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Govt committed to reduce RTI use, putting max info in public domain: Amit
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 12 (ANI): The Centre is committed to reducing to a "minimum," the number of applications filed under the Right to Information as it is working towards putting maximum information in the public domain so that people do not feel the need to seek information through RT
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RTI Act a milestone in India's democratic journey: Shah
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the RTI Act was a big milestone in country's journey of democracy and has helped bridge the gap between the people and administration.
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BJP alleges huge scam in state govt's Ladli Yojana
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Delhi BJP unit spokesperson Harish Khurana alleged that there is a huge scam in Delhi government's Laldi Yojna and also tweeted a copy of the Right To Information (RTI) filed by him to support his claim.
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Allahabad HC seeks reply on petition to bring self-financed recognised sch
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 27 (ANI): The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought reply on a petition to bring the self-financed recognized schools under the Right to Information (RTI).
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RTI can be filed locally in J-K, Ladakh: Jitendra Singh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said that the Right to Information (RTI) can be filed locally in the Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh even after the new arrangement comes into existence from October 31.
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113 people suffered injuries in 118 cases of stone pelting on Mumbai railw
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): As many as 113 people have sustained injuries in 118 incidents of stone-pelting on the Mumbai suburban railway network in the last six-and-half-years, according to data obtained through the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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Delhi: NSUI holds protest march against amendments in RTI Act
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student body of the Congress party, organised a protest march on Thursday against the amendments in the Right to Information (RTI) Act passed by Rajya Sabha last week.
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Youth Congress workers protest against weakening of RTI Act
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 27 (ANI): Hundreds of Youth Congress workers on Saturday took to streets here to protest against the Central government for allegedly diluting the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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Government diluting RTI to help corrupt, says Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): In a scathing attack, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government of helping the corrupt by diluting the Right to Information (RTI) Act through the Amendment Bill, 2019.
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Disregard to rules, parliamentary conventions erode stature of Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (India), July 27 (ANI): Expressing his anguish over the chaotic scenes in Rajya Sabha during voting on RTI bill, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that any disregard to the rules and parliamentary conventions erode the stature of the Upper House.
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What happened yesterday has pained me: R S Chairman Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday expressed "pain" over Thursday's incident in the upper house during voting process on Right to Information (Amendment) Bill that witnessed chaos and pandemonium after the House rejected Opposition's demand to r
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Opposition accuses BJP of manipulating ballot paper during voting on RTI B
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Opposition on Thursday accused the BJP of manipulating ballot papers during the voting on the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha.
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