Haryana approves land pooling scheme for farmers
July 20th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) The Haryana government Friday announced a new land pooling scheme intended to make the landowner-farmers partners in the process of planned development of residential and industrial ... Read more...
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West Bengal government to provide land for industries
June 12th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Debunking reports that non-availability of land is hindering investment in the state, the West Bengal government Tuesday said it will provide land to investors who come ... Read more...
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Queen Elizabeth keeps finances secret
May 6th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 6 (IANS) Britain's Queen Elizabeth would never reveal how much money she is worth despite being one of the world's richest landowners.Philip Beresford, compiler of the Sunday Times ... Read more...
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Chidambaram to review Meghalaya security situation Sunday
February 17th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 17 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will Sunday to review the security situation and the fencing of the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, an official said ... Read more...
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Bihar mulls ‘private land bank’ to woo investors
February 15th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 15 (IANS) The Bihar government Wednesday said it will help set up a "private land bank" to ensure hassle-free availability of plots to industrialists looking to set up ... Read more...
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Buddha slams Mamata government for farmer suicides
January 22nd, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Rishra (West Bengal), Jan 22 (IANS) Calling for a "new agricultural movement" in the wake of the ongoing farmer suicides in the state, former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb ... Read more...
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Obama administration vetoes Canada-Texas pipeline
January 19th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS/EFE) The US government said Wednesday it has decided not to give permission for a proposed pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, a project hailed ... Read more...
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Brazil approves controversial forestry bill
December 8th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Dec 8 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's Senate has approved a controversial forestry bill that environmentalists say will deal a "mortal blow" to the already threatened Amazon region and open the door ... Read more...
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Review law on property rights: Supreme Court
September 30th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said that parliament may consider abolishing or amending a law that enables a trespasser take the title of a building or ... Read more...
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Inequalities of caste, power influence Indian society: Sociologist
August 20th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The study of inequality in India has to be holistic and take into account the inequities arising from caste, imbalances in distribution of land, power ... Read more...
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Left Front to protest ‘atrocities’ in Bengal
July 7th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Alleging that efforts were on to snatch lands tilled by marginal farmers in parts of South 24-Parganas and Bankura districts, West Bengal's main opposition Left Front ... Read more...
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Singur welcomes verdict on Greater Noida land return
July 6th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Singur (West Bengal), July 6 (IANS) The farmers of Singur in West Bengal Wednesday expressed happiness over the Supreme Court's decision to quash the acquisition of land in Shahberi ... Read more...
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Farmers jubilant, but Mamata government has long haul ahead
June 27th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) Mahadeb Das is elated. Having spearheaded the Trinamool Congress' agitation against land acquisition for Tata Motors' small carmaker plant in Singur, he is now counting ... Read more...
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Karnataka SMEs to get 30 percent of industrial land
June 22nd, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 21 (IANS) Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Karnataka will get 30 percent of the land in industrial estates for which 88,000 acres have been identified, state ... Read more...
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Fair land takeover package will cut litigation: Apex court
May 24th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said there would be far less litigation relating to land takeover if governments paid reasonable compensation to landowners.The court said that ... Read more...
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Pak court extends custody of two brothers accused of cannibalism
April 7th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, April 7(ANI): A Pakistani court has extended the police custody of two brothers charged with cannibalism.Arif Ali and Farman Ali were arrested earlier this week after police caught them making a ... Read more...
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Nicole Kidman’s relatives are among largest landowners in the world
March 10th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 10 (ANI): Actress Nicole Kidman's relatives are reportedly among the largest landowners, with Australian farming company Kidman Holdings believed to be the eighth biggest in the world.The research ranks ... Read more...
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Probe into Bhatti’s assassination turning away from Taliban to personal enmity
March 10th, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 10(ANI): Pakistan Police have been attempting to change the course of their investigation into the assassination of Minorities Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti after having failed to find links with ... Read more...
