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Polavaram project: SC issues notice to Centre
The Odisha government had raised objections to the project in the apex court by way of a petition and had challenged the environment clearance accorded to the project.
August 3, 2018 -
Andhra Pradesh CM urges PM Modi to fulfil commitments
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday and urged him to fulfil all the commitments made in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. During the hour-long meeting, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President discussed with Modi unfulfilled promises under the Act and submitted a 17-page memorandum. The meeting …
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January 12, 2018 -
Polavaram project to be completed by 2019: Andhra CM
The prestigious Polavaram project, a multi-purpose irrigation venture which enjoys status of a national scheme, will be completed by 2019, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said. The multi-crore project across Godavari river will be completed by 2019 and water for irrigation would be released by 2018 itself, he said. Naidu was …
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January 5, 2017 -
Polavaram: CPM seeks governor’s intervention
Echoing the protests voiced by the ruling BJD on Wednesday against the Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh, the CPI-M on Thursday met Governor Dr SC Jamir and sought his intervention. CPI-M state secretary Ali Kishor Patnaik, veteran leaders Janardan Pati, Santosh Das and others said a joint discussion with affected states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telengana …
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September 16, 2016 -
BJD threatens to intensify stir against Polavaram project
Toughening its stand on Polavaram issue after the Centre announced it will finance the project, the ruling BJD on Sunday threatened to intensify its stir against the multi-purpose dam in Andhra Pradesh, saying it will displace a large number of poor tribals in Odisha. Many villages in tribal-dominated Malkangiri and Rayagada would be adversely affected …
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September 11, 2016 -
BJD threatens to intensify stir against Polavaram project
Toughening its stand on Polavaram issue after the Centre announced it will finance the project, the ruling BJD today threatened to intensify its stir against the multi-purpose dam in Andhra Pradesh, saying it will displace a large number of poor tribals in Odisha. Many villages in tribal-dominated Malkangiri and Rayagada would be adversely affected by …
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September 11, 2016 -
‘No court directive debarring Polavaram project funding’
At a time the Odisha government rejected Andhra Pradesh’s request to conduct a public hearing on the Polavaram project, Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said the Supreme Court has not debarred the central government from sanctioning funds for the project. "The court did not say the Centre not to allocate the …
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September 10, 2016 -
Odisha refuses to conduct public hearing on Polavaram project
Rejecting neighbouring Andhra Pradesh’s request to conduct a public hearing on the Polavaram project, the Odisha government on Saturday said it cannot go for such an exercise because the matter was sub-judice. "The Odisha government cannot conduct public hearing at this stage without the direction of the apex court as it will violate the law," …
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September 10, 2016 -
Political parties begin war of words over Polavaram project
A day after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the Centre would bear all expenses for the construction of the Polavaram project, the three major political parties of Odisha on Thursday entered into a mudslinging contest over the project. The Odisha and Chhattisgarh governments are opposing the irrigation project on Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh …
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September 8, 2016 -
Myanmar, ethnic groups meet at Panglong conference
The Panglong Peace Conference, aimed at the unity of all ethnic nationalities and building a democratic federal union through dialogue, kicked off here on Wednesday. The four-day conference is being attended by representatives of the government, the parliament, the military, political parties, ethnic armed and non-armed organisations and civil society — taking the attendees to …
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August 31, 2016