Land Bill
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TMC writes to Parliament joint committee, seeks withdrawal of land bill
National | Jul 25, 2015, 11:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: With the deadline of the Parliamentary panel on land bill coming to a close, at least three opposition parties including Congress have decided to seek total withdrawal of NDA's contentious bill.BJD and Trinamool
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Will not allow Prime Minister to take farmers' land: Rahul Gandhi
National | Jul 24, 2015, 07:55 PM ISTAnantapur (Andhra Pradesh): Targeting the NDA government over the land bill, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he would not allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take farmers' land easily.Addressing a public meeting
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No option for government except to withdraw land bill: Prakash Karat
National | Jul 23, 2015, 04:12 PM ISTCoimbatore: General Secretary Prakash Karat today said that the Centre has no other option but to withdraw the Land Acquisition Bill, as there were large scale protests against it across the board. "Across the board, not
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Government to allow states to formulate own land laws
National | Jul 23, 2015, 07:36 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has decided not to go for another re-promulgation of the Land Ordinance and instead write to the states to formulate their own laws, sources said.Sources said the government is
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As stalemate continues, Government discusses land bill issue
National | Jul 21, 2015, 11:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Faced with a stalemate on the controversial land bill, the Union Cabinet is understood to have discussed the issue today amid suggestions that the government may tweak some of its provisions to make
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RS adjourned for the day due to continuous uproar over Lalitgate
National | Jul 21, 2015, 03:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The three-week long Monsoon session of Parliament begun today with playing of national anthem in both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.Highlights:* Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day due to continuous uproar over the
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Stage set for stormy Monsoon Session of Parliament
National | Jul 21, 2015, 10:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: The three-week long Monsoon session of Parliament is all set to start from today with the opposition warning of disruptions and the government saying it will give an equally aggressive response on several
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Delhi Police-AAP govt rift widens, Gold crashes below 25,000/10gm: Top 5 News Headlines
India | Jul 20, 2015, 09:56 PM ISTPM Modi urges lawmakers to move forward on land bill at all party meetNew Delhi: With the opposition all set to attack the government on issues like Vyapam scam and Lalit Modi row, an all-party
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Land bill: Joint Committee of Parliament gets extension till August to submit report
National | Jul 20, 2015, 07:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Joint Committee of Parliament examining the controversial land acquisition bill has been given a fresh extension till the first week of August to submit its report, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said today.This is
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PM Modi urges lawmakers to move forward on land bill
National | Jul 21, 2015, 08:04 AM ISTNew Delhi: With the opposition all set to attack the government on issues like Vyapam scam and Lalit Modi row, an all-party meet, called by the Centre a day ahead of the commencement of Monsoon
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Will oppose land bill in parliament, raise Posco issue: BJD
National | Jul 19, 2015, 06:08 PM ISTBhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha on Sunday said it would oppose the land acquisition bill proposed by the Centre during the monsoon session of parliament beginning from Tuesday.The party said it
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Farmers' outfits to hold 'first actual public hearing' on land Bill
India | Jul 19, 2015, 02:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: The farmers' wing of CPI(M) along with other such outfits will next week hold the “first actual public hearing” on the contentious land acquisition Bill, which is also expected to be attended by
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Modi govt unlikely to bring land bill in Monsoon session
National | Jul 19, 2015, 09:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: With consensus eluding it, the land bill is unlikely to be presented in Parliament during the monsoon session beginning Tuesday and the related ordinance would be promulgated for an unprecedented fourth time, government
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Modi govt likely to re-promulgate land ordinance for record
India | Jul 19, 2015, 01:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: PM Narendra Modi government is likely to promulgate the land ordinance for an unprecedented fourth time after conclusion of Parliament's Monsoon Session, with no consensus still in sight on the contentious bill.The Joint
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Congress will reduce PM Modi's 56-inch chest to 5.6 inch: Rahul
National | Jul 17, 2015, 09:04 PM ISTJaipur: Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said that very soon Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 56-inch chest will be reduced to 5.6 inch.Addressing party workers in Jaipur,
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Land Bill will give much more to farmers: Commerce Minister
National | Jul 17, 2015, 02:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of the Parliament session, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today pushed for early passage of the Land Bill which is stuck due to opposition from various parties, insisting that the proposed legislation would
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Why is PM Modi silent on Vyapam scam, asks Rahul Gandhi
National | Jul 16, 2015, 02:26 PM ISTHanumangarh: Gearing up to take on the government in Parliament, Rahul Gandhi today vowed that Congress will not allow the NDA government to acquire "even an inch of land" in the country as he stepped
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Land bill will be passed 'eventually': Government
India | Jul 15, 2015, 09:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government today expressed confidence that the land bill will be "eventually" passed, even as numbers appeared stacked against it in Rajya Sabha forcing it to renew the Ordinance on the measure for
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Arvind Kejriwal opposes land bill meddling in Delhi affairs
National | Jul 15, 2015, 05:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today voiced opposition against the land bill and raised concerns over Centre's "interference" in the national capital saying it was against the spirit of cooperative federalism.Kejriwal put forth
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Deadlock on land Bill impacting rural development: PM Modi
National | Jul 15, 2015, 10:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of the Parliament session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reached out to parties appealing them not to come in the way of prosperity of farmers, saying the deadlock over the land acquisition