Jaitapur Protest

Amidst protests by its ally Shiv Sena against setting up a nuclear power project in Jaitapur, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the project has now reached a stage from where there is no option of going back.

Following the Prime Minister's statement that the opposition against the nuclear power plant in Kudankulam was being fuelled by foreign funded NGOs, the Congress in Maharashtra has written to the Prime Minister saying they suspect a foreign hand in the protests against the Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant.

Koodankulam in Tirunelvelli district of Tamil Nadu is witnessing huge protest. The reason: An upcoming nuclear plant which, once functional, will be India's largest power generation complex.

A group of around 20 students belonging to the reputed Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) today boycotted their convocation ceremony as a mark of protest against the proposed nuclear power plant in Jaitapur.The move is symbolic as Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh was the Chief Guest at the 71st convocation ceremony of TISS.Besides the...

In their bid to study earthquakes more closely, scientists plan to send robotic probes to greater depths for monitoring changes in the earth's crust.Scientists are planning to drill a borehole up to eight km deep into the earth in the quake-prone Koyna region in Maharashtra in order to understand the changes that occur underground when an earthquak...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against the backdrop of growing concern over the opposition by locals to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power project.Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh was also present at the meeting. The meeting comes close on the heels of Chavan deliberating threadbare on t...

Concerned over growing opposition by locals to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear project, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is likely to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss about the overall issue, sources in the state secretariat said.The Jaitapur issue was discussed threadbare in a meeting held by Chavan in Ma...

The Ratnagiri police are allegedly tapping phones and scrutinising call records of leaders including those of political parties to gather crucial information related to the agitation against the proposed nuclear plant in Jaitapur. Senior leaders like B G Kolse-Patil, Justice P B Sawant and Vaishali Patil have alleged that since they are heading the...

At Jaitapur in Maharashtra, the protests against a new nuclear power plant - it will be the world's largest when completed - have collided with politics. The area is under siege now with politicians arriving in quick succession to stake their claim.A bandh called by the Shiv Sena in Ratnagiri, a two hour drive away from Jaitapur, saw a hospital att...

Fresh protests erupted in Ratnagiri today following the death of a youth in police firing on Monday during demonstrations against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant. The protests have taken on political colours with the Maharashtra government accusing the Shiv Sena of stoking tension.The police also stopped Sena leaders allegedly moving arou...

One person was killed in police firing as protests against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant in coastal Ratnagiri district today turned violent with agitators setting ablaze a police station.The man, identified as Tavrez Sejkar, was killed in police firing at the Sakhrinate village when around 600-700 locals protesting against the proposed ...

As farmers' protests intensified in Ratnagiri threatening to delay the nuclear power plant at Jaitapur, a concerned Maharashtra government sent a Congress team there to review the situation.  Villagers in the area claim their lands were forcefully taken away, and that the project has no plans for storage or disposal of nuclear waste."A Congres...

An impact assessment report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has strongly criticised the nuclear power plant being proposed at Jaitapur in the Konkan region. The report has indicated that the project - which requires about 968 hectares of land panning five villages - will have a huge negative impact on the social as well as environme...

As farmers' protests boil over in Ratnagiri, threatening to delay the 9,900 megawatt Jaitapur nuclear power plant - said to be the world's largest - a concerned Maharashtra government dispatched a Congress team to Ground Zero."A Congress committee is going to Jaitapur tomorrow. The committee will talk to locals and fishermen there. We will listen t...

Amidst protests by its ally Shiv Sena against setting up a nuclear power project in Jaitapur, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the project has now reached a stage from where there is no option of going back.

Following the Prime Minister's statement that the opposition against the nuclear power plant in Kudankulam was being fuelled by foreign funded NGOs, the Congress in Maharashtra has written to the Prime Minister saying they suspect a foreign hand in the protests against the Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant.

Koodankulam in Tirunelvelli district of Tamil Nadu is witnessing huge protest. The reason: An upcoming nuclear plant which, once functional, will be India's largest power generation complex.

A group of around 20 students belonging to the reputed Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) today boycotted their convocation ceremony as a mark of protest against the proposed nuclear power plant in Jaitapur.The move is symbolic as Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh was the Chief Guest at the 71st convocation ceremony of TISS.Besides the...

In their bid to study earthquakes more closely, scientists plan to send robotic probes to greater depths for monitoring changes in the earth's crust.Scientists are planning to drill a borehole up to eight km deep into the earth in the quake-prone Koyna region in Maharashtra in order to understand the changes that occur underground when an earthquak...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against the backdrop of growing concern over the opposition by locals to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power project.Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh was also present at the meeting. The meeting comes close on the heels of Chavan deliberating threadbare on t...

Concerned over growing opposition by locals to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear project, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is likely to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss about the overall issue, sources in the state secretariat said.The Jaitapur issue was discussed threadbare in a meeting held by Chavan in Ma...

The Ratnagiri police are allegedly tapping phones and scrutinising call records of leaders including those of political parties to gather crucial information related to the agitation against the proposed nuclear plant in Jaitapur. Senior leaders like B G Kolse-Patil, Justice P B Sawant and Vaishali Patil have alleged that since they are heading the...

At Jaitapur in Maharashtra, the protests against a new nuclear power plant - it will be the world's largest when completed - have collided with politics. The area is under siege now with politicians arriving in quick succession to stake their claim.A bandh called by the Shiv Sena in Ratnagiri, a two hour drive away from Jaitapur, saw a hospital att...

Fresh protests erupted in Ratnagiri today following the death of a youth in police firing on Monday during demonstrations against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant. The protests have taken on political colours with the Maharashtra government accusing the Shiv Sena of stoking tension.The police also stopped Sena leaders allegedly moving arou...

One person was killed in police firing as protests against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant in coastal Ratnagiri district today turned violent with agitators setting ablaze a police station.The man, identified as Tavrez Sejkar, was killed in police firing at the Sakhrinate village when around 600-700 locals protesting against the proposed ...

As farmers' protests intensified in Ratnagiri threatening to delay the nuclear power plant at Jaitapur, a concerned Maharashtra government sent a Congress team there to review the situation.  Villagers in the area claim their lands were forcefully taken away, and that the project has no plans for storage or disposal of nuclear waste."A Congres...

An impact assessment report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has strongly criticised the nuclear power plant being proposed at Jaitapur in the Konkan region. The report has indicated that the project - which requires about 968 hectares of land panning five villages - will have a huge negative impact on the social as well as environme...

As farmers' protests boil over in Ratnagiri, threatening to delay the 9,900 megawatt Jaitapur nuclear power plant - said to be the world's largest - a concerned Maharashtra government dispatched a Congress team to Ground Zero."A Congress committee is going to Jaitapur tomorrow. The committee will talk to locals and fishermen there. We will listen t...