Aerotropolis: Land likely by October
DURGAPUR, Feb. 5: Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited expects to possess land by October this year for the building of the country's first airport city in Andal, near Durgapur,
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Posco project to take off soon
The $12 billion POSCO steel project in Jagatsinghpur district, Orissa is going to be operational soon, following revalidation of its environmental clearance. Read more about the controversial project that got final go-ahead from the environment ministry after eight years.
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Bhattal meets Guv, seeks higher compensation for acquired land
Tribune News Service Chandigarh, February 2 Leader of the opposition Rajinder Kaur Bhattal has sought from the government adequate compensation to farmers of Sangrur, Patiala and Mansa distructs, especially Lehra constituency , whose land had been acquired under the Ghaggar project.
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162 protesting farmers arrested in Gt Noida
Parmindar Singh Greater Noida, February 2 The district administration has arrested 162 agitating farmers of two villages, Dhada and Sakipur. The farmers were scheduled to go to Delhi to meet the President demanding bonus payment to be effective from 2005.
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Noida agrees to two demands of farmers
<p> To give five per cent of developed plots from next week</p> <p> </p> <p> Giving in to demands of agitating farmers whose land has been acquired, the Noida Administration on Monday promised
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Posco Clearance may be Opposed
Activists may move NGT against revalidation by ministry It may not be a smooth ride yet for South Korea steel major Posco’s integrated steel plant project in Odisha. The project’s forest clearance, currently pending before the National Green Tribunal, may not be the last hurdle for the South Korean company. Opponents of the project are questioning the legality of the ministry’s decision to revalidate the environmental clearance as well.
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CM: Law to ban sale of agricultural land to non-Goans soon
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Thursday reiterated that his Government would try to bring legislation in the forthcoming assembly session to ban sale of agricultural land to non-Goans. Stating this at a press conference at Altinho, here, the chief minister said the bill would be formulated on lines of an Act in force in Uttarakhand.
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For all-round growth
Interview with Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa. "The idea of the 'hobli' level' 'Janaspandana' meetings... was to take government programmes and facilities directly to the rural masses."
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Setting up of IT Park: Farmers threaten to restart agitation
Rajpura: Farmers from six villages in Rajpura opposing the setting up of an IT Park on agricultural land today threatened to restart their agitation as the state government failed to initiate a dialogue with them. Opposing the acquisition of 1,369 acres for the IT Park, the farmers from Aakri, Aakar, Sehra, Sehri, Pabra and Takhtumajra villages said despite promise by government officials and l
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Farmers Dont Want Their Land Back, Prefer Higher Compensation
It was a verdict that went their way. Yet, the farmers who met in Bisrak on Wednesday, after the Allahabad High Court ordered the Greater Noida Authority and builders to return 600 hectares acquired from farmers, were not exactly happy. They say the HC order has not given any direction or options for recourse.
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High Court revises compensation
The High Court on Tuesday partly allowed a petition seeking to refix the compensation for the land acquired by the Government for Hatti Gold Mines. The land of the petitioners - Appaiah and others - was acquired for mining and the lower court - Civil Judge, Raichur, had awarded a compensation of Rs 1.02 lakh per acre in December 2006.
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Nod for using forest land to provide cement concrete surface to road
K. Manikandan TAMBARAM: The Forest Department has agreed to hand over a portion of land coming under Nanmangalam Reserve Forest Area to enable the Sembakkam town panchayat to provide cement concrete surface to an important road that has been in shambles for some decades now.
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CPI(M) demands proper rehab in Singrauli
By Our Staff Reporter Bhopal, Jan 22: Demanding adequate rehabilitation package in Singrauli before farmers' displacement, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Madhya Pradesh Secretary Badal Saroj today said the party was not against industrialisation in the state.
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Hasten decision on salt pan land in Mumbai: House panel
Uncertainty hangs over the utilisation of about 2,177 hectares or approximately 5,000 acres of salt pan land for domestic, social housing and commercial purposes in Mumbai. Following its assurance to the Parliament that it will work out a feasible plan for the appropriation of salt pan land spread across 13 segments from Dahisar to Ghatkopar in 2003, the Union government has since tried to back
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NH 49 to be renovated as two-lane highway
Stretch in Kerala ends near Munnar The Kundanoor Junction-Tripunithura-Bodimettu-Madurai stretch of the NH 49 is to be renovated as a two-lane highway with a 10-metre-wide tarred surface, sources in the PWD (NH wing) that maintains the road, have said. The portion of the highway passing through Kerala begins from the NH bypass in Kochi and ends at Bodimettu, 33 km beyond Munnar on the Tamil Na
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Govt buckles under Pejawar threat
Nirani, unmoved over Gadag, withdraws notification of 2,035 acres for MSEZ In stark contrast to its flat refusal to review its decision to acquire land for Posco in Gadag district, the State government on Tuesday withdrew the process of acquiring land for the second phase of Mangalore Special?Economic Zone (MSEZ) hours after Pejawar Mutt seer Vishwesha Teertha threatened to go on an indefinite fa
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Draft Bill clears decks for ultra mega mine projects
New Delhi The new mining Bill cleared by a group of ministers last week envisaging direct benefit to people from the minerals underneath the land they own, also has a provision for setting up a clutch of ultra mega mining plants (UMMPs) in the country. As per the proposal, state governments will identify locations for large mines with respect to specific minerals such as iron ore, bauxite, chro
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Posco Ropes In 2 Local Firms for 30,000-cr Ktaka Plant
South Korean steel major Posco has roped in two local firms for its proposed . 32,366-crore, six million tonne per annum facility in Karnataka mainly to ensure speedy clearances and uninterrupted iron ore supply.
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Noida farmers for quota in schools
New Delhi: Want quota for children in schools set up on acquired land, Authority to consider demand If you think admission to a reputed public school is a problem for parents living in metropolitan cities like Delhi alone, think again.
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Process to acquire land begins
Tribune News Service Mandi, January 11 The stage has been set to develop a modern satellite town at Nalsoh as the Himachal Housing Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) has started the process to acquire about 1,200 bighas of land for this town that would provide housing for over 10,000 residents.