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President Kovind hails RTI Act
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday stressed on the importance of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, saying that it has contributed to the strengthening of the country's democracy.
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CIC's RTI plea can't be implemented: BCCI's CoA chief
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): The Central Information Commission's plea to bring the Board of Control for Cricket in India under the ambit of the Right to Information Act cannot be implemented, BCCI Committee of Administrators (CoA) Chief Vinod Rai said on Wednesday.
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Maha govt withdrew rioting cases against Bhide, reveals RTI
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai/ Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Maharashtra government dropped a decade old three cases against Sambhaji Bhide, claims a Mumbai-based Right to Information (RTI) activist.
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Kin of slain Himachal RTI activist demands CBI probe
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Sep 09 (ANI): Following the alleged murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Kedar Singh Jindan in Sirmaur district, the family of the deceased has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the matter.
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RTI query helps sacked teacher get back job
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): A query sought under the Right To Information (RTI) Act has helped a sacked teacher of a Delhi school return to her job.
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Goa governor does not come under RTI: Raj Bhavan
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Goa Raj Bhavan on Wednesday informed the Goa State Information Commission (GSIC) that the Goa Governor does not come under the purview of the Right to Information Act as the Governor is not a "Public Authority".
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7 of 50 IAS officers declared assets, reveals RTI query
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 17 (ANI): A Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that only seven out of 50 IAS officers posted in Uttarakhand have declared their assets and properties before the Department of Personnel and Training for the financial year 2016-17.
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Political parties not covered under RTI, says EC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Taking a stand contradictory to Chief Information Commissioner's one, the Election Commission (EC) has said political parties are out of the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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BCCI faces an 'RTI bouncer'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 18 (ANI): The Law Commission of India wants the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) along with all of its constituent member cricketing associations to be brought under the purview of the Right To Information (RTI) Act 2005.
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Kerala: RTI shows Left leader's murderer received parole every month for 3
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], Mar. 18 (ANI): An Right To Information (RTI) reply has revealed that CPI(M) leader and murder convict P.K. Kunhanandan was given 15 days parole every month since 2015.
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1,687 people in Maharashtra changed religion in 4 years: RTI data
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): The Right to Information (RTI) office on Thursday revealed that as many as 1,687 people opted for religious conversion in Maharashtra in the last 43 months, with 1,166 Hindus embracing other faiths, including Islam, Christianity and Buddhism.
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RTI reveals several Gurugram police stations don't have ladies toilets
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): A reply to Right to Information (RTI) application filed by social activist Harinder Dhingra has revealed that out of the 35 police stations in Haryana's Gurugram, six police stations do not have ladies washrooms.
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