Lok Sabha passes bill to name Amaravati AP capital as YSRCP walks outThe Lok Sabha has passed a bill to make Amaravati the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh. This move follows a discussion and a walkout by the Y...
01 Apr, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
Land given, jobs pending: Jewar youths disillusioned as Noida airport nears launchLand acquisition for Jewar airport promised jobs to local families. Years later, as the airport nears inauguration, youths who gave up land...
27 Mar, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
Protests erupt at Noida International Airport as 334 land-affected families await jobsFamilies who chose jobs over cash for Noida International Airport land are protesting. They were promised employment but now face uncertain...
18 Mar, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
No wrong turns on land acquisitionThe Government of India is planning amendments to the National Highways Act, 1956 to speed up land acquisition and reduce disputes. A signi...
19 Mar, 2025, 10.54 PM IST
People march in protest in subsidence-hit JoshimathThe Samiti had last month withdrawn its 107-day-old sit-in protest after Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami assured them of concrete action...
12 May, 2023, 08.17 AM IST
Delhi-Katra expressway: Farmers take out tractor march in Punjab, say less compensation being offered for their landThe farmers marched towards the Patiala residence of the Punjab chief minister, but police stopped them midway. Some of the protesters then...
30 Apr, 2021, 03.15 PM IST
Resolve Unnao farmers' demands without using force: Mayawati to UP governmentOn Sunday, some plastic pipes and two vehicles were set ablaze outside the godown of the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authori...
18 Nov, 2019, 04.28 PM IST
Farmers tie their hands in symbolic protest at DNDThe Delhi-Noida-Direct flyway, a crucial route connecting UP and Delhi, was shut briefly on Friday evening as farmers from western UP distr...
02 Feb, 2019, 02.47 PM IST
Farmers protest in Malegaon over delay in compensation for land acquiredA group of farmers protested in Malegaon against the alleged delay in compensating them after their land was acquired to construct a percol...
21 Nov, 2015, 01.08 PM IST
China detains 22 people for protest against land seizureThe protesters stormed the station "as a stunt to draw the attention of senior officials to issues with land, money, irrigation and housing...
04 Apr, 2015, 05.34 PM IST
Talks between farmers, UP industrial authority failThe meeting between farmers, officials of UPSIDC and Tehri Hydro Development Corporation over land compensation rates failed to reach a con...
01 Jan, 2014, 03.26 PM IST
- Multi-crop land acquisition should be the last resort: Jairam Ramesh
The Centre today said it is up to the states how much multi-crop irrigated land they could acquire, but noted "it should be the last resort...
27 Sep, 2013, 06.32 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
- After Haryana, Punjab faces farmers' anger on land acquisition
After Haryana, it is now farmers in Punjab's Mansa district who are protesting against "forcible" land acquisition for an upcoming thermal ...
30 Jul, 2011, 02.36 PM IST
- Land acquisition bill: States to decide who acquires land
Giving states leeway to decide on how land is acquired could quell criticism of subverting federal structure that has been often-levelled a...
28 Jul, 2011, 10.16 AM IST
- Tata willing to return Singur land if compensated
Tata group chairman Ratan Tata on Tuesday virtually ruled out any investment in Singur and said the company would gladly return the land if...
05 Jan, 2010, 06.12 PM IST
- Police, villagers clash near steel plant, injuring 15
Police used batons and tear gas to disperse angry villagers trying to storm a steel plant in a protest over land compensation, officials sa...
11 Jun, 2008, 06.58 PM IST