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Indian bio-fuel project to generate 25,000 jobs in Ghana
March 8th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, March 8 (IANS) An Indian company has launched a clean energy project in Ghana that will help power over 100,000 homes and generate over 25,000 jobs in the west ... Read more...
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Only MQM can bring Pakistan out of financial crisis, corruption: Altaf Hussain
February 19th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb 19(ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement is the only political party that can rescue Pakistan from problems like the financial crunch, nepotism and corruption plaguing the country, party chief Altaf Hussain has ... Read more...
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Trinamool Congress spreading violence, accuses Buddhadeb
January 4th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Jan 4 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has slammed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party for creating a culture of violence in the state.Addressing a rally here on Monday, Bhattacharjee ... Read more...
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Roman bronze helmet sells for $3.6 mn
October 8th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) A Roman bronze helmet found in a field in Britain has been sold for a whopping 2.3 million pounds (about $3.6 million) at auction, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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Land acquisition not at cost of fertile land : Sonia Gandhi
September 9th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday reacting to the verdict of the Supreme Court that endorsed the Mayawati Government's acquisition of 25 million square metres of ... Read more...
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Pak’s “powerful and rich” diverted flood waters to protect their lands
September 3rd, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 3 (ANI): Pakistan's "powerful and the rich" diverted floodwaters to unprotected areas in a bid to save their land, a representative of the country to the UN has claimed."Over the ... Read more...
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Ted Turner aces the ‘Forbes List of the World’s Largest Landowners’
July 29th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Forbes has compiled the list of the world's largest landowners.The top five names in the list all own lands in the region of millions of ... Read more...
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Community farming turns a lucrative option in Orissa
July 28th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI
Bolangir (Orissa), July 28 (ANI): The Community farming involving farmers, landowners and landless labourers has turned out to be a lucrative option in Orissa, as the stakeholders reap equal shares of the ... Read more...
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The Queen of England Heads the List Of The World’s Largest Land Owners
July 28th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 28, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Buying land has always been considered as the safest way of holding on to your wealth. The names of land owners are regularly featured ... Read more...
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13 Journalists Kidnapped By Indigenous Group In Mexico
June 19th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey,
Morelia, June 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Indigenous landowners of the southwestern Mexico got upset recently when Grupo Modelo, the Corona beer making company did not seek their permission before filming ... Read more...
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BSP expels Mukthar Ansari, brother (Lead)
April 16th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati Friday expelled criminal-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari and his brother Afzal from the primary membership of the ... Read more...
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Mayawati expels Mukhtar Ansari, his brother from BSP
April 16th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati Friday expelled criminal-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari from the primary membership of the party.
"Ansari's involvement in criminal activities ... Read more...
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Reliance fuel dealers on warpath in Gujarat
April 12th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 12 (IANS) Reliance petrol pump dealers in Gujarat are on the warpath, seeking a refund of their investments because of losses and have threatened to take to the streets if ... Read more...
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Survivor Camps Uprooted By Heavy Rains In Haiti
March 22nd, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Mar 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Disaster is a never ending phase when nature is involved. A situation where you can do nothing but only surrender to the inevitable. Haiti which had ... Read more...
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British court upholds ailing Hindu’s plea for open air funeral
February 10th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Feb 10 (IANS) A British court Wednesday upheld an ailing 71-year-old Hindu's plea to be allowed to be cremated on an open pyre, sparking celebrations among Hindus in ... Read more...
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Apex court clears government way to acquire south Delhi land
February 9th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court has paved the way for acquisition of over 50,000 bigha south Delhi land for planned development of the national capital by the Union government.
A ... Read more...
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NFL Player Jon Runyan Grabs Attention For Property Tax Break
January 25th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Mount Laurel, New Jersey, Jan 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Veteran NFL player Jon Runyan is hitting headlines lately as it has been revealed that the Congressional candidate has been receiving tax ... Read more...
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