Land Acquisition
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Major decision by Mohan Yadav govt: Farmers to receive four times market rate for land acquisition
Madhya Pradesh | Apr 22, 2026, 06:50 PM ISTFarmers will receive four times the market rate for compensation for acquired agricultural land, instead of double. This decision of the state government will apply to the acquisition of agricultural land in rural areas across the state.
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Jharkhand: Ex-CM Champai Soren under house arrest ahead of tribals protest against land acquisition
Jharkhand | Aug 25, 2025, 12:01 AM ISTSecurity has been heightened in Ranchi in view of the protest. Barricades have been placed at all the strategic points.
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CM Yogi increases Jewar Airport land compensation by Rs 1,200 per sqm, farmers welcome decision
Uttar Pradesh | Dec 21, 2024, 08:36 AM ISTChief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a conversation with the farmers in Jewar who gave their land for the Noida International Airport. During the conversation, CM announced an increase in compensation.
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14 years on, Nandigram, cradle of Bengal's anti-land acquisition stir, craves for industrial growth
Elections | Mar 14, 2021, 02:49 PM ISTFourteen years after a bloody farmland agitation in Nandigram changed West Bengal's political landscape, and plans to set up a chemical hub therewent kaput, residents of this once-obscure constituency now desperately want industrial development to stop their menfolk from leaving home in search of work.
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SC agrees to hear pleas against land acquisition process for bullet train project
India | Jan 17, 2020, 06:59 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a batch of pleas filed by farmers against the Gujarat High Court verdict which had dismissed their petitions challenging the process of land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.
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Delhi LG withdraws land acquisition proceedings of unauthorised colonies
India | Dec 14, 2019, 03:05 PM ISTTaking to Twitter, Baijal said it was a major step for conferring ownership rights to the residents of these colonies, adding that the move would pave the way for smooth implementation of PM-UDAY (PM Unauthorized Colonies in Delhi AwasAdhikar Yojana).
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Jewar airport: 75 per cent land acquired for phase 1
India | Sep 28, 2019, 10:05 PM ISTThe 82-hectare land was acquired from Dayanatpur village and transferred to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), the nodal agency for the airport, officials said.
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Gujarat HC dismisses 120 Farmers' plea against land acquisition
India | Sep 19, 2019, 04:44 PM ISTIn a major boost to ambitious 1.08-trillion-rupees bullet train project, Gujarat High Court on Thursday dismissed the petition filed by farmers objecting to land acquisition process.
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Not so easy to re-construct Ravidas Temple in Tughlaqabad forest
India | Aug 29, 2019, 10:47 AM ISTOn August 9, the Supreme Court directed Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to demolish the structure. Acting on the top court's instruction, DDA demolished the temple on August 10.
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Arunachal Pradesh CM stresses on streamlining land allotment & acquisition process
India | Jul 05, 2019, 11:14 AM ISTHe told officials of the Land Management department to increase revenue so that it could emerge as one the leading revenue generating departments of the state government.
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Land acquisition major hurdle in road construction: Gadkari
India | Jun 24, 2019, 04:30 PM ISTReplying to queries during Question Hour, he said the main problem in delay of projects was land acquisition as the cost was very high in some states, but claimed his ministry had saved NPAs worth 3 lakh crore during the past five years through early implementation.
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Chhattisgarh: Govt to return 1,700 hectares land acquired for Tata steel project in Bastar
India | Dec 25, 2018, 09:35 PM ISTCongress president Rahul Gandhi had last month announced that the land acquired for the project would be returned in case his party was voted to power.
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Jaipur: Farmers, buried neck-deep in pits to protest land acquisition, celebrate Diwali
India | Oct 20, 2017, 06:13 PM ISTThe farmers of Nindar village are protesting against the acquisition of over 1,300 bighas of land by the Jaipur Development Authority for a housing project.
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‘Litti chokha’, ‘Nitish ka dhokha’ trending in Bihar: Lalu Yadav’s reply to Sushil Modi’s allegations
National | Aug 20, 2017, 07:58 PM ISTLalu alleged that while his party had made a complete disclosure of the properties owned by them, the ‘palturam’ Nitish was using a high pitch to hide his involvement in several other scams
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Maharashtra farmers' protest land acquisition in Kalyan and Thane, several vehicles vandalized
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Maharashtra: Farmers’ protest against land acquisition turns violent, 12 policemen injured
India | Jun 22, 2017, 02:42 PM ISTAgitation by farmers in Maharashtra, which was recently subdued with the government announcing farm loan waiver to the tune of Rs 30,000 crore, has resurfaced in Kalyan city of Thane district
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BJP demands Uttarakhand CM's resignation following land acquisition scam
National | Dec 18, 2016, 09:12 PM ISTBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday demanded Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat's resignation, alleging a scam in the acquisition of land for the National Highway 74 in Udham Singh Nagar district seeking CBI intervention in
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Haryana CM Khattar lauds PM Modi's decision on land ordinance
National | Sep 01, 2015, 02:31 AM ISTChandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision for not re-promulgating the land ordinance, saying it reflects his 'faith in democracy' and a decision made in favour of
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Withdraw land acquisition notification: Pawan Kalyan
National | Aug 23, 2015, 04:13 PM ISTGuntur: Strongly opposing forcible land acquisition for the Andhra Pradesh capital, Telugu film star and Jana Sena founder Pawan Kalyan on Sunday asked the TDP government to withdraw the notification.He urged the government to resolve
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Land acquisition: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to stage protest on August 26
National | Aug 22, 2015, 11:55 PM ISTHyderabad: Stepping up pressure on the Andhra Pradesh Government against land acquisition for the new capital in Vijayawada-Guntur region, YSR Congress Party chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today said he would stage a dharna