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Sarkhej-Dholera semi high-speed rail project to cost far less than Delhi-Meerut RRTS: OfficialsOn May 13, 2026, the Union Cabinet approved the construction of Indian Railways' first semi-high-speed corridor - a 134-km double-line rail...
26 May, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
Constructing 15 kilometres bullet train track every month: Ashwini VaishnawIndia is accelerating bullet train development, constructing 15 kilometers of high-speed track monthly. The first bullet train project is s...
05 May, 2026, 11.14 PM IST
Why BJP’s 2026 ‘khela’ is bigger than Mamata Banerjee’s 'Poriborton' that ended over 30 years of Left in BengalWest Bengal witnesses a seismic political shift as the BJP secures a historic victory, ending the Trinamool Congress's long reign. Election...
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Bengal polls: Tata exit still shapes Singur, 18 years onSingur's landscape is marked by abandoned factory remnants and damaged farmland. The Tata Motors Nano project's 2008 exit reshaped Bengal p...
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SC agrees to hear pleas against land acquisition process for bullet train projectThe Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a batch of pleas filed by farmers against the Gujarat High Court verdict which had dismissed ...
17 Jan, 2020, 07.03 PM IST
Centre can't delegate land acquisition power to state govt for bullet train project: FarmersThe Gujarat version of the land acquisition act has diluted certain safeguards for land owners' rights, they contended.
15 Oct, 2018, 10.05 PM IST
Bullet train land acquisition: Gujarat High Court seeks Centre's replyThe amendment to the principal Land Acquisition Act by the Gujarat government in 2016 has been opposed by the petitioners since it lays dow...
24 Aug, 2018, 11.44 PM IST
Land acquisition rule for highways may be easedA top government official said that this condition could be relaxed to 50% mandatory land acquisition. The road transport and highways mini...
14 Aug, 2018, 08.11 AM IST
Bullet train: Gujarat HC issues notices to Centre, state on farmers plea challenging land acquisitionA division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi refused to issue any stay, saying the court would wait for the r...
18 Jul, 2018, 11.05 PM IST
Centre made party to bullet train land acquisition case in High CourtThe NHSRCL lawyer said the Centre should be made a party as the farmers' main contention is that it is the Centre and not the state which c...
06 Jul, 2018, 10.07 PM IST
Gujarat assembly clears amendments to land acquisition lawThe Gujarat assembly on Thursday cleared a Bill that introduces changes at the state level to the central law that deals with land acquisit...
31 Mar, 2016, 05.39 PM IST
Gujarat to amend Land Act; to do away with social impact clauseOne of the key provisions is doing away with SIA for social sector projects such as building schools, roads, canals, hospitals etc.
22 Feb, 2016, 11.15 PM IST
Gujarat rejects claim of forced land acquisition for EssarGujarat government rubbished allegations of Congress regarding forced land acquisition for the Essar group, by claiming that all norms were...
05 Jul, 2015, 11.12 PM IST
Land acquisition model: Report praising Gujarat not a DIPP study, says Anand SharmaAnand Sharma today sought to distance his ministry from the report which has praised Gujarat's land acquisition model saying "it was a priv...
07 May, 2014, 05.19 PM IST
Sonia, Rahul Gandhi cannot slam Gujarat land policy after Centre's report: Narendra ModiThe report released today has showcased the Gujarat model of land acquisition as the best practice, which can be "emulated" by other states...
06 May, 2014, 11.06 PM IST
Gujarat land acquisition model is the best: Commerce Ministry reportA Commerce and Industry Ministry sponsored report today showcased the Gujarat model of land acquisition as the best practice, which can be ...
06 May, 2014, 07.20 PM IST