Land Rights Bill

A Punjab bill which aims at giving property rights to more than 11,200 tenants occupying over 4,000 acres of land after paying due compensation has received presidential assent, officials said Thursday.

The end of Article 370 means people from other states can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir and the Right to Information law will be applicable there from now. In a decision with huge implications, the government today announced the scrapping of the Article that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, which was key to its accession to India in...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said his government has returned the cheque for Rs 191.75 crore "in original" which Punjab had sent yesterday for Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today questioned the Centre's spirit of cooperative federalism as he highlighted its "interference" and "impingement" on the rights of the AAP government and voiced his opposition to the land bill.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today fielded an opposition attack in Parliament on a slew of ordinances, or executive orders, passed by the government in the nine months that it has been in power. The most controversial of these ordinances seeks to bring major changes in the rules for land acquisition, which the Congress and other parties allege are...

The Lok Sabha approved land reforms on Thursday that boost farmers' rights but are opposed by other businesses who say the new law will thwart efforts to revive the floundering economy.

After scoring a major victory by getting its landmark food security scheme cleared by the Lok Sabha this week, the government hopes today to push through another reform that could serve as a mega vote-getter in the national elections. Voting on amendments to the land acquisition bill is on in Parliament right now.

The Land Acquisition Bill, which seeks to strengthen landowners' rights during acquisition for development, will be introduced in Parliament next week, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh indicated today hoping a smooth passage for the controversial measure.

A Punjab bill which aims at giving property rights to more than 11,200 tenants occupying over 4,000 acres of land after paying due compensation has received presidential assent, officials said Thursday.

The end of Article 370 means people from other states can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir and the Right to Information law will be applicable there from now. In a decision with huge implications, the government today announced the scrapping of the Article that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, which was key to its accession to India in...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said his government has returned the cheque for Rs 191.75 crore "in original" which Punjab had sent yesterday for Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today questioned the Centre's spirit of cooperative federalism as he highlighted its "interference" and "impingement" on the rights of the AAP government and voiced his opposition to the land bill.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today fielded an opposition attack in Parliament on a slew of ordinances, or executive orders, passed by the government in the nine months that it has been in power. The most controversial of these ordinances seeks to bring major changes in the rules for land acquisition, which the Congress and other parties allege are...

The Lok Sabha approved land reforms on Thursday that boost farmers' rights but are opposed by other businesses who say the new law will thwart efforts to revive the floundering economy.

After scoring a major victory by getting its landmark food security scheme cleared by the Lok Sabha this week, the government hopes today to push through another reform that could serve as a mega vote-getter in the national elections. Voting on amendments to the land acquisition bill is on in Parliament right now.

The Land Acquisition Bill, which seeks to strengthen landowners' rights during acquisition for development, will be introduced in Parliament next week, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh indicated today hoping a smooth passage for the controversial measure.