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BERHAMPUR: A day after the violent clash between tribal villagers and cops over construction of an approach road to Sijimali bauxite mines in Rayagada, an uneasy calm prevails in the area with armed police force maintaining a strict vigil to prevent the situation from escalating again. The situation seems to be under control amid deployment of six platoons of police force in Sijimali. But the deadlock between the administration and villagers showed no signs of breaking with tribals of Sagabari ...Read More >
KORAPUT/BHUBANESWAR: Tribals armed with axes and other sharp farming tools clashed with police Tuesday over the construction of a road linked to an upcoming Vedanta Group bauxite mining project in Odisha's Rayagada, leaving 58 cops among 70 people injured.The unrest centres on a proposed 3km road that the locals view as a precursor to mining in the ecologically sensitive Sijimali hills. Residents have long opposed the project, citing fears of displacement, loss of forest rights and damage to tra ...Read More >
Around 40 police personnel were injured on Tuesday after violent clashes broke out between tribals and security forces protesting a road project linked to the proposed Sijimali bauxite mine in Odisha's Rayagada district, officials said. The violence erupted in Sagabari village under Kashipur block, where residents opposing the mining-linked infrastructure project allegedly attacked police with stones, axes and other sharp weapons, escalating a long-running conflict over land, forest rights and ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: More than 100 people, including 58 police men, were injured Tuesday after violent clashes broke out between tribals and security forces protesting a road project linked to the Sijimali bauxite mine allotted to Vedanta in Rayagada district, officials said. According to officials, the local tribals strongly opposed the road construction at Shagabari village under Kashipur block of the district. The protesters allegedly hurled stones and attacked police and officials of the d ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 7 (PTI) At least 70 people, including 58 security personnel, were injured on Tuesday in a clash with local tribals over the construction of a road to the Sijimali bauxite mine in Odisha's Rayagada district, officials said. The tribals, who have been strongly opposing the road project at Shagabari village under Kashipur block of the district, allegedly attacked the police personnel and district administration officials with swords, axes, and stones. ADG (Law and Order) Sanjay K ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Shortly after the Odisha Police personnel fired at tribals protesting against the construction of a road in Sijimali bauxite mines, a violent clash ensued between the two groups in which over 50 people including 33 police personnel were injured. The Rayagada district administration had recently initiated the construction of a 3 km-long road from Purulang to Sagabari Ghati to facilitate access to the site of the mines which is allotted to aluminium giant Vedanta Ltd. The move trigg ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Nearly 50 people, including 40 security personnel, were injured in a clash with local tribals over the construction of a road to Sijimali bauxite mine in Odisha's Rayagada district on Tuesday, April 7. According to officials, the tribals strongly opposed the construction of the road at Shagabari village under the Kashipur block of the district. The protesters allegedly hurled stones and attacked the police and officials of the district administration with swords, axes and other sha ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 7 (PTI) Nearly 50 people, including 40 security personnel, were injured in a clash with local tribals over the construction of a road to Sijimali bauxite mine in Odisha's Rayagada district on Tuesday, officials said. According to officials, the local tribals strongly opposed the road construction at Shagabari village under the Kashipur block of the district. The protesters allegedly hurled stones and attacked police and officials of the district administration with swords, axes ...Read More >
Rayagada: Nearly 50 people, including 40 security personnel, were injured in a clash with local tribals over the construction of a road to Sijimali bauxite mine in Odisha's Rayagada district Tuesday, officials said. According to officials, the local tribals strongly opposed the road construction at Shagabari village under the Kashipur block of the district. The protesters allegedly hurled stones and attacked police and officials of the district administration with swords, axes, and other sharp ...Read More >
