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Farmers' Pleas Against Land Acquisition For Bullet Train Rejected
Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday dismissed over 120 petitions filed by farmers challenging the process of their land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train project.
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Jairam Ramesh's Dig At States "Diluting" Centre's Motor Vehicles Act
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday took a swipe at the Modi government over states "diluting" the 2019 Motor Vehicles Act, saying they are quoting the same article of the Constitution that BJP leader Arun Jaitley had invoked in 2013 to dilute the Land Acquisition Act.
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On 2013 Land Acquisition Act, Supreme Court's Notice To 5 States
The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to five states seeking their responses on a plea challenging the validity of certain amendments made by them to a central law of 2013 on land acquisition.
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Jharkhand Warns Against Violence During Tomorrow's Shutdown
The Jharkhand government today warned of strict action against anyone found indulging in violence during a united opposition shutdown called tomorrow to protest an amendment in the Land Acquisition Act 2013.
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Activists To Meet President, Demand Withdrawal Of Land Bill
Demanding withdrawal of the controversial bill seeking to amend the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, a group of activists on Monday announced they would be start a pan-India movement against forced land acquisition.
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Jayalalithaa Asks PM Modi To 'Rescind' Notification On GAIL Gas Pipeline
Asking the Centre to rescind notification on GAIL gas pipeline passing through Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking changes in the central law to provide for social impact assessment for the project.
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Centre to Permit States to Make Changes to Land Acquisition Act: Arun Jaitley
The NDA government will permit states to make amendments to the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.
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'Illegal', Jairam Ramesh Calls Out Land Acquisition Notification
The Congress today raised an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for choosing the notification route to govern compensations for more than a dozen types of land acquisition instead of deciding the matter in Parliament..
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Government Issues Statutory Order as Land Ordinance Set to Lapse
The government issued a statutory order yesterday to continue benefits for farmers under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act. By using this route, the government has done away with the need to issue the controversial land ordinance for a record fourth time.
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Ahead of Bihar Polls, Centre Likely to Let Controversial Land Ordinance to Lapse
The controversial land ordinance may be allowed to lapse and the government will soon issue an order to continue benefits for farmers under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act.
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Opinion: Modi Government's Complacency Hit By Reality
The government finds itself in a situation where it has encouraged many dreams but has not created the political ground for any tough choices.
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Government Didn't Apply its Mind on Land Bill, GST: Veerappa Moily
Congress leader Veerappa Moily today attacked the NDA government for bringing series of ordinances to amend the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 saying the current dispensation showed lack of application of mind on this key issue.
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Shiv Sena Joins Opposition Meeting on Land Bill Strategy
Shiv Sena, a constituent of the NDA government on Tuesday huddled with Opposition parties to work out a strategy to thwart the proposed changes in the 2013 Land Bill Act passed during the UPA regime.
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Opinion: Why Farmers Have Every Right to Feel Gypped
The latest brouhaha about land acquisition misses the main point. Why are the farmers up in arms? The 2013 Act/Ordinance is so progressive - it is good for the farmers and good for the government which must provide infrastructure.
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Opinion: Modi vs the Gandhis on Land Reforms
Modi sees the social impact and concurrence clauses in the UPA's Land Acquisition Act of 2013 as overdone and, in their current form, rendering meaningless any meaningful attempt to build industrial corridors and modern, urban economic agglomerations.
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Farmers' Pleas Against Land Acquisition For Bullet Train Rejected
Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday dismissed over 120 petitions filed by farmers challenging the process of their land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train project.
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Jairam Ramesh's Dig At States "Diluting" Centre's Motor Vehicles Act
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday took a swipe at the Modi government over states "diluting" the 2019 Motor Vehicles Act, saying they are quoting the same article of the Constitution that BJP leader Arun Jaitley had invoked in 2013 to dilute the Land Acquisition Act.
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On 2013 Land Acquisition Act, Supreme Court's Notice To 5 States
The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to five states seeking their responses on a plea challenging the validity of certain amendments made by them to a central law of 2013 on land acquisition.
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Jharkhand Warns Against Violence During Tomorrow's Shutdown
The Jharkhand government today warned of strict action against anyone found indulging in violence during a united opposition shutdown called tomorrow to protest an amendment in the Land Acquisition Act 2013.
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Activists To Meet President, Demand Withdrawal Of Land Bill
Demanding withdrawal of the controversial bill seeking to amend the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, a group of activists on Monday announced they would be start a pan-India movement against forced land acquisition.
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Jayalalithaa Asks PM Modi To 'Rescind' Notification On GAIL Gas Pipeline
Asking the Centre to rescind notification on GAIL gas pipeline passing through Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking changes in the central law to provide for social impact assessment for the project.
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Centre to Permit States to Make Changes to Land Acquisition Act: Arun Jaitley
The NDA government will permit states to make amendments to the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.
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'Illegal', Jairam Ramesh Calls Out Land Acquisition Notification
The Congress today raised an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for choosing the notification route to govern compensations for more than a dozen types of land acquisition instead of deciding the matter in Parliament..
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Government Issues Statutory Order as Land Ordinance Set to Lapse
The government issued a statutory order yesterday to continue benefits for farmers under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act. By using this route, the government has done away with the need to issue the controversial land ordinance for a record fourth time.
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Ahead of Bihar Polls, Centre Likely to Let Controversial Land Ordinance to Lapse
The controversial land ordinance may be allowed to lapse and the government will soon issue an order to continue benefits for farmers under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act.
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Opinion: Modi Government's Complacency Hit By Reality
The government finds itself in a situation where it has encouraged many dreams but has not created the political ground for any tough choices.
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Government Didn't Apply its Mind on Land Bill, GST: Veerappa Moily
Congress leader Veerappa Moily today attacked the NDA government for bringing series of ordinances to amend the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 saying the current dispensation showed lack of application of mind on this key issue.
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Shiv Sena Joins Opposition Meeting on Land Bill Strategy
Shiv Sena, a constituent of the NDA government on Tuesday huddled with Opposition parties to work out a strategy to thwart the proposed changes in the 2013 Land Bill Act passed during the UPA regime.
-
Opinion: Why Farmers Have Every Right to Feel Gypped
The latest brouhaha about land acquisition misses the main point. Why are the farmers up in arms? The 2013 Act/Ordinance is so progressive - it is good for the farmers and good for the government which must provide infrastructure.
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Opinion: Modi vs the Gandhis on Land Reforms
Modi sees the social impact and concurrence clauses in the UPA's Land Acquisition Act of 2013 as overdone and, in their current form, rendering meaningless any meaningful attempt to build industrial corridors and modern, urban economic agglomerations.
