JSW Steel to start on Salboni project after Puja: Jindal
September 10th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) JSW Steel Ltd will start construction work of its Rs.35,000 crore integrated steel plant at Salboni in West Bengal's West Midnapore district after the festive ... Read more...
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SAIL investing Rs.20,000 crore for modernising Bengal units
September 10th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) State-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is injecting Rs.20,000 crore for modernisation and expansion of three of its units in West Bengal.SAIL chairman C.S. ... Read more...
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NMDC, BEC agreement for Chhattisgarh steel plant
September 6th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 6 (IANS) The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Tuesday signed a contract for a coke oven package in its upcoming integrated steel plant in Chhattisgarh with a consortium ... Read more...
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Coal shortage cramps Shyam Steel expansion in Bengal
September 2nd, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Burdwan, Sep 2 (IANS) The Shyam Steel Industries Limited is moving to complete the first phase of its expansion in West Bengal by 2013 but concerns remain over the shortage ... Read more...
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Bengal government’s bid to regularise JSW’s land (Lead)
August 11th, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) In its bid to regularise the land bought by JSW Bengal for its integrated steel plant, the West Bengal government Wednesday decided to vest 270 of ... Read more...
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Bengal to vest 270 acres from JSW Steel
August 10th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) Alleging that the Sajjan Jindal-promoted JSW Bengal violated rules by buying land above permissible limit, the West Bengal government Wednesday said it would vest 270 acres ... Read more...
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Action likely against Jindal firm for violating apex court order
August 2nd, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 1 (IANS) The Karnataka government is set to take legal action against Jindal Steel Works (JSW) for transporting 9,600 metric tonnes of iron ore, valued at Rs.4.3 crore, ... Read more...
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NMDC to open new iron ore mine in Chhattisgarh
July 29th, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 28 (IANS) NMDC Ltd, India's largest iron ore producer and exporter in the public sector, said Thursday it plans to open a new iron ore mine in Chhattisgarh.``As ... Read more...
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NHRC issues notice to Orissa
July 27th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued a notice to the Orissa government and police for allegedly using a school as camp to ... Read more...
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Karnataka scouts for alternative site for Posco project (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 14 (IANS) The Karnataka government is looking for an alternative site in the state for setting up a steel plant of the South Korean major Posco after having ... Read more...
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Posco’s Karnataka steel plant plans in doldrums
July 14th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 14 (IANS) South Korean giant Posco's plan to set up a six million tonnes per annum steel plant in Karnataka is in doldrums with the state government dropping ... Read more...
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Opposition to land takeover for POSCO plant intensifies
July 13th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Gadag (Karnataka), July 13 (IANS) Karnataka Wednesday dropped plans for land acquisition for a special economic zone (SEZ) on the west coast while opposition to takeover of land for ... Read more...
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Religious leaders oppose land acquisition in Karnataka
July 12th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 12 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa is now facing heat from religious leaders against his government's ambitious land acquisition plans for industry and infrastructure.While one religious ... Read more...
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Anti-Posco protests continue; supporters want demands met (Lead)
June 27th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 27 (IANS) A few thousand people, including women and children, continued their protest against South Korean major Posco's proposed steel plant in a village in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district ... Read more...
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Deadlock over Posco land acquisition continues
June 25th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 25 (IANS) The deadlock over land acquisition for the Posco steel project in Orissa continued Saturday with the administration yet to find a resolution to the crisis, ... Read more...
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Orissa villagers observe ‘Black Day’ to protest Posco pact
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 22 (IANS) Thousands of villagers, including women and children, Wednesday observed 'Black Day' in Orissa to protest South Korean steel major Posco's proposed $12 billion project in the ... Read more...
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Orissa halts land acquisition for Posco
June 21st, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 21 (IANS) The Orissa government Tuesday halted land acquisition for Posco's $12 billion project in Jagatsinghpur due to opposition from locals, an official said.
