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Four-laning of K Nagar road to ease traffic

The road connecting Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex with Jajpur Road in the district would be turned into four-lane from the existing two-lane which is part of State Highway-20.

A district level officer said the existing 15 km stretch State Highway that connects Kalinga Nagar to Jajpur Road would be converted into four lane and subsequently six-lane. “For the widening work, `59 crore has been sanctioned during the current fiscal. The entire expenditure would be met from District Mineral Fund (DMF),” he said. Read more

Courtesy: The New Indian Express

Father Stan Swamy, Children and the Unholy State

Stan Swamy has brought to light the deplorable conditions in which the undertrials are barely surviving and has sought answers for such repressive and illegal measures meted out by the State, while also fighting for the rights of Adivasis in Jharkhand.

On the morning of August 28, 2018, several human rights activists from various parts of the country were arrested and the homes of few others were raided. ‘Urban Naxal’ is the new unceremonious epithet that has been conferred on these activists by sections of our cacophonous media. The raids, conducted by the Maharashtra Police, were carried out as part of a probe into the violence at Bhima Koregaon – triggered by an event called Elgar Parishad held in Pune on December 31, 2017. One such ‘Urban Maoist’ is the 81-year-old Jesuit priest, Father Stan Swamy. Read more

Courtesy: The Wire

District Mineral Foundation organizes training programme on PMKKKY

District Mineral Foundation of Geology and Mining Department, J&K, organized a district level training programme on Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) here today.During her address, Joint Director, G&M, Jammu, Manisha Sarin informed that the PMKKKY scheme aims towards transforming the lives of people living in areas which are affected directly or indirectly by mining.She said that under the scheme, several developmental and welfare programs are being implemented in mining affected areas that complement the existing ongoing schemes of State and Central Government.It also minimize the adverse impacts, during and after mining, on the environment, health and socio-economics of people in mining districts besides ensuring long-term sustainable livelihoods for the affected people in mining areas, she maintained.She said that the scheme is meant to provide for the welfare of areas and people affected by mining related operations, using the funds generated by District Mineral Foundations (DMFs). Read more

Courtesy: 5Dariya News

मध्य प्रदेश : माफिया के हौसले बुलंद, अवैध खनन में लगे ट्रैक्टर ने डिप्टी रेंजर को कुचला

मध्य प्रदेश में खनन का माफिया का आतंक जारी है. मुरैना के देवरी गांव में डिप्टी रेंजर को अवैध खनन में लगे ट्रैक्टर ने कुचल दिया है. उसकी मौके पर ही मौत हो गई है. फिलहाल इस मामले की और जानकारी के लिये अभी इंतजार है. लेकिन इस घटना के बाद से इतना तो तय है कि मध्य प्रदेश में खनन माफिया के हौसले इतने बुलंद हैं कि उनको पुलिस और प्रशासन का एकदम भय नहीं है. इसी साल फरवरी में आई एक रिपोर्ट की मानें अवैध खनन के मामले में मध्य प्रदेश दूसरे नंबर है. इसकी तस्दीक केन्द्र सरकार के आंकड़ों ने की है, लेकिन हैरानी इस बात की है कि इनमें एफआईआर महज़ कुछ फीसद मामलों में ही दर्ज हुई हैं. मध्य प्रदेश में राजगढ़, भिंड हो या छिंदवाड़ा धरती का सीना चीरकर अवैध उत्खनन की तस्वीरें पूरे प्रदेश से आती रहती हैं. यही वजह है केंद्रीय खनन मंत्रालय ने लोकसभा में दिए गए जवाब में माना है कि मध्य प्रदेश अवैध खनन के मामले में नंबर दो पर है. आंकड़ों के मुताबिक 2016-17 में अवैध उत्खनन के सबसे ज्यादा 31173 मामले महाराष्ट्र से आए, लेकिन एफआईआर 794 में दर्ज हुई. मध्य प्रदेश से 13880 मामले आए, लेकिन एफआईआर दर्ज हुई 516 में, जबकि आंध्र प्रदेश से 9703 मामले आए एफआईआर हुई 3 में. Read more

Courtesy: NDTV India

Cabinet: Govt to frame policy on returning unused land

To maintain transparency and consistency in denotifying acquired land and regulate the procedure of such denotification, the state government has decided to frame a policy for return of unutilised land under Section 101-A of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Haryana Amendment) Act, 2017. Read more

Courtesy: The Tribune

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