Showing posts with label Orissa government. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orissa government. Show all posts

Friday, June 18, 2010

Govt assures “good package” for Posco villagers


Expressing its commitment to restore peace at Posco’s proposed project site near Paradip, Orissa government has promised a “good package” for the people likely to be affected by the mega steel plant of the Korean company.

“I have told the delegation of United Action Committee (UAC) that a good rehabilitation package will be worked out,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told reporters yesterday after an hour-long talk with a delegation of a pro-project group.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Police fire rubber bullets to disperse anti-Posco agitators

Police fire

Police on Saturday were killed in the anti-POSCO agitator, mostly women and children in Balitutha to the door of the planned construction site, firing tear gas bullets and rubber bullets spread them and injuring at least 20 populace.

Security personnel on assignment around 1000 agitators of the CPI-backed POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS), on dharna since 26 January to spread immediately from the area where the prohibition orders were attached, said police.