Land acquisition Bill, Brinda urges UPA
-The Hindu She claims the Bill has been diluted at the behest of mining lobby VISAKHAPATNAM: CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat on Saturday described as ‘historic' the Supreme Court order making the gram sabha consent a pre-requisite for going ahead with the controversial Vedanta project in Odisha. She urged the UPA government to take a fresh look at the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011. Instead of rushing the Bill through...
More »Odisha Acquires 2,100 Acres of Land for POSCO: Report
-Outlook Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has acquired 2,100 acres of land for the proposed mega steel project by POSCO-India in Jagatsinghpur district. "State-owned Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) has acquired 2,100 acres of land of which 546 acre had been handed over to POSCO. Rest 1,554 acres is ready to be handed over to POSCO," the status paper prepared by the state government said. Another 600 acres of land for the purpose was expected...
More »Odisha Govt Extended Undue Benefits to POSCO: CAG
-Outlook Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found Odisha Government of extending undue benefits to South Korean steel major POSCO in allotment of a piece of land in the state capital here. "The company was extended undue benefit in allotment of land disregarding zonal regulation and charging of premium at a reduced rate," the CAG in its latest report tabled in the Assembly yesterday said. The CAG observation was made based...
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-Live Mint Farmers resisting India's biggest FDI deal are paying a heavy price for their stand In June 2005, the Orissa government signed the country's biggest foreign direct investment deal yet with the South Korean steel manufacturer POSCO for a $12 billion (around `65,856 crore) plant near Paradip in the mineral-rich state. Livelihoods in eight existing agricultural and fishing villages were to give way for the project that was intended to be...
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