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Borders In Mind, Rajya Sabha Passes Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill
Rajya Sabha today passed a bill that exempts land within 100 km of the country's borders from the purview of conservation laws and permits setting up of zoos, safaris and eco-tourism facilities in forest areas.
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6 Ways In Which Scrapping Article 370 Changes Jammu and Kashmir
The end of Article 370 means people from other states can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir and the Right to Information law will be applicable there from now. In a decision with huge implications, the government today announced the scrapping of the Article that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, which was key to its accession to India in...
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10% Quota For Economically Weak In General Category Cleared: 10 Points
The government on Monday announced 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and higher education for economically weaker sections in the general category and said it would move a constitutional amendment bill to bring it into effect. The mega move, just months before the national election, was approved in a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minist...
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PM Modi Wants BJP Lawmakers To Go Aggressive In Debate on JNU
The government and Opposition have agreed to debate the JNU controversy in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Day 2 of Parliament's Budget session. At a meeting this evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message to the BJP's lawmakers was - "debate aggressively."
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Winter Session: Ordinance-Related Bills Government's Key Priority
With the land ordinance allowed to lapse, the government's priority will now be to take up three other ordinance-related bills fast as Winter Session of Parliament begins on November 26.
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Venkaiah Naidu Slams Congress Over Land Bill Criticism
Slamming the Congress for targeting the NDA government on the land Bill issue, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said the opposition party should think of what it did when it was in power "before criticising anything".
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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, Government to Let Land Ordinance lapse: Sources
With an eye to the coming assembly elections in Bihar -- in which the BJP is taking on a coalition of the JD(U), RJD and the Congress -- the government is actively considering not to reissue the land ordinance and let it lapse in due time, sources told NDTV.
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Live Updates: Monsoon Session of Parliament to be Brought to a Close Today
The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to come to a close. Both Houses of Parliament are to be adjourned sine die before 2 pm. The government is expected to soon decide whether or not to call a special session to pass the GST Bill.
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Arun Jailtey Pitches for GST, Land Bill Passage to Boost Investment, Growth
While the Goods and Services Tax Bill is being scrutinised by a select committee of the Rajya Sabha, the Land Acquisition bill is being discussed by the joint committee of Parliament.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Approves Land Ordinance Issued by Government for Third Time
President Pranab Mukherjee has approved the land ordinance, which was cleared by the Cabinet yesterday for the third time after the government failed to convert it into law during the recently concluded Budget Session of Parliament.
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Joint Parliament Panel Seeks Public Opinion on Land Bill
The joint committee of Parliament examining the land bill has sought the opinion of the common man and various stakeholders on the controversial legislation.
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These 30 Law-Makers Will Review Controversial Land Bill
The Rajya Sabha today named 10 members, including Digvijaya Singh of Congress and Trinamool Congress' Derek O'Brien, to the Joint Committee that will look into the controversial Land Acquisition Bill.
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Blog: Rahul Gandhi Deploys and Receives Sarcasm in Parliament
Even before the land acquisition debate started, the government and the Opposition had already arrived at an understanding that the Land Acquisition Bill would be sent to a joint panel of lawmakers - from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha - for further scrutiny.
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For Land Reforms, Government to Offer This Workaround to Opposition: Sources
The government's plans for land reforms, which have pitched it in a major confrontation with the Opposition, are likely to be assigned for review to a parliamentary committee with representatives of both Houses. The panel will be headed by a BJP parliamentarian and will be assigned a deadline to submit its report, said sources to NDTV.
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Borders In Mind, Rajya Sabha Passes Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill
Rajya Sabha today passed a bill that exempts land within 100 km of the country's borders from the purview of conservation laws and permits setting up of zoos, safaris and eco-tourism facilities in forest areas.
-
6 Ways In Which Scrapping Article 370 Changes Jammu and Kashmir
The end of Article 370 means people from other states can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir and the Right to Information law will be applicable there from now. In a decision with huge implications, the government today announced the scrapping of the Article that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, which was key to its accession to India in...
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10% Quota For Economically Weak In General Category Cleared: 10 Points
The government on Monday announced 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and higher education for economically weaker sections in the general category and said it would move a constitutional amendment bill to bring it into effect. The mega move, just months before the national election, was approved in a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minist...
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PM Modi Wants BJP Lawmakers To Go Aggressive In Debate on JNU
The government and Opposition have agreed to debate the JNU controversy in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Day 2 of Parliament's Budget session. At a meeting this evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message to the BJP's lawmakers was - "debate aggressively."
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Winter Session: Ordinance-Related Bills Government's Key Priority
With the land ordinance allowed to lapse, the government's priority will now be to take up three other ordinance-related bills fast as Winter Session of Parliament begins on November 26.
-
Venkaiah Naidu Slams Congress Over Land Bill Criticism
Slamming the Congress for targeting the NDA government on the land Bill issue, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said the opposition party should think of what it did when it was in power "before criticising anything".
-
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, Government to Let Land Ordinance lapse: Sources
With an eye to the coming assembly elections in Bihar -- in which the BJP is taking on a coalition of the JD(U), RJD and the Congress -- the government is actively considering not to reissue the land ordinance and let it lapse in due time, sources told NDTV.
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Live Updates: Monsoon Session of Parliament to be Brought to a Close Today
The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to come to a close. Both Houses of Parliament are to be adjourned sine die before 2 pm. The government is expected to soon decide whether or not to call a special session to pass the GST Bill.
-
Arun Jailtey Pitches for GST, Land Bill Passage to Boost Investment, Growth
While the Goods and Services Tax Bill is being scrutinised by a select committee of the Rajya Sabha, the Land Acquisition bill is being discussed by the joint committee of Parliament.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Approves Land Ordinance Issued by Government for Third Time
President Pranab Mukherjee has approved the land ordinance, which was cleared by the Cabinet yesterday for the third time after the government failed to convert it into law during the recently concluded Budget Session of Parliament.
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Joint Parliament Panel Seeks Public Opinion on Land Bill
The joint committee of Parliament examining the land bill has sought the opinion of the common man and various stakeholders on the controversial legislation.
-
These 30 Law-Makers Will Review Controversial Land Bill
The Rajya Sabha today named 10 members, including Digvijaya Singh of Congress and Trinamool Congress' Derek O'Brien, to the Joint Committee that will look into the controversial Land Acquisition Bill.
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Blog: Rahul Gandhi Deploys and Receives Sarcasm in Parliament
Even before the land acquisition debate started, the government and the Opposition had already arrived at an understanding that the Land Acquisition Bill would be sent to a joint panel of lawmakers - from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha - for further scrutiny.
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For Land Reforms, Government to Offer This Workaround to Opposition: Sources
The government's plans for land reforms, which have pitched it in a major confrontation with the Opposition, are likely to be assigned for review to a parliamentary committee with representatives of both Houses. The panel will be headed by a BJP parliamentarian and will be assigned a deadline to submit its report, said sources to NDTV.
