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  Anna Hazare to launch stir over OROP, Land Bill on Oct 2

  India | July 15, 2015 23:27 IST

  Ralegan Siddhi:  Social activist Anna Hazare  today said he would launch an indefinite fast on October 2 in Delhi over the controversial Land Acquisition Bill and press for speedy implementation of One Rank One Pension

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  Tamil Nadu should strongly oppose Land Acquisition bill: MDMK chief Vaiko

  Politics | July 14, 2015 7:35 IST

  Coimbatore:  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa should strongly oppose the land bill at the Chief Ministers' Conference, scheduled to be held at Delhi, MDMK General Secretary Vaiko said on Monday. "If the government failed to oppose

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  RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch opposes NDA's Land Bill

  Politics | July 01, 2015 9:35 IST

  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

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  Barring Odisha and Punjab, no state acquired land under UPA law

  India | June 14, 2015 13:04 IST

  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

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  Land Bill: Explain national security, affordable housing, ask JPC members

  Politics | June 08, 2015 22:42 IST

  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

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  Land-Acquisition warnings from India's special zones

  India | May 20, 2015 14:39 IST

  “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

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  Land will not be returned to Greater Noida Farmers: SC

  India | May 14, 2015 11:48 IST

  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

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  Govt not averse to more amendments to Land Bill: Gadkari

  Politics | April 08, 2015 17:55 IST

  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

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  DMK chief slams BJP over re-promulgation of Land Acquisition ordinance

  Politics | April 04, 2015 7:46 IST

  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

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  Land ordinance set to lapse?

  Politics | March 23, 2015 8:22 IST

  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

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  Lalu leads RJD march to Raj Bhavan to protest Centre policies

  Politics | March 15, 2015 19:37 IST

  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

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  Govt to safeguard farmers interest: Pranab Mukherjee

  India | February 23, 2015 20:13 IST

  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

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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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  Good days only for industrialists: Hazare

  India | February 17, 2015 19:14 IST

  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

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  Is it crime to help the poor, asks PM Modi defending govt's ordinance route

  Politics | February 03, 2015 20:29 IST

  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

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  Congress chalks out nationwide stir against ordinance on Land Bill

  Politics | January 06, 2015 10:29 IST

  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

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  Land acquisition act amendments for enhanced compensation: Jaitley

  Politics | January 05, 2015 6:41 IST

  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"

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  Farmers will benefit if land acquisition for corporates is minimised: CJI

  India | November 09, 2014 6:56 IST

  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