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Govt to drill 8-km hole near Jaitapur nuclear plant
In their bid to study earthquakes more closely, scientists plan to send robotic probes to greater depths for monitoring changes in the earth's crust.Scientists are planning to drill a borehole up to eight km deep into the earth in the quake-prone Koyna region in Maharashtra in order to understand the changes that occur underground when an earthquak...
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Jaitapur issue: Maharashtra Chief Minister likely to meet PM today
Concerned over growing opposition by locals to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear project, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is likely to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss about the overall issue, sources in the state secretariat said.The Jaitapur issue was discussed threadbare in a meeting held by Chavan in Ma...
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Cops tapping our phones, say anti-nuclear plant leaders
The Ratnagiri police are allegedly tapping phones and scrutinising call records of leaders including those of political parties to gather crucial information related to the agitation against the proposed nuclear plant in Jaitapur. Senior leaders like B G Kolse-Patil, Justice P B Sawant and Vaishali Patil have alleged that since they are heading the...
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Politics add danger to Jaitapur nuclear plant protests
At Jaitapur in Maharashtra, the protests against a new nuclear power plant - it will be the world's largest when completed - have collided with politics. The area is under siege now with politicians arriving in quick succession to stake their claim.A bandh called by the Shiv Sena in Ratnagiri, a two hour drive away from Jaitapur, saw a hospital att...
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Govt to drill 8-km hole near Jaitapur nuclear plant
In their bid to study earthquakes more closely, scientists plan to send robotic probes to greater depths for monitoring changes in the earth's crust.Scientists are planning to drill a borehole up to eight km deep into the earth in the quake-prone Koyna region in Maharashtra in order to understand the changes that occur underground when an earthquak...
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Jaitapur issue: Maharashtra Chief Minister likely to meet PM today
Concerned over growing opposition by locals to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear project, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is likely to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss about the overall issue, sources in the state secretariat said.The Jaitapur issue was discussed threadbare in a meeting held by Chavan in Ma...
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Cops tapping our phones, say anti-nuclear plant leaders
The Ratnagiri police are allegedly tapping phones and scrutinising call records of leaders including those of political parties to gather crucial information related to the agitation against the proposed nuclear plant in Jaitapur. Senior leaders like B G Kolse-Patil, Justice P B Sawant and Vaishali Patil have alleged that since they are heading the...
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Politics add danger to Jaitapur nuclear plant protests
At Jaitapur in Maharashtra, the protests against a new nuclear power plant - it will be the world's largest when completed - have collided with politics. The area is under siege now with politicians arriving in quick succession to stake their claim.A bandh called by the Shiv Sena in Ratnagiri, a two hour drive away from Jaitapur, saw a hospital att...
