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 …
In a major setback to private developers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Allahabad High Court’s order that directed the government authorities to pay 64.7% additional compensation to farmers whose land was acquired in Noida and Greater Noida. The high court had cancelled acquisition of land in three villages …
United under the banner of ‘Koraputia Jana Suakshya Sangh (KJSS)’, tribals held a demonstration at Semiliguda in Koraput district on Wednesday to protest against alleged infringement of their land rights. Environmental and social activists alleged that through the ordinance, the Central Government had attempted to dilute the Right to Fair …
The government is betting on 50,000 youths to implement a part of its ambitious plan of achieving 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022. The nodal ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) is drafting a Cabinet note that will lay down the contours of engaging a battery of young …
MYSURU: Leaders of various farmers' organizations and political parties from the region on Sunday opposed the Centre's move to take the ordinance route to amend the Land Acquisition Act. In a symbolic opposition to the UPA-led government's plan, they burned a copy of the ordinance. They also appealed litterateurs, who …
Urbanization is transforming the developing world. However, understanding the pace, scale, and form of urbanization has been limited by a lack of consistent data. East Asia’s Changing Urban Landscape aims to address this problem by using satellite imagery and other data to measure urban expansion across the East Asia and …
Construction resumed at the site of the Yamba dam in Gunma Prefecture, five decades in the making. Work on the dam was halted in 2009 when the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) came to power. It was halted as part of dozens of public works projects to be reconsidered. Blasting …
The Assam Government is drafting a new Land Acquisition Bill and it will not implement the Central Act of 2013 that was recently amended by the Union Government through an ordinance, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said today. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a party event, Gogoi said, “We …
The Ordinance to amend the Land Acquisition Act will be a huge blow to the livelihood of share croppers and agricultural labourers in Odisha, alleged the CPI-ML (New Democracy) and peasants’ organisation All-India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS). Both these organisations held a joint protest in front of the office of …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, has directed the Municipal Corporation here to complete land acquisition for the Samgauli garbage dumping site within a year and has also made it liable to collect garbage from all industrial areas of Mohali. The judgment, pronounced on January 13 with Justice Swatanter Kumar …
Talcher: At least 35 villagers of Bhalugadia were arrested and court forwarded on Wednesday for obstructing Hingula coal mining operations. The villagers stopped the mining operations demanding jobs for 56 land losers as promised by colliery authorities. They accused the authorities of Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL) of not fulfilling their …
Farmers of Gorakhpur village in Fatehabad district of Haryana, whose land was acquired for setting up country's largest 2,800 MW nuclear power plant, are now claiming that the state failed to keep the promises made while taking their consent for acquiring the property. The villagers have now submitted a complaint …
The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) today decided not to allow mining on their land in villages of the Yamuna belt and cautioned that if their demand was not accepted, they would take out a protest march on March 4 in the affected villages. Farmers threatened to lay siege to Parliament …
Eminent persons want him to advise Centre to table it in Parliament A group of concerned citizens has written to President Pranab Mukherjee to “rethink and reject” the ordinance which seeks to amend the Land Acquisition Act, 2013. In a letter to the President, the group urged him to advise …
West Bengal CM promises cooperation but says ‘no’ to forcible acquisition Reiterating her stand on forcible land acquisition, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Thursday that the State government did not support the policy of acquiring acres of land for special economic zones or big industry. Delivering …
Bhubaneswar: The Housing and Urban Development Department has constituted a special committee for formulating the master plan land policy for Bhubaneswar Development Plan Area (BDPA). The committee will be headed by Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary Aditya Padhi. The committee will be mainly responsible for drafting regulations for facilitating planned growth …
Owners of 363 acres prime land in Pataudi are unhappy as the Manohar Lal Khattar government has gone ahead with the Bhupinder Singh Hooda regime's move to acquire their land under Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Around 300 land owners were sent notices under Section 4 of the law expressing the …
Rubbishing the opposition to amendments to land acquisition law by way of an ordinance, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said it would ensure higher compensation for farmers. In an article posted on the BJP website and several social media platforms, Mr. Jaitley said the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 had …
The BJP in Haryana as well as its Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar seem to have shifted their stand on the upcoming nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur in Fatehabad after the party came to power in the state. The BJP, including Khattar, were against the project and had even supported …
Most conflicts arise from government takeover of land, often on behalf of private investors: Report More than 250 conflicts have arisen over land acquisition cases between 2013 and 2014 in 165 of India's 664 districts. This is revealed in a mapping exercise carried out by a Washington-based think tank, Rights …