NALCO reported record production and sales in FY26, with strong growth in alumina output and sales, alongside steady aluminium volumes, marking its best-ever operational performance.National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) reported its highest-ever operational performance for FY26, with record production and sales across key segments, according to an exchange filing. The Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines achieved strong output across its integrated operations. Bauxite excavation stood ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) has achieved its highest-ever production across multiple operational fronts and surpassing previous records in both production and sales in 2025-26 fiscal. The company recorded bauxite excavation of 77.01 lakh tonne and bauxite transportation of 77.07 lakh tonne, while alumina hydrate production reached 23 lakh tonne and calcined alumina production stood at 22.75 lakh tonne in the year. Cast metal production was recorded at 4 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Vedanta Aluminium on Wednesday reaffirmed its long-term commitment to Odisha on the occasion of Utkal Dibas. With planned investments of Rs 1.8 lakh crore in the pipeline and over Rs 1 lakh crore already invested, the company said it has has generated more than 5 lakh employment opportunities to date. Vedanta's Odisha operations including aluminium, power, iron ore, and related businesses, contribute over Rs 9,000 crore annually to the exchequer and account for approximately ~3% of ...Read More >
India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has called out the state-run Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) for serious compliance problems. According to the CAG, OMC now owes Rs 1,328.37 crore in penalties after going over production limits. The details came from a report on state public sector undertakings, presented in the Odisha Assembly. The violations happened in 2018-19 at two sites: Kodingamali bauxite mine and Sukrangi chromite mine. Most of the penalty is tied to Kodingamali. Here, OMC ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: State-owned Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) is liable to pay Rs 1,328 crore in penalties for excess production in two of its mines, a CAG report has flagged.The report on state PSUs, tabled in the assembly on Tuesday, said in the Kodingamali bauxite mine, OMC produced 27 lakh MT of bauxite in 2018-19 against the approved consent to operate (CTO) limit of 22.6 lakh MT. This resulted in 4.4 lakh MT of excess production, attracting a penalty of Rs 1,298.39 crore.In the Sukrangi chromit ...Read More >
The Cyber, Economic and Narcotic offences wing of the Belagavi City Police has busted an international cyber and financial fraud network with the arrest of a gang operating a call centre in Belagavi. Police Commissioner Borase Bhushan Gulabarao told reporters in Belagavi on Thursday that acting on a tip-off, CEN Police officers raided an office on Bauxite Road in the city and arrested 33 people. They confiscated 37 laptops and 37 mobile phones, along with cloud-based applications used for stor ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Vedanta Aluminium, India's largest aluminium producer, has developed a dedicated fitness-cum-amusement park for 700 students of Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama School in Hatamuniguda, Rayagada. The park, equipped with a variety of play and fitness facilities, is designed to promote physical activity, recreation and holistic growth of students. The facility was inaugurated by Mr. Prateek Kumar, Vice President & Head, Vedanta Sijimali Bauxite Mines, in the presence of school authorities. ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR : The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has set a target to produce 50 million tonne of minerals and achieve a sales revenue of Rs 30,000 crore in 2025-26. This was announced at a review meeting presided over by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan on Wednesday. The meeting discussed various steps to increase mineral production, including extending mining lease periods, obtaining environmental clearances and making new mines operational. It was decided that bauxite pro ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy on Friday released the Copper Vision Document and the Aluminium Vision Document at the international conference here on sustainable and responsible mining through best mine closure practices, organised by the Indian National Committee of the World Mining Congress. Reddy emphasised copper's vital contribution to India's energy transition, infrastructure growth, and green technologies such as electric vehicles and solar power. He stated ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday released the Aluminium Vision Document that provides a long-term strategy to aluminium production sixfold by 2047. The minister launched the document at the International Conference on Sustainable and Responsible Mining through Best Mine Closure Practices, organised by the Indian National Committee of the World Mining Congress in Hyderabad, the Ministry of Mines said in a statement. In his addressing, the coal and mines minister said the docume ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 57-year-old retired telecom employee from Kishan Ganj, north Delhi, lost Rs 14 lakh in a "digital arrest" scam after cyber fraudsters, posing as Mumbai Police, threatened him with arrest over alleged bank fraud. Two suspects, Banshi Lal and Prem Kumar, both 20-year-old graduates from Barmer, Rajasthan, have been arrested.According to police, the case came to light when the victim filed a complaint via the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP), stating he received a video call ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is packing for what could be the longest diplomatic journey of his decade-long premiership. Five countries. Eight days. Thousands of kilometres. A tour that promises more than handshakes and speeches, this is about placing India at the heart of the Global South's rising story. From the mineral-rich heartlands of Africa to the energy corridors of Latin America, Modi's route is carefully chosen. His first five-nation circuit in 2016 had the charm of high-le ...Read More >
