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Traffic Jams At Delhi-Noida Border As Cops Prep For Big Farmers' Protests
Traffic in some parts of Delhi and surrounding areas has been hit ahead of the farmers march to the national capital to protest against land acquisition policies.
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Received Consent From Over 70% Farmers For Noida Airport Land: Officials
Officials on Friday said they have received consent letters from more than 70 per cent of farmers - the minimum required by law for the government to proceed with land acquisition for the second phase of Noida International Airport.
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Haryana Farmers Protest Land Acquisition, Talk Of "Mass Suicide": Report
A group of farmers protesting the acquisition of 1,810 acres of land in Haryana's Manesar region on Wednesday sought from the government "permission" for mass suicide, news agency PTI reported.
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66-Year-Old Farmer Dies At Land Protest Over New Chhattisgarh Capital
A 66-year-old man died on Friday at a protest by farmers affected by the land acquisition for the new capital city of Chhattisgarh, officials said. The cause of the death of farmer Siyaram Patel, however, was not yet clear, they added.
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In The Shadow Of Soon-To-Come UP Airport, Farmers Live In Tents
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation for the Jewar airport in Noida, near Delhi, on Thursday -- barely 700 meters from a row of tents where farmers whose lands were acquired are living with their families.
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"Farmers Our Pride...": Mamata Banerjee's Tweet On Nandigram Firing
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said she is contesting from Nandigram to work along with family members of those killed in the protests against land acquisition in 2007.
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Chennai To Salem In Just 3 Hours? Court Order Unlocks 8-Lane Highway Plan
A highway project in Tamil Nadu that will cut travel time between Chennai and Salem city cleared a big hurdle today as the Supreme Court allowed the acquisition of farm land, opposed by farmers along the planned route.
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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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"BJP Wants Farmers As Slaves": Congress Walks Out Of Karnataka Assembly
The Congress tore up papers and staged a walkout today in the Karnataka Assembly over the land acquisition bill that had been taken up for discussion on the last day of the House.
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Top Court To Hear Pleas Against Land Acquisition For Bullet Train Project
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a batch of pleas filed by farmers against the Gujarat High Court verdict which had dismissed their petitions challenging the process of land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.
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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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"My Politics For Poor, Farmers And Youth": Rahul Gandhi In Chhattisgarh
Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh today said that his politics was for the rights of the poor, farmers and youth, adding that if voted to power in the upcoming polls, his party will enforce the Land Acquisition Act and facilitate loan waiver for farmers, besides providing them bonus and Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops.
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Farmers Protest Over Land Acquisition Of Ratnagiri-Nagpur Highway
Farmers affiliated to the All India Kisan Sabha from Satara and Sangli districts in Maharashtra Saturday protested against the state government's acquisition of land for the Ratnagiri-Nagpur Highway.
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Japan Agency Funding Bullet Train Project Ready To Meet Farmers: Lawyer
A lawyer representing the farmers who are opposing land acquisition for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train claimed on Wednesday that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to meet them.
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For Bullet Train, Double Compensation For Gujarat Farmers In Urban Parts
The Gujarat government on Thursday announced the doubling of compensation for farmers whose agricultural land situated in urban areas will be acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor.
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Traffic Jams At Delhi-Noida Border As Cops Prep For Big Farmers' Protests
Traffic in some parts of Delhi and surrounding areas has been hit ahead of the farmers march to the national capital to protest against land acquisition policies.
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Received Consent From Over 70% Farmers For Noida Airport Land: Officials
Officials on Friday said they have received consent letters from more than 70 per cent of farmers - the minimum required by law for the government to proceed with land acquisition for the second phase of Noida International Airport.
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Haryana Farmers Protest Land Acquisition, Talk Of "Mass Suicide": Report
A group of farmers protesting the acquisition of 1,810 acres of land in Haryana's Manesar region on Wednesday sought from the government "permission" for mass suicide, news agency PTI reported.
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66-Year-Old Farmer Dies At Land Protest Over New Chhattisgarh Capital
A 66-year-old man died on Friday at a protest by farmers affected by the land acquisition for the new capital city of Chhattisgarh, officials said. The cause of the death of farmer Siyaram Patel, however, was not yet clear, they added.
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In The Shadow Of Soon-To-Come UP Airport, Farmers Live In Tents
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation for the Jewar airport in Noida, near Delhi, on Thursday -- barely 700 meters from a row of tents where farmers whose lands were acquired are living with their families.
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"Farmers Our Pride...": Mamata Banerjee's Tweet On Nandigram Firing
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said she is contesting from Nandigram to work along with family members of those killed in the protests against land acquisition in 2007.
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Chennai To Salem In Just 3 Hours? Court Order Unlocks 8-Lane Highway Plan
A highway project in Tamil Nadu that will cut travel time between Chennai and Salem city cleared a big hurdle today as the Supreme Court allowed the acquisition of farm land, opposed by farmers along the planned route.
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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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"BJP Wants Farmers As Slaves": Congress Walks Out Of Karnataka Assembly
The Congress tore up papers and staged a walkout today in the Karnataka Assembly over the land acquisition bill that had been taken up for discussion on the last day of the House.
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Top Court To Hear Pleas Against Land Acquisition For Bullet Train Project
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a batch of pleas filed by farmers against the Gujarat High Court verdict which had dismissed their petitions challenging the process of land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.
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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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"My Politics For Poor, Farmers And Youth": Rahul Gandhi In Chhattisgarh
Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh today said that his politics was for the rights of the poor, farmers and youth, adding that if voted to power in the upcoming polls, his party will enforce the Land Acquisition Act and facilitate loan waiver for farmers, besides providing them bonus and Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops.
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Farmers Protest Over Land Acquisition Of Ratnagiri-Nagpur Highway
Farmers affiliated to the All India Kisan Sabha from Satara and Sangli districts in Maharashtra Saturday protested against the state government's acquisition of land for the Ratnagiri-Nagpur Highway.
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Japan Agency Funding Bullet Train Project Ready To Meet Farmers: Lawyer
A lawyer representing the farmers who are opposing land acquisition for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train claimed on Wednesday that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to meet them.
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For Bullet Train, Double Compensation For Gujarat Farmers In Urban Parts
The Gujarat government on Thursday announced the doubling of compensation for farmers whose agricultural land situated in urban areas will be acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor.
