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  • The journey of the land acquisition bill

    The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 is meant to replace the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The 1894 Act does not provide for rehabilitation and resettlement of displaced families. A National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy was approved by the government in 2007 to remedy this. To give legislative backing to the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement ...

  • Land acquisition bill will lead to corporatization Activists

    While political consensus on the land acquisition bill, hailed as one of the most important reform measures, has been worked out, civil society activists are unhappy with its provisions and say it will lead to "corporatization" of land. They also say it lacks provisions for rehabilitating the displaced. Activists say the new bill is a neo-colonial act and will not bring any gains for the land ...

  • Robotics kick-boxing horse-riding camps for children this summer

    Thirteen-year-old Amandeep Singh learnt to paint during the last summer vacation. This year, he has set his mind on kick-boxing, for which he is actively encouraged by his middle-class parents. His sister Simran, who is two years his senior, told her working parents that she wants to take up pottery - and wants to take it up as a career later in life. These two are among the thousands of Delhi ...

  • Anupam Kher dedicates play to father

    Actor Anupam Kher is delighted about performing the play "Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai" for the 300th time and dedicates it to his late father Pushkar Nath Kher. The autobiographical play is presented by Anupam, 58, who narrates his journey to success through a monologue. "Tonight is the 300th show of my play 'Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai' and I dedicate it to my father's philosophy of "Life is too short to ...

  • Over 20 percent polling in Punjab local elections

    Officials said 20-25 percent voting was reported from various parts of the state till noon in zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections being held in Punjab Sunday. Heat wave conditions kept voters away from polling stations. Elections to 22 zila parishads and 145 panchayat samitis are being held Sunday. Results will be declared Tuesday (May 21). Over 50,000 policemen have been deployed ...

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Never Say Never Again [Blu-Ray]

Never Say Never Again [Blu-Ray]

Never Say Never Again will always hold a troubled spot in the James Bond film franchise, which is currently the longest running in motion picture history. On the one hand, it will always be the unofficial Bond film (not counting the 1967 spoof Casino Royale ... ...

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  • Dalai Lamas abode quiet as Li begins India visit

    There were no protests Sunday in this seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang began his India visit. Official sources said activists of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), Tibetan Women Association, Students for Free Tibet and the National Democratic Party of India were camping in Mumbai and Delhi. "There is no sense of staging protests here (Dharamsala). The ...

  • Police arrest four Maoist sympathisers in Jharkhand

    Jharkhand Police arrested four cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) who were acting as messengers of Maoists in Gumla district. Police had been conducting several search operations in various districts in order to catch hold of the Maoists who approach the local villagers and offer them some money. Talking to mediapersons here on Saturday, Inspector of Police of Gumla ...

  • Karan Grover wants sleek stylish movie on Byomkesh Bakshi

    TV actor Karan V. Grover, who loves superhero characters and would like to play one on the big screen, feels that someone should attempt a technologically sound movie on fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi's exploits. The exploits of Byomkesh Bakshi, a brain child of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, were adapted into a TV series in 1993 by director Basu Chatterjee with Rajit Kapur playing the title ...

  • Crying need for judicial reform more judges and better infrastructure

    Justice delayed is justice denied. Nowhere this rings truer than in India where a staggering 30 million cases are said to be pending in the country's courts today. And to tackle this intimidating problem requires comprehensive judicial reform, more judges of quality and improvement of the judicial infrastructure, jurists say. "We need more quality judges who should be appointed through a ...

  • Man accused of assaulting women activists on run

    A goon who misbehaved with five Dalit women activists a week ago in Uttar Pradesh is on the run, with officials planning to auction his house and property, police said Sunday. Authorities said they were contemplating acting against Sahab Singh Yadav under sections 81/82 of the Criminal Procedure Code. As per law, his house and other property would be auctioned by police to pressurize him into ...

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