If the Buddhadeb govt in West Bengal has got itself into a political and economic mess over acquiring land for the Nano project, it may have done well to have taken a leaf out of the Karunanidhi govt

Repeated protests and an indefinite hunger strike by a senior Peasants and Workers

PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Tuesday said in the Legislative Assembly that the government stood firm on the decision to scrap special economic zones (SEZs).

The government is likely to set up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to speed up local and foreign investments in the country, sources at Board of Investment (BoI) told The New Nation yesterday.

A senior official of Board of Investment said that the Council of Advisers of the caretaker government last month approved in principle the creation of a SEZ.

He said the office of the Chief Adviser is now scrutinizing the

final draft of a proposed "Special Economic Zone Ordinance-2008", under which a Special Economic Zone Authority would be established.

Press Trust Of India / New Delhi August 26, 2008, 0:12 IST

The Mumbai SEZ, promoted by Jai Corp, expects to complete the land acquisition by next year.

"Currently, the land acquisition for the SEZ is in the process and is expected to be completed by next year,' Jai Corp said in its latest annual report.

Mumbai SEZ received the in-principle approval from the Union Commerce Ministry for the development of a 5,000-hectare SEZ at Khopta in Maharashtra.

Bs Reporter / Kolkata August 26, 2008, 0:37 IST

Trinamul Congress leader Mamata Banerjee today rejected a fresh invitation from West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for talks to break the deadlock at the upcoming Tata Motors' Nano plant at Singur near here.

Banerjee started an indefinite dharna at Singur on Sunday, demanding that the 400 acres taken from "unwilling farmers' for the project should be returned to them. The company can instead be given 500 acres of land nearby, she has said.

Business Standard / New Delhi August 25, 2008, 0:57 IST