Land Acquisition Bill may be passed this week, says BJP
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday expressed confidence that the amended Land Acquisition Bill will be passed by the Rajya Sabha this week. The post Land Acquisition Bill may be passed...
View ArticleLand bill row: Congress accuses govt carrying out ‘brutal latchicharge’ on...
Congress on Monday accused the BJP Government of "high-handedness" and carrying out a "brutal latchicharge" on its party workers who took to the streets against the Land Acquisition bill, and vowed to...
View ArticleWhat success? SBI could sell only 130 of the 300 properties in e-auction
Country's largest bank SBI could sell about 130 properties only through its much publicised e-auction of 300 assets, realising just about Rs 100 crore. The post What success? SBI could sell only 130 of...
View ArticleModi’s mann ki baat on land acquisition is the first attempt to explain...
Modi addressed this issue as well by saying: “In every household, the farmer wants only one son to stay in farming. But he wants other children to get out there and work because he knows that in order...
View ArticleCAG report on Rober Vadra-DLF land deal vindicates me: Ashok Khemka
A senior IAS officer of Haryana Ashok Khemka today said that his action in Vadra-DLF land-license deal has been "vindicated in the CAG report but he continues to suffer the stigma of charge sheet. The...
View ArticleNo love lost from Jats: How PM Modi is losing grip over a dedicated vote bank
Two recent developments have changed the mood and perception on the ground: The noise around Modi’s Land Acquisition Bill — considered anti-poor and pro-corporate — and the tepid government response to...
View ArticleAbduction of 300 villagers: Revival of Salwa Judum could trigger new...
The alleged abduction of 300 villagers by Maoists in Sukma before the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi could mark the beginning of another phase of intense confrontation between the state and the...
View ArticleRelief for home buyers! SC upholds land acquisition in Noida
Home buyers in Noida and Greater Noida can finally heave a sigh of relief as the Supreme Court of India has upheld land acquisition done in the region by the respective local authorities between 2006...
View ArticleNo yielding on Land Acquisition Ordinance: Union cabinet recommends...
The ordinance was re-promulgated in March this year and will lapse on 4 June. The recommendation of the Union Cabinet will be sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for its approval. The post No yielding...
View ArticleGive all info on Priyanka Vadra’s land purchase in 10 days, says HP state...
RTI activist Debasheesh Bhattacharya had sought information about the land purchased by Priyanka at Chharabra, 12-Km from Shimla The post Give all info on Priyanka Vadra’s land purchase in 10 days,...
View ArticleNDA will have to eat crow on land bill, but here’s how to make a comeback
The fight appears to have gone out of the Modi government on the Land Acquisition Bill. A report in The Times of India yesterday (31 July) says that the government will swallow the bitter pill and...
View ArticleGovernment issues notice to include 13 central Acts in Land Law
Giving up the ordinance route, government on Saturday issued an 'order' to include 13 central Acts like National Highway and Railways Acts to extend benefits to those whose land is acquired under land...
View ArticleNo more sympathy for kisan? Farmers’ crops in K’taka allegedly destroyed for...
Farmers' crops in Karnataka are allegedly being destroyed to make space for the construction of a stage for Rahul Gandhi's rally scheduled for 10 October. The post No more sympathy for kisan? Farmers’...
View ArticleL-G Jung allotted land meant for school to BJP for building party office:...
Opening another front against Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday accused him of allotting land, earmarked for a school, to BJP for the purpose of building...
View ArticleUttarakhand forest fire: Timber mafia, climate change behind the blaze, say...
There is still a lot of debate over how the Uttarakhand forest fire began in the first place. The post Uttarakhand forest fire: Timber mafia, climate change behind the blaze, say reports appeared first...
View ArticleParliament session ends, but GST celebrations must be tempered by next...
The real challenge Modi has to face is on the land and labor reforms since these are politically highly sensitive The post Parliament session ends, but GST celebrations must be tempered by next...
View ArticleSingur issue: West Bengal farmers have clung to their land passionately, but...
Bengal’s farmers must be either very foolish or quite delusional to nevertheless cling to their land with such passion and determination, refusing to be lured away by promises of handsome returns. The...
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