R Krishna Das / Raipur November 19, 2009, 0:28 IST
But, process is getting frozen wherever the state retreats before the Naxals, complain officials and industries.
Ramsingh Sai willingly sold his two acres of land to a private power company in Pusar village of Raigarh district for Rs 3 lakh a year ago. Now, he stands to get Rs 15 lakh more.
Ishita Ayan Dutt / Kolkata November 17, 2009, 0:34 IST
The West Bengal government has earmarked 30,000 acres for industrial projects (around 7,000 acres has been allocated, the rest is at different stages of acquisition), but even as it faces one of the most violent battles for land rights, figures for displacement or project-affected persons are yet to be aggregated.
There is a clear alliance between the party of right reaction in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress, and the Maoists as they try out a cynical strategy of violence to defeat the state
Along with the plan for an armed offensive, the Centre is going ahead with its growth agenda in its fight against Maoists. The provocation follows release of figures pertaining to UPA's flagship scheme
NEW DELHI: Anxious to spur up the rural economy in the naxal-affected districts of the country, the Centre has underlined the imperativeness to implement the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in a more meaningful manner.
NEW DELHI: Is the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme making any headway in naxalite affected regions? Does the rising inflation impact wages being paid under the scheme?
Participating in a parliamentary consultative committee meeting here on Thursday, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi put these questions Rural Development Minister C.P. Joshi.
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today asked the mining companies in Orissa to tighten security around their areas in view of possible Maoist attacks.
The State Government issued advisories to the companies in order to ensure security in the mining area, Home Secretary AP Padhi told mediapersons after a meeting on mines security here.
In view of the growing Naxal threat in the state, the Orissa government today advised the companies using explosives for mining purposes to reduce the stock to a level sufficient for only 3-4 days.
