Govt panel nixes Vedanta project.

sns & ptiNEW DELHI, 16 AUG: A government panel has said no to the controversial Vedanta mining project in Orissa citing violation of a series of laws by it in active collusion with state government officials."This committee is of the firm view that allowing mining in the proposed mining lease area by depriving two primitive tribal groups of their rights... in order to benefit a private company would shake the faith of the tribals in the law of the land," the NC Saxena Committee set up by the environment ministry said in the report.The four-member panel headed by Mr Saxena, a National Advisory Council member, submitted their findings today to environment minister Mr Jairam Ramesh, …