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POSCO project: Orissa govt ready to hear villagers' voice
After fresh trouble at the proposed POSCO plant in Orissa, the ruling BJD has told NDTV it is ready for a referendum in villages around the site to find out what the people want. Speaking on the NDTV show The Buck Stops Here, BJD MP Jay Panda said that "Orissa government has learnt its lessons from West Bengal." India's largest Foreign Direc...
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Does this Orissa temple allow Dalits?
A day after NDTV reported how a temple in Orissa's Puri district doesn't allow Dalits to enter its premises, and had victimised three Dalit girls, who had had defied the ban, the chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes visited the temple for an on the spot assessment.Mr Punia faced no resistance while entering the temple, even afte...
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Orissa govt backs Vedanta, moves court against ban on mining
The Orissa government has thrown its weight behind mining group Vedanta Aluminium Limited and has moved the Supreme Court against the Centre's ban on bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri Hills for the group's Rs 5,000-crore alumina refinery project at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district of the state.The state government's move came after the Jairam Ramesh-l...
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Malkangiri kidnapping: Bail hearing of Maoist leaders today
Two mediators met Maoist leader Ganti Prasad in Bhubneshwar jail today. Sources told NDTV that the Maoist leader may take part in talks on behalf of Maoists.The bail plea of Ganti Prasad and four other jailed Maoists including Sireesha alias Padma (wife of top Maoist RamKrishna), Gokul Kuldipia, Rozy Mannangi and Andaluri Ishwari will come up for...
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No harm to be done to abducted Collector, engineer: Orissa government
After the much-awaited meeting between the Orissa government and the mediators for the release of abducted Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi, the administration today assured that no harm would be done to the kidnapped duo.State Home Secretary U N Behera along with the Maoist-chosen mediators issued a joint sta...
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Orissa govt may free prisoners in return for abducted Collector: Sources
The Orissa government may be considering the release of some prisoners - one of the demands made by the Maoists to free Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi - sources have told NDTV.Sources say the Orissa government may consider dropping serious charges against some Maoist leaders to help them get bail.Maoists wan...
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In Orissa, Opposition decides to run the House
The Opposition created ruckus alleging Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's involvement in the Rs 50,000 crore mining scam.
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POSCO project: Orissa govt ready to hear villagers' voice
After fresh trouble at the proposed POSCO plant in Orissa, the ruling BJD has told NDTV it is ready for a referendum in villages around the site to find out what the people want. Speaking on the NDTV show The Buck Stops Here, BJD MP Jay Panda said that "Orissa government has learnt its lessons from West Bengal." India's largest Foreign Direc...
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Does this Orissa temple allow Dalits?
A day after NDTV reported how a temple in Orissa's Puri district doesn't allow Dalits to enter its premises, and had victimised three Dalit girls, who had had defied the ban, the chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes visited the temple for an on the spot assessment.Mr Punia faced no resistance while entering the temple, even afte...
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Orissa govt backs Vedanta, moves court against ban on mining
The Orissa government has thrown its weight behind mining group Vedanta Aluminium Limited and has moved the Supreme Court against the Centre's ban on bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri Hills for the group's Rs 5,000-crore alumina refinery project at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district of the state.The state government's move came after the Jairam Ramesh-l...
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Malkangiri kidnapping: Bail hearing of Maoist leaders today
Two mediators met Maoist leader Ganti Prasad in Bhubneshwar jail today. Sources told NDTV that the Maoist leader may take part in talks on behalf of Maoists.The bail plea of Ganti Prasad and four other jailed Maoists including Sireesha alias Padma (wife of top Maoist RamKrishna), Gokul Kuldipia, Rozy Mannangi and Andaluri Ishwari will come up for...
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No harm to be done to abducted Collector, engineer: Orissa government
After the much-awaited meeting between the Orissa government and the mediators for the release of abducted Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi, the administration today assured that no harm would be done to the kidnapped duo.State Home Secretary U N Behera along with the Maoist-chosen mediators issued a joint sta...
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Orissa govt may free prisoners in return for abducted Collector: Sources
The Orissa government may be considering the release of some prisoners - one of the demands made by the Maoists to free Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi - sources have told NDTV.Sources say the Orissa government may consider dropping serious charges against some Maoist leaders to help them get bail.Maoists wan...
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In Orissa, Opposition decides to run the House
The Opposition created ruckus alleging Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's involvement in the Rs 50,000 crore mining scam.
