Mangalore, January 29, 2008: The Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party and the Communist Party of India have extended support to the farmer’s agitation against the Mangalore Special Economic Zone project. However the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) have expressed their inability to join the movement as their party high commands were yet take a decision. Continue reading ‘Farmers stage rally against MSEZ’
Monthly Archive for January, 2008
K.V. Kurmanath
Hyderabad, January 29, 2008: Golden Gate Properties Ltd (GGPL), the Bangalore-based real estate company that received a funding of Rs 275 crore from Deutsche Bank’s realty investment arm last week, is planning to come up with a Rs 500-crore special economic zone (SEZ) in Bangalore. Continue reading ‘Golden Gate plans SEZ, township projects’
Press Trust of India
New Delhi, January 28, 2008: An empowered group of ministers (eGoM) will consider early next month whether it can relax the 5000 hectare land ceiling for SEZs - a move that, if approved, will benefit major players like Adani, Reliance Industries and DLF. Continue reading ‘eGoM to reconsider SEZ land ceiling limit’
Arun S
New Delhi, January 28, 2008: A week ahead of the empowered group of ministers (eGoM) meeting on special economic zones, major differences persist between commerce and finance ministries on the agenda items. While the commerce ministry is pitching for commercial viability of SEZs, the finance ministry has apprehensions on the revenue outgo due to tax exemptions and SEZs being turned into realty projects. Continue reading ‘Finance, commerce min war over SEZs continues’
Anantapur, January 28, 2008: The two-day 15th State congress of the Organisation for People’s Democratic Rights (OPDR) has condemned the violence in the name of special economic zones in the country and deplored snatching of lands of the poor by the government for such zones. Continue reading ‘‘Governments working for benefit of landlords’’
Mangalore, January 28, 2008: “Mega industries should be allowed only after carrying out detailed environmental study on feasibility of setting up of industries keeping in mind the objectives of sustainable development,” said former Defence Minister George Fernandes. Continue reading ‘Allow SEZs only after environmental study, says Fernandes’
New Delhi, January 28, 2008: The Supreme Court today adjourned by six weeks the hearing on the petition filed by West Bengal government challenging the Kolkata High Court order, directing the state government to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of those killed in police firing in Nandigram in March last year. Continue reading ‘SC adjourns hearing on Nandigram firing case’
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