Tag: Posco

The union government's decision, via an ordinance, to allocate all future mines through auctions is likely to affect some projects in Odisha, including Posco and Bhusan Power and Steel Ltd (BPCL), while it has come as a blessing to some companies sustaining to run their plants in the absence of raw materials in the state

When I was in school, there was this friend of mine, the son of a veterinary surgeon, who was the only proud owner of a proper cricket kit – bat, ball and stumps – in the whole area. It was only natural for us to keep him in good humour and allow him to bat […]

New Delhi: Sharing his harrowing experience of sexual molestation as a 13-year-old boy, TMC member of Parliament Derek O’brien urged celebrities, cricketers and people in public life to speak up about such traumatic incidents. He shared explicit details of molestation in which as a kid he was inappropriately touched. The lawmaker was speaking in the […]

Bhubaneswar: When Odisha sees creation of around 14,000 jobs per lakh crore of investment, the disgusting revelation is the State has  not only lost Rs 2.348 lakh crore investments since 2004-05 but also lost an opportunity to create at least 39,000 jobs. However, the State Industry Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra’s written statement in State Assembly […]

Bhubaneswar: A 46-member South Korean industrial delegation led by the Korean Ambassador Shin Bong Kil met CM Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar today to explore and discuss various investment opportunities in Odisha. The delegation comprised MNCs like Samsung, Honda, Kia Motors, Hyundai etc. and Korean industrial bodies including Korea International Trade Association, Trade co-operation, Investment Promotion […]

Jagatsinghpur: A public hearing for environmental clearance sought by JSW Utkal Steel Limited for a plant in Jagatsinghpur district was opposed today by locals. As per reports, residents of Dhinkia, Gobindpur, Nuagaon, Polanga, Bhuyanpal and Jatadhari areas along with social workers alleged that the proposed plant will be harmful and affect the livelihood of local […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Nearly two decades ago when South Korean steel behemoth, POSCO signed an MoU with Odisha government for setting up a steel mill in Jagatsinghpur district the then government led by Naveen Patnaik touted it as its crowning glory. The agreement symbolized the arrival of Odisha on the country’s industrial scene and […]