e-Vikas is driving behavioural shift towards need-based fertiliser use among farmers: Madhya Pradesh agri secyThe e-Vikas fertiliser system has so far benefitted 1.3 million farmers, reduced queues, and triggered a behavioural shift toward need-base...
15 May, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
Explained: What is the new VB-G RAM G Act and how will it replace MGNREGA?A new rural employment law, VB-G RAM G Act, will replace MGNREGA on July 1. It guarantees 125 days of work annually, focusing on infrastruc...
11 May, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Husband takes Rs 25.06 lakh loan in wife’s name, runs off with car, jewellery & then seeks maintenance; HC slaps Rs 15 lakh cost on him for false affidavitA husband took Rs 25.6 lakh personal loans in his wife's name, spent the money on a lavish lifestyle, and fled with her car and jewellery. ...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.01 AM IST
Suvendu Adhikari's firm political grip, 'skewed' SIR deletions likely deciders in Nandigram, say observersNandigram's assembly seat faces a closely watched contest. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's 2021 victory is a key event. The BJP has strengthe...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren writes to PM Modi, raises objections to new forest rules02 Dec, 2022, 07.54 PM IST
Sonbhadra carnage: Crucial land papers of 1955 missingFive days after the Sonbhadra massacre, the three-member panel set up by UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath to probe the circumstances that ...
23 Jul, 2019, 10.50 AM IST
Delhi government to develop playgrounds on gram sabha landAccording to the order, the land will be identified in consultation with committees of MLAs who will be responsible for the maintenance of ...
23 Oct, 2017, 07.59 PM IST
Gram sabhas pass resolution demanding mining project cancellationThe resolution was passed unanimously at the district level meeting of gram sabhas held at Girola village in the district on Wednesday.
18 Dec, 2015, 12.31 PM IST
BJP-led Centre tells Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh governments to not rush on tribal land rightsThe Centre has sent a stern directive to Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh governments to follow proper procedure for settling land rights claims ...
13 Aug, 2015, 02.21 AM IST
Want to buy a hill or lake? Come to Faridabad, GurgaonFormer revenue officials told TOI that lured by real estate players, several gram sabhas were allowed to convert common land, including for...
17 Apr, 2015, 11.45 AM IST
Gram sabhas in Karnataka will soon have a say in industrial projectsIndustry representatives are worried this may be another way to make money from them, but rural activists say the villager has the initial ...
15 Nov, 2014, 10.48 AM IST
No written nod needed for linear projects like roads, pipelines, power transmission lines now: Jayanthi Natarajan"Subject to forest rights being vested, there will be no requirement for a written consent from the affected gram sabhas for linear project...
06 Feb, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Nod to property sale in 312 private colonies soon
The proposal, which was recently cleared by the Lieutenant Governor’s office, is expected to be notified by next week.
07 Jan, 2013, 12.52 PM IST
- Acquiring forest land without giving benefits is illegal: Tribal Affairs Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo
Tribal Affairs Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo today alleged that the forest land acquired for mining and industries without giving benefits...
01 Sep, 2012, 08.04 PM IST
- Apex court directs states to evict squatters on gram sabha lands
A bench comprising Justices Katju and Mishra asked chief secretaries of States & UTs to comply with its order on the issue and file periodi...
01 Feb, 2011, 03.50 AM IST
- Amitabh’s Barabanki land in fresh trouble
Daulatpur ghost has risen to haunt Amitabh Bachchan. The superstar finds himself in a spot with the gram pradhan of Daulatpur launching a s...
29 Oct, 2009, 08.53 AM IST
- ArcellorMittal hopes to take possession of land by year-end
ArcelorMittal said it has garnered local support from Orissa's Keonjhar district for proposed 12 MTPA steel plant.
11 Aug, 2008, 11.06 AM IST