Government to roll out biometric check for land compensation in highway projectsThe government is introducing Aadhaar biometric authentication for land acquisition compensation. This ensures payments go directly to land...
26 Mar, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
Bihar publishes four-volume compendium of land and revenue rules from 2003 to 2023Bihar's Land Reforms and Revenue Department has unveiled an impressive four-volume collection. This comprehensive anthology meticulously ga...
07 Jan, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
1,050 acres of land in Bihar's Bhagalpur 'gifted' to Adani as BJP defeat in state 'imminent, claims CongressThe Congress party made serious allegations against the Modi government. They claimed the government gifted 1,050 acres of land in Bhagalpu...
15 Sep, 2025, 03.19 PM IST
States are important for India’s revival, overall economic growthPlaying on its strengths, the state should focus on strategic reforms in three specific sectors, namely Information technology, dairy and f...
28 Nov, 2020, 12.42 PM IST
Not just people, even states profiting from new land lawThe states continue charging administrative fee from NHAI, at times as high as 20%, even as the Centre's compensation outgo has gone up by ...
05 Jun, 2017, 10.11 AM IST
BJP's poll rout in Bihar doesn't stall Madhepura locomotive projectThe acquisition of around 300 acres of land has been completed and the state government has transferred it to the Railways.
06 Mar, 2016, 11.09 AM IST
Nitish Kumar claims BJP will end quota if it gets the numbers in Rajya SabhaNitish Kumar today claimed that BJP will "end" quota by bringing changes in the Constitution once it gets the numbers in Rajya Sabha.
15 Oct, 2015, 03.53 PM IST
Bihar polls will decide future of land ordinance, says Jairam RameshThe NDA government was also ready to bring the fourth ordinance. But the 'messiah' had to bow down before the nationwide protest by the far...
20 Sep, 2015, 10.20 AM IST
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar opposes land bill at NITI Aayog meetKumar was among 16 chief ministers who attended a meeting of the rejigged plan panel NITI Aayog's governing council, chaired by the Prime M...
15 Jul, 2015, 05.54 PM IST
Supreme Court annoyed with Bihar government on land acquisition matterAnnoyed over the dragging of a land acquisition case in Bihar for over a decade, the Supreme Court today blamed the state government for ta...
03 Jul, 2015, 08.53 PM IST
RJD national executive reposes faith in Lalu PrasadThe national executive decisions came after the day-long meeting of over 250 party leaders from 21 states at a posh hotel here in the state...
05 Apr, 2015, 09.12 PM IST
BJP hints at land acquisition scam in BiharBJP alleged in Bihar Legislative Council that land mafia was showing government land as their own and getting compensation for it during it...
17 Mar, 2015, 06.43 PM IST
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar terms Land Acquisition bill as black law; seeks recallNitish Kumar today described the controversial Land Acquisition bill introduced in Lok Sabha as a "black law" and demanded its immediate re...
24 Feb, 2015, 05.55 PM IST
Land acquisition: An independent regulator can ensure fair returns to farmersThe proposed land regulator should build this trust between the buyers and sellers of land.
28 Jan, 2013, 08.40 AM IST
- HC dismisses petition against Vijay Mallya-own United Breweries factory
The Patna High Court dismissed a petition challenging land acquisition for a beer factory being constructed by United Breweries at Naubatpu...
06 Jul, 2012, 10.34 PM IST
- Bihar yet to have a SEZ
Bihar does not figure at all in the list of SEZs that have been given either formal or in-principle clearance by the Board of Approval.
28 Aug, 2007, 01.32 PM IST
- Land issues dog rural schemes
Problems relating to land acquisition have put rural infrastructure projects in two of West Bengal’s neighbouring states, Bihar and Jharkha...
20 Sep, 2006, 12.00 AM IST