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- RTI Activism: Mattoo case: CBI felt sentence was 'proportionate' to crime
- RTI Activism: Over 30 Delhi policemen booked for sexual harassment in 3 years
- RTI Happenings: Complaints forwarded to SC Registrar-General:CBI
- RTI Happenings: Goa: GMC PIO denies RTI info despite superior’s order
- RTI Happenings: Criteria fixed after results, admits IIM
- RTI Happenings: Gujarat govt engg colleges run on 25% staff
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra: No idea, say babus
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra: RTI absolves officer of delaying train
- RTI Court Decision: HC asks Punjab govt to dismiss all cops convicted of murder
- RTI Happenings: Delhi CM under scanner for favouring relatives
- RTI Happenings: No pilot shortage, RTI exposes Air India's lies
- RTI Improvement: Punjab: PIOs and AIOs to be more responsive towards applicants- Sarvesh Kaushal
- RTI Activism: Manipur: RTI activists alleges Senapati DC with mental harassment
- RTI Happenings: Goa: Milk coop within ambit of RTI Act: GSIC
- RTI Point of View: Public institutions seek the right to secrecy
- RTI Happenings: 'Corruption has eaten into our social norms'
- RTI Court Decision: TN: Denial of RTI info amounts to deficiency in service: Forum
- RTI Happenings: Temples in state suffer Rs 2,640 cr revenue loss
- RTI Point of View: 'Centre must add purpose clause to RTI Act'
- RTI Happenings: Villager unearths irregularities in laying of water pipeline
- RTI Happenings: After two months on the run, corn duty evasion kingpin held
- RTI Happenings: CWG: OC Mum on Selection Criteria for Beijing tour
- RTI Happenings: No RTI exemption on panel formation: CIC
- RTI Activism: Pune: Utility buses kill 67 in 3 yrs, no word on contract vehicles
- RTI Activism: Madhya Pradesh: Victims of vaccination
- RTI Activism: Rajasthan : From Lalu to CBI officers, all owe money to Circuit House
- RTI Happenings: No guidelines on studying backwater impact of dams: CWC
- RTI Activism: ‘Reservation’ for males in Haryana!
- RTI Happenings: WB: Dinhata: Govt in fix over RTI plea
- RTI Happenings: Delhi: MCD to check on schools not admitting poor children
- RTI Happenings: Pune: Slum rehab scheme in Nigdi illegal: Shiv Sena
- RTI Activism: Pune residents up in arms against cellphone tower
- RTI Happenings: Justice KGB objects to disclosures of tax returns
- RTI Happenings: CBI again tries to get exemption from RTI Act
- RTI Happenings: Gujarat: 36 newborns abandoned in 5 years in city
- RTI Court Decision: IIT can't deny JEE record: HC
- RTI Happenings: OC distributed over 30 per cent tickets for free: RTI query
- RTI Happenings: TN: Metro water board fails to show report
- RTI Fine: Railway Board told to pay Rs4,266 to city RTI applicant
- A lady relative of RTI Applicant killed in Haryana, applicant is serious
- RTI Activism: Karnataka: RTI Act ‘misuse' has BBMP officials running for cover
- RTI Happenings: Give details of penalty against civil servants: CIC
- RTI Happenings: Crores of celeb MP funds lie unutilised
- RTI Happenings: Punjab: Old age pension: Villagers allege scam, SDM orders inquiry
- RTI Happenings: All PPP pacts must go online: CIC to Delhi Health dept
- RTI Happenings: Make public 'raw' marks given by examiners in civil service examinations: Central Information Commission
- RTI Happenings: Right to Information confirms flaws in NIOH study
- RTI Activism: Pune Municipal Corporation set to revamp water supply department
- RTI Activism: Bhopal: Unethical drug trials caused death of 10 gas victims: Rights groups
- RTI Activism: Nagpur: Polapatthar panel bldg vacant for 25 yrs
- RTI Activism: Haryana: Owners wait for plots, blame HUDA for delay
- RTI Activism: Pune: 'No audits of Sassoon dean's account since 2008'
- RTI Activism: PMC at your service, tea worth Rs 6.5 lakh a year
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra: RTI is the buzzword
- RTI Activism: Maharashtra: Super-speciality for poor still a dream
- RTI Happenings: RTI Act: Lack of coordination among depts, PGI delays info
- RTI Activism: Karnataka: RGUHS VC stays in his wife's house, gets HRA
- RTI Happenings: Karnataka: No water, no pipeline either in Bangalore
- RTI Happenings: Haryana: Five senior officials get notice for delaying response to RTI
- RTI Happenings: Goa: GIDC acquiring land at behest of builders: Forum
- RTI Activism: NGO unearths wheat scam in Meghalaya
- RTI Activism: Land sharks gobble up city lake
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra: RTI camp sees most queries on redevelopment
- RTI Happenings: Threats shadow activists
- RTI Point of View: Knowing can kill
- RTI Activism: State information panel takes RTI benefits to grassroots
- RTI Point of View: The Slow Death Of The RTI Act
- RTI Happenings: Rot inside SEBI: Regulator collects call data of 2,327 subscribers without authorisation
- RTI Happenings: 'How long should one wait for getting info in Bofors case?': Chief Information Commissioner
- RTI Happenings: Controversy dogs translocation of Indian bison
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra: Nothing wrong in my action: State info chief
- RTI Happenings: Haryana: Centre fund wasted in Faridabad
- RTI Happenings: IRDA: Rs2 lakh bonanza for RTI applicant
- RTI Point of View: Ex-CIC erred in declaring property statements as confidential?
