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1.5 Lakh Posts Under Safety Category Remain Vacant: Railways In RTI Reply
- Tuesday June 18, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Out of around 10 lakh sanctioned posts under the safety category in the Indian Railways, more than 1.5 lakh are vacant, the Railway Ministry has said in response to an application under the Right to Information Act in March.
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Railways Laid On Average 7.41 Km Tracks Per Day In Last 10 Years: RTI
- Wednesday May 8, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Railways laid on an average 7.41 km of tracks, which include new line construction as well as doubling, tripling and gauge conversion of existing lines in the past ten years, a response of an application under the RTI Act has revealed.
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Railways Doesn't Maintain Separate Profitability Records For Vande Bharat Trains: RTI
- Tuesday April 16, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Railway Ministry doesn't maintain any separate revenue generation records of Vande Bharat trains, revealed the ministry's response to an application under RTI Act.
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SBI Refuses To Disclose Electoral Bonds' Details Under RTI Act
- Thursday April 11, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
SBI has refused to disclose under the RTI Act the details of the electoral bonds furnished to the Election Commission, claiming that it is personal information held in a fiduciary capacity, even though the records are in the public domain.
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BJP's Suvendu Adhikari Files RTI On Kolkata Building Collapse
- Wednesday March 20, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act on the collapse of an illegal under-construction building in Kolkata's western fringes claiming at least nine lives and injuring several others.
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CBI Not Fully Exempt Under Right To Information Act: Delhi High Court
- Saturday February 3, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, is not completely exempt from the purview of the RTI Act and the transparency law permits it to provide information on corruption and human rights violations, the Delhi High Court held.
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Probe Agency Exempt from RTI, But Can Give Info On Sexual Harassment: Court
- Wednesday December 27, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Enforcement Directorate is exempted from the scope of the Right to Information Act but it can be directed to supply information concerning human rights violations, which include allegations of sexual harassment, the Delhi High Court has held.
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"Misuse Of RTI Act Causing Paralysis, Fear Among Government Officials": Court
- Thursday December 21, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court has expressed concern over increasing "abuse" and "misuse" of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and said it has led to "paralysis and fear" among government officials.
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Questioning Motive Behind Seeking Information Not Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court
- Friday September 15, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court said on Friday the purpose of Right to Information (RTI) Act is to bring in transparency, and if any information has been sought, it should be made public unless exempted from disclosure under the law.
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Narendra Modi Government Killing Right To Information Act: Congress Chief
- Thursday August 24, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge today accused the Narendra Modi government of "killing" the Right to Information (RTI) Act bit by bit as part of a "conspiracy to end democracy".
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Supreme Court Directs RTI Bodies To Properly Implement Provisions Of Act
- Sunday August 20, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Supreme Court has directed Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions to ensure proper implementation of provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 including on proactive disclosure of information by public authorities.
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Man Gets 40,000-Page Reply To RTI Query, Brings Docs Home Stuffed In SUV
- Saturday July 29, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The sports utility vehicle of a man in Indore in Madhya Pradesh was completely packed with 40,000 pages he received as reply to his Right to Information Act plea connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Intel Agency RAW Exempted Organisation Under RTI, Says Delhi High Court
- Wednesday May 3, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
India's external intelligence agency RAW is an exempted organisation under the Right to Information Act and unless the information sought by an RTI applicant relates to human rights or corruption issues, it is not liable to be disclosed.
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"Set Up RTI Portal Within 3 Months": Supreme Court To High Courts
- Monday March 20, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today directed all high courts to set up RTI websites within three months, observing the online facilities will considerably facilitate the fulfilment of the objects of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
- www.ndtv.com
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Non-Citizens Not Barred From Seeking Information Under RTI: Delhi Court
- Monday March 20, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Non-citizens are not barred from seeking information from public authorities under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and it will be inherently contradictory to hold that such a right is available only to the citizens
- www.ndtv.com
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1.5 Lakh Posts Under Safety Category Remain Vacant: Railways In RTI Reply
- Tuesday June 18, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Out of around 10 lakh sanctioned posts under the safety category in the Indian Railways, more than 1.5 lakh are vacant, the Railway Ministry has said in response to an application under the Right to Information Act in March.
