Posco Protest

The West Bengal Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to a proposal to set up five more special POCSO courts in the state, taking the total number of such courts to 67 Minister of State for Finance Chandrima Bhattacharya said.

Protests broke out at many places in Kerala on Monday over acquittal of three accused in the case relating to the sexual assault and murder of two minor sisters at Palakkad in 2017.

The agitation against the proposed Posco steel project intensified in Odisha yesterday with angry women protesters stripping in public to demand a complete halt to the land acquisition by the government and withdrawal of police force from the site of the proposed plant.

Amid tension in proposed Posco plant area where three anti-project activists were killed last night while allegedly making bombs, Odisha government today resumed land acquisition for the mega steel project.

Authorities in Odisha said on Sunday they had resumed acquiring land for South Korean steelmaker POSCO's planned $12 billion steel mill in the state under tight security, a day after three protesters were killed by crude bombs.

At least three people protesting against plans for a $12 billion steel project by South Korea's POSCO in Odisha were killed by crude bombs on Saturday, police said.

A few weather-beaten shipping containers, a swathe of sand and a bitterly divided village: that is all South Korea's POSCO has to show seven years after it announced plans for a $12 billion steel mill on a fertile strip in Odisha.

A few weather-beaten shipping containers, a swathe of sand and a bitterly divided village: that is all South Korea's POSCO has to show seven years after it announced plans for a $12 billion steel mill on a fertile strip in Odisha.

Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore mega steel project in Jagatsinghpur district remained suspended for the second day today with protests continuing even as Posco-India expressed optimism about completion of land clearance in few days.

The Odisha government has put off the land acquisition for Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district today after protests by local villagers since the process resumed last week.

Footage of a man protesting at the Posco steel plant being beaten by a government land officer in Odisha has triggered outrage with activists and politicians demanding strong action against the culprits.

There was a fresh standoff between villagers and police in Odisha's Posco site today after the cops allegedly tried to enter the Gobindpur village.

After being halted for more than a year, land acquisition for the showpiece Rs 52,000-crore Posco steel plant in Odisha resumed today amid clashes between police and protesters.

Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant today started in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district after a gap of more than one year amid allegation by anti-project activists that protesters were lathicharged and detained by the police.

Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant today started in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district after a gap of more than one year amid allegation by anti-project activists that protesters were lathicharged and detained by police.

The West Bengal Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to a proposal to set up five more special POCSO courts in the state, taking the total number of such courts to 67 Minister of State for Finance Chandrima Bhattacharya said.

Protests broke out at many places in Kerala on Monday over acquittal of three accused in the case relating to the sexual assault and murder of two minor sisters at Palakkad in 2017.

The agitation against the proposed Posco steel project intensified in Odisha yesterday with angry women protesters stripping in public to demand a complete halt to the land acquisition by the government and withdrawal of police force from the site of the proposed plant.

Amid tension in proposed Posco plant area where three anti-project activists were killed last night while allegedly making bombs, Odisha government today resumed land acquisition for the mega steel project.

Authorities in Odisha said on Sunday they had resumed acquiring land for South Korean steelmaker POSCO's planned $12 billion steel mill in the state under tight security, a day after three protesters were killed by crude bombs.

At least three people protesting against plans for a $12 billion steel project by South Korea's POSCO in Odisha were killed by crude bombs on Saturday, police said.

A few weather-beaten shipping containers, a swathe of sand and a bitterly divided village: that is all South Korea's POSCO has to show seven years after it announced plans for a $12 billion steel mill on a fertile strip in Odisha.

A few weather-beaten shipping containers, a swathe of sand and a bitterly divided village: that is all South Korea's POSCO has to show seven years after it announced plans for a $12 billion steel mill on a fertile strip in Odisha.

Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore mega steel project in Jagatsinghpur district remained suspended for the second day today with protests continuing even as Posco-India expressed optimism about completion of land clearance in few days.

The Odisha government has put off the land acquisition for Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district today after protests by local villagers since the process resumed last week.

Footage of a man protesting at the Posco steel plant being beaten by a government land officer in Odisha has triggered outrage with activists and politicians demanding strong action against the culprits.

There was a fresh standoff between villagers and police in Odisha's Posco site today after the cops allegedly tried to enter the Gobindpur village.

After being halted for more than a year, land acquisition for the showpiece Rs 52,000-crore Posco steel plant in Odisha resumed today amid clashes between police and protesters.

Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant today started in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district after a gap of more than one year amid allegation by anti-project activists that protesters were lathicharged and detained by the police.

Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant today started in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district after a gap of more than one year amid allegation by anti-project activists that protesters were lathicharged and detained by police.