Land Acquistion

The government today cleared the contentious land ordinance for the third time after failing to win parliamentary approval for the crucial reform championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Aam Aadmi Party today said its leaders were willing to join Anna Hazare's protest against the amendments made in the Land Acquistion Act if the veteran social activist wants them to do so.

Months after the Parliament approved the Land Acquisition bill, with its landmark provisions for compensation and consent, the union government is already mulling changes.

The much-awaited Land Acquisition Bill will come up for discussion in the Lok Sabha today, with the government managing a "broad consensus" earlier at an all-party meeting on April 18. The BJP had said it will back the bill to keep the land mafia out.

Land acquisition has been a politically loaded issue - in Uttar Pradesh, it allowed Rahul Gandhi to accuse Mayawati of selling out farmers, and in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee's fiery criticism of policies helped pave her way to power. Now, a parliamentary committee has recommended drastically reworking the Land Acquisition Bill to greatly restrict...

Fifty farmers from Badalpur village - the hometown of UP Chief Minister Mayawati - have moved the Allahabad high court challenging the land acquisition of 230 hectares of land in the village.

The Allahabad High Court hearing on petitions challenging acquisitions of over 1,000 hectares in two villages of Greater Noida -- the Bisra Jalalpur and Roza Yakubpu has been adjourned till July 26. The land in both the villages was acquired in 2008 and more than eight developers will be affected by today's court verdict.developers will be affected...

The government today cleared the contentious land ordinance for the third time after failing to win parliamentary approval for the crucial reform championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Aam Aadmi Party today said its leaders were willing to join Anna Hazare's protest against the amendments made in the Land Acquistion Act if the veteran social activist wants them to do so.

Months after the Parliament approved the Land Acquisition bill, with its landmark provisions for compensation and consent, the union government is already mulling changes.

The much-awaited Land Acquisition Bill will come up for discussion in the Lok Sabha today, with the government managing a "broad consensus" earlier at an all-party meeting on April 18. The BJP had said it will back the bill to keep the land mafia out.

Land acquisition has been a politically loaded issue - in Uttar Pradesh, it allowed Rahul Gandhi to accuse Mayawati of selling out farmers, and in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee's fiery criticism of policies helped pave her way to power. Now, a parliamentary committee has recommended drastically reworking the Land Acquisition Bill to greatly restrict...

Fifty farmers from Badalpur village - the hometown of UP Chief Minister Mayawati - have moved the Allahabad high court challenging the land acquisition of 230 hectares of land in the village.

The Allahabad High Court hearing on petitions challenging acquisitions of over 1,000 hectares in two villages of Greater Noida -- the Bisra Jalalpur and Roza Yakubpu has been adjourned till July 26. The land in both the villages was acquired in 2008 and more than eight developers will be affected by today's court verdict.developers will be affected...