Land Acquisition

Affidavit filed by Chhattisgarh East West Railway Limited regarding construction of the rail link between Gevra Road and Pendra road, Chhattisgarh, 15/04/2025

Affidavit filed by Chhattisgarh East West Railway Limited in the matter of Sudiep Shrivastava Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2025. The appeal was disposed of by the NGT, April 29, 2019. However, the order was challenged before the Supreme Court (SC). The SC, November 26, 2024 disposed of …

HC notice to state, HMRC on Metro

Hyderabad, Sept. 23: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the state government and the Hyderabad Metro Rail Corporation Limited on a miscellaneous petition filed against Metro Rail project. Dr C. Ramachandraiah and O.M. Debra, residents of the city, sought an interim direction to restrain the government …

Wont let go of my land, even for Rs 2 Crore : Villager

THE vast expanse of paddy fields lining the horizon in 22 villages of Pentehsil in Raigad wore a deserted look on Sunday as an overwhelming majority of villagers poured into the streets to be a part of the landmark referendum on the Maha mumbai Special Economic Zone (SEZ). By evening, …

Singur and Indias socio-economic future

In the context of the Singur situation relating to land ownership, the view that in addition to accelerated agricultural progress there is a need to create greater avenues for employment in the industrial and services sectors gains support. Mamata Banerjee has raised the important issue of land use and acquisition …

Steel firm ready with open offer - Scared officials set out to woo villagers

Faced with local resistance in Potka block for acquiring land for its proposed steel and power project, Bhushan Steel has decided to make public its offer which it believes is even more lucrative than what has been specified in the state

DCs office under siege, court orders action against farmers

A city court on Monday urged the Delhi government to take necessary steps against farmers who have laid siege to deputy commissioner

Reliance SEZ referendum sees low voter turnout

Makarand Gadgil / Pen (maharashtra) September 22, 2008, 0:43 IST The first-of-its-kind referendum on whether farmers and their kin want the Reliance Industries-promoted special economic zone (SEZ) in Navi Mumbai was marked by low voter turnout today. Out of 30,000 eligible voters, whose names were included in land records, only …

Singur can become another Jamshedpur

N. Ram KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee told The Hindu here on Sunday that he was appealing to all opposition parties in West Bengal to

Best possible package for farmers

The minutes of the meeting to be sent to the L-G for approval, notification to be issued next week NEW DELHI: A senior Delhi Minister has said that through the special compensation package the Delhi Government had done all it could to benefit the farmers. Expressing confidence that most of …

Mamata threatens to resume agitation

Marcus Dam KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has threatened to resume her agitation on the Singur issue after seven days if the West Bengal government does not abide by an understanding it had with her associates on September 7 in the presence of Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi. The agreement was …

Buddhadeb voices concern over future of industrialisation

N. Ram Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee gives his frank assessment of the situation in Singur.

Maximum's the word

IT didn't take too long for the warm afterglow of the deal between Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and the West Bengal government to dissipate into a debate over drafting. But then, such devil in the detail could stymie the settlement

22 villages vote in SEZ referendum

Rahi Gaikwad Raigad district villagers have their say on setting up of the project by the Reliance Group A unique initiative: Eaknath Mhatre of Wadhav village of Maharashtra

Small car rumours, big boom in Hubli

From Raju S Vijapur, DH News Service, Hubli: The real estate scene in the twin cities has received a shot in the arm with the government rolling out a red carpet welcome to the Tatas to set up their Nano car unit in Karnataka. The property prices here had declined …

King Canute, a tiger and the Tatas

"There was a young lady of Riga, Who smiled as she rode on a tiger. They returned from the ride With the lady inside -And a smile on the face of the tiqer" On Singur and Mamata Banerjee, the limerick seems, at first, singularly applicable. Here is this termagant, with …

Showdown at Singur

Tata Motor's plant for the Nano car has been stalled as the CPI(M) and the Trinamul Congress battle it out The deadlock could not have lasted much longer. After Ratan Tata made a veiled threat to move the Nano car plant from Singur to another location, Mamata Banerjee of the …

Bye, bye Singur

Tata Motors was planning to pull out of Singur in West Bengal, from where it was to roll out its low-cost car Nano. In a statement last fortnight, the company said it was "evaluating alternate options for manufacturing the Nano car at other company facilities and a detailed plan to …

Breaking new ground

Last fortnight, Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, inaugurated Mahindra World City, Jaipur

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