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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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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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Centre Will Let States Amend Land Act: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Centre will permit states to make amendments to the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
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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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Land Bill Issue Will Act as 'Sanjeevani' for Congress, Says Jairam Ramesh
Senior Congress leader and former union minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the land acquisition amendments issue will act as a 'sanjeevani' for the party in 2015 just as Chikmagalur was to Congress in 1978.
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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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DMK Chief Karunanidhi to Centre: No Guns or Cannons Can Stop Land Bill Protests
DMK chief M Karunanidhi said today that "no guns or even cannons" can stop those protesting the land bill. "What will happen if people all over the country erupt in protest? Keep all the jails open," said the 90-year-old Mr. Karunanidhi, leading a DMK protest rally in Chennai today.
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A Poo Protest in Jharkhand Against Centre's Land Bill
Amid marches, dharnas and petitions, a group of tribal villagers in Jharkhand launched the most unique protest yet against the Narendra Modi government's land reforms.
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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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Allies Shiv Sena, Akali Dal Come On Board After Government Proposes Changes in Land Bill
The government's move to make nine amendments in its Land Acquisition Bill has won it the support of key allies Shiv Sena and the Akali Dal, which had so far been non-committal on whether they would vote in favour of its land reforms in the Lok Sabha today.
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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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Activist Anna Hazare Protests Against Land Ordinance in Delhi: Highlights
Activist Anna Hazare has started his two-day protest against the amendments in the Land Acquisition Act in Delhi's Jantar Mantar.
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'Will Welcome Arvind Kejriwal on Stage': Anna Hazare to NDTV on Land Acquisition Protest: Highlights
Social activist Anna Hazare speaks exclusively to NDTV ahead of his protest against land ordinance. He will be holding a two-day protest at Jantar Mantar later this month against the recent amendments in the Land Acquisition Act by the Centre.
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Fear of Anti-Farmer Tag Forces Government Rethink on Land Ordinance: Sources
With protests by the opposition and several farmer organisations against the recent amendments in the Land Acquisition Act by the Centre via an ordinance, the BJP has started a rethink. Senior leaders of the BJP met this evening to explore the possibility of modifications to the land ordinance, sources have told NDTV.
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Aam Aadmi Party Leaders Willing to Join Anna Hazare's Protest
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.
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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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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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Centre Will Let States Amend Land Act: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Centre will permit states to make amendments to the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
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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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Land Bill Issue Will Act as 'Sanjeevani' for Congress, Says Jairam Ramesh
Senior Congress leader and former union minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the land acquisition amendments issue will act as a 'sanjeevani' for the party in 2015 just as Chikmagalur was to Congress in 1978.
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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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DMK Chief Karunanidhi to Centre: No Guns or Cannons Can Stop Land Bill Protests
DMK chief M Karunanidhi said today that "no guns or even cannons" can stop those protesting the land bill. "What will happen if people all over the country erupt in protest? Keep all the jails open," said the 90-year-old Mr. Karunanidhi, leading a DMK protest rally in Chennai today.
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A Poo Protest in Jharkhand Against Centre's Land Bill
Amid marches, dharnas and petitions, a group of tribal villagers in Jharkhand launched the most unique protest yet against the Narendra Modi government's land reforms.
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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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Allies Shiv Sena, Akali Dal Come On Board After Government Proposes Changes in Land Bill
The government's move to make nine amendments in its Land Acquisition Bill has won it the support of key allies Shiv Sena and the Akali Dal, which had so far been non-committal on whether they would vote in favour of its land reforms in the Lok Sabha today.
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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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Activist Anna Hazare Protests Against Land Ordinance in Delhi: Highlights
Activist Anna Hazare has started his two-day protest against the amendments in the Land Acquisition Act in Delhi's Jantar Mantar.
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'Will Welcome Arvind Kejriwal on Stage': Anna Hazare to NDTV on Land Acquisition Protest: Highlights
Social activist Anna Hazare speaks exclusively to NDTV ahead of his protest against land ordinance. He will be holding a two-day protest at Jantar Mantar later this month against the recent amendments in the Land Acquisition Act by the Centre.
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Fear of Anti-Farmer Tag Forces Government Rethink on Land Ordinance: Sources
With protests by the opposition and several farmer organisations against the recent amendments in the Land Acquisition Act by the Centre via an ordinance, the BJP has started a rethink. Senior leaders of the BJP met this evening to explore the possibility of modifications to the land ordinance, sources have told NDTV.
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Aam Aadmi Party Leaders Willing to Join Anna Hazare's Protest
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.
