Tension in Orissa over arrest of anti-Posco activist

" However, over 20,000 people from around 15 nearby villages have been protesting the project, saying it would take away their homes and livelihoods. " Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 - Tension mounted in parts of Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district after the arrest of an anti-Posco activist Sunday, police said. Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti - chairman Abhaya Kumar Sahu was arrested in the evening as there were over 20 criminal cases pending against him, district police chief R.K. Sharma told IANS. Tension prevailed in parts of the coastal district following the arrest as Sahu's party activists demanded his immediate release. 'We have demanded his immediate release. If he will not be released, administration will be... [read full story]