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Thursday, September 11, 2025
TopicLand allotment

Topic: land allotment

What SC said as it quashed 2005 AP law allowing land allotment exclusively for lawmakers, IAS

AP Government Memoranda of 2005 allowed land allotment at basic rates to journalists & defence personnel too. All lease deeds executed by Telangana govt under it stand cancelled now.

Himachal bid for land to tribals near China-occupied Tibet stuck with governor, Congress protests

To give this land to tribals for cultivation, state requires governor to suspend Forest (Conservation) Act. Matter pending 5 months with Raj Bhavan, which has sought 'clarifications'.

Haryana IAS seeks police protection for family after wife’s complaint against ‘illegal raid’ by ACB

D. Suresh, posted as resident commissioner of Haryana in Delhi, has also sought FIR against ACB's 'illegal' probe against him in connection with allotment of a Gurugram plot in 2019.

Haryana IAS officer’s wife seeks FIR for ‘raid’ on sports channel she founded, writes to DGP

Kanthi D. Suresh, wife of IAS officer D. Suresh, has alleged harassment and blackmail by vigilance officials. But, a senior officer from the bureau denies the charges.

What’s Nagpur land allotment ‘scam’ & why MVA wants Shinde to resign over it

Following the Bombay HC order, the MVA has been demanding CM's resignation, who as minister during the previous MVA govt, allotted land reserved for slum dwellers to private individuals.

Modi govt plans relief for 14 political parties owing 150 cr in land dues, BJP dues maximum

Cabinet likely to pass proposal to change category of land allotments for party offices in Delhi, made between 2000 and 2017, from 'institutional' to ‘central govt-to-govt’ transfer to slash rates.

Sourav Ganguly was ‘able to play with the system’, Calcutta HC says, cancels land allotment

Calcutta High Court pulls up West Bengal govt, Sourav Ganguly for not following procedure in land allotment done in February 2013, holds that no one is exclusive or above the law.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?