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50-Year-Old Worker Shot Dead By Landowner In Tamil Nadu: Police
A 50-year-old headload worker was shot dead by a landowner at Gobichettipalayam on Friday midnight, police said.
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In A First, 2 Mizoram Landowners To Get Compensation For Same Land Plots
For the first time, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) would provide compensation to two parties claiming the same plots of land to undertake the construction work of a four-lane highway in Mizoram, officials said here on Sunday.
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US Tech Moguls Forced Farmers To Sell Land To Build Secret City, Court Told
A group of landowners say a Silicon Valley-backed company trying to build a sustainable city northeast of San Francisco used unfair and "strong-armed" tactics to force farmers to sell their land, including pitting family members against each other.
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Twitter Sued For Not Paying Rent Again, This Time By UK's Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is one of the UK's largest landowners, and even though the portfolio is owned by the monarch, it is not private property.
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In This Maharashtra Village, Monkeys Are 'Landowners'
At a time when land disputes are common among people, monkeys in a village in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district have been bestowed the rare honour of having 32 acres of land registered in their name.
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Imran Khan's Pet Project, $7 Billion Mega City, Turns Murky
Dozens of landowners are petitioning against the government's plan to build a megacity from scratch on the banks of the Ravi river, a once-thriving waterway that's been depleted by pollution and dwindling water levels.
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Ex-Activision, Lucasfilms Developers Announce New Open-World Game With NFTs
MetalCore players will have the opportunity to earn in-game rewards and become virtual landowners, through which they’ll be able to mine resources and generate tax revenue.
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Belgian Landowner Accidentally Moves Border With France
A Belgian landowner risked triggering an international incident by moving an old stone boundary marker that has denoted his country's border with France since the 1820 Treaty of Kortrijk.
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Looking At Temples Or Community Centres As Alternate Sites For Schools: Education Ministry
With many educational institutions turned into institutional quarantine centres or isolation facilities amid COVID-19 crisis, the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry is planning to approach temples, big landowners and other institutions to begin classes post the lockdown.
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PM Considers 3 Options To Help Farmers Hit By Low Crop Prices: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering three options for a relief package to help farmers suffering because of low crop prices at a cost of as much as Rs 3 lakh crore, according to three government sources. The possibilities are a direct payment to all landowning farmers, compensation for those who sold produce below government prices, and a l...
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Delhi Civic Body Told To Handover Flat To Family, 39 Years After Booking
A family's tireless wait of 39 years for a Delhi Development Authority (DDA) flat seems to be ending soon, with the Delhi High Court directing the landowning agency to hand over its possession to the allottee while pulling it up for its "non-caring attitude".
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Irregular Land Transactions By Lalu Yadav's Family, Alleges Sushil Modi
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today came up with fresh allegations of irregular land transaction against RJD president Lalu Prasad's family and claimed that the former chief minister was turning out to be the "biggest zamindar" (landowner) in the state.
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In India, 1 In 5 Rural Landowners Fear Losing Their Property: Survey
By Paola Totaro About a quarter of homeowners in India, and nearly one in five rural landowners, fear losing their property, in most cases because they do not have documents to prove ownership, according to a new poll. The survey, launched by US polling firm Gallup in London on Tuesday, set out to test how secure people feel about their homes and l...
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Pak Landowner Arrested For Allegedly Chopping Off Farmer's Hands
Police in Pakistan have arrested a locally powerful landowner and two accomplices for allegedly chopping off the hands of a 17-year-old farmworker whose family had failed to repay a loan of 15,000 rupees ($150).
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States Seek Easier Land Acquisition Laws: Report
According to a confidential government paper seen by Reuters, several states want to do away with obtaining landowners' consent altogether in some cases and to cut through red tape which they say holds up development.
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50-Year-Old Worker Shot Dead By Landowner In Tamil Nadu: Police
A 50-year-old headload worker was shot dead by a landowner at Gobichettipalayam on Friday midnight, police said.
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In A First, 2 Mizoram Landowners To Get Compensation For Same Land Plots
For the first time, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) would provide compensation to two parties claiming the same plots of land to undertake the construction work of a four-lane highway in Mizoram, officials said here on Sunday.
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US Tech Moguls Forced Farmers To Sell Land To Build Secret City, Court Told
A group of landowners say a Silicon Valley-backed company trying to build a sustainable city northeast of San Francisco used unfair and "strong-armed" tactics to force farmers to sell their land, including pitting family members against each other.
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Twitter Sued For Not Paying Rent Again, This Time By UK's Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is one of the UK's largest landowners, and even though the portfolio is owned by the monarch, it is not private property.
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In This Maharashtra Village, Monkeys Are 'Landowners'
At a time when land disputes are common among people, monkeys in a village in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district have been bestowed the rare honour of having 32 acres of land registered in their name.
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Imran Khan's Pet Project, $7 Billion Mega City, Turns Murky
Dozens of landowners are petitioning against the government's plan to build a megacity from scratch on the banks of the Ravi river, a once-thriving waterway that's been depleted by pollution and dwindling water levels.
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Ex-Activision, Lucasfilms Developers Announce New Open-World Game With NFTs
MetalCore players will have the opportunity to earn in-game rewards and become virtual landowners, through which they’ll be able to mine resources and generate tax revenue.
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Belgian Landowner Accidentally Moves Border With France
A Belgian landowner risked triggering an international incident by moving an old stone boundary marker that has denoted his country's border with France since the 1820 Treaty of Kortrijk.
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Looking At Temples Or Community Centres As Alternate Sites For Schools: Education Ministry
With many educational institutions turned into institutional quarantine centres or isolation facilities amid COVID-19 crisis, the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry is planning to approach temples, big landowners and other institutions to begin classes post the lockdown.
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PM Considers 3 Options To Help Farmers Hit By Low Crop Prices: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering three options for a relief package to help farmers suffering because of low crop prices at a cost of as much as Rs 3 lakh crore, according to three government sources. The possibilities are a direct payment to all landowning farmers, compensation for those who sold produce below government prices, and a l...
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Delhi Civic Body Told To Handover Flat To Family, 39 Years After Booking
A family's tireless wait of 39 years for a Delhi Development Authority (DDA) flat seems to be ending soon, with the Delhi High Court directing the landowning agency to hand over its possession to the allottee while pulling it up for its "non-caring attitude".
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Irregular Land Transactions By Lalu Yadav's Family, Alleges Sushil Modi
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today came up with fresh allegations of irregular land transaction against RJD president Lalu Prasad's family and claimed that the former chief minister was turning out to be the "biggest zamindar" (landowner) in the state.
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In India, 1 In 5 Rural Landowners Fear Losing Their Property: Survey
By Paola Totaro About a quarter of homeowners in India, and nearly one in five rural landowners, fear losing their property, in most cases because they do not have documents to prove ownership, according to a new poll. The survey, launched by US polling firm Gallup in London on Tuesday, set out to test how secure people feel about their homes and l...
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Pak Landowner Arrested For Allegedly Chopping Off Farmer's Hands
Police in Pakistan have arrested a locally powerful landowner and two accomplices for allegedly chopping off the hands of a 17-year-old farmworker whose family had failed to repay a loan of 15,000 rupees ($150).
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States Seek Easier Land Acquisition Laws: Report
According to a confidential government paper seen by Reuters, several states want to do away with obtaining landowners' consent altogether in some cases and to cut through red tape which they say holds up development.
