Singur, Sept 16: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is luring displaced farmers with an enhanced rehabilitation package including cash assistance, land and community development plans.

CPI-M state Secretary Biman Bose told in a huge rally at Singur, the controversial site of Tata Motors' 'Nano' small car plant said that those whose land has been acquired but have not taken money would be given 50 per cent extra compensation, in addition to the 10 per cent offered earlier if they accept it by September 22.

Kolkata, Sept 12: With the four-member committee holding a crucial meeting here this afternoon to find a solution to the Singur stalemate, the TATA Motors is still continuing the suspension of work at their Nano car project site.

The State Government is planning to discuss with the Tatas the possibilities of sparing some land from within the project site to break the deadlock.

On Wednesday, the panel had visited the project site to identify land. But the visit proved unproductive.

Singur/New Delhi, Sept 10 : Authorities in West Bengal began a survey on Wednesday to find excess land around the factory building ‘Nano’ car as part of efforts to end protests by farmers unwilling to give up their farmlands.

The four-member committee formed to discuss a land-based solution to compensate farmers in West Bengal visited the Singur site today.

Hyderabad, Sept 10: States need to protect investors against farmland acquisition rows as such incidents have a bearing on investors’ confidence, feel the country’s software industry entrepreneurs in the wake of protests over Tata Motors 'Nano' small car project in Singur.

They say the row over land acquisition in Singur has been a blow to investors.

Kolkata, Sept 9 : The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday demanded that 300 acres of land should be given from within the Tata Motors project area in Singur to unwilling farmers.

TMC leader Rabindranath Bhattacharya, after a meeting of the four-member committee formed to discuss the modalities for a land-based solution to the contentious issue, told media persons: "We have sought 300 acres of land from within the project area."

New Delhi - An industrial dispute over Tata Motors' acquisition of land in West Bengal for a factory to build the "Nano" - billed as the world's cheapest car - ended on Sunday. P

Protesters reached an agreement with local government on compensation to farmers whose cropland had been acquired for the plant, news reports said.

After three days of talks initiated by West Bengal Governor Gopal Gandhi, a grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, the two sides had reached "an acceptable formula," Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Shyamal Chakraborty was quoted as saying by IANS news agency.

The CPI-M is the leading partner in West Bengal's left party coalition government.