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Protests In Jharkhand After 4 Die In Police Firing Over Land Acquisition
A village in Jharkhand remained cut-off on Tuesday after a clash between protesters and police claimed four lives over the weekend.
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Farmers to Get 5-Times Compensation for Land Acquisition: Maharashtra Government
The farmers in Dondaicha constituency in Dhule district will be the first beneficiaries of five times higher compensation for land acquisition following the new rate announced by the Maharashtra government.
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Government Hits Back at Rahul Gandhi, Says Congress Looted Farmers for 10 Years
Hitting back at the Congress after Rahul Gandhi's barbs, the government today said the party was trying to bat for the farmers' interests after "looting" them for 10 years as it insisted that it was committed to provide relief to those in distress.
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'This Government is for the Poor,' Says PM Narendra Modi at Workshop for BJP Lawmakers
A day before Parliament reconvenes for what promises to be a scorching remainder of the Budget session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a workshop for BJP lawmakers, "From the day I became PM, I have been working for the poor." Some hours later, the Congress' Gandhis, Sonia and Rahul, accused him of being "anti-poor" and "anti-farmer."
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Sonia Gandhi Visits Raebareli, Amethi, Meets Farmers
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today arrived in her constituency Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh and to meet farmers who suffered losses due to unseasonal rain. With her son and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi still on leave of absence, Mrs Gandhi will also extend her visit to his constituency - Amethi.
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PM Narendra Modi to Reach Out to Farmers Through 'Mann ki Baat' Radio Programme Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach out to farmers today through his monthly radio programme, 'Mann Ki Baat', for which he has sought suggestions and inputs from them.
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For This Ambala Village British Era Land Acquisition Laws Still Exist
Farmers at a village in Haryana believe they are stuck in a time warp. Much of the land in Kaunla village in Ambala was acquired by the army from the British after independence. That land was part of 1400 acres leased by the British for 100 years in the 1850s for a cantonment. The lease expired in 1950 but the army continued to occupy the land, ...
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Compensation rate raised for Greater Noida village
The Greater Noida authority and agitating farmers of Patwari village in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday amicably settled issues related to land acquisition, with the administration raising the compensation rate, an official said.The Greater Noida authority has agreed to pay an additional compensation of Rs.550 per square metre to the agitating farmers, o...
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UP: Farmers demand written proof on rehabilitation policy
After the Uttar Pradesh government announced on Friday a rehabilitation policy with the provision of annuity for farmers against acquisition of their land, the farmers on hunger strike have demanded a written proof on the new policy.The UP government had to give in to the farmers demands for better compensation after six weeks of protests by farmer...
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Protests In Jharkhand After 4 Die In Police Firing Over Land Acquisition
A village in Jharkhand remained cut-off on Tuesday after a clash between protesters and police claimed four lives over the weekend.
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Farmers to Get 5-Times Compensation for Land Acquisition: Maharashtra Government
The farmers in Dondaicha constituency in Dhule district will be the first beneficiaries of five times higher compensation for land acquisition following the new rate announced by the Maharashtra government.
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Government Hits Back at Rahul Gandhi, Says Congress Looted Farmers for 10 Years
Hitting back at the Congress after Rahul Gandhi's barbs, the government today said the party was trying to bat for the farmers' interests after "looting" them for 10 years as it insisted that it was committed to provide relief to those in distress.
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'This Government is for the Poor,' Says PM Narendra Modi at Workshop for BJP Lawmakers
A day before Parliament reconvenes for what promises to be a scorching remainder of the Budget session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a workshop for BJP lawmakers, "From the day I became PM, I have been working for the poor." Some hours later, the Congress' Gandhis, Sonia and Rahul, accused him of being "anti-poor" and "anti-farmer."
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Sonia Gandhi Visits Raebareli, Amethi, Meets Farmers
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today arrived in her constituency Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh and to meet farmers who suffered losses due to unseasonal rain. With her son and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi still on leave of absence, Mrs Gandhi will also extend her visit to his constituency - Amethi.
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PM Narendra Modi to Reach Out to Farmers Through 'Mann ki Baat' Radio Programme Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach out to farmers today through his monthly radio programme, 'Mann Ki Baat', for which he has sought suggestions and inputs from them.
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For This Ambala Village British Era Land Acquisition Laws Still Exist
Farmers at a village in Haryana believe they are stuck in a time warp. Much of the land in Kaunla village in Ambala was acquired by the army from the British after independence. That land was part of 1400 acres leased by the British for 100 years in the 1850s for a cantonment. The lease expired in 1950 but the army continued to occupy the land, ...
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Compensation rate raised for Greater Noida village
The Greater Noida authority and agitating farmers of Patwari village in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday amicably settled issues related to land acquisition, with the administration raising the compensation rate, an official said.The Greater Noida authority has agreed to pay an additional compensation of Rs.550 per square metre to the agitating farmers, o...
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UP: Farmers demand written proof on rehabilitation policy
After the Uttar Pradesh government announced on Friday a rehabilitation policy with the provision of annuity for farmers against acquisition of their land, the farmers on hunger strike have demanded a written proof on the new policy.The UP government had to give in to the farmers demands for better compensation after six weeks of protests by farmer...
