Naveen Patnaik meets anti-POSCO leaders

IANS BHUBANESWAR: For the first time, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday held talks with a group opposed to a steel project by South Korean steel major POSCO in the state. The crucial meeting, which may help the government push forward the project, delayed by more than three years, took place in the secretariat here and lasted more than an hour. “As per today’s situation, the meeting with the chief minister was a success,” Abhaya Sahu, who led a four-member... Read More

Police conduct flag march in proposed POSCO area

The Orissa police staged a flag march in the proposed POSCO site on Saturday. The Jagatsinghpur district administration is reported to be all set to conduct the socio-economic survey in the area on Saturday despite promises to the contrary Patnaik made to representatives of six opposition parties. The chief minister is reported to have agreed to hold direct talks with PPSS Sunday afternoon. Read More Share/Bookmark  Read More

Orissa to hold talks with Posco activists

Hindustan times The Orissa government has decided to initiate talks with the anti-Posco activists to find a solution to the conflict. It, however, made it clear that the steel project work would continue as usual at the proposed site near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district, 90 km east of Bhubaneswar. This was decided after high-level meeting on Thursday. The meeting was headed by CM Naveen Patnaik and was attended by all four BJD MLAs and the CPI MP of Jagatsinghpur, besides high... Read More