Bhubaneswar: The anti-Posco outfit vowing to oust the South Korean steel major from Orissa observed Black Day on Wednesday on the sixth anniversary of the MoU signing between the state government and the company.

While the Odisha government is preparing to renew its MoU with Posco-India, we have vowed for the sixth time to oust Posco from the soil of Odisha, president of the Posco Pratirodh San

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday said that the state government is hopeful of renewing the MoU with Posco India by June-end but a decision on the controversial iron export clause has not been taken yet.

The steel and mines department is examining whether to delete the provision. The renewed MoU with Posco-India will have retrospective effect.

Bhubaneswar: Land acquisition for Posco mega steel plant was suspended temporarily on Tuesday in the face of stiff opposition from agitating villagers even as the Odisha government launched ground activities for the project near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district.

District Magistrate NC Jena that said the state government decided to stop land acquisition work for the time being in view of tensio

The Odisha government is all set to renew the MoU with Posco for setting up of the proposed Rs 52,000 crore mega steel plant near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district without the clause for swapping of iron ore to put a full stop on the ongoing controversy.

According to official sources, chief minister Naveen Patnaik has virtually made up his mind to delete the swapping clause while finalizing the

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday claimed that children were being misused in anti-Posco agitation and directed the Jagatsinghpur district administration to submit a report on it by Tuesday.

We will take action against the persons responsible for misusing children.

Paradip: Eminent social activist Medha Patkar on Monday announced that the civil rights groups would stand by the people agitating against Posco's mega steel project in Jagatsinghpur district and demanded that chief minister Naveen Patnaik should visit the area immediately.
Why can't the chief minister come down to Dhinkia for the people while he rushes to Delhi for talks with the South Korean Pr

Taking note of the failure of the Odisha government in implementing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the Center has decided to sanction only 25 per cent of the total funds earmarked for the state in the current fiscal.

Moreover, the six districts in the state where CBI is presently probing about irregularities in MGNREGA will not get any assistance from Cent

Bhubaneswar: Social activist Swami Agnivesh on Saturday said peaceful settlement of Posco impasse was possible through talks and offered to work as a facilitator between the Odisha government and anti- Posco agitators.

Peaceful settlement of the Posco issue is quite possible.

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of stiff opposition from locals against acquisition of land for Posco's steel plant, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that he believed in peaceful industrialisation of the state and would take an appropriate and humane decision on it.

The much-awaited investigation report on rights violations in Reba-Kapali Rivulet Renovation Project has been finalised and will be released for public after the signature of all the authorities.
The success of getting the enquiry report and making it public solely goes to the rural rights activist and Supreme Court advocate Radhakanta Tripathy.
The district administration was reluctant to look