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Monday, October 27, 2025
TopicLand laws

Topic: land laws

Will restricting land sales protect Uttarakhand farmers? It can trap them

While the new law prioritises land conservation and local interests, it may slow down economic growth and investment.

Insiders, outsiders, and land—Uttarakhand closes off while J&K opens up

What constitutes ‘land,’ who is an ‘outsider,’ and who can grant exemptions have long been contested. These questions have played out in many states, the latest being Uttarakhand.

U’khand panel to back laws to discourage non-natives from buying land in hill areas, say sources

Sources said draft report also recommends curtailing rights of DMs to allocate land, capping land size for industrial purposes in select areas of Uttarakhand, and doing away with the 2018 amendment.

Dream of buying land in Uttarakhand’s hills? State to bring in Himachal-like law against it

Uttarakhand is looking to bring a new, tougher law that could prohibit non-domiciles from buying land in the state's hill areas.

‘Want to develop Lakshadweep like Maldives’ — Administrator Praful Patel defends draft land law

Lakshadweep officials said public outcry that the administration will grab people’s land under new regulations and undertake rampant commercial development is 'ill-founded'.

CBI registers 3 cases in J&K for ‘land grab’, senior IAS officer among others under scanner

The senior IAS officer, now a secretary at the Centre, and another officer in the electricity department of Jammu and Kashmir are under the scanner for criminal conspiracy.

Gupkar Alliance rejects govt claim that farm land won’t be transferred to people outside UT

PAGD rejects the statement of official spokesman on 26 October MHA order as a bizarre attempt to distort facts, weave lies and mislead people, the 7-party alliance said.

Protection under new land orders same as Himachal and Uttarakhand laws, J&K govt says

Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Information), said the new laws are modern and progressive even while affording adequate protection against alienation of land to outsiders.

On Camera

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.