Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajendra Tyagi Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/04/2024. The applicant has raised a grievance that unauthorized and illegal construction of houses, shops and other commercial establishments on a large scale are in progress in Greater Noida and Noida …
The violence in Bhatta-Parsaul villages is a reminder of smaller clashes in western Uttar Pradesh since 2007 over land acquisition. In August 2010, Tappal block in Aligarh saw similar protests, leading to a clash between farmers and the police. The compensation given to these farmers against land acquired for the …
It appears there are no takers for the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NAREGA) scheme in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. And the simple reason for this is that workers are getting higher wages at private projects and there is no dearth of such projects in Noida. …
To take Mayawati's government head-on on farmers issue, state Congress would organise a massive Kisan Maha Panchayat in or near Bhatta-Parsaul in Greater Noida under the leadership of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi before June 25. ''UP Congress would hold chaupals at all the villages which are affected due to …
With Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi making it very clear to take the issues of farmers and also declared to hold a `Kisan Panchayat', by the end of this month, the party leaders will hold a one day `Jan Sunwai' (people court) on all the district head quarters of the …
By presenting the cheques for financial help to the Bhatta Parsaul farmers who were the victims of police atrocities, the state government has tried to assuage their sufferings. A team of officials visited the village to present cheques for Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the slain farmers …
In the times of Bhatta-Parsaul, Singur and Nandigram crises, the way Tamil Nadu has gone about land acquisition for industry could be a lesson for all states. Whose land is it anyway? That
Facing condemnation all around over police brutality on farmers at Bhatta-Parsaul village of Gautam Budh Nagar, the state government on Tuesday gave compensation to the farmers affected during violent clashes with the police. Four persons, two villagers and two policemen, had died in the clashes. The farmers were protesting against …
Lucknow In a move that would cleared an investment of R10,000 crore in the ailing power sector and give a push to PPP model, the Uttar Pradesh government is likely to sign an agreements with Isolux Corsan and Cobra MEIL Consortium for the setting up of a new transmission network …
The families of the farmers of Bhatta-Parsaul village who were killed in police firing on May 7 could be offered a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each. After receiving instructions from the state government, district officials have submitted a list of the farmers killed and wounded in the police firing …
The quality of river water is an area of concern in Uttar Pradesh, if the State of Environment report, 2010 is to be believed. The report, released on Sunday by directorate of environment, UP, reveals that between 2004 and 2008, water quality indicators in many cases are negative. While Kanpur …
In Greater Noida, farmers resist fiercely attempts to take over their land for the Yamuna expressway and a hi-tech city. A farmer who was injured in the May 7 clashes between farmers and the police at Bhatta and Parsaul villages in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh rests at …
The Allahabad High Court order directing the Greater Noida Authority to maintain status quo regarding land acquisition in Bisrakh and Devla villages may have an impact on some residential projects in the area. The land which has been granted a status quo by the HC falls under Greater Noida Sector …
With Indian cities gasping for parking space to keep pace with the soaring car population, Urban Development minister Kamal Nath wants to ensure that all new urban construction activity is accompanied with adequate parking facilities for vehicles.
ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad high court on Monday scrapped the acquisition of 170 hectares of land in Gulistanpur village of Gautam Budh Nagar in Greater Noida. The bench of Justice Sunil Ambwani and Justice K N Pandey quashed a UP government notification citing the urgency clause for planned industrial development in …
To be paid in areas where water, sewer lines are newly laid or about to be laid The Delhi Jal Board has decided to fix the water and sewerage development charges for the year 2011-12 at Rs.405 and Rs.455 per sq. metre respectively, for recovery from consumers. The charges have …
The problem of contaminated water and its back flow at Delhi Zoo would be sorted out by this year end, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has said. Mr. Ramesh visited the zoo on Monday and inspected the work being carried out on the Municipal Corporation …
Farmers of Noida have demanded that 4,000 acres of their land that had been acquired by the government in the Noida Extension area be returned to them. The demand follows an order of the Allahabad High Court that had set aside the acquisition, observing that while acquiring 159 hectares in …
