Odisha Land Acquisition

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  Nitin Gadkari Launches Projects Worth 6,000 Crore In Odisha

  Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday launched a slew of highway and port projects worth Rs 6,000 crore in Odisha and said another Rs 2.5 lakh crore would be pumped in to boost the infrastructure here but the state must cooperate by expediting land acquisition process.

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  'When Will Achhe Din Come for Farmers?' Rahul Gandhi's Jibe at PM Modi

  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that farmers in the country are still waiting for his promise of "achhe din" or days of prosperity to come true, the Congress leader is in Odisha to take part in a pro-farmer march in the state.

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  Opinion: Land Acquisition From a State's Perspective

  Senior Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik's take on the proposed changes to the 2013 Land Acquisition Law and how it should be examined with reference to a concrete state-specific situation.

• Lok Sabha passes Land Acquisition Bill

  The Lok Sabha approved land reforms on Thursday that boost farmers' rights but are opposed by other businesses who say the new law will thwart efforts to revive the floundering economy.

• ArcelorMittal defaulted on land payment: Odisha government

  Countering ArcelorMittal's claim that land acquisition delays led to the scrapping of a Rs 50,000 crore steel project in Odisha, the state government said on Saturday that the company had defaulted on land cost payments.

• Land acquisition for Posco starts again

  Ten betel vine plantations were dismantled in the first few hours without any resistance from locals, official sources said, adding that payments would be made soon.

• Anti-Posco stir: women protesters strip to demand halt to land acquisition, withdrawal of police force

  The agitation against the proposed Posco steel project intensified in Odisha yesterday with angry women protesters stripping in public to demand a complete halt to the land acquisition by the government and withdrawal of police force from the site of the proposed plant.

• Anti-Posco protestors take out rally, land acquisition on

  Land acquisition for the Posco steel plant continued for the third day on Tuesday in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district as anti-Posco as protestors took out a rally defying prohibitory orders carrying bodies of three activists.

• Odisha government resumes land acquisition in tense Posco project area

  Amid tension in proposed Posco plant area where three anti-project activists were killed last night while allegedly making bombs, Odisha government today resumed land acquisition for the mega steel project.

• Odisha halts land acquisition for Posco steel plant, withdraws police force after protests

  The Odisha government has put off the land acquisition for Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district today after protests by local villagers since the process resumed last week.

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  Tension over land acquisition at Posco site, protesters clash with police

  After being halted for more than a year, land acquisition for the showpiece Rs 52,000-crore Posco steel plant in Odisha resumed today amid clashes between police and protesters.

• Land acquisition for Posco plant begins in Odisha

  Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant today started in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district after a gap of more than one year amid allegation by anti-project activists that protesters were lathicharged and detained by the police.

• Land acquisition for Posco plant begins in Odisha

  Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant today started in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district after a gap of more than one year amid allegation by anti-project activists that protesters were lathicharged and detained by police.

• Land acquisition for Posco fails to take off

  Land acquisition drive for Posco steel unit project in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, which was scheduled to commence from today, failed to take off.