- www.ndtv.com
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Railways Laid On Average 7.41 Km Tracks Per Day In Last 10 Years: RTI
- Wednesday May 8, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Railways laid on an average 7.41 km of tracks, which include new line construction as well as doubling, tripling and gauge conversion of existing lines in the past ten years, a response of an application under the RTI Act has revealed.
- www.ndtv.com
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Railways Doesn't Maintain Separate Profitability Records For Vande Bharat Trains: RTI
- Tuesday April 16, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Railway Ministry doesn't maintain any separate revenue generation records of Vande Bharat trains, revealed the ministry's response to an application under RTI Act.
- www.ndtv.com
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SBI Refuses To Disclose Electoral Bonds' Details Under RTI Act
- Thursday April 11, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
SBI has refused to disclose under the RTI Act the details of the electoral bonds furnished to the Election Commission, claiming that it is personal information held in a fiduciary capacity, even though the records are in the public domain.
- www.ndtv.com
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BJP's Suvendu Adhikari Files RTI On Kolkata Building Collapse
- Wednesday March 20, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act on the collapse of an illegal under-construction building in Kolkata's western fringes claiming at least nine lives and injuring several others.
- www.ndtv.com
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CBI Not Fully Exempt Under Right To Information Act: Delhi High Court
- Saturday February 3, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, is not completely exempt from the purview of the RTI Act and the transparency law permits it to provide information on corruption and human rights violations, the Delhi High Court held.
- www.ndtv.com
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Probe Agency Exempt from RTI, But Can Give Info On Sexual Harassment: Court
- Wednesday December 27, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Enforcement Directorate is exempted from the scope of the Right to Information Act but it can be directed to supply information concerning human rights violations, which include allegations of sexual harassment, the Delhi High Court has held.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Misuse Of RTI Act Causing Paralysis, Fear Among Government Officials": Court
- Thursday December 21, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court has expressed concern over increasing "abuse" and "misuse" of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and said it has led to "paralysis and fear" among government officials.
- www.ndtv.com
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Questioning Motive Behind Seeking Information Not Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court
- Friday September 15, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court said on Friday the purpose of Right to Information (RTI) Act is to bring in transparency, and if any information has been sought, it should be made public unless exempted from disclosure under the law.
- www.ndtv.com
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Narendra Modi Government Killing Right To Information Act: Congress Chief
- Thursday August 24, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge today accused the Narendra Modi government of "killing" the Right to Information (RTI) Act bit by bit as part of a "conspiracy to end democracy".
- www.ndtv.com
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Supreme Court Directs RTI Bodies To Properly Implement Provisions Of Act
- Sunday August 20, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Supreme Court has directed Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions to ensure proper implementation of provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 including on proactive disclosure of information by public authorities.
- www.ndtv.com
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Man Gets 40,000-Page Reply To RTI Query, Brings Docs Home Stuffed In SUV
- Saturday July 29, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The sports utility vehicle of a man in Indore in Madhya Pradesh was completely packed with 40,000 pages he received as reply to his Right to Information Act plea connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- www.ndtv.com
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Intel Agency RAW Exempted Organisation Under RTI, Says Delhi High Court
- Wednesday May 3, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
India's external intelligence agency RAW is an exempted organisation under the Right to Information Act and unless the information sought by an RTI applicant relates to human rights or corruption issues, it is not liable to be disclosed.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Set Up RTI Portal Within 3 Months": Supreme Court To High Courts
- Monday March 20, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today directed all high courts to set up RTI websites within three months, observing the online facilities will considerably facilitate the fulfilment of the objects of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
- www.ndtv.com
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Non-Citizens Not Barred From Seeking Information Under RTI: Delhi Court
- Monday March 20, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Non-citizens are not barred from seeking information from public authorities under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and it will be inherently contradictory to hold that such a right is available only to the citizens
- www.ndtv.com