New Land Acquisition Act

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  Karnataka Farmers Join Stir Against New Laws, Block Roads In Bengaluru

  Thousands of farmers across BJP-ruled Karnataka joined the countrywide protest against the new farm laws this morning. Their other grouse was against changes to the land acquisition act -- which makes it easier for non-farmers to buy agricultural land -- and amendments to the APMC (Agricultural Produce Market Committees) Act, which lists rules for ...

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  Congress Criticism Aside, Kamal Nath Takes Page From PM's Temple Project

  The ongoing Kashi Vishwanath Temple corridor project in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, considered a dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, often comes under severe criticism from opposition parties - particularly the Congress. It's ironic, then, that the project is now expected to double as a model for the development and expansion of Ujjain's w...

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  Sonia Gandhi's Support Against Land Bill Politically Motivated: Anna Hazare

  Social activist Anna Hazare has called Congress president Sonia Gandhi's pledge of support to his agitation against the new Land Acquisition Bill politically motivated.

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  Why an Acquisition Off the Delhi-Jaipur Highway Challenges Assumptions of New Land Bill

  Off the Delhi-Jaipur highway, a group of men gather in the compound of a government rest house to discuss the fate of their land. A week ago, these farmers of Shahjahanpur, two hours south-west of Delhi in Rajasthan's Alwar District were served a final land acquisition notice by the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). But they don't want to se...

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  Arvind Kejriwal to Participate in Anna Hazare's Protest

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will join social activist Anna Hazare in his protest against the land ordinance today at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

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  For Arvind Kejriwal and Mentor Anna Hazare, a Possible Collaboration

  Gandhian activist Anna Hazare today said Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was "welcome to join him" in a new campaign that he has launched against a law on the acquisition of farm land.

• SJVN Thermal Power Project Cost Escalates Due to New Land Law

  Project cost of the 1,320 MW thermal power project at Buxar in Bihar constructed by Satluz Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) has gone up by about Rs 3,591 crore mainly due to payment for land in accordance with the new Land Acquisition Act, SJVN officials today said

• No bar on purchase of private land: Jairam Ramesh to industry

  With the new Land Acquisition Act coming into force, the government today sought to allay apprehension of the industry, saying there is no bar whatsoever on purchase of private land.

• No bar on purchase of private land, Rural Development Minister tells industry

  With the new Land Acquisition Act coming into force, the government on Wednesday sought to allay apprehension of the industry, saying there is no bar whatsoever on purchase of private land.

• Tamil Nadu: farmers block power plant, demand compensation under new land law

  Around 300 farmers have refused to part with their land in Cheyyur, 100 km from Chennai on the Tamil Nadu coast, for the Rs 24,000-crore power plant, asking the government to wait till the newly-elected Land Acquisition Act comes into force so that they could get market rates for their land.

• Farmers demand price as per new Land Acquisition Bill

  Even before the Land Acquisition Bill receives Presidential Assent and became an act, farmers in Cheyyur in Tamil Nadu have demanded compensation as per rates fixed in the legislation for their farm lands sought to be acquired by a subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation for a power plant.

• Buddhadeb pitches for new land acquisition law

  Stating that Singur and Nandigram have taught lessons to the West Bengal government, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday demanded from the Centre a new legislation in place of the Land Acquisition Act of 1894."We have learnt a few lessons from Singur and Nandigram. We must have a new legislation as the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 is o...