Man added his name to ancestral land records using common surname trick; Karnataka HC restores land to original ownersThe Karnataka High Court restored ancestral land to three brothers after an outsider, Basappa, falsely mutated his name using a common surn...
25 May, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
Rs 400 crore agricultural income but no land: CBDT digs up names of rich ‘farmers’ without farmsTax authorities have uncovered a major scam involving fake agricultural income claims. Over 300 individuals claimed exemptions worth thousa...
22 May, 2026, 12.34 PM IST
Death to the $20 cocktail: The bars bringing back cheaper drinksBars are rethinking cocktail pricing as costs soar and consumer behavior shifts. Establishments like Gus' Sip & Dip and Radicle are offerin...
14 May, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Maharashtra considers rationing of fertilisers, says minister Dattatray BharaneMaharashtra will ration fertiliser sales to farmers for the upcoming kharif season. The state government seeks Centre approval for this pla...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.09 AM IST
Bengal Polls: Voting for any party other than TMC means vote for BJP, says Abhishek BanerjeeAbhishek Banerjee urged Murshidabad voters to support TMC for development and stability. He accused opposition parties of aligning with the...
18 Apr, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
Bought new agricultural land before selling old one? Why Budget 2026 must allow capital gains tax exemptionIndividuals and HUFs can get tax exemption on selling urban agricultural land. This benefit applies if the capital gains are reinvested in ...
30 Jan, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Special agricultural zone: Farmers can sell land within zone, but only for farming activities, clarifies Karnataka govtThe Karnataka government has clarified that farmers can freely buy and sell land in 13 villages designated as a permanent special agricultu...
09 Dec, 2025, 07.20 PM IST
Supreme Court enhances compensation to farmers whose lands acquired in MaharashtraThe Supreme Court has increased the compensation for farmers in Maharashtra whose lands were acquired in 1994 for an industrial area. The c...
28 Jul, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
Haryana formulates policy to create land banks; move to check distress sale of land by farmersThe Cabinet also gave ex-post facto approval to a proposal regarding to grant extension in service in respect of the employees of four depa...
05 Aug, 2021, 09.22 PM IST
Will protest Land Acquisition Bill if amendments disregarded: BJPBJP today said it will not support the Land Acquisition Bill, which may be taken up during the ongoing Monsoon session of the Parliament, i...
06 Aug, 2013, 06.16 PM IST
- To be fair to the farmer, land laws must allow for innovative arrangements
The new land law proposed by the government is an attempt to make policy to catch up with the dynamics of economic growth
07 Sep, 2011, 12.54 AM IST
- Farmers must get land's potential value: KP Singh, DLF
DLF Chairman KP Singh said he was not in favour of retrospective compensation as it would set a grave precedent for all land deals.
27 Jul, 2011, 03.55 AM IST
- Land sale for Videocon unit scrapped
The collector of Janjgir Champa district on Friday cancelled the transfer of land, ruling it was "benaami" and "illegal".
02 Jul, 2011, 10.32 AM IST
- K'taka farmers want more from land sales to Arcelor
Karnataka govt offered jobs along with Rs 8-16 lakh per acre to be used for the Rs 30,000-crore ArcelorMittal steel project.
09 Sep, 2010, 03.25 AM IST
- ICICI goes to RIL Jhajjar SEZ
ICICI advises Jhajjar farmers to reinvest the cash they receive on sale of land to RIL for its SEZ there.
09 Jul, 2007, 04.10 PM IST
- State govt allows Reliance to buy SEZ
The Maharashtra government has given Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance group sweeping powers to buy land for its Navi Mumbai SEZs. According to docu...
29 Jan, 2007, 01.22 AM IST