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Wakf lands: government, land allottees may move apex court by ML Melly Maitreyi

IT giants were allotted lands in Manikonda and surrounding areas since 2003 Though the High Court judgement directed the State Government to refer its dispute with the Wakf Board over the ownership of over 1,600 acres of land in Manikonda and surroundings to Wakf Tribunal for resolution, the government is confident that the outcome will not directly affect the legal allottees. Several IT giants like Infosys, Wipro, Polaris and others like...

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Tardy land acquisition hit West Bengal road projects; NHAI face massive problems

-The Economic Times Even as the Centre is desperately trying to accommodate its key ally Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), the alliance partner is showing no signs of reciprocating the gesture in the crucial highways sector where projects are getting delayed because of tardy land acquisition. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the main implementing agency for highway development in the...

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Punjab extra-judicial killings: NHRC orders relief by J Balaji

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which went through 2,097 cases of killing of youth and mass cremation of their bodies by the Punjab police during the peak of militancy in the State, has ordered a relief of Rs.27.94 crore to the families of 1,513 victims of such extra-judicial killings. The remaining bodies were not identified. When the terrorism was at its peak during 1984-1996 in the State, police personnel, whether...

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Pawar bats for Bt cotton-Vibha Sharma

Cotton production in the country has more than doubled due to the use of Bt cotton seeds, said Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today, batting in favour of the contentious genetically modified crop that is coming under increasing attack from activists and farmers for “stagnant yields, pest resistance and evolution of new pest and disease attacks”. In response to concerns raised in the Rajya Sabha over low yields due to the hybrid...

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Farmers happy over suspension of Posco environment clearance

-The Times of India   KENDRAPADA: Farmers of seaside villages of Jagatsinghpur are jubiliant after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) suspended the environment clearance for Posco. "Last year, the authorities acquired my 16 decimals of betel vine for only Rs 65,000 at Noliasahi village in Nuagaon gram panchayat," said Ranjan Jena (45) of Noliasahi, adding that he wished that he got his land back. He was also very curious if the government will...

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