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RTI a milestone, government committed to suo moto declaration of informati
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Terming RTI as a big milestone and a great step to remove injustice and corruption from the system, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the Central government is committed to creating a system where there is enough suo moto declaration of info
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Disclosure of information should increase which would reduce RTI applicati
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Sudhir Bhargava on Saturday said that the commission is urging officials to put up as much information as possible on the government websites so that Right to Information (RTI) applications reduce in the long run.
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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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Rajasthan: RTI activist dies in 'police custody'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): The staff of Pachpadra police station in Rajasthan's Barmer district was sent to police lines after an RTI activist allegedly died in police custody here on Sunday.
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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 procedures simplified in last five years: Minister
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said the procedures to file an RTI appeal have been simplified in the last five years and denounced rumours that an applicant will have to travel to Delhi to file an RTI after Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh formally come
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RTI can be filed locally in J-K, Ladakh: Jitendra Singh
Updated : 6 years, 6 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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'BMC spends Rs 2 lakh to fix a pothole in 2013'
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 11 (ANI): Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has spent more than Rs 2 lakh to fix a pothole in 2013, said Shakeel Ahmed who filed an RTI seeking details of funds and expenditure of the Corporation in fixing potholes on the roads in Mumbai.
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RTI activist claims 2,480 cases of fraud in PSBs involving over Rs 31,800
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 10 (ANI): An RTI activist from Neemuch town of the Malwa region has claimed that a total of 2,480 cases of fraud in public sector banks involving more than Rs 31,800 crore have been registered in the first quarter of current financial year 2019-20. Read More
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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