Coal mine protest turns violent in Chhattisgarh, 30 cops injured

More than 30 police personnel were injured when a group of villagers protesting against the expansion of an open-cast coal mine clashed with them and hurled stones in Chhattisgarh's Surguja......

Mayawati announces new land acquisition

\\nHaving taken enough onslaughts from different opposition parties for forcibly acquiring huge chunks of agricultural land for industrial and commercial purposes, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister......

Govt to push nuclear reforms as Oppn targets SIR in winter session

The Winter session of Parliament beginning Monday will see the government push its reforms agenda with a legislation to open up the civil nuclear sector to private players, while the Opposition is......

Land acquisition bill gets Cabinet nod

The much-talked about Land Acquisition Bill, which provides for enhanced compensation to land owners and other benefits, was Monday approved by the Union Cabinet notwithstanding reservations from......

Posco land acquisition continuing peacefully

Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel project, which resumed amidst tight security at Gobindpur village in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, is continuing peacefully today amidst......

Land acquisition and democracy

Those who have a long-range mission of true nation-building will pay close attention to World Bank's new action plan for fairness in all matters of land use, says Rajni Bakshi. Image: World Bank......

Mamata opposes Land Acquisition Bill

While threatening to walk away from the Union Cabinet, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee raised serious objection to the Bill relating to land acquisition for industrialisation and rehabilitation of......

Change archaic land acquisition laws: Bajaj

Bajaj Industries chairman Rahul Bajaj on Thursday said the government should change the archaic land acquisition rules in India to deal with contentious issues like Singur. "The land acquisition......