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  PM in favour of considering states' concern on land bill: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | July 15, 2015 17:11 IST

  New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in favour of considering the  concern of states on land bill amendment.Jaitley was addressing media persons after the NITI Aayog

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  Opposition CMs including Akhilesh to miss crucial NITI Aayog meet

  Politics | July 15, 2015 9:36 IST

  New Delhi: Nearly a dozen Chief Ministers are expected to miss today's crucial NITI Aayog meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at 7, Race Course Road.The Chief Ministers of the nine Congress-ruled states are

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  Shiv Sena, SAD oppose Land Bill in its present form

  Politics | July 02, 2015 9:19 IST

  New Delhi: NDA allies Shiv Sena, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Swabhimani Paksha have red-flagged the proposed Land Bill of the government in its present form.SAD and Paksha have said that an inch of land

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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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  Land Acquisition Bill may miss Monsoon Session

  Politics | June 30, 2015 11:20 IST

  New Delhi: Much debated and controversial land acquisition bill may not be presented in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament as the parliamentary committee set up to examine the contentious legislation has sought an extension.Chairman

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  Joint session could be called if no consensus on land bill: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | June 23, 2015 22:55 IST

  Stanford (California): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said if the land reform bill is not passed in the Rajya Sabha then a joint session of the Parliament would be called as its passage is key

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  RSS affiliates oppose changes in Land Bill

  Politics | June 23, 2015 11:03 IST

  New Delhi: RSS affiliates BMS, BKS and Akhil Bhartiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram Monday vehemently opposed amendments to the Land Bill before a parliamentary panel, asserting that land of farmers should not be acquired without their

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  Land Bill: Govt assures farmers to take their concerns seriously

  Politics | June 11, 2015 8:11 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday said there was “very little” difference between the approach of the government and the farmers' organisations on the land issue and assured them that their concerns and suggestions

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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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  Opposition seeks to drive govt into a corner in JPC on Land Bill

  Politics | June 08, 2015 9:15 IST

  New Delhi: Having forced the Modi government to refer the contentious land bill to a Joint Parliamentary Committee, the Opposition has now demanded that it come out with details of acquisitions made for various projects

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  No compromise on basic purpose of Land Bill: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | June 07, 2015 8:08 IST

  Mumbai: Though the Centre will consider the collective view of the Joint Parliament Commitee on the Land Bill, it is not ready to compromise on the basic purpose of the Act, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu

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  Land Bill: Sena, BJP moving in same direction: Nitin Gadkari

  Politics | June 03, 2015 17:59 IST

  Mumbai:  Even as BJP's ally Shiv Sena continues to oppose the controversial land acquisition bill, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today said both the parties were heading towards a common goal.  "There

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  Left parties hit out at govt for re-promulgating Land Ordinance

  Politics | May 31, 2015 14:10 IST

  New Delhi: Left parties today strongly condemned the re-promulgation of the controversial land acquisition Ordinance and demanded that it should be kept in abeyance till the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) submits its report and Parliament

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  President gives assent to re-promulgation of Land Ordinance

  Politics | May 31, 2015 21:36 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has given nod to re-promulgation of the controversial Land Ordinance, which could not be converted into law during the recently concluded Budget Session of Parliament, for the third time.The Union

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  Centre to re-promulgate Land Ordinance for third time

  Politics | May 30, 2015 12:18 IST

  New Delhi: The Central government has decided to re-promulgate the contentious Land Ordinance for the third time.The decision was taken at a Cabinet meet presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The Right to Fair Compensation

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  S S Ahluwalia to head Joint parliamentary panel to go into land bill

  India | May 18, 2015 22:49 IST

  New Delhi:  Former Union minister and BJP MP S S Ahluwalia was today appointed chairman of a Joint Committee of Parliament that will go into the provisions of the controversial land acquisition bill.Official sources said

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  Land Bill not a BJP-Shiv Sena issue, says Uddhav

  Politics | May 17, 2015 7:25 IST

  Mumbai: As the Modi Government appears determined to push ahead with the contentious Land Bill, BJP ally Shiv Sena today said it remained opposed to the amendments in the 2013 legislation.Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray

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  Rahul gandhi concludes padyatra, to address farmers soon

  Politics | May 15, 2015 14:22 IST

  Nirmal(Telangana): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday undertook 'padyatra' in Adilabad district of Telangana to console families of farmers who committed suicide due to financial distress.The Congress leader launched his walkathon 'kisan sandesh yatra' on

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  Both houses of Parliament adjourned sine die

  Politics | May 13, 2015 19:09 IST

  New Delhi: Parliament was on Wednesday adjourned sine die after sitting for more than 30 days for its budget session.During the session spanning over two months with a month's break in between, the Lok Sabha

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  Rajya Sabha names 10 members, including Digvijaya Singh

  Politics | May 13, 2015 17:25 IST

  New Delhi: Rajya Sabha today named 10 members, including Digvijaya Singh of Congress and TMC's Derek O'Brien, to the Joint Committee that will look into the controversial Land Acquisition Bill.The 30-member Joint Committee of Lok