Orissa Govt

• Cancel mines allotted to Chhattisgarh, Odisha govt cos: IMG

  The Inter-Ministerial Group on coal has recommended de-allocation of two mines allotted to government firms -- Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation (CMDC) and Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) -- for their failure to develop blocks within stipulated timelines.

• Italian tourists abducted: Maoists talk tough; Odisha govt open to negotiations

  There is no word yet on the kidnapped Italians who are being held hostage by the Maoists in Odisha's Kandhamal district. One of the two abducted men, Boscusco Paolo, has been visiting Odisha since 1999 and runs a travel agency in Puri that takes foreign tourists on tribal tours. The other, Clandio Colangilo, is a tourist. The two were kidnapped fro...

• Govt defers decision on Posco SEZ

  The government has deferred a decision on South Korean steel major Posco's request for allowing more time to set up multi-product SEZ in Orissa till the Board of Approval's next meeting.

• Take owner's consent before acquiring land: Orissa govt to NTPC

      After the recent row over land acquisition for Posco steel plant, the Orissa government has asked state-owned NTPC to acquire land only after receiving consent from owners for its two ultra mega power projects. "The NTPC has been told to acquire land after taking consent of the local people and spend five per cent of i...

• Govt tells Vedanta to stop work at Orissa mine for violating laws

  MUMBAI, AUGUST 24: In another setback to mega projects, government Tuesday asked Vedanta Resources Plc to stop work at its bauxite mine project in Niyamgiri hills of Orissa for forest law violations. After reviewing the project, the central government rejected the environmental clearance granted by Orissa government to Vedanta and issued a show-c...

• Govt panel not in favour of Vedanta mining in Orissa

  A government panel is of the view that the controversial Vedanta mining project should not be allowed in Orissa citing violation of a series of laws by it allegedly in active collusion with state government officials. "This committee is of the firm view that allowing mining in the proposed mining lease area by depriving two primitive tribal...

• Govt panel disfavours Vedanta's mining project in Orissa

  Anil Aggarwal-promoted Vedanta Aluminium’s troubles are far from over. The N C Saxena committee set up to look at the implementation of forest legislation by Vedanta Aluminum has found that the company has violated all forest act norms in active collusion with state officials. “Allowing mining in the proposed mining lease area b...

• Orissa govt turns home of 'corrupt' IAS official into dispensary

  Following the footsteps of the Nitish govt in Bihar, the Orissa government has converted the confiscated house of a retired IAS officer convicted in a disproportionate assets case into a homeopathic dispensary in Bhubaneswar.

• Orissa launches 'Mamata' scheme for expecting mothers

  'Mamata Scheme' - under which Rs 5000 will be paid to six lakh pregnant and lactating women in rural areas every year - was launched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday.

• Orissa govt slams new Port Bill, urges coastal states to oppose it

  Objecting to the Centre's new proposal that gives it jurisdiction over state-developed ports, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged nine coastal states and a Union Territory to jointly oppose the move.

• 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...

• Forest clearance no license for acquisition: Jairam Ramesh to Orissa govt

  Amid protests by locals against land acquisition for POSCO's steel plant in Orissa's Govindpur village, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday asked the state government not to use environmental clearance for the project as a "licence for forcible acquisition of land".A statement issued by the minister on Sunday read: 'I have often said that ...

• 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...

• Maoists, Orissa Govt close to striking a deal?

  Top Maoist leader Shriramulu Shrinivas was produced in a fast track court at Malkangiri for his bail plea. The release of this man, jailed for dacoity, is an important condition set by Maoists as they negotiate with the Orissa government for the release of Malkangiri Collector RV Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi. The police who were e...

• Collector's kidnap: Talks between mediators, Orissa govt begin

  The much-awaited talks between the Orissa government and the mediators chosen by the Maoists began in Bhubaneswar today to negotiate the release of abducted Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi.The crucial meeting began amid tight security soon after the arrival of the two Hyderabad-based mediators - Professor Har...