Odisha to transfer land to Posco after clearance from NGT

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 19:16

"The NGT has put a stay on the Posco project. We will be able to hand over land to Posco only after stay by NGT is vacated," Steel and Mines Minister Rajanikant Singh said in a reply in the state Assembly.

Paradip fishing harbour jetty collapses posing erosion threat

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 10:35

A strategic portion of a jetty in Odisha`s largest fishing hub in the Paradip harbour has collapsed weeks after it faced the brunt of Cyclone Phailin, posing erosion threat to its vessel-berthing infrastructure.

GAIL, Paradip Port sign MoU for setting up LNG terminal

Last Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 18:16

The first phase of the project is to become operational by 2017.

First unit of Paradip Refinery to be ready by December: IOC

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 18:25

Country's largest oil marketer Indian Oil Corporation has said the first unit of its Rs 30,000-crore Paradip refinery will be ready by the end of the year.

Coast Guard stations `Vajra` for vigil around EEZ

Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 17:01

As a bid towards ensuring better maritime surveillance in Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) adjoining the coast of Odisha and West Bengal, Indian Coast Guard today stationed its ship `Vajra` at the Paradip Port.

D Raja leads anti-Posco agitation, gheraoes police camp

Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2013, 15:54

CPI National Secretary and MP D Raja led demonstration by anti-Posco agitators, children and women, demanding complete withdrawal of police force from proposed plant site in Odisha`s Jagatsinghpur.

Essar Ports commissions 16-mt terminal at Paradip

Last Updated: Monday, December 24, 2012, 14:05

Essar Ports Monday said it has commissioned its 16 million tonne per annum (MTPA) dry bulk terminal at Paradip in Odisha, taking its capacity to 104 MTPA.

Cyclone in making over east-central Bay of Bengal?

Last Updated: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 14:23

A deep depression over east-central Bay of Bengal, which moved westwards and lay centred about 520 km south-east of Paradip in Odisha on Saturday, is likely to take the shape of a cyclonic storm.

Essar Ports says Paradip iron ore berth commissioning shortly

Last Updated: Sunday, November 4, 2012, 18:05

"The civil and engineering work is over. We are just waiting for an official go-ahead to formally commission the 20 million tonne per annum facility, which can happen within a few weeks," Essar Ports finance director Shailesh Sawa said here.

Four died of electrocution in Paradip

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 12:29

Four persons died of electrocution and two others were seriously injured when they came in contact with a high tension electric wire.

Essar Ports' Paradip coal berth gets green nod

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 21:24

Essar Group company Essar Ports Wednesday said the coal berth at its Paradip Port has received approval from the Environment and Forests Ministry.

Three labourers injured in firing by CISF men

Last Updated: Monday, July 2, 2012, 15:34

Three workers were injured when CISF personnel opened fire today to prevent labourers without valid passes from entering the oil refinery here in Jagatsinghpur district.