Construction work for Nabinagar power plant begins: a big dilemma resolved! Editorial introduction: for several months, Nabinagar posed in front of the thinking Bihari a problem and a dilemma faced in numerous places all over the country. We all know how crucial electricity production is for Bihar. But should that be done by sacrificing the interests of the landowner in Nabinagar? We took different sides on the matter but the truth is Nabinagar should be seen as a precedent – by overlooking the interests of local people once, we set a terrible precedent that can snowball into a horrible social... 

Farmer’s violent protest in Nabinagar : what exactly is going on? Nabinagar, Aurangabad: according to reports coming to the capital, a farmer named Raman Prajapati from village Akroha died in police action against agitating farmers at the Akroha railway station. The police used water cannons and lathis to disperse landowners protesting at the terms offered by the NTPC for the acquisition of 1700 acres of land.  The farmers argue that they should be paid compensation at the same rates as a neighbouring plant owned by the NTPC-Indian Railways. The farmers in the area earlier went to...