PM Modi announces ex-gratia Rs 2 lakh for family of eight deceased due to drowning in KarnatakaTragedy struck Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district as eight family members drowned at Tatthehakalu beach. Prime Minister Modi expressed dee...
Eight drown while collecting mussels in river in Karnataka, CM announces Rs 5 lakh solatiumA family tragedy unfolded in Uttara Kannada district as eight members drowned in the Tatte Hakkalu river. The group was collecting freshwat...
SC says fair compensation can’t depend on financial burdenThe Supreme Court of India has ruled that financial burden cannot be a reason to deny fair compensation in land acquisition cases. The Nati...
Pre-2018 land acquisition cases can't be reopened for grant of compensation with interest: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has indicated that land acquisition cases from before 2018 will not be reopened for additional compensation with interest...
Supreme Court issues notice on NHAI’s plea seeking review of ruling on retrospective solatium and interest paymentsThe Supreme Court has issued notice on the National Highway Authority of India's plea. NHAI seeks review of a judgment granting retrospecti...
SC to hear in open court NHAI's plea for review of verdict on compensation to farmersThe Supreme Court will hear the National Highway Authority of India's plea. This plea seeks to review a past verdict. The verdict stated th...
Eight killed in crackers factory blast in TN's Sivakasi, CM announces solatiumA blast at a firecracker factory in Sivakasi killed eight workers. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced compensation for the vict...
Supreme Court rules 2019 judgment on land compensation applies retrospectivelyThe Supreme Court has ruled that its 2019 judgment granting solatium and interest for lands acquired by the National Highways Authority of ...
Karnataka govt decides to double solatium paid for wild elephant attackRegarding damage to property, it was decided to hike the competition from Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000, while the monthly pension for permanently...
Government notifies 8-fold increase in solatium to Rs 2 lakh for death in hit-and-run caseThe ministry in the notification issued on February 25 said that the scheme may be called the 'Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor...
Treat doctors losing lives in COVID fight at par with martyrs of armed forces: IMA to PMThe IMA cited government data and said 87,000 healthcare workers had been infected and 573 of them had lost their lives due to COVID-19.
248 died, 'shocked' by Karuna's death: DMKAfter knowing about the hospitalisation and failing health of Karunanidhi and later his death, 248 party workers died, a resolution adopted...
Chennai oil spill: Tamil Nadu seeks Rs 135.35 crore from insurance companiesThe oil spill in the Bay of Bengal occurred after two cargo ships collided near the Ennore Port on the wee hours of January 28.
Delhi govt extends Rs 1 crore solatium to families of slain NDMC, NIA officerHe paid floral tributes to Khan, NDMC estate officer, and Ahmed, NIA deputy superintendent of police (DSP), at a condolence meeting held at...
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa grants solatiumTamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today granted a solatium of Rs 4 lakh each to the kin of 23 people killed in rain-related incidents ...
Will not allow land to be acquired under Haryana's new policy: AAPAAP leader Yogendra Yadav today said the party will not allow acquisition of even one acre of land under the new rules in the state and wil...
- Bengal may loosen purse strings for new SEZs
In the backdrop of the Nandigram violence over farmland acquisition, West Bengal’s upcoming SEZ (special economic zone) policy is set to un...