My government will not go for forcible land acquisition, says Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is extremely cautious about the issue of land acquisition even for industrial purposes.
20 Jan, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
No forcible land acquisition, we have land bank : Mamata BanerjeeCriticising the opposition for not appreciating the investments taking place in the state, Banerjee said, "You need eye to see good things."
18 Jan, 2016, 06.45 PM IST
Bengal urges industrialists to go for direct purchase of landCM Mamata Banerjee had stated that her government was against even one per cent forcible land acquisition. "We don't accept forcible land a...
17 Jul, 2015, 06.34 PM IST
Land Bill: Mamata Banerjee says already following alternative policyThe Chief Minister said while everybody is free to sell his land, she will not allow even "one per cent forcible acquisition".
15 Jul, 2015, 09.26 PM IST
W Bengal would never go for forcible land acquisition: Mamata BanerjeeBanerjee said that the government had been able to complete various projects through direct land purchase after holding negotiations with t...
15 Jul, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
BJP-led Haryana government plans to purchase land from willing sellers for projectsRealising the adverse side and aftereffects of forcible land acquisition, the BJP government in Haryana is considering making the process a...
17 Jun, 2015, 04.52 AM IST
No compromise on Land Bill: West Bengal CM Mamata BanerjeeThere would be no compromise on the Centre's land acquisition bill, Mamata Banerjee today said, sticking to her earlier stand of not suppor...
11 May, 2015, 08.34 PM IST
Move to amend land act 'deeply disturbing,' says Jairam RameshThe Congress leader also criticised the government for adopting the ordinance route for amending the law. He expects NDA to face strong res...
30 Dec, 2014, 04.53 PM IST
- Land bill has left many basic issues unresolved: Medha Patkar, social activist
Criticising the land acquisition bill cleared by the Cabinet, social activist Medha Patkar today said it has left many basic issues of conf...
14 Dec, 2012, 10.26 PM IST
- Noida extension: Allahabad High Court cancelled acquisition of land in villages
High Court has cancelled acquisition of land in three villages of Noida and Greater Noida and directed government to pay higher compensatio...
21 Oct, 2011, 10.08 PM IST
- Uproar in Lok Sabha as BJP says Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust Land forcibly acquired from farmers in Haryana
The accusation against the Congress came when party general secretary Rahul Gandhi was busy visiting Maharashtra's Maval sub-district where...
19 Aug, 2011, 04.04 AM IST
- Land Acquisition act is a fraud, ought to be scrapped: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today observed that the Land Acquisition Act ought to be scrapped as it is a "fraud" devised by some "sick people".
17 Aug, 2011, 10.48 AM IST
- Standoff continues at Posco project area, Ramesh wants state against forcible land acquisition
Land acquisition officials backed by about 800 armed police have so far not been able to enter the Dhinkia gram panchayat, the epicentre of...
13 Jun, 2011, 10.43 AM IST
- Forest clearance doesn't grant land acquisition: Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh has asked the state government not to use environmental clearance for the project as a "license for forcible acquisition of l...
12 Jun, 2011, 02.55 PM IST
- Farmers protest against forcible land acquisition, Noida death toll rises to 4
In Agra, villagers clashed with the police in Chaugan Garhi village and at a few other places in which four cops were injured.
09 May, 2011, 07.23 PM IST
- Railways to use land bank for freight corridor project
Indian Railways will use 24,000 acres from its land bank to support the dedicated freight corridor project.
28 Oct, 2010, 07.42 AM IST
- West Bengal's industrial projects face TMC hurdles
Two big-bang industrial projects in West Bengal - Apeejay Group's shipyard project in Geokhali and Bengal Aerotropolis project at Andal - a...
12 Jan, 2009, 08.00 PM IST