Rti Activists

The Thane police in Maharashtra have arrested two journalists and an "RTI activist" for allegedly trying to extort money from a government official by defaming him and orchestrating a fake protest, an official said on Saturday.

A 32-year-old social rights activist in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district has paid Rs 1.49 lakh as photocopy charges for a 74,500-page document.

A Right to Information (RTI) activist was killed in Telangana's Jangaon district in an apparent fallout of a land issue and three persons have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing the retired Mandal Parishad Development Officer (MPDO),

Mumbai police have arrested a Right to Information activist for his "derogatory" remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP leader Kirit Somaiya among others, police said on Saturday.

The Assam forest department has urged the Centre to take action against an RTI activist who, by "falsely" alleging that it inflated the number of rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park, sought to bring disrepute to the KNP.

The Gujarat High Court has suspended the life sentence of Shiva Solanki, an accused in the 2010 murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, and granted him bail pending hearing of his appeal against his conviction by a CBI court.

Charred skeletal remains of a missing Right to Information (RTI) activist have been found in the forest in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham district and four persons have been arrested for the alleged murder.

Three persons were arrested in connection with the murder of a 32-year-old man who had sought an RTI query against the local village head in Iglas police station limits here, an official said on Wednesday.

The Karnataka High Court has acquitted all the 12 accused in a case relating to the murder of RTI activist and editor of 'Maha Prachanda' newspaper Lingaraju back in 2012 citing lack of corroboratory evidence.

A 24-year-old man was killed and his father, a Right to Information activist, was grievously injured after a man accused of illegal sand mining allegedly rammed their scooter with his SUV in Gujarat's Kutch district.

The Central Information Commission has directed the Election Commission to furnish an affidavit, declaring it has provided to an RTI activist all information available with it on electoral bonds and the Amendment to Finance Act.

A Right to Information activist was shot dead on a busy road in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha town today, the police said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's NaMo app has been seeking donations under the name of government schemes even though the app or any other non-government body is not authorised to do so, according to responses received from the government under the Rig

Central Information Commission has directed Hockey India to disclose the purpose behind funds transferred by it to foreign accounts and cash withdrawals from its accounts, after the information was withheld by the federation on the grounds of commercial confidence.

The body of Buddhinath Jha, alias Avinash Jha, a 22-year-old journalist and RTI activist who was kidnapped four days ago, was found on Friday evening - burned and tossed by the roadside - near a village in Bihar's Madhubani district.

The Thane police in Maharashtra have arrested two journalists and an "RTI activist" for allegedly trying to extort money from a government official by defaming him and orchestrating a fake protest, an official said on Saturday.

A 32-year-old social rights activist in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district has paid Rs 1.49 lakh as photocopy charges for a 74,500-page document.

A Right to Information (RTI) activist was killed in Telangana's Jangaon district in an apparent fallout of a land issue and three persons have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing the retired Mandal Parishad Development Officer (MPDO),

Mumbai police have arrested a Right to Information activist for his "derogatory" remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP leader Kirit Somaiya among others, police said on Saturday.

The Assam forest department has urged the Centre to take action against an RTI activist who, by "falsely" alleging that it inflated the number of rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park, sought to bring disrepute to the KNP.

The Gujarat High Court has suspended the life sentence of Shiva Solanki, an accused in the 2010 murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, and granted him bail pending hearing of his appeal against his conviction by a CBI court.

Charred skeletal remains of a missing Right to Information (RTI) activist have been found in the forest in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham district and four persons have been arrested for the alleged murder.

Three persons were arrested in connection with the murder of a 32-year-old man who had sought an RTI query against the local village head in Iglas police station limits here, an official said on Wednesday.

The Karnataka High Court has acquitted all the 12 accused in a case relating to the murder of RTI activist and editor of 'Maha Prachanda' newspaper Lingaraju back in 2012 citing lack of corroboratory evidence.

A 24-year-old man was killed and his father, a Right to Information activist, was grievously injured after a man accused of illegal sand mining allegedly rammed their scooter with his SUV in Gujarat's Kutch district.

The Central Information Commission has directed the Election Commission to furnish an affidavit, declaring it has provided to an RTI activist all information available with it on electoral bonds and the Amendment to Finance Act.

A Right to Information activist was shot dead on a busy road in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha town today, the police said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's NaMo app has been seeking donations under the name of government schemes even though the app or any other non-government body is not authorised to do so, according to responses received from the government under the Rig

Central Information Commission has directed Hockey India to disclose the purpose behind funds transferred by it to foreign accounts and cash withdrawals from its accounts, after the information was withheld by the federation on the grounds of commercial confidence.

The body of Buddhinath Jha, alias Avinash Jha, a 22-year-old journalist and RTI activist who was kidnapped four days ago, was found on Friday evening - burned and tossed by the roadside - near a village in Bihar's Madhubani district.