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  Anna Hazare to hit road against Land Bill from March 30

  India | March 09, 2015 21:11 IST

  Wardha (Maharashtra): As the Modi Government faced Opposition heat in Parliament over Land Bill, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare today announced he will set off on a month-long ‘padyatra'(march) from March 30 to oppose the proposed

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  Anna Hazare meets associates, discusses foot-march against Land Bill

  India | March 09, 2015 13:01 IST

  Wardha (Maharashtra): Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare today held discussions with his associates over his planned pad-yatra (foot-march) from Sevagram here to Delhi to oppose the Land Bill.Hazare, who arrived here last night, told reporters that

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  Anna Hazare gets threats on Facebook; FIR registered against 2 men in Canada

  India | March 04, 2015 17:39 IST

  Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare, who is set to undertake a footmarch protesting the Land Acquistion Bill, has received life threats on social networking site Facebook, police said on Wednesday.A Kalyan resident Ashok Gautam (57), who

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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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  Hazare's association with parties has shattered his activist image: V K Singh

  India | March 01, 2015 23:17 IST

  Ghaziabad: Union Minister General (Retd.) V K Singh has criticised social activist Anna Hazare for sharing dais with Congress leader Raj Babbar and AAP's Arvind Kejriwal during his protest against the land bill at Delhi's

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  Govt not on back foot on land bill: Nitin Gadkari

  Politics | February 27, 2015 21:57 IST

  Mumbai: Notwithstanding the stiff opposition to the land bill, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said the Narendra Modi government was not on the “back foot” on the issue but conceded there may have been a

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  PM will not take suggestions as he is 'allergic' to me: Hazare

  Politics | February 27, 2015 7:48 IST

  Bijnor: Social activist Anna Hazare, who is spearheading agitation against the Land Acquisition Bill, today said Prime Minister will not accept his suggestions on the issue as Narendra Modi is “allergic” to him.  “Prime Minister

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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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  Govt trying to 'mislead' people on Land Act: Hazare

  Politics | February 25, 2015 22:45 IST

   New Delhi:Social activist Anna Hazare, who is spearheading agitation against amendments in the Land Acquisition Act, today rubbished Government's claim that these were more “effective”The Gandhian activist threatened to go ahead with a nation-and “farmer-friendly”,

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  Won't allow forcible takeover of land in Delhi: Kejriwal

  Politics | February 24, 2015 17:01 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he will not allow the central government to forcibly take land away from anyone in the national capital under the amended land acquisition law.Addressing a

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  Arvind Kejriwal, political leaders join Anna Hazare's protest on 2nd day

  Politics | February 24, 2015 16:19 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today joined Anna Hazare on his second day of protest against the contentious land ordinance and shared the dais with the social activist.Kejriwal was among a host of

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  Arvind Kejriwal to join Anna Hazare's protest against Land Acquisition Bill today

  Politics | February 24, 2015 8:21 IST

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

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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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  Arvind Kejriwal to join Anna Hazare to protest against Land Acquisition Ordinance

  India | February 23, 2015 20:59 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will join Anna Hazare on February 24 to protest against the central government's proposed changes in rules for land acquisition. Arvind Kejriwal today called on the Gandhian activist

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  President's speech reflects Center's policy of "less work, more talk": Mayawati

  Politics | February 23, 2015 17:23 IST

  New Delhi: BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday said the President's address to Parliament, which is a reflection of the Centre's policy, was all about “less work and more talk” and there was nothing new in

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  Land Act 'suitably refined': Pranab Mukherjee

  Politics | February 23, 2015 14:16 IST

  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

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  Anna Hazare slams Modi govt on Land acquisition ordinance

  Politics | February 23, 2015 13:43 IST

  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

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  Only Kejriwal, not Rahul, can share the dais with me at Jantar Mantar: Anna Hazare

  Politics | February 23, 2015 11:21 IST

  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

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  AAP to join Anna Hazare's protest against land ordinance

  Politics | February 23, 2015 10:32 IST

  New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will join social-activist Anna Hazare's two-day long protest beginning today at Jantar Mantar against the recent amendments in the Land Acquisition Act by the Centre.AAP volunteers will join

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  Anna Hazare to sit on 'dharna' against land ordinance in Delhi today

  Politics | February 23, 2015 10:23 IST

  New Delhi: Seeking withdrawal of amendments in the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, social activist Anna Hazare will sit on dharna today at Jantar Mantar. He will hold the protest for two days along with several