In a major boost to the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court today cleared the decks for the ambitious multi-crore six-lane Yamuna Expressway Project linking Greater Noida to Agra by upholding its decision to acquire 1,604 hectares of private land.

A bench of Justices V S Sirpurkar and Cyriac Joseph dismissed petitions filed by aggrieved land owners who challenged the acquist

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the decks for the Yamuna Expressway project to link Greater Noida with Agra by upholding the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to acquire 1,604 hectares of private land.

A Bench of Justices V.S. Sirpurkar and Cyriac Joseph dismissed the petitions filed by landowners who termed the acquisition a

LUCKNOW: The plantation exercise started by Agra forest division with an aim to provide an eco-protection cover to the 17th century monument has struck a chord with the people.

THE farmers

 

All governments must carry conviction with farmers

Business Standard / New Delhi August 25, 2010, 0:01 IST

 

Agitating farmers on Friday rejected the Uttar Pradesh government

In a bid to resolve the farmer

Farmers and villagers charge towards a policeman during an agitation near Agra on Tuesday

LUCKNOW: Within 12 hours of the Uttar Pradesh government brokering a midnight deal with the agitating farmers of Tappal in Aligarh district, violence broke out on Tuesday at Etmadpur in neighbouring Agra district, where farmers fought a pitched battle with the police demanding more compensation for lands.

Debate in Lok Sabha on the situation arising out of acquisition of farmer?s land in Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country.

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