Bhubaneswar: Vedanta University, the world class university project of the Anil Agarwal Foundation, has landed up in further trouble with the Orissa Lok Pal directing a vigilance probe into the land deals.
New Delhi: Orissa government has come out in favour of the controversial Vedanta group with the BJD government in the state opposing the views of a central committee that bauxite mining in Lanjigarh were being carried out in violation of SC orders, the Forest Rights Act and the Forest Conservation Act.
PLANS by Vedanta Resources to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri in Orissa, already delayed by vehement protests from non-governmental organisations, seem likely to suffer further damage
The Dongria Kondh tribe who live in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa do not normally go to the top of the bauxite-rich slopes. The hilltop is considered sacred, the place where their presiding deity Niyam Raja (literally, the King of Law), or the Universal Lawgiver, is said to reside, and they leave it undisturbed.
Indian-focused mining group Vedanta is planning to spin off its aluminium division with an announcement regarding a demerger due as early as this week, said the UK newspaper The Independent on Sunday .