New Delhi: As the global scramble for rare earth minerals intensifies, India is strategically deepening ties with countries across Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean to secure long-term access to these critical resources. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia from July 2 to 9, 2025, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday underscored India's growing focus on rare earth cooperation - signalling a calculated p ...Read More >
The index of mineral production for the mining and quarrying sector for March 2025 stood at 156.8, increasing by 0.4% over March 2024. Minerals like iron ore, manganese ore and zinc concentrate saw notable increase in production during March 2025 compared to March 2024. Production of iron ore rose by 5.7% to 25.9 million metric tonne (MMT) during the said period. Manganese ore production grew by 9.7% to 0.39 MMT and production of zinc concentrate rose by 5.5% to 0.19 MMT in March 2025 over March ...Read More >
Berhampur: Environmental activist Medha Patkar Saturday appealled to the people of Odisha for protection of Rushikulya river. The government planned to construct a dam in the river Pipalapnaka under Sorada block in the district. While participating in the Save Rushikulya river movement in Ganjam district, she said, "Rivers may be small or big, but they are our mother. We have to protect the rivers from attacks." She attended a meeting were organised by the Rushikulya Banchao Kriyaanusthan Com ...Read More >
Berhampur (Odisha), Jun 6 (PTI) Environmental activist Medha Patkar on Saturday appealed to the people of Odisha for protection of Rushikulya river. The government planned to construct a dam in the river Pipalapnaka under Sorada block in the district. While participating in the Save Rushikulya river movement in Ganjam district, she said, "Rivers may be small or big, but they are our mother. We have to protect the rivers from attacks." She attended a meeting were organised by the Rushikulya Ban ...Read More >
BHAWANIPATNA/BERHAMPUR: Activist Medha Patkar was on Thursday stopped at Raygada railway station by police and not allowed to proceed to attend a meeting at Singer where she was scheduled to attend a meeting organised by anti-mining protesters. She along with farmer leader Lingaraj and tribal rights activist Narendra Mohanty later left for Berhampur with police escorts. The activist was supposed to attend a meeting at Sunger Haat organised by Ma Mati Mali Surakshya Manch of Thuamul-Rampur on th ...Read More >
Koraput: Environmentalist Medha Patkar (71) was allegedly detained by police at Rayagada railway station on Thursday morning over fears of law and order disruption, shortly after she arrived in Rayagada district. She was supposed to attend a public meeting at Hatpada field in Sunger under Kashipur block in protest against proposed mining activities at Sijimali bauxite mines."We had inputs that her presence could trigger law and order problems as there were groups opposing her en route to Kashipu ...Read More >
Washington, Jun 5 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading a multi-party delegation to the US, was Thursday asked a question by his journalist son whether government interlocutors sought evidence of Pakistan's culpability in the Pahalgam attack to which he replied India would not have conducted Operation Sindoor without convincing evidence. "That shouldn't be allowed. This is my son," Tharoor said laughing, during an interaction at the Council on Foreign Relations when his son Ishaan Tharoor, ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Prominent social activist Medha Patkar was stopped from entering Odisha's Rayagada district on Thursday morning, where protests against bauxite mining were planned for the day. Patkar, a leading face of the 'Narmada Bachao Andolan,' arrived at Rayagada railway station early in the day, only to be served a prohibitory order restricting her entry into the district for two months, effective from June 4, 2025. The order, signed by Rayagada district collector Parul Patawari, also bars n ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Noted activist Medha Patkar was denied entry into Odisha's Rayagada district on Thursday. She was slated to join a dharna protest in the district's Kashipur block against the Sijimali bauxite mining project, coinciding with World Environment Day. When Patkar arrived at Rayagada Railway station at around 4 a.m. on Thursday, the police officials detained her and other activists at the station, citing law and order issues. Patkar and other activists were later ...Read More >
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