New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Greater Noida authority on a petition filed by the villagers of Ghodi Bacheda, seeking to quash land acquisition by them in their village. Earlier on, the Allahabad High Court had ordered the authorities to pay enhanced compensation to the villagers. However, unhappy with the decision, the villagers approached the Supreme Court saying they wanted their land back instead...
12:02 PM, Jan 03, 2012
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi may be keen on finalising the Land Acquisition Bill before the UP Assembly polls, but the government failed to get it passed in the winter session due to "several flaws" in the proposed legislation prepared by Rural Development Ministry in a "hurried fashion". A delayed Standing Committee report added to government's failure in getting the Bill passed in this session, sources said. They said a section...
12:14 PM, Jan 01, 2012
Noida: Scores of farmers on Sunday stalled the ongoing construction work of residential complexes at Noida sector 45, demanding higher compensation for their land as ordered by the Allahabad High Court in October. Farmers from Sadarpur and adjoining villages, under the banner of Abadi Bachao Kisan Sangarsh Samiti, stopped the construction work of Amrapali, NRI, Prateek and Unitech builders. The court had on October 21 cancelled land acquisition in three...
08:43 AM, Dec 12, 2011
Lucknow: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said it was for the first time after 1991 that the party was contesting polls in Uttar Pardesh in a "real sense" and appealed to party workers to work unitedly and ensure its victory. "The first move towards seriously contesting the polls was made in 2009, and now in 2012 the party will be fighting it out in the real sense," he...
08:46 PM, Dec 10, 2011
New Delhi: Underlining the urgency to fight corruption in public life, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said it is the right time to move decisively in this direction. "Our efforts for rapid progress and development can have their full impact only if we curb corruption in public life and improve the processes of governance. I believe this is the right time to move decisively in this direction," Singh said...
07:44 PM, Oct 30, 2011
Greater Noida: The Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered Mayawati government to return to farmers land acquired in three villages of Gautam Buddh Nagar district and pay 64 per cent higher compensation to similarly affected farmers of other villages. This means that flats that were being pre-sold in the villages of Asdullapur, Yusufpur Chak Shaberi and Devla by commercial developers may not be built. It's not just another blow for...
09:28 PM, Oct 21, 2011
Allahabad: In a major setback for the Uttar Pradesh government, the Allahabad High Court on Friday cancelled the land acquisition of three villages in Greater Noida. The land acquisition of Asadallapur, Devla and Saberi villages were cancelled by the court. As per the order, the farmers who have already taken the compensation, can return the amount and claim back their land. The farmers in the remaining 37 villages, where planning...
10:19 AM, Oct 21, 2011
Mumbai: The Mumbai airport, at present, caters to 29 million passengers a year, and the overburdened airport is expected to reach its peak saturation capacity of 40 million passengers by 2012. Its only hope is the Navi Mumbai International airport, around 30 km away from it. The airport has an original deadline of 2012, but just a few months away from that deadline, all that has come up on this...
10:17 PM, Oct 15, 2011
Bangalore: Karnataka Lokayukta Shivaraj V Patil is expected to respond in detail on Monday to allegations of flouting rules in acquisition of plots of land for himself and his wife in Bangalore, amid intense speculation on whether he would quit the post. Sources close to the former Supreme Court judge, who took over as Lokayukta from Santosh N Hegde six weeks ago, said he is upset and hurt by the...
05:53 PM, Sep 18, 2011
New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday finally introduced the much awaited Land Bill days before the current session of Parliament ends. Winning over Mamata Banerjee and taking the Cabinet along, he gave credit to Rahul Gandhi for the speedy introduction of the Bill. In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN's Rupashree Nanda, Jairam defends the bill and even concedes that the government is also a major defaulter of...
06:46 PM, Sep 09, 2011
New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday finally introduced the much awaited Land Bill days before the current session of Parliament ends. Winning over Mamata Banerjee and taking the Cabinet along, he gave credit to Rahul Gandhi for the speedy introduction of the Bill. In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN's Rupashree Nanda, Jairam defends the bill and even concedes that the government is also a major defaulter of...
06:46 PM, Sep 09, 2011
Rahul Gandhi's role in Land Acquisition Bill is crucial says rural development minister Jairam Ramesh. ...
10:24 AM, Sep 09, 2011
New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday finally introduced the much awaited Land Bill days before the current session of Parliament ends. Winning over Mamata Banerjee and taking the Cabinet along, he gave credit to Rahul Gandhi for speedy the introduction of the Bill. Jairam Ramesh said, "Some political parties have some differences with the Land Acquisition Bill. However, Rahul Gandhi ensured the bill were drafted in 55...
08:48 AM, Sep 08, 2011
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill that provides for just and fair compensation and makes it compulsory for consent of 80 per cent people of any area where land is to be acquired for developmental purposes. The much-awaited Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011, was introduced by Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh after making some changes in its earlier draft. The proposed...
01:17 PM, Sep 07, 2011
New Delhi: Industry experts say that if the new Land Acquisition Bill is implemented, the cost of land will go up by 60 to 80 per cent, which will lead to escalation of housing prices in the near future. Real estate developers say that townships will be financially non-viable leading to a supply crunch and price hike. CREDAI President Pankaj Bajaj said, "In certain markets there is a limit of...
10:22 AM, Sep 07, 2011
New Delhi: The highly contentious Land Acquisition Bill was discussed at length on Monday with the Union Cabinet meeting and giving it a formal nod. It is likely to be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday. With land disputes turning violent, the government finally decided to change the 117-year-old law to acquire land. The Union Cabinet met for over an hour-and-a-half to clear the land acquisition and rehabilitation bill on Monday....
07:32 AM, Sep 06, 2011
New Delhi: Real estate developers on Monday said the Land Acquisition Bill passed by the Cabinet would make land costlier by up to 80 per cent, adversely affecting the housing development in the country. Expressing disappointment over the Bill, which will now be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, apex realtors body CREDAI NCR President Pankaj Bajaj said, "Farmers' interest have been protected, but the housing requirement of middle class have...
11:59 PM, Sep 05, 2011
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11:17 PM, Sep 05, 2011
The Government should not come up with this Bill to Parliament within two days of Cabinet clearance, said Patkar. ...
07:48 PM, Sep 05, 2011
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Monday cleared the Land Acquisition Bill which will be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday. The Bill's draft makes consent of at least 80 per cent landowners mandatory if acquisition is for private projects. Public purpose has been defined as land use for strategic purposes, infrastructure and industry. But the consent is not mandatory when land is acquired by the government for its own use....
06:56 PM, Sep 05, 2011
