Kakinada, January 17, 2008: The controversy over special economic zone (SEZ) refused to die down as a large number of people, mostly farmers, once again tried to prevent the SEZ officials from carrying out fencing work at the project site on Thursday. (more…)

V. Raghavendra

Kakinada, January 17, 2008: As a part of the plans for industrial development of Kakinada region, the State government has cleared a proposal to set up another port between Moolapet and A. V. Nagaram villages to exclusively cater to the special economic zone (SEZ). (more…)

New Delhi/Gurgaon January 16, 2008 (PTI & UNI): The board of approval for SEZs will next month consider a request to scrap SEZs in Goa, weeks after the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath asserted that the Centre will not thrust such projects on states. (more…)

National Alliance of People’s Movements in A.P., 17th January, 2008

Last three days have been witness to State terror in U Kothapalli and Thongdangi Mandals of East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh where the government proposes to set up a Special Economic Zone. Revenue authorities, police and goons of broker, who has been buying land from the people on behalf of the proposed SEZ authorities, have been trying to set up a fence. (more…)