Khurshid gives no time-frame for tabling anti-torture bill
June 26th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday refrained from giving a time-frame as to when the proposed bill for the prevention of torture would ... Read more...
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‘RTI should be used to strengthen the government’
May 9th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) The Right to Information Act (RTI) must be used to strengthen the government, National Minorities Commission Chairman Wajahat Habibullah said here Wednesday.He was addressing students at ... Read more...
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Kangris and Kashmiris…one can’t be separated from the other (With Image)
December 30th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Khrew (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 30 (IANS) For 40-year-old Bashir Ahmad Sheikh, it doesn't matter whether the art of weaving the traditional Kashmiri firepot, the kangri, was introduced here during ... Read more...
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Rs.7 million released for Muslim youths wrongly held
December 7th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 7 (IANS) Perhaps in the first instance of victims of police torture in a terror case being paid compensation in India, Andhra Pradesh has released Rs.7 million for ... Read more...
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Lalu Prasad gives compensation to victims of police firing
September 5th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 5 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Monday met victims of police firing in Bihar's Araria district in which four people were killed and nine injured nearly ... Read more...
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Kashmir, Mao, free spirit, join forces on book shelf (IANS Books This Week)
August 25th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The books on the shelf this week are mercurial: serious and thought-provoking, yet fun.1. "My Kashmir: The Dying of the Light"; Written by Wajahat Habibullah; ... Read more...
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Minorities panel mulls action against Swamy for anti-Muslim views
July 29th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The National Commission for Minorities will Tuesday decide what action if any should be taken against against Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy who has, in ... Read more...
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Annual conference of state minorities commissions concludes
March 18th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 18(ANI): The annual conference of state minorities commissions concluded here today at Vigyan Bhawan with a number of recommendations for improving the lot of minorities in the country. ... Read more...
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About 20,000 RTI applications pending
March 11th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 11 (IANS) There are about 20,000 Right To Information (RTI) applications pending before the central information commission, former chief information commissioner of India Wajahat Habibullah said here Friday.
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Wajahat Habibullah is new head of minorities’ panel
February 3rd, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Former bureaucrat and India's first chief information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah Thursday took over as the new chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities. Habibullah will hold the ... Read more...
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Wajahat Habibullah assumes charge as NCM chairperson
February 3rd, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Former Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah on Thursday took over as National Commission for Minorities (NCM) chairperson.Habibullah has joined in place of Mohammed Shafi Qureshi, whose term ... Read more...
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Wajahat Habibullah to head National Commission for Minorities
February 3rd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Wajahat Habibullah, India's first Chief Information Commissioner, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM).A 1968-batch IAS officer, Habibullah will hold ... Read more...
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Free lunches for birds as Kashmir’s wetlands freeze
December 20th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
By F. Ahmed
Srinagar, Dec 20 (IANS) With water bodies frozen due to sub-zero temperatures, thousands of migratory birds in Kashmir Valley are fighting for food and space in reserves here. So they ... Read more...
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Moily to inaugurate two-day RTI convention in Delhi
September 13th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.13 (ANI): Union Minister of Law and Justice, Veerappa Moily will inaugurate the two-day fifth Convention on the Right To Information (RTI) here today.The theme of the convention is "RTI: ... Read more...
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Talk to agitating Kashmiris: Habibullah
August 26th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) To restore calm in Jammu and Kashmir, the government should reach out to people and hold talks with the agitating Kashmiris, Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah said ... Read more...
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Over two dozen injured in Kashmir clashes
August 19th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) Over two dozen people including five security men were injured in clashes between curfew-defying mobs and security forces across Kashmir Thursday. An eight-old-boy, accidentally injured in police firing, ... Read more...
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Abducted US NGO employee slaughtered in Pak
June 14th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta (Balochistan), Jun.14 (ANI): A Pakistani employee of a US-based NGO, Mercy Corps, who was kidnapped along with his three other colleagues earlier this year, has reportedly been slaughtered by his abductors.According ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan 1963 talks: CIC to see if files stay secret
April 13th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) will "revisit" the material regarding talks between foreign ministers of India and Pakistan in 1963 to decide if it can be revealed ... Read more...
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RTI activist told not to reveal information on Padma awards
April 8th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The home ministry has asked a Right to Information (RTI)activist not to share information about the prestigious Padma awards with the media even when there is no ... Read more...
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Spring brings blossoms and nostalgia in Kashmir (Letter from Kashmir)
March 14th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
By F. Ahmed
Srinagar, March 14 (IANS) Spring brings memories flooding back in Kashmir, like it does the almond blossoms. In the heart of old Srinagar, Badamwari - the garden of almonds with ... Read more...
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Appoint information commissioners for Kashmir, Habibullah urges Omar
January 21st, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayank Aggarwal
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Central Information Commission (CIC) chief Wajahat Habibullah, who is waiting to head the Jammu and Kashmir information commission, has advised Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ... Read more...
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New chief information commissioner this week
December 21st, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) is expected to be announced this week and will be from within the Central Information Commission, said highly placed sources.
"The ... Read more...
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CIC expresses displeasure over RTI awards
November 26th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed doubts over a recent study that evaluated functioning of information commissions and commissioners across India.
A recent study by the ... Read more...
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CIC asks government to give Phukan report to Fernandes
November 25th, 2009 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the central government to hand over the Phukan Commission report, which was set up to probe allegations of corruption in ... Read more...
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CIC asks apex court to reveal which minister pressurised judge
November 25th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Supreme Court to reveal the name of the minister who tried to influence the decision of Madras High Court ... Read more...
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CIC asks apex court for information on judges’ elevation
November 25th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Supreme Court to reveal information about the elevation of three high court chief justices to the apex court ... Read more...
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Centre likely to finalize CIC name today
November 20th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Law and Justice Minister Veerappa Moily and Opposition Party Leader L.K. Advani are meeting here on Friday to decide on ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh, Advani to choose new information chief Friday
November 20th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani and Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily are expected to meet Friday evening to finalise who India's new ... Read more...
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Activists demand transparent system for appointing CIC
November 18th, 2009 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Right to Information (RTI) activists from across the country Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that the next Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) be appointed ... Read more...
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CIC wants Chawla view on disclosing Gopalaswami’s letter
November 11th, 2009 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) directed the Presidents' Office to seek the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Naveen Chawla's opinion on disclosing a letter his predecessor ... Read more...
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‘Reveal file notings on Kalam’s letter on Padma awards’
November 11th, 2009 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) Wednesday directed the President's Secretariat to give 'file notings' related to a letter former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam wrote in 2004 expressing ... Read more...
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Government yet to finalise new RTI watchdog head
November 2nd, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The central government is yet to decide on a new chief information commissioner of India (CIC), almost two weeks after Wajahat Habibullah quit the post to ... Read more...
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Aamir Khan, Anna Hazare for Kiran Bedi as CIC
November 1st, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and social activist Anna Hazare are among several people who have urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to appoint the country's first woman ... Read more...
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Wajahat Habibullah to head Jammu and Kashmir’s RTI watchdog
October 21st, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu/New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) India's Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Wajahat Habibullah, who has submitted his resignation, will take up his assignment as the new Right To Information (RTI) watchdog in ... Read more...
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4 years of RTI: grassroots users share success stories
October 11th, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Grassroots beneficiaries and activists from across India Sunday gathered here at national convention on Right to Information (RTI) on the eve of the 4th anniversary of the ... Read more...
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