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  Land acquisition won't lapse if compensation paid: SC

  India | March 07, 2020 9:33 IST

  A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that land acquisition proceedings would not lapse if the government had tendered the compensation by a deposit in the treasury.  

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  Madras High Court declares as 'illegal' amendment by Tamil Nadu government to Centre's Land Acquisition Act

  India | July 04, 2019 14:17 IST

  Centre's Land Acquisition Act: The Madras High Court has declared as "illegal" an amendment made by the Tamil Nadu government to the Centre's Land Acquisition Act, exempting three state legislations from its purview. It also made it clear that all land acquisitions made by the state government under the three state legislations on or after September 27, 2013, were "illegal."

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  Jan Andolan 2018: Days after farmers' protest, landless poor set to launch march to Delhi

  India | October 04, 2018 9:35 IST

  The landless poor are reportedly planning to cover the journey on foot. The march, termed as Jan Andolan 2018, seeks to make five land reform-related demands from the government.

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  Jharkhand bandh: Security tightened as opposition protests amendment to Land Acquisition Act

  India | July 05, 2018 14:15 IST

  The JMM and the opposition parties have called for a state-wide bandh in protest against the amendment to the Land Acquisition Act, 2013.

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  Modi Govt trying to snatch farmers' land for corporates: Rahul

  Politics | May 15, 2015 19:30 IST

  Adilabad: In a blistering attack on Narendra Modi government, Rahul Gandhi today accused it of trying to snatch land from farmers for “crony capitalists” and also did not spare Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao,

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  Congress will stage come back with force: Chandy

  Politics | May 08, 2015 17:16 IST

  Kochi: Rahul Gandhi's renewed efforts to strengthen the Congress at the grassroot level and Sonia Gandhi's leadership will enable the party to “come back with force,” Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here today.  “Congress

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  Congress will continue to oppose land Bill: Ramesh

  Politics | May 04, 2015 16:11 IST

  Bhopal: The Congress will continue its tirade against the land Bill as it is “anti-farmer and dilutes the pro-farmer provisions of Land Acquisition Act-2013” which was passed with the consent of all parties, former Union

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  Thakre moves breach of privilege motion against CM on Land Act

  Politics | April 08, 2015 20:37 IST

  Mumbai: Congress MLC Manikrao Thakre today moved a breach of privilege motion against Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the Legislative Council over a notification on the Land Acquisition Act.Thakre objected to the notification regarding

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  No reason for Opposition to oppose land act: Paswan

  Politics | April 03, 2015 16:59 IST

  Jaipur: Union Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan today took a jibe at political parties including Congress, saying there was no reason for them to oppose the Land Acquisition Act.“There is no reason for Congress to protest

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  Yadav asks Opposition in Haryana to raise land issue in Assembly

  Politics | March 13, 2015 23:20 IST

  New Delhi: AAP leader Yogendra Yadav, who is leading the party's ‘Jai Kisan Abhiyaan' campaign in Haryana, today urged all opposition parties in that state to take up the issue of amendments made in Haryana

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  Lalu indicates RJD not keen on joining Nitish ministry

  Politics | March 13, 2015 21:42 IST

  Patna: RJD Chief Lalu Prasad today indicated that it was not keen to join the Nitish Kumar ministry and said his party's priority was to keep the ‘communal' BJP away.“Nitish Kumar had made an offer

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  SAD, Opposition attack Govt for ignoring consent clause in Land Bill

  Politics | March 11, 2015 7:57 IST

  New Delhi: Major NDA partner Akali Dal has joined hands with Opposition in resisting government's move to do away with the consent clause in the amendments to the land acquisition Act and demanded that farmers'

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  Not quitting, will continue to work for AAP: Yogendra

  Politics | March 05, 2015 19:51 IST

  New Delhi: A day after his ouster from AAP's Political Affairs Committee, senior party leader Yogendra Yadav today said that he was not quitting and will continue to work for the party.Yadav said for the

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  Hazare to launch 1100 kms padyatra from Wardha to Delhi

  India | March 03, 2015 17:10 IST

  Mumbai: Veteran social activist Anna Hazare has announced a 1,100-km padyatra (foot march) to put pressure on the Central government against ‘anti-farmer' provisions in the Land Acquisition Act.The foot march will begin from Gandhi Ashram

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  Sachin Pilot refuses to be drawn into speculation on Rahul elevation

  Politics | February 27, 2015 23:44 IST

  Barmer: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot today refused to be drawn into speculation about elevation of Rahul Gandhi as the party president, telling reporters that they would get to know if and when anything major

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  Was pre-occupied; will go to secretariat next time: Hazare

  Politics | February 25, 2015 21:47 IST

  New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazare today said he could not heed to the invitation extended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to visit the Delhi secretariat as he was “pre-occupied” and had meetings the whole

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  PM Modi firm on changes in Land Acquisition Act; Amit Shah forms panel to seek farmers' views

  Politics | February 24, 2015 16:08 IST

  New Delhi: The NDA government on Tuesday tabled the Land Acquisition Bill in the Lok Sabha amid uproar by the opposition. Despite stiff resistance from the opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made it

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  Anna holds protest in Delhi; Kejriwal to participate tomorrow

  Politics | February 23, 2015 23:37 IST

  New Delhi: Anna Hazare, who shook the UPA government three years ago with his anti-corruption crusade, was back in the national capital today on a two-day dharna in which Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will

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  AAP will be confined to Delhi: Hooda

  Politics | February 18, 2015 21:09 IST

  Jaipur: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today claimed that Aam Aadmi Party will be confined to Delhi and its popularity graph will start dipping within six months.“People in Delhi will come to know about

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  NDA government is working against toiling masses, says CPI(M)

  Politics | February 15, 2015 8:09 IST

  Haryana: CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat today attacked the NDA government for "amending" Land Acquisition Act and hiking FDI in insurance sector through ordinance route, alleging that it was pro-corporate and anti-people.The CPI(M) appealed to