New Delhi: Yet another RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) today slammed the Land Acquisition Bill brought by the NDA government, saying it contains "several detestable and unacceptable sections".Appearing before the Joint Committee of Parliament which is
New Delhi: Except for Odisha and Punjab, no state has acquired land under the land acquisition Act of 2013, according to data furnished by 20 states to the Joint Committee of Parliament examining contentious amendments
New Delhi: Seeking to corner the government, Opposition members of the parliamentary panel examining the controversial land acquisition bill today sought clarity on terms like national security and affordable housing which are exempted from the
“Not one inch of land acquired under the proposed new law will be used to favour any company… (The) land bill is purely aimed at ensuring that development reaches villages. Roads, railways and defence production
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today ruled that the lands acquired from farmers in Noida and Greater Noida will not be given back to them.The apex court dismissed all petitions against land acquisition from these
New Delhi: Hopeful of bringing the opposition on-board to get the much-debated land legislation passed, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said the government is not averse to more changes to the Bill.“We are not averse
Chennai: After the Centre re-promulgated the Land Acquisition ordinance, DMK chief Karunanidhi yesterday asked why the BJP was being adamant on the issue despite "nation-wide opposition" to it."Despite opposition from opposition parties and farmers across
New Delhi:Facing a road block in parliament and widespread protests, the government has now decided to go slow on the contentious land acquisition bill and may let the ordinance promulgated on the issue lapse. Knowledgeable
Patna: Charging Prime Minister Narendra Modi of reneging on his election promises and trying to bring a “black law” for land acquisition, RJD President Lalu Prasad today led a protest march to Raj Bhavan.Prasad averred
New Delhi: Government attaches paramount importance to safeguarding the interest of farmers and families affected by land acquisition, President Pranab Mukherjee declared today seeking cooperation of MPs in smooth conduct of Parliament where Opposition plans
New Delhi: Amid growing protests, President Pranab Mukherjee said that the Land Act is 'suitably refined' to minimise certain procedural difficulties in acquisition of land for critical public projects even as farmers' interest remained 'paramount'."My
New Delhi: Accusing the Modi government of antipathy towards farmers, Social activist Anna Hazare today launched a two-day agitation against the controversial land acquisition ordinance here, coinciding with the commencement of the Budget session of
New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal can share dais with him at the two-day protest at Jantar Mantar beginning today but Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will have
Ralegan Siddhi: Ahead of his protests in Jantar Mantar against the Land Acquisition ordinance, social activist Anna Hazare today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “thinking” about industrialists but not farmers and the poor.Taking a
New Delhi: While addressing a rally at Rohini's Japanese park Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended his government's stand on the controversial Ordinance issue, clarifying that the new laws would benefit villagers and poor people.While the
New Delhi: Congress on Monday said it will take to the streets against the government's controversial ordinance amending Land Acquisition Act and chalked out agitational programmes across all states ahead of the Budget session likely
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday came out against criticism of the amendments to the land acquisition act, made through an ordinance, saying they "balance the developmental needs of India, particularly rural India"
Ahmedabad: Expressing concerns for the marginalised and small farmers in the country, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) HL Dattu on Saturday said it would be "immensely helpful" for agricultural community if state governments could
New Delhi: The path-breaking Land Acquisition Bill, which seeks to provide just and fair compensation to farmers while ensuring that no land can be aquired forcibly, was passed by the Lok Sabha with overwhelming majority
Agartala, Jul 5: With the completion of survey for 15 KM railway track from Agartala to Akhaura in Bangladesh, the work for acquisition of land for laying the tracks would be started this year, official
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