RAILWAY LAND OWNERSHIP

The bullet train is a symbol of an India that has arrived, and fast. That's why the BJP has raised the bet on the bullet train by announcing in its election manifesto, titled Sankalp Patra, more bullet trains.

A healthy primary market where deals are continuously being done is the key hallmark of a well-functioning economy, which is aspiring to grow fast.

DRA Homes signed a 99-year lease for a 1.06-acre plot in Egmore, Chennai, planning a Rs. 150 crores Grade-A office complex. Chennai's 2023 office market surged, with prominent companies acquiring IT office spaces.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a supplementary chargesheet in the land-for-jobs case against three individuals, including Bhola Yadav, the former officer on special duty to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad. The chargesheet also includes ...

Dharavi Redevelopment Project faces a hurdle as the Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA) refuses to allow sub-leasing of the crucial 47.5 acres of railway land earmarked for the project. The DRPPL argues that, as state government bodies, DRP/SR...

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned a former railways official in the land-for-jobs case involving Lalu Prasad and his family. The agency plans to file a final charge sheet soon and start the trial in a local court. In a supplemen...

The Indian Railways are a lifeline of the country’s steel industry. But factories cannot rely on this mode alone if they want to stay competitive.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is expected to file a comprehensive charge sheet in the land-for-jobs case involving former Union minister Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi, and son Tejashwi Yadav. The charge sheet will also highlight the a...

"If we are able to fetch Rs 3000-4000 crore from the monetisation of the railway wheel plant and the land parcel at Vizag, it will help us turn around with a reduction in debt and working capital," RINL (Vizag Steel Plant) CMD Atul Bhatt said on the...

The CBI's supplementary charge sheet filed in July--in which Tejashwi is named as an accused for the first time--the agency says that "lands/properties were acquired in a concealed manner, i.e. to purchase land/property in the name of some company, ...

Tejashwi Yadav, who is accused in the land for job scam case, has been granted permission by the Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi to travel to Japan on an official visit. The court released his passport and directed him to provide an FDR bond of Rs 25 la...

The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi has issued summons to former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, and others in relation to a fresh chargesheet in the alleged Land for Job Scam case. The Central Bureau of...

The CBI has filed a charge sheet against Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Lalu Prasad, and Rabri Devi in connection with the land for jobs scam case. The charge sheet, the second in the case, includes 14 others and is based on new evidenc...

PM Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme in 2019. The Scheme aims to provide income support to all landholder farmer families across the country with cultivable land, subject to specific exclusions. Under the Scheme, ...

The cabinet has approved the Rail Land Lease Policy for a period of 35 years, ET NOW report said, adding that the lease fee has also been reduced to 1.5 per cent of the value of the land. The current land lease fee (LLF) was 6 per cent.

The new policy provides a framework for unlocking lands no longer suitable or economically viable for coal mining activities and lands reclaimed after coal has been mined out, an official statement said. The act provides for acquisition of coal bear...

"Asset monetisation would help in generating more resources towards infrastructure creation. Passenger train operations taken up through Public Private Partnership (PPP) is targeted to bring a total investment of about Rs 30,000 crore," Goyal said.

The 22-member panel headed by BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi while tabling its latest report on public undertakings has also asked the CCL to immediately fill up all vacancies on its board.

The model legislation, drafted by the Aayog three years ago, is yet to be adopted by states. Most state governments have either legally banned or slapped restrictions on agricultural land leasing that have forced tenancy to be informal, insecure and...