Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) today served a notice to Vedanta over a breach in ash pond during night hours on August 28. After the wall of the ash pond no. 2 of Vedanta aluminium plant collapsed, liquid ash inundated around 100 acres of paddy fields in Katikela village in Jharsuguda. Irate […]
Jharsuguda: Demanding disbursal of adequate compensation for farmers in Katikela whose farmlands got damaged after a breach in the ash pond of Vedanta two days ago, locals today cautioned the company not to carry out any repair work without providing the ex-gratia. In a meeting presided by Jharsuguda collector Bibhuti Bhusan Patnaik and attended by […]
Lanjigarh: The anti-Vedanta protests reared head once again after the Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti staged a demonstration in front of the company’s Lanjigarh plant. Hundreds of tribals along with members of various forums took out a rally and staged a dharna in front of the plant. According to sources, the protestors also tried to break the […]
Rayagada: Nearly a week after suspected Maoists attacked Doikalu railway station in the district and left behind posters protesting the proposed visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state, the left wing extremists today once again issued fresh warnings to the people, especially tribals of Rayagada and neighbouring districts, through posters to oppose the […]
Bhubaneswar: Alleged unauthorised use of forest land for industrial use by mining conglomerate Vedanta in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district has come under judicial scrutiny. Acting on a petition by a forest protection body Non-Violence Again, the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Branch) Kolkata has directed both the Union and State government agencies to furnish affidavit putting […]
Bhubaneswar: In the wake of Supreme Court (SC) expressed desire to monitor the setting up an international university by Vedanta Group in Puri to ensure that the land is not used for “commercial purposes”, chief of the company Anil Agarwal on Thursday said he was hopeful of the project. “We will definitely go ahead with […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is expected to get about Rs 1,500 crore pending entry tax and interest thereon after a nine-judge bench of Supreme Court ordered the State is competent to levy entry tax while hearing the Vedanta entry tax case, said the State’s Finance Minister Pradip Amat today. The division bench of the Supreme […]
Bhubaneswar: Mines minister Prafulla Mallick on Wednesday said the Odisha government has decided to provide bauxite to Vedanta’s Lanjigarh alumina factory from the Kodingamali mines in Koraput through Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). Briefing newsmen here today, the Mines minister, said, “OMC has got the mining lease of Kodingamali mines located in Koraput. We will provide […]
Bhubaneswar: Soon after the Supreme Court constituted a 3-judge bench to hear the petition filed by the Odisha government seeking review of apex court’s decision to uphold restrictions on mining of bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills, the Congress has alleged the State and Central government are working hand in gloves to give away mining rights […]
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday recommended to the Chief Justice of the apex court formation of a three-judge bench to hear the petition filed by the Odisha government seeking review of the 2013 SC decision upholding the resolution passed by 12 gram sabhas not to allow mining of bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills
London-listed Vedanta Resources, the diversified mining and metals major, expects that two bauxite deposits, Kutrumali and Sijimali in southern Odisha with an estimated combined reserve of 300 million tonne, will come to the rescue of the bauxite-starved company under the amended Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 2015
Bhubaneswar: In a development that may rekindle the debate over top bureaucrats taking up corporate assignments after retirement, former Odisha chief secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik today joined Vedanta group as the president of its university project. Recently, Patnaik had resigned as a member of Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC). According to sources, he will lead […]
Bhubaneswar: As a part of its CSR programme, Vedanta has come forward to enhance nutritional supplements in mid-day meals (MDMs) of 66,500 children in government and government-aided schools under Berhampur Municipality, Chattrapur and Hinjlicut blocks of Odisha’s Ganjam district. A memorandum of understanding has been signed to this effect with Manna Trust, which is in […]
Bhubaneswar: Union Mines Secretary Anil Mukim on Thursday urged the stakeholders to work towards increasing the domestic consumption of aluminium in a sustainable manner and make it the metal of choice for the future. Addressing the International Conference on Aluminium (INCAL 2019) here, he stressed on value addition in the aluminium industry and encouraging the […]
Bhubaneswar: An Odisha government panel on Thursday recommended final approval of Vedanta Ltd’s Rs 1,240 crore proposal to expand the capacity of its aluminium smelter unit in the state’s Jharsuguda from 1.6 to 1.8 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA), an official statement said. The 77th meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority […]
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