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CIC pulls up Lok Sabha Secretariat over denial of RTI information
New Delhi: The CIC has directed the Lok Sabha Secretariat to revisit its denial of disclosure of bills of procurement of electronic items worth Rs 1.7 crore during 2021-22 and either furnish…
- Telangana
Madinah bus accident 2025: RTI shows 16 Telangana families yet to get ex-gratia
Hyderabad: A right to information (RTI) reply from the Telangana State Hajj Committee has revealed delays in disbursal of ex gratia payments announced for victims of the Madinah bus accident in Saudi…
- Telangana
Telangana HC quashes TGIC order over denial of fair hearing in RTI case
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has overturned an order issued by the Telangana Information Commission (TGIC), ruling that it violated the principles of natural justice by denying an applicant a fair opportunity…
- Telangana
Telangana launches MeeSeva WhatsApp services for property and registration needs
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has introduced property- and land-related services through WhatsApp under the MeeSeva platform. The initiative was rolled out following directions from IT Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu to expand digital…
- India
Karnataka BJP govt spent Rs 33 cr on PM Modi’s one day visit ahead of 2023 polls
Three months ahead of the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections, the BJP-led state government spent over Rs 33 crore on two public events attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to documents obtained…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: OU asks citizenship proof of RTI activist for seeking land details
Hyderabad: The Osmania University (OU) in Hyderabad has sought the citizenship proof of a Right to Information (RTI) activist after the latter sought details of the land owned by the university. The…
- India
RTI not for idle curiosity: Economic Survey urges re-examination
New Delhi: The Economic Survey on Thursday, January 29, made a strong case for re-examining the nearly two-decade-old RTI law to exempt confidential reports and draft comments from disclosures, saying such provisions…
- Telangana
2 Telangana RTI officials fined for negligence in giving info
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Information Commission has imposed penalties on two senior officials for negligence in implementing the Right to Information (RTI) Act. RTI on Nagarjuna Sagar Project An applicant named N…
- Telangana
HC strikes down notice scheduling 404 RTI appeals for same-day hearing
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, September 18, pulled up the State Information Commission for directing a petitioner to appear for the hearing of 404 RTI appeals on a single day.…
- Telangana
HC orders free RTI info for poor, quashes Rs 6171 demand in housing case
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has upheld the right of people living below the poverty line (BPL) to access information free of cost under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Justice Madhavi…
- Telangana
Telangana govt must explain RTI delays on phone tapping case: HC
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the state government to provide explanations regarding the delay in furnishing details about a phone tapping complaint filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.…
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Mockery of public accountability: Congress slams SEBI over RTI rebuff
New Delhi: The Congress has slammed SEBI’s refusal to disclose instances when its chairperson Madhabi Buch recused herself due to conflict of interest and said that this makes a “mockery” of public…
- India
Despite ban on walking, pedestrian deaths rise on Yamuna Expressway: RTI data
Noida: Despite a ban on people walking on the Yamuna Expressway, there has been a rise in pedestrian deaths in road crashes on the route over the years, with 41 per cent…
- India
Railways laid on an average 7.41 km tracks daily in 10 yrs: RTI
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has laid on an average of 7.41 km of tracks, which include new line construction as well as doubling, tripling and gauge conversion of existing lines in…
- India
33% of IIT Kharagpur didn’t secure placements in 2023: RTI data
Around 33% of students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur did not secure placements in 2023, as revealed by data obtained through a Right to Information (RTI) request. The Career…
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