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Rs 1.49 Lakh For 74,500-Page RTI Report, Jharkhand Man Wants It Couriered
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.
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Uttar Pradesh Backed Out Of Water Exchange Pact With Delhi, RTI Reveals
Uttar Pradesh backed out from a plan to provide 140 million gallons per day (MGD) of raw water to Delhi in lieu of an equivalent quantity of treated effluent for irrigation despite the Lieutenant Governor making a request to Yogi Adityanath.
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"Prince Of Incompetence": JP Nadda On Rahul Gandhi After "PM Cares" Tweet
BJP chief JP Nadda took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday after Mr Gandhi posted a screenshot of a news article that said the Prime Minister's Office turned down a RTI request relating to the PM CARES fund.
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This University Wanted To Give SRK Honorary Doctorate. Why It Couldn't
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has turned down a request by Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university to confer an honorary doctorate degree on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, saying the actor has already received one from a different university, according to an RTI response.
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"Not Just Bureaucrats": Top Court On Appointments To Information Panel
Eminent citizens from all walks of life and not just bureaucratsshould be considered for the role of Information Commissioners, who arepart of the body formed to look into complaints and requests for information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court said today. The top court also stressed on theimportance of the need for trans...
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Government Denies RTI Request On Quota For Economically Weak
The government has refused to share details of the decision-making process on quota for economically weaker section (EWS) citing a clause of the RTI Act that bars disclosure of records of cabinet papers and discussions by ministers.
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Can't Share Details On Extradition Request Of Zakir Naik To Malaysia: MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs has refused to share details of request to Malaysia seeking extradition of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, being probed in India for alleged terror charges, citing RTI clauses that bars disclosure of information received in confidence from foreign government, among others.
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In 10 Months, 92 Per Cent RTIs With Delhi Government Filed Online
Ninety-two per cent of the total number of RTI requests filed with different departments of the Delhi government were filed online after the system was introduced 10 months ago, according to government data.
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Troubling New Concerns About Election Commission And EVMs: 10 Facts
Responses to a series of Right to Information requests have thrown up multiple red flags in the Election Commission's acquisition and use of EVMs or Electronic Voting Machines. From huge inconsistencies in the records of the machines acquired by the poll body to mysterious gaps in transportation logs and inexplicable revisions in the specifications...
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Election Body Refuses To Answer RTI Online Requests, Says "Not Feasible"
People can apply online to the Election Commission to get into the voters list, update their address or track the status of their request. But if they want some information from the commission, they will have to go back to a paper and pen format.
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Indians File 6 Million RTI Requests A Year. Some Died For Their Efforts
In a house tucked away in a teeming, low-income Mumbai neighborhood, Bhupendra Vira began a relentless campaign. The 62-year-old man wanted his steelworks factory back.
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No Extradition Request For Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed: Centre To RTI Query
The Ministry of External Affairs has said that it has not received any request so far to extradite 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and India's most wanted underworld don Dawood Ibrahim from the agencies investigating them.
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Disclose Efforts To Catch Mahatma Gandhi's Killers, Says RTI Request
What efforts were made by Delhi Police to arrest three absconding accused in Mahatma Gandhi assassination case? The query was put forward by the Central Information Commission (CIC) to the Delhi Police on an RTI plea filed by Odisha-based Hemant Panda.
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5 Months Before Notes Ban, Centre Okayed New Currency, Reveals RTI
The design of the new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes were approved by the government on June 7, 2016 - a full five months before it announced that existing high denomination currency bills would no longer be valid. This was revealed by the Reserve Bank of India in response to a Right To Information request filed by NDTV.
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How to File an RTI Application Online
It's easy to request information under the Right to Information Act 2005. You just need to keep a few things in mind.
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Rs 1.49 Lakh For 74,500-Page RTI Report, Jharkhand Man Wants It Couriered
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.
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Uttar Pradesh Backed Out Of Water Exchange Pact With Delhi, RTI Reveals
Uttar Pradesh backed out from a plan to provide 140 million gallons per day (MGD) of raw water to Delhi in lieu of an equivalent quantity of treated effluent for irrigation despite the Lieutenant Governor making a request to Yogi Adityanath.
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"Prince Of Incompetence": JP Nadda On Rahul Gandhi After "PM Cares" Tweet
BJP chief JP Nadda took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday after Mr Gandhi posted a screenshot of a news article that said the Prime Minister's Office turned down a RTI request relating to the PM CARES fund.
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This University Wanted To Give SRK Honorary Doctorate. Why It Couldn't
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has turned down a request by Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university to confer an honorary doctorate degree on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, saying the actor has already received one from a different university, according to an RTI response.
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"Not Just Bureaucrats": Top Court On Appointments To Information Panel
Eminent citizens from all walks of life and not just bureaucratsshould be considered for the role of Information Commissioners, who arepart of the body formed to look into complaints and requests for information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court said today. The top court also stressed on theimportance of the need for trans...
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Government Denies RTI Request On Quota For Economically Weak
The government has refused to share details of the decision-making process on quota for economically weaker section (EWS) citing a clause of the RTI Act that bars disclosure of records of cabinet papers and discussions by ministers.
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Can't Share Details On Extradition Request Of Zakir Naik To Malaysia: MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs has refused to share details of request to Malaysia seeking extradition of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, being probed in India for alleged terror charges, citing RTI clauses that bars disclosure of information received in confidence from foreign government, among others.
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In 10 Months, 92 Per Cent RTIs With Delhi Government Filed Online
Ninety-two per cent of the total number of RTI requests filed with different departments of the Delhi government were filed online after the system was introduced 10 months ago, according to government data.
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Troubling New Concerns About Election Commission And EVMs: 10 Facts
Responses to a series of Right to Information requests have thrown up multiple red flags in the Election Commission's acquisition and use of EVMs or Electronic Voting Machines. From huge inconsistencies in the records of the machines acquired by the poll body to mysterious gaps in transportation logs and inexplicable revisions in the specifications...
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Election Body Refuses To Answer RTI Online Requests, Says "Not Feasible"
People can apply online to the Election Commission to get into the voters list, update their address or track the status of their request. But if they want some information from the commission, they will have to go back to a paper and pen format.
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Indians File 6 Million RTI Requests A Year. Some Died For Their Efforts
In a house tucked away in a teeming, low-income Mumbai neighborhood, Bhupendra Vira began a relentless campaign. The 62-year-old man wanted his steelworks factory back.
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No Extradition Request For Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed: Centre To RTI Query
The Ministry of External Affairs has said that it has not received any request so far to extradite 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and India's most wanted underworld don Dawood Ibrahim from the agencies investigating them.
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Disclose Efforts To Catch Mahatma Gandhi's Killers, Says RTI Request
What efforts were made by Delhi Police to arrest three absconding accused in Mahatma Gandhi assassination case? The query was put forward by the Central Information Commission (CIC) to the Delhi Police on an RTI plea filed by Odisha-based Hemant Panda.
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5 Months Before Notes Ban, Centre Okayed New Currency, Reveals RTI
The design of the new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes were approved by the government on June 7, 2016 - a full five months before it announced that existing high denomination currency bills would no longer be valid. This was revealed by the Reserve Bank of India in response to a Right To Information request filed by NDTV.
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How to File an RTI Application Online
It's easy to request information under the Right to Information Act 2005. You just need to keep a few things in mind.
