Post mortem after prolonged row; stone throwing during Shiv Sena bandh
Curfew has been imposed in the city following violent protests and stone throwing outside the Ratnagiri civil hospital during a bandh called by the Shiv Sena on Tuesday.
The death of Tabrez Sayekar of Nate in Monday's police firing during protests against the Jaitapur nuclear power project, and the post mortem examination w
Rejecting the demand for withdrawal of the environmental clearance given to the Jaitapur power plant, environment minister Jairam Ramesh accused the Shiv Sena of politicising this issue and of whipping up public opinion against the setting up of the plant.
Expressing con cern over the ongoing antinuclear power project agitation in Jaitapur, Maharashtra, the main Opposition BJP on Tuesday said the issue has definitely triggered a debate. However, the Congress suggested that there could be a conspiracy behind the agitation, cautioning people against
A man was killed in police firing in Jaitapur, as protests against the proposed nuclear plant turned violent with agitators setting ablaze a police station. The protests took place close on the heels of Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh
Reacting to Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh's statement that there would be no rethink on Jaitapur nuclear power project, Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray today said it was a "mockery".
Shiv Sena has sided with the local people in the coastal Ratnagiri district who are opposing the project.
Thackeray described Jairam's statement here as a "mockery".
A full list of violators and violations of the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) 1991 notifications will be put up on the Ministry of Environment and Forests Web site by December, said the Environment Minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh, on Friday.
Following a meeting with the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Mr Prithviraj Chavan, the Environment Minister said that the first notice has already been sent against
In what could bring some relief to the developer community as well as infrastructure agencies of the city, Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh announced that the ban on sand mining in non-CRZ areas of Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts has been temporarily lifted.
The controversial April 15: The controversial Jaitapur nuclear power project will be implemented despite all the hurdles, said Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday and even suggested that an independent security system should be in place for all the six power plants in Jaitapur.
MUMBAI: All eyes will be on the state guest house on Friday when CM Prithviraj Chavan will meet Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh to decide the fate of a slew of infrastructure projects, including the crucial coastal road proposal.
The ambitious scheme hit a roadblock recently after the Centre struck down plans for reclamation which, according to state officials, is the only cost-effecti
