Marcus Dam

BS Reporters / Kolkata/new Delhi October 4, 2008, 0:33 IST

Ratan Tata The decision has been prompted today because we do not see any change on the horizon: Ratan Tata.

The controversy surrounding the excavation and embankment raising work carried out in and around the Makli Hills necropolis by a powerful politician keeps cropping up every so often despite official efforts to settle the issue amicably.

Shillong: Meghalaya loses approximately 10 million metric tones of top soil annually through practice of shifting cultivation, deforestation and other methods of soil degradation activities, said the Director of Soil and Water Conservation, KC Momin at the annual general meeting of Meghalaya Soil and Water Conservation held at the Conservation Training Institute at Byrnihat in Ri-Bhoi district on

Patiala, October 03 Government officials have reportedly usurped and later tried to auction Forest Department land measuring 52 kanal in Jhill village.

Blames Mamata, Rejects Buddha

Saubhadra Chatterji / New Delhi October 03, 2008, 0:53 IST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might have expressed hope about the row in Singur over land purchase for Tata Motors

BS Reporter / Mumbai October 03, 2008, 0:49 IST

The referendum in 22 villages that are part of the Mumbai Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Raigad district was a unique event; it will not be repeated in the case of any other industrial, infrastructure or SEZ project, according to Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Thursday said the recent referendum/voting for the Mumbai Special Economic Zone in Raigad district was an exception and it would not be repeated elsewhere in the State.

Briefing journalists on his return from a tour of three countries, Mr. Deshmukh said it was not really a referendum or a vote.
Policy changed

KOLKATA: Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is scheduled to hold talks with Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Group, here on Friday to discuss the future of the Tata Motors project at Singur.