New Delhi, January 18, 2008: The National Cooperative Union of India today said it was not against special economic zones, but to a practice of acquiring fertile agricultural land for setting up such units. Continue reading ‘NCUI against acquisition of agricultural land for SEZs’
Monthly Archive for January, 2008
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. Continue reading ‘Farmers try to prevent work on SEZ’
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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). Continue reading ‘Another port to come up at Kakinada to cater to SEZ’
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. Continue reading ‘Board of approval to consider Goa SEZ row’
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. Continue reading ‘Protest State repression at the proposed site of Kakinada SEZ’
Gurgaon, January 16, 2008: The commerce and industry minister, Mr Kamal Nath, today ruled out any rethinking on the SEZ Act, stating that it was an act of Parliament and had been very successful in generating employment and investment. With much debate generated over the SEZ Act following the Goa imbroglio, several quarters were contemplating whether an amendment would be brought in to allow denotification of SEZs. Continue reading ‘No re-look at SEZ Act: Kamal Nath’
New Delhi, January 17, 2008: The Board of Approval for Special Economic Zones may ask the Goa government to pay compensation to the developers of the three notified zones in the state for scrapping these projects. Continue reading ‘Goa govt may have to pay SEZ developers’
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