Bhubaneswar, Feb 17, Just imagine climbing a 30-foot-high tree and hanging on to a branch to make a phone call. This is a grim reality in Maoist-hit districts of Orissa where the extremists have been targeting the towers that relay mobile telephone signals.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 15, In another setback to the beleaguered Posco project, the people who will be displaced when the South Korean steel major sets up a $12 billion steel plant have rejected the rehabilitation and compensation package offered to them.
United Nations, Feb 12, A UN agency has teamed up with the Indian government in a $40-million pilot project in five Indian states to help the country’s healthcare system dispose of hazardous medical waste.
Kolkata, Feb 9, The central government Tuesday reiterated its offer for talks if Maoists halted violence, but warned the Leftwing guerrillas that “slow and steady” operations against them would continue if they did not pay heed to the appeal.
New Delhi, Feb 9, The Indian government is not providing adequate information about the hazards caused by an aluminium refinery of British mining major Vedanta in Orissa although it poses a serious threat to the health of the local communities, an Amnesty International report released here Tuesday said.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8, Dozens of Bajrang Dal activists were Monday booked for violent protests against a beauty contest to be held in Orissa’s Berhampur town, police said.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6, The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Orissa unit Saturday criticised both the union and state governments for permitting an European Union (EU) delegation to visit the Kandhamal district where at least 38 people were killed during a communal riots in 2008.
London, Feb 6, In a major victory for human rights campaigners, the Church of England Friday sold off its shares, worth 3.75 million pounds, in the Indian-owned mining company Vedanta Resources, saying it was “not satisfied” with the company’s human rights records in Orissa.
New Delhi, Feb 6, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday said that rising prices of essential commodities was a “national problem” and it needed to be dealt by the central government.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5, A minor fire broke out at the smelter plant of the state-run National Aluminium Company (Nalco) in Orissa but was quickly contained, a senior company official said Friday.