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  Land Acquistion Bill referred to joint committee of Parliament

  Politics | May 13, 2015 7:28 IST

  New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday referred the contentious land acquisition bill to a joint committee of the two houses consisting of 30 members.The motion was moved by Rural Development Minister Birender Singh after

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  May 12: Top 5 News Events you might have missed today!

  India | May 12, 2015 21:37 IST

  Earthquakes jolt Nepal; tremors felt across India, Indonesia, AfghanistanNepal's Home Ministry says at least 42 people killed and 981 injured in latest earthquake.Police spokesman Kamal Singh Bam said that four people were killed in Chautara

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  Ready to launch fast over land bill: Anna Hazare

  Politics | May 12, 2015 15:53 IST

  Latur (Maharashtra): Saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is concerned more about corporates than farmers, social activist Anna Hazare warned of another fast if the “anti-farmer” provisions in the NDA government-proposed Land Acquisition Bill are

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  Modi govt is anti-farmer, murdered UPA's Land Bill: Rahul Gandhi in LS

  Politics | May 12, 2015 15:59 IST

  New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today accused BJP-led NDA government of 'murdering' 2013 Land Acquisition Bill which was formulated with the support of the then opposition including BJP."It took around two years to introduce

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  Don't invite farmers' wrath, Sena tells BJP

  Politics | May 12, 2015 14:21 IST

  Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday warned its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Maharashtra coalition government not to invite the 'wrath' of the farming community writhing under natural calamities and resorting to suicides."We

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  Land bill likely to go to joint committee

  Politics | May 11, 2015 20:51 IST

  New Delhi: With no consensus in sight and the government facing a number crunch in the Rajya Sabha, the contentious land bill may be referred to a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament and

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  No compromise on Land Bill: Mamata Banerjee

  Politics | May 11, 2015 18:59 IST

  Purulia (WB):  There would be no compromise on the Centre's land acquisition bill, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said, sticking to her earlier stand of not supporting the bill.“Why should we support the

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  Govt tables Land Acquisition Bill in Lok Sabha once again

  Politics | May 11, 2015 12:09 IST

  New Delhi: With barely three days left for the Budget Session of the Parliament to end, the government today tabled the contentious Land Acquisition Bill in the Lok Sabha.Union Minister for Rural Development Chaudhary Birender

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  Land Bill is farmer-friendly, says BJP chief Amit Shah

  Politics | May 11, 2015 7:54 IST

  Bhopal: Blaming the Congress for creating misunderstanding and spreading rumours about the land bill, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Sunday said the bill was actually farmer-friendly.Speaking to newly-elected representatives during a 'Sushashan

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  #BecauseOfNamo trends on twitter as commoners judge PM Modi's 1 year in office!

  Mouthful | May 10, 2015 18:43 IST

  As NDA government is about to complete one year in the office, twitteratis have started analyzing the work done by government in the past 365 days.Since morning, the micro blogging site, twitter is abuzz with

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  PM Modi thanks Opposition leaders for support to Land Boundary Bill

  Politics | May 08, 2015 9:25 IST

  New Delhi:  As Parliament passed a “landmark” bill to settle the 41-year-old border issue with Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked leaders of all Opposition parties for their support and said a “historic milestone”

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  Akhilesh Yadav and Arvind Kejriwal meet to discuss land issue

  Politics | May 04, 2015 20:42 IST

  New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal today held a meeting to find a solution to the dispute over ownership of land in south Delhi.Yadav was accompanied by

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  270 projects stalled by delayed land acquisition problems: Nitin Gadkari

  India | May 01, 2015 16:57 IST

  Umoi: Delayed land acquisition and environment clearances have stalled more than 270 projects across the country, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari today said."When I took charge as minister, there were

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  Land bill will be passed, let Harsimrat answer Rahul: BJP

  Politics | April 30, 2015 17:24 IST

  New Delhi:  BJP President Amit Shah today rejected opposition charge that the land bill was anti-farmer and asked parties not to oppose it for political reasons.He expressed confidence the land bill and the Goods and

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  Rahul Gandhi's next stop Vidarbha, to hold 'padyatra' tomorrow

  Politics | April 29, 2015 13:30 IST

  New Delhi: Ratcheting up pressure on farmers' issues, Rahul Gandhi's next stop will be Vidarbha in Maharashtra where he will hold a 15-km 'kisan padyatra' (footmarch) tomorrow as he criss-crosses the country to reach out

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  Rahul Gandhi vows to raise voice for farmers on every platform

  Politics | April 29, 2015 10:47 IST

  Chandigarh: Vowing to raise voice for farmers on every platform, Rahul Gandhi today said government should take into account their concerns and not just extend monetary assistance.The Congress vice-president, who met farmers hit by unseasonal

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  Rahul Gandhi travels in general coach of train to meet Punjab farmers

  Politics | April 29, 2015 13:14 IST

  New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took his fight against the contentious land acquisition bill to Punjab as he travelled by train to visit the NDA-ruled state and see the condition of farmers “with my

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  Rahul Gandhi's visit to Punjab a political gimmick: BJP-SAD

  Politics | April 29, 2015 8:19 IST

  New Delhi: BJP and its ally, Akali Dal which are in power in Punjab today attacked Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi over his visit to food-grain markets in the SAD-BJP ruled state terming it as

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  Opposition in Rajya Sabha seeks to corner Govt on new land bill

  Politics | April 27, 2015 16:29 IST

  New Delhi: Opposition members in Rajya Sabha today sought to corner the government on the new land bill, specially the consent clause, as the government said it was not possible to return 50 per cent

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  Rahul Gandhi to launch countrywide 'padyatra' against Land Bill

  Politics | April 27, 2015 9:54 IST

  New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is set to undertake a foot march (padyatra) from Vidarbha in Maharashtra by month-end against the Narendra Modi government's land reforms. Sources within the Congress said April 30 has been