- RTI Happenings: Rs101 crore spent on Mumbai police officers’ medical bills: RTI
- RTI Activism: MC to speed up delivery of RTI details
- RTI Happenings: Swamy seeks Barnala nod to prosecute Karunanidhi
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra : Nathu wins after 10 yrs
- RTI Happenings: Cops' fleeing theory debunked? Sohrabuddin shot point-blank
- RTI Innovation: RTI combined with other acts can prove more effective: Activist
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra: More teeth to your fight against corruption
- RTI Activism: Gujrath: Govt does not have vacant land for war hero's family
- RTI Activism: Sikkim : Creamy layer gun on 11 PWD JEs
- RTI Happenings: Goa: State breached SC rules on phone tapping?
- RTI Happenings: Adarsh-like scam rocks Nashik
- RTI Activism: RTI activist awaits action against recruitment scam accused
- RTI Point of View: Practise existing laws first: Anna Hazare
- RTI Improvement: Maharashtra: 5 yrs on, no appeal procedure rule for RTI
- RTI Happenings: Service book of govt servant not personal: CIC
- RTI Happenings: Punjab: Patiala SSP office delivers info
- RTI Happenings: CIC indicts IIT-Kharagpur for giving false info
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra: RKT students take RTI in their hands
- RTI Happenings: Enquire death threats to ‘whistleblower’: CIC to police chief
- RTI Activism: Search on for elusive Aligarh Muslim University campus in Maharashtra
- RTI Activism: Maharashtra : ‘Probe into vehicle sales tax scam’
- RTI Activism: TN: Notebooks for SC/ST pupils only on paper
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra : How babus duck raids
- RTI Activism: Builder MPs mock bungalow rules - BJP offices, Amar home top list
- Can such information be denied under RTI ?
- RTI Activism: Delhi: 3 RTI activists roughed up
- RTI Happenings: Delhi: No seniority list in compensating land acquisition
- RTI Happenings: Wajahat Habibullah is new minority body chief
- RTI Happenings: NCB official in dock on ‘scam’ info
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra: Case against Shiv Sena corporator for misuse of funds
- RTI Happenings: HRD said no to IGNOU doctorate for Gen Kapoor
- RTI Happenings: Karnataka: ‘B’lore-Karwar train a mirage’
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra : Nepotism alleged in NMC fire dept
- RTI Activism: Punjab: SAD files annual tax returns, forgets PAN
- RTI Activism: Maharashtra: 25 PCMC corporators face action
- RTI Happenings: CMDA dragging its feet on unauthorised buildings
- RTI Happenings: HC allows animal welfare organization to seek info under RTI
- RTI Activism: Meghalaya: Meghalaya: RTI mover told to choose between fine and excommunication
- RTI Happenings: Haryana: Contact editor, APIO tells RTI applicant 20 months later
- RTI Activism: Maharashtra: Group resorts to Gandhigiri for info
- RTI Happenings: Activist seeks “legal protection” from Soochna Commission
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra : RTI application denied because applicant mentions political post
- RTI Happenings: TN: Police recruits get RTI lessons
- RTI Activism: Gujarat: CCIS: 0102 Man with disability uses RTI to expose bogus voting in Rangpar village
- RTI Happenings: Gujarat: Court to hear appeal against own information officer
- RTI Happenings: Rajasthan: Minor denied RTI info again
- RTI Happenings: Gujarat SIC yet to prepare its first annual report
- RTI Happenings: दुबारा सूचना मांगी तो खारिज कर दी अपील बीए
- RTI Activism: Illegal constructions rock Agasaim gram sabha
- RTI Happenings: White ants have destroyed documents
- RTI Activism: No recording facility in CCTV, cops tell RTI applicant
- RTI Happenings: Kerala: No steps on legislation for private medical labs
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra: Sand mafia attacks govt official
- RTI Happenings: Karnataka: After land scam, Bidadi Township haunts CM
- RTI Happenings: Adarsh: FIR has babus running scared
