Singur Land Acquisition

Holding CPM responsible for the anti-land acquisition protests in Singur, that forced Tata Motors out of the state, the Bengal Chief Minister said there is no dearth of land in Bengal and so there is no need to acquire land forcefully

Thirteen years after their small car project was forced out of West Bengal following the anti-land acquisition movement in Singur, Industry and IT Minister Partha Chatterjee has said talks are on with the Tatas for big-ticket investments in the state

In a protest in West Bengal that is being compared to the massive Singur agitation a few years ago, hundreds of angry locals have this morning blocked major roads in Bhangar, 40 km from the state capital Kolkata, demanding an assurance from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that their land will not be forcibly acquired by the government for a power su...

Seeking to play a major role in national politics post-2019, the TMC wants to unite secular parties against the "divisive politics" of BJP and RSS.

Stating that her government would follow the Supreme Court order cancelling the Singur land acquisition "line by line", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that the state would compensate 800 farmers and also distribute 9,117 land records today.

Buoyed by the Supreme Court judgement on the Singur issue, the West Bengal government wants to include the subject in the school syllabus.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court's order setting aside the land acquisition for the Tata Motors' Nano project as a "landmark victory", adding that she had "tears of joy" on learning about the decision and can now "die in peace".

The agony is over. Singur is ecstatic. It has been 10 years since their fight began against the "forcible acquisition" of their fertile farm land. They had even stopped dreaming this day would come. But it has. August 31, 2016.

It's not often that a grown man gets goose pimples. I did, today, thanks to the Supreme Court verdict in the Singur land acquisition case. A flood of memories from a full decade ago came rushing back.

The Supreme Court of India has ruled on the Tata Motors Singur land deal in West Bengal. The apex court has cancelled the deal in which the former Left government in West Bengal had acquired 1000 acres of farmland for Tata Motors to set up its new car plant.

The court was hearing a special leave petition filed by the West Bengal government challenging the quashing of the Singur Land Acquisition Act by the Calcutta High Court.

The court was hearing a special leave petition filed by the West Bengal government challenging the quashing of the Singur Land Acquisition Act by the Calcutta High Court.

Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of the financially-strapped West Bengal, has sent out a emotional plea to industrialists to invest in her state, a far cry from her anti-industry stand during the Singur land acquisition controversy, which forced the Tatas to leave the state. Today, the CM promised there would be no land problem for those who wanted ...

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of Tata Motors on a special leave petition filed by the West Bengal government challenging the quashing of the Singur Land Acquisition Act by the state high court.

The Supreme Court today stayed a Calcutta High Court judgement and issued a notice to the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government and Tata Motors on the Singur land acquisition row.

Holding CPM responsible for the anti-land acquisition protests in Singur, that forced Tata Motors out of the state, the Bengal Chief Minister said there is no dearth of land in Bengal and so there is no need to acquire land forcefully

Thirteen years after their small car project was forced out of West Bengal following the anti-land acquisition movement in Singur, Industry and IT Minister Partha Chatterjee has said talks are on with the Tatas for big-ticket investments in the state

In a protest in West Bengal that is being compared to the massive Singur agitation a few years ago, hundreds of angry locals have this morning blocked major roads in Bhangar, 40 km from the state capital Kolkata, demanding an assurance from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that their land will not be forcibly acquired by the government for a power su...

Seeking to play a major role in national politics post-2019, the TMC wants to unite secular parties against the "divisive politics" of BJP and RSS.

Stating that her government would follow the Supreme Court order cancelling the Singur land acquisition "line by line", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that the state would compensate 800 farmers and also distribute 9,117 land records today.

Buoyed by the Supreme Court judgement on the Singur issue, the West Bengal government wants to include the subject in the school syllabus.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court's order setting aside the land acquisition for the Tata Motors' Nano project as a "landmark victory", adding that she had "tears of joy" on learning about the decision and can now "die in peace".

The agony is over. Singur is ecstatic. It has been 10 years since their fight began against the "forcible acquisition" of their fertile farm land. They had even stopped dreaming this day would come. But it has. August 31, 2016.

It's not often that a grown man gets goose pimples. I did, today, thanks to the Supreme Court verdict in the Singur land acquisition case. A flood of memories from a full decade ago came rushing back.

The Supreme Court of India has ruled on the Tata Motors Singur land deal in West Bengal. The apex court has cancelled the deal in which the former Left government in West Bengal had acquired 1000 acres of farmland for Tata Motors to set up its new car plant.

The court was hearing a special leave petition filed by the West Bengal government challenging the quashing of the Singur Land Acquisition Act by the Calcutta High Court.

The court was hearing a special leave petition filed by the West Bengal government challenging the quashing of the Singur Land Acquisition Act by the Calcutta High Court.

Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of the financially-strapped West Bengal, has sent out a emotional plea to industrialists to invest in her state, a far cry from her anti-industry stand during the Singur land acquisition controversy, which forced the Tatas to leave the state. Today, the CM promised there would be no land problem for those who wanted ...

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of Tata Motors on a special leave petition filed by the West Bengal government challenging the quashing of the Singur Land Acquisition Act by the state high court.

The Supreme Court today stayed a Calcutta High Court judgement and issued a notice to the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government and Tata Motors on the Singur land acquisition row.