Before the environment minister Jairam Ramesh takes a call on Posco by the end of January the ministry is expected to put up the last of the three reviews of the Rs 54,000 crore project for his perusal – on the Coastal Regulation Zone clearance for the steel plant and the planned port. The review of the CRZ clearance for the project may land the Korean giant in trouble with...
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From a swami to kingpin of 'Hindutva terror' by Yagnesh Mehta
Swami Aseemanand is the latest big name in the "Hindutva" terror web blamed for a series of blasts; starting with Samjhauta Express in 2007 to the ones at shrines in Hyderabad, Ajmer and Malegaon. The 58-year-old, whose real name is Jatin Chatterjee, is best known for reconverting tribals in the remote Dangs area of Gujarat from Christianity to Hinduism. But as the anti-terrorist squad and then the National Investigation Agency...
More »Nandy gets riot relief
The Supreme Court today stayed a Delhi High Court order that had refused to quash a criminal case slapped against political commentator Ashish Nandy for an article on the Gujarat riots. It also issued notices to the Gujarat government on an appeal filed by Nandy against the high court order that dismissed his plea for quashing the case registered against. The high court had asked Nandy to defend himself in a lower...
More »Police did little to nab real culprits, says slain RTI activist’s brother by Manoj More
The family of murdered RTI activist Satish Shetty today alleged that the police did little to nab the “real culprits” during the months they investigated the murder. This “inaction”, younger brother Sandeep Shetty said, has emboldened land sharks, citing as a case in point Sunday's attack on an associate of Shetty in Talegaon, the very place where Shetty had been murdered on January 13 last year. The case has since been...
More »Singur locals asks Tatas to set up a plant, offer cooperation
The locals of Singur have assured Tata Motors of full cooperation for setting up a plant, prompting the industrial giant to consider meeting the representatives in this regard. Tata Motors has indicated it will meet Representatives of landlosers who had given land for Tata''s Nano manufacturing plant before the company withdrew from the state in 2009 following violent local protests. They were seeking higher land price besides other demands from Tatas''. "I can...
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