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| Land acquisition in Gujarat less bloody | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Land disputes and displacement issues in Gujarat have been far less ‘bloody’ compared to states like Orissa and West Bengal. The credit for this, to an extent, goes to the long tradition of giving land at only market prices to industrial houses, with a similar compensation to land-losers, besides lesser interferences of the government in such matters. |
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| Land acquisition, rehab details to be computerised | 29-OCT-09 |
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| The Orissa government will start a pilot project for computerisation of the details of land acquisition for different projects and rehabilitation and re-settlement (R&R) of affected persons. To be launched under the banner of ‘punarbas project’, the pilot scheme will initially cover three projects. |
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| Congress starts to feel the Trinamool heat | 16-OCT-09 |
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| When Mamata Banerjee registered strong, vocal and public objections over the proposed Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, it was dismissed by the other allies in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) as another one of her eccentricities. |
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| M J Antony: Heartless against faceless | 14-OCT-09 |
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| The rate of compensation for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act has been one of the constant themes in the judgments delivered by the Supreme Court in recent weeks. One among them stands out for the inconsiderate and ungenerous attitude of the state authorities when it comes to compulsory takeover of land that belongs to the poor and inarticulate landholders. |
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| States to have 170 units to expedite land acquisitions | 07-OCT-09 |
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| The government is in the process of setting up 115 more special land acquisition units (SLAUs) in different states of the country, which would address problems relating to delays in land acquisition for highways projects under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP). |
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| Letters: Fair land deal | 02-OCT-09 |
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| This refers to Vinayak Chatterjee’s “The ‘L’ word” (September 21) in which he articulated Indian industry’s fears about the proposed amendments to land acquisition legislation. |
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| The 'L' word | 21-SEP-09 |
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| The introduction of the Land Acquisition Amendment Bill (2009) has the potential to derail economic development. |
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| Railway to review its land acquisition policy | 16-SEP-09 |
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| With Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee having indicated her opposition to the proposed law on land acquisition, her Ministry today came out with a notification promising a comprehensive review of its land acquisition policy for rail projects. |
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