land bill

Row over ‘Mann ki Baat’ remark: ‘PM should clear stand on Land Bill in House’

November 24, 2015 1:30 am

Opposition party members demanded that the PM be called before the committee, but this demand was not met favourably by chairman S S Ahluwalia.

Land bill: JPC meet on Monday, to discuss three sticky clauses

November 21, 2015 3:07 am

The government’s attempts to amend the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition has failed thrice.

Land Bill: BJP fields three ministers to take on Congress VP Rahul Gandhi

September 23, 2015 5:00 am

Transport Minister Gadkari said Congress leaders have been indulging in “spreading baseless allegations” on the land Bill.

M Venkaiah Naidu slams Congress over land Bill criticism

September 19, 2015 10:31 pm

"Congress may be thinking it is stalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but it is actually the country's progress which the opposition party is stalling through its stand on the land Bill," Naidu said.

Ram Lila ground unavailable, Cong to hold kisan rally in Haryana

September 09, 2015 2:37 am

The party has decided to hold the rally in either Panipat or Sonepat.

India Inc petitions govt: From land laws to levy, ease it all

September 08, 2015 1:19 am

Corporates along with CII, Ficci and PHD Chambers have made recommendations to improve ease of doing business in India.

Arun Jaitley defends land Bill move

September 02, 2015 2:47 am

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the states had been given the flexibility to change the law.

In land Bill setback, BJP sees a silver lining of ‘competing states’

September 01, 2015 12:48 am

The BJP argued that the “competitive federalism” created by the move would put the onus of development on Congress-ruled states

Land ordinance to lapse: Government had to bow down, says Sonia

August 31, 2015 12:22 am

Leaders attending the opposition rally in Patna hours after the PM made the announcement on his Mann Ki Baat radio programme said people’s voice had finally forced the government to bow down.

Opposition vindicated over Land Acquisition Bill issue, truth has ultimately prevailed: Congress

August 30, 2015 8:30 pm

Reacting after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement that ordinance on the Land Acquisition bill would not be re-promulgated, Congress said "truth has ultimately prevailed ".

Rahul meets farmers' delegation ahead of major rally

April 18, 2015 1:21 pm

Rahul Gandhi met farmers at his residence in his first public appearance on Saturday after his return from a sabbatical.

Sonia Gandhi leads Opposition march against Land Bill

March 17, 2015 7:27 pm

The Congress and other Opposition parties have been opposing the Land Bill terming it as anti-farmer.

Giving Vajpayee a Bharat Ratna is great, taking a leaf from his book is different : Jairam Ramesh

April 21, 2015 8:59 am