Bangla land Bill approved

New Delhi: A parliamentary panel is learnt to have approved a bill to give effect to the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) recommending that the interests of state governments and the people be kept in mind. The “unanimous” report of the Standing Committee on External Affairs, headed by Congress member Shashi Tharoor, on the Constitution (119th Amendment) Bill, 2013 is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha next week, informed sources said. (PTI)