The Haryana assembly on Wednesday removed the limit on land ownership by a person or entity in case of non-agricultural land in urban and industrial zones. This comes after a recent Punjab and Haryana high court observation on "grave violations" of land ceiling laws by real estate companies, several of which own hundreds of acres of land. The assembly passed the Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2011, which is...
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Replace land acquisition act for N-power progress: Atomic Energy Commission chairman MR Srinivasan
-PTI India should move on to make nuclear energy as safe as possible by taking lessons from the recent Fukushima accident but its imperative to replace the old-era Land Acquisition Act with a more balanced one, to address the country's present huge infrastructure and energy needs, former Atomic Energy Commission Chairman M R Srinivasan said here. Stating that the resettlement was equally significant in any infrastructure project, he said India's record of...
More »For a strong and effective Lokpal by Prakash Karat
The Anna Hazare fast has seen an outpouring of support across the country. The government Lokpal Bill is unacceptable. A fresh Bill is needed for an effective Lokpal. There has been an outpouring of support all over the country in favour of the fast conducted by Anna Hazare for the Jan Lokpal Bill. The agitation has found support predominantly from the urban middle classes and a substantial section of youth belonging...
More »Land acquisition bill in monsoon session of Parliament will go a long way in addressing contentious issues by Prabhakar Sinha
Land is the most important ingredient for the development of real estate and infrastructure. For quite some time now, land acquisition had become a contentious issue in the country, which has threatened not only the Industrial Development but also planned growth of cities in the country. In this backdrop, the central government's decision to introduce a land acquisition bill in the monsoon session of Parliament will go a long way...
More »Posco project is a closed chapter
-IBN After failing to provide the promised land for the proposed steel plant in Gadag district, the state government has convened a meeting with the representatives of the Korean based steel giant Posco Ltd, to locate a new place in the state, Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani said here on Wednesday. While assuring the people of Gadag district that the government was very much committed to its decision of abandoning the proposal, Nirani...
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