- RTI Happenings: Bihar: Bihar babus told to list assets to get pay
- RTI Happenings: Punjab: 'Seek info under RTI to expose corruption'
- RTI Activism: Cops on the lookout for absconding proprietors
- RTI Point of View: Maharashtra: Sena corporator accused of cheating
- RTI Happenings: CWG scam: Hearing of NDTV petition
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra: No RTI hearings till month-end in Mumbai
- India: RTI Activist Amarnath Pandey Attacked In UP
- RTI Activism: Haryanai: RTI activist Gera getting threat calls
- RTI Happenings: Plea seeks to expose patent tribunal anomaly
- RTI Happenings: J&K: SIC MEET TODAY: All eyes on Omar, Mehbooba
- RTI Activism: Punjab: Cellphone signals likely to blink; GMADA targets 98 illegal towers
- RTI Innovation: How to file RTI plea (without getting killed)
- RTI Activism: Maharashtra: RTI activist attacked; suspicion on builder
- RTI Happenings: Goa: GSIC directs SP south to furnish info to Colva local
- RTI Point of View: Punjab, Haryana info panels among worst
- RTI Point of View: The wilting Padma
- RTI Happenings: Maharashtra: ‘CRZ rules flouted in Nariman Point’
- RTI Point of View: Unrestrained freedom of information favoured
- RTI Activism: RTI activist alleges threat by Goa minister, police
- RTI Activism: Violating SC order, states keep death row prisoners isolated
- RTI Happenings: B-school trio eye footprints abroad
- RTI Activism: How to use RTI effectively
- RTI Improvement: RTI: Northeast Delhi gets transparency officer
- RTI Happenings: Civic chief orders probe into purchase of fire hydrants
- RTI Happenings: No idea how many Tibetans came with Dalai Lama: MHA
- RTI Happenings: PM offers no reason for declining Jamia doctorate alongside Dalai Lama
- RTI Fine: Punjab Information Commission imposes Rs.80,000 fine of Mohali DEO for defying RTI Act
- RTI Happenings: Passport delay: Pune office says not enough staff, space to handle rush
- RTI Happenings: Goa: GSIC directs DGP to inquire, penalize delinquent cops
- RTI Happenings: Forest department has spent zilch on saving vultures
- RTI Point of View: Takeaways from an RTI experience
- RTI Happenings: Irda uses 15% of allocated ad spend
- RTI Happenings: 'Most RTI queries are about illegal buildings'
- RTI Happenings: आरटीआइ के तहत जेडी पर 5 हजार का हर्जाना
- RTI Happenings: PMC received 3,759 more RTI applications in 2010
- RTI Improvement: TN: Need to fine tune RTI Act stressed
- RTI Activism: WB: ‘Govt must spend more money for awareness about RTI Act’
- RTI Happenings: Only 18 tickets were sold for CWG event in Kadarpur
- RTI Fine: Karnataka: Official fined for delaying info under RTI Act
- RTI Point of View: High Price for India’s Information Law
- RTI Happenings: सीआइसी के आदेश को रक्षा मंत्रालय ने दी चुन
- RTI Happenings: MoEF rejection rate hasn’t been reined in, RTI response shows
- RTI Happenings: NIPER denies info sought under RTI Act
- RTI Happenings: Activist files appeal after IOCL refuses RTI info
- RTI Happenings: 1,303 nominations received for Padma Awards 2011
- RTI Happenings: RTI Awards presented in Delhi
- RTI Happenings: J&K: RTI activist ‘attacked’ in Doda
- RTI Happenings: TN: Chennai: Open RTI hearing closed to scribe
- RTI Activism: Maharashtra: Jail stint: 2.5 yrs, In hospital: 1.5 yrs
- RTI Activism: Punjab: 161 measurement books missing from LIT records
- RTI Fine: Info denial: IIT officer told off
- RTI Happenings: How green are government buildings? Environment ministry clueless
- Orissa: Goons beat up RTI applicant in Rayagada
- Assam: AJYCP points out faults in RTI response
- Getting in PGI advanced trauma centre to be an uphill task
- Gujarat: Lawyer files RTI query on HC bench’s order
- Goa: Ex-CCP mayor got NGPDA to change zone for property: RTI
- Delhi shelter homes uninhabitable; over 1,800 children flee: RTI data
- Make policy for complimentary tickets public: CIC
- Gujarat villagers better at using RTI tool than city dwellers
- