Patwari Village

A revenue official (Patwari) who was out to inspect stubble burning was held hostage by farmers for over 24 hours at the Jeewan Wala village of the Faridkot district in Punjab.

First it was the farmer. Now it is the investor. With courts taking up the cudgels for the poor, the investor now finds himself on a sticky wicket. On Tuesday, in another major setback for the Uttar Pradesh government, the Allahabad High Court scrapped the UP government's decision to acquire 589 hectares of land in the Patwari village in Noida Exte...

The issue of land acquisition is slowly turning into a major headache for the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh. The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday, in another major setback for the state government, scrapped the latter's decision to acquire 589 hectares of land in the Patwari village in Noida Extension.

A revenue official (Patwari) who was out to inspect stubble burning was held hostage by farmers for over 24 hours at the Jeewan Wala village of the Faridkot district in Punjab.

First it was the farmer. Now it is the investor. With courts taking up the cudgels for the poor, the investor now finds himself on a sticky wicket. On Tuesday, in another major setback for the Uttar Pradesh government, the Allahabad High Court scrapped the UP government's decision to acquire 589 hectares of land in the Patwari village in Noida Exte...

The issue of land acquisition is slowly turning into a major headache for the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh. The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday, in another major setback for the state government, scrapped the latter's decision to acquire 589 hectares of land in the Patwari village in Noida Extension.