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Medha Patkar joins anti-Posco protest (Lead)
June 20th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) The anti-Posco agitation in Orissa got a boost Monday with social activist Medha Patkar joining the villagers in their protest against the proposed $12 billion project ... Read more...
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Medha Patkar joins Anti-Posco protest
June 20th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) The anti-Posco agitation in Orissa got a boost Monday with social activist Medha Patkar joining the villagers in their protest.Patkar visited the site of the proposed ... Read more...
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Agnivesh joins Posco land acquisition opposition (Lead)
June 18th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) Social activist Swami Agnivesh Saturday opposed the "forceful" acquisition of land for the $12 billion Posco steel project in Orissa, adding that he will take ... Read more...
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Posco land takeover to resume Saturday, protest intensifies (Lead)
June 17th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 17 (IANS) The protest against Posco steel plant in Orissa intensified Friday as authorities set to resume land acquisition for its $12 billion project from Saturday.
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Rains halt Posco land acquisition
June 17th, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 17 (IANS) The land acquisition for the $12 billion Posco project which was scheduled to resume Friday in Orissa was postponed for at least a day due to ... Read more...
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‘Jindal’s steel and power project will transform Bolivia’
June 16th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Steel magnate Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Group's $2.1 billion projects in Bolivia, including an upcoming steel and power plant, will create thousands of jobs and transform ... Read more...
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Environmental activist: Another Binayak Sen in making?
June 14th, 2011 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 14 (IANS) On June 2 Ramesh Agrawal was found chained to a hospital bed. The 55-year-old man was shifted there after his blood pressure shot up in ... Read more...
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Jairam seeks peaceful land acquisition for Posco
June 12th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday asked the Orissa government to ensure that land is acquired only through peaceful and law-governed means for South Korean ... Read more...
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Anti-Posco stir hots up in Orissa
June 11th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) The stir against South Korean steel major Posco's proposed $12 billion steel project intensified with thousands continuing their sit-in demonstration Saturday at the project site, official ... Read more...
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Hundreds court arrest to protest Posco (Lead)
June 6th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 6 (IANS) Hundreds of people, among them activists and leaders of five political parties, held a demonstration here Monday and courted arrests to protest forcible acquisition of ... Read more...
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Hundreds court arrest to protest Posco
June 6th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 6 (IANS) Nearly 500 people, comprising activists and leaders of five political parties, held a demonstration here Monday and courted arrest to protest forcible land acquisition for a ... Read more...
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Release jailed Chhattisgarh activists, demands Amnesty
June 4th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 3 (IANS) Amnesty International Friday condemned arrest of two environmental activists in Chhattisgarh and sought their unconditional release immediately.Police had arrested Ramesh Agrawal and Harihar Patel late last ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh environmentalist chained to hospital bed
June 2nd, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 2 (IANS) A noted environmentalist of Chhattisgarh's industrial town Raigarh was chained to a hospital bed after he was picked up by police for campaigning against an upcoming ... Read more...
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NMDC to set up India’s largest blast furnace in Chhattisgarh
June 1st, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 31 (IANS) The National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (NMDC) Tuesday signed an agreement for setting up India's largest blast furnace of 4,506 cubic metres capacity for its upcoming ... Read more...
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Reddys’ rise: Riding cycles to rattling BJP leadership
May 31st, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) From struggling businessmen who could once afford only bicycles to now owning choppers and almost bringing down Karnataka's chief minister, the Reddy brothers have had ... Read more...
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Arms recovered in West Bengal
May 21st, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Large number of arms and ammunition were recovered Saturday from two districts in West Bengal, police said."At least 15 firearms were recovered from Kashijhore village near ... Read more...
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New hurdles for Posco’s land acquisition plans (Lead)
May 17th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) Orissa's plans to resume land acquisition for the Posco project in the state faced new trouble with project's supporters Monday refusing to cooperate unless their demands ... Read more...
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Land acquisition plan for Posco faces new hurdle
May 16th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) Orissa's plan to resume land acquisition for Posco project in the state faced a new trouble with project's supporters Monday refusing to cooperate unless their demands ... Read more...
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