Judicial people should head information panels: SC (Lead)
September 13th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday held that the Central Information Commission and state information panels are forums performing quasi-judicial functions and these should be headed and ... Read more...
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Information panels should be manned by judicial people: SC
September 13th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday held that the Central Information Commission and state information commissions are forums performing quasi-judicial functions and thus these should be manned ... Read more...
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Plea on Kudankulam project filed in Delhi High Court
August 25th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court against the department of atomic energy (DAE) and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) for ... Read more...
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Long-time aide Omita Paul is President Mukherjee’s secretary
July 25th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The government Wednesday appointed Pranab Mukherjee's long-time aide Omita Paul as the secretary to the new president on the day when he took oath."The ... Read more...
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Court stays order to make president’s donations public
July 13th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A division bench of Delhi High Court Friday stayed its single judge's order ruling that donations made by the President of India out of public ... Read more...
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Court blocks Narayanan-Vajpayee letters on Gujarat riots (Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday set aside the Central Information Commission (CIC) order allowing disclosure of the correspondence between then president K.R. Narayanan and prime ... Read more...
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Court blocks Narayanan-Vajpayee letters on Gujarat riots
July 11th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday set aside the Central Information Commission (CIC) order allowing disclosure of the correspondence between then president K.R. Narayanan and prime ... Read more...
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Delhi transit system comes under RTI Act: High court
July 8th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Upholding a Central Information Commission (CIC) order, the Delhi High Court has held that the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) is a public ... Read more...
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No disclosure of names of donors to PM’s relief fund: Court
July 6th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday set aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order for disclosing the names of institutional donors to the Prime Minister's National ... Read more...
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President comes under RTI, make donations public: Court (Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Donations made by the President of India out of public funds do not pertain to his or her personal information, the Delhi High Court Thursday ... Read more...
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Basic rights denied at Kudankulam: Report
June 4th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 4 (IANS) The central and Tamil Nadu governments should stop harassing people protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) and withdraw cases registered against them, a report ... Read more...
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DDA ordered to pay Rs.3,000 damages to RTI applicant
May 30th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Central Information Commission has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to hand out a compensation of Rs.3000 to an RTI applicant for providing ... Read more...
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Donations by president: Information panel’s order stayed
May 29th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order to the government to disclose the donations made by the president on humanitarian ... Read more...
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Mehbooba walks out of meeting to select vigilance panel
May 29th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 28 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti Monday walked out of an meeting to decide the panel members for the state vigilance commission (SVC), after disagreeing ... Read more...
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School marks can’t be revealed under RTI: Court
May 27th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Delhi High Court has ruled that the marks secured by a student in the secondary school examination cannot be obtained even under the Right to ... Read more...
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NPCIL declines to release nuke safety report
May 26th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 26 (IANS) Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NCPIL) has objected to a Central Information Commission (CIC) order for releasing a safety report on the Kudankulam nuclear reactor, ... Read more...
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Anti-Kudankulam project protestors slam safety report
May 25th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) A 12-page illegible safety evaluation report (SER) for the Rs.14,000 crore two 1,000 MW nuclear power reactorsis a practical joke on the people of India, protestors ... Read more...
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ED investigating money laundering in IPL, says Pranab
May 21st, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is probing the complaints of money laundering against Indian Premier League (IPL), Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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Government gets Delhi High Court contempt notice
May 9th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued a contempt notice to the government on a petition filed by an RTI activist alleging failure to fill up ... Read more...
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Rent dues notice to Meira Kumar withdrawn
May 8th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The urban development ministry has withdrawn a notice for recovery of nearly Rs.2 crore rent dues from Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar for use ... Read more...
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Anti-Kudankulam activists willing to withdraw protest
May 7th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) Even as they have decided to return their voter identity cards, the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) activists under the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) ... Read more...
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UP government transfers 109 officials
April 7th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 7 (IANS) The new Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government Saturday transferred 109 provincial civil service (PCS) officials and posted new ones in many important places.Among those transferred are ... Read more...
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Chaudhary new Haryana chief secretary
April 3rd, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) The Haryana government Tuesday appointed Pradeep Kumar Chaudhary as the state's new chief secretary, an official spokesman said here.Chaudhary replaces Urvashi Gulati, who retired March 31.The ... Read more...
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Emergency records missing from PMO
March 21st, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The government Wednesday said records pertaining to the imposition of emergency in India in 1975 have gone missing from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and ... Read more...
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Hasten appointments in transparency panel: Court (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The government was Wednesday directed by the Delhi High Court to frame rules granting autonomy to the Central Information Commission (CIC) for filling up ... Read more...
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Kashmir opposition slams Omar’s list of 2011 achievements
December 31st, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 31 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that it has made "great progress in the year 2011" in various fields like restoring peace, checking corruption, ... Read more...
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Is CIC empowered to prosecute for perjury? Court issues notice
December 23rd, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Department of Personnel Training (DOPT) on a plea seeking its direction on whether the Central Information ... Read more...
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RTI requests pile up
December 14th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The number of pending RTI applications has gone up from 12,242 in April 2010 to 20,232 in September this year, parliament was told Wednesday.Minister of ... Read more...
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Government gets notice on information panel vacancies (Lead)
December 14th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government and the Central Information Commission (CIC) on a petition seeking filling up of vacancies ... Read more...
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Court suspends order to Delhi Police to provide Bhushan CD
December 9th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday suspended the Central Information Commission's (CIC) order to Delhi Police to provide to an RTI activist a copy of ... Read more...
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Court stays information panel’s order to RBI on RTI plea
December 9th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday stayed an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Reserve Bank of India to provide information regarding credit ... Read more...
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Court stays information panel’s order on banks (Lead)
December 8th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order asking the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to give details ... Read more...
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Supreme Court stays Goa information panel order
December 8th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday stayed all proceedings arising out of a notice by the Goa information commissioner asking the governor's office to furnish all ... Read more...
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140 Rajya Sabha MPs have assets but no financial interests
November 18th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) A total of 140 out of the 241 members of the Rajya Sabha claim that they have no financial interests, despite owning assets running ... Read more...
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Bihar’s visually impaired to get RTI Act copy in Braille
November 10th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 10 (IANS) The Bihar government will provide a copy of the Right to Information (RTI) Act in Braille for the benefit of visually impaired people in the state, ... Read more...
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