Parliamentary panel on land bill to seek fresh extensionThe Joint Committee of Parliament examining the contentious land bill today decided to seek a fresh extension of its term till the beginnin...
17 Dec, 2015, 10.51 PM IST
Open to different options on Land Bill issue: Government"We have no objection if a report comes with consensus. This is what I have said earlier too," Union Rural Development Minister Birender Si...
06 Oct, 2015, 06.25 PM IST
Decision not to repromulgate land ordinance no setback: GovernmentGovt asserted that the decision not to repromulgate the land ordinance was "no setback" for it and rejected Congress's charge of a "U-turn"...
31 Aug, 2015, 08.39 PM IST
Land acquisition ordinance to be allowed to lapse, says PM Narendra ModiThe govt has decided to allow the land ordinance to lapse tomorrow & include 13 points in the rules to provide direct financial benefit to ...
31 Aug, 2015, 03.15 AM IST
Path cleared for restoration of 2013 land ActThe government has decided to allow the ordinance on the altered land acquisition bill to lapse, paving the way for restoration of the 2013...
27 Aug, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Not capsizing, honouring national consensus on land bill: Jayant SinhaThe government expressed readiness to accept recommendations of the Joint Committee of Parliament which restored provisions of the UPA law.
04 Aug, 2015, 10.42 PM IST
Government only focussing on land bill, not farmers' plight: OppositionThe opposition members also asked the government not to insist on convening a joint session of Parliament if the bill fell through in the U...
23 Apr, 2015, 08.06 PM IST
No question of going back on ordinances, let Parliament decide: M Venkaiah NaiduNaidu said that the government as it declared yesterday, is "open for meaningful suggestions" but stressed "as far as the main purpose of t...
26 Feb, 2015, 07.12 PM IST
Land issue: Congress accuses Modi govt of being 'pro-corporate'While the Congress President was in town, Rahul has taken a two-week sabbatical to reflect on recent incidents and party's future course.
25 Feb, 2015, 06.15 PM IST
Congress hits the streets over land BillStepping up pressure on the Centre, Congress leaders took to the streets in the Capital and held a protest against the land acquisition law.
25 Feb, 2015, 03.19 PM IST
'Will walk extra mile' to defeat changes to UPA land Act: CongressCongress declared that its opposition to land acquisition ordinance was non- negotiable and said it will "walk the extra mile" to ensure th...
24 Feb, 2015, 08.34 PM IST
Friends, foes alike slam Modi government's land policyCongress appears set to launch an agitation against the NDA's policies of coal mine auctions, land acquisition and a restructured NREGA.
14 Jan, 2015, 12.33 PM IST
Changes made by the Modi government will hurt millions of people: Jairam Ramesh"By no stretch of imagination can I be described as a communist, but there is a clear class element in the opposition to the land law."
10 Jan, 2015, 06.31 PM IST
Land act amendments: Law minister D V Sadananda Gowda rules out ordinance route"There is a proposal. The call has to be taken by the concerned (Rural Development) ministry," he said, without elaborating on the proposed...
20 Nov, 2014, 10.59 AM IST
- Singur Ordinance falls through on Mamata faux pas
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faced a major embarrassment as she was forced to put on hold an ordinance restoring land in Sing...
11 Jun, 2011, 10.19 AM IST
- Orissa may challenge HC's order on Vedanta varsity
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has denied violation of forest or environment laws to facilitate land acquisition for the Vedanta Univ...
26 Nov, 2010, 02.14 AM IST
- No new ordinance on enemy property
The Cabinet has decided not to go for a fresh ordinance on 'enemy property.'
08 Sep, 2010, 01.30 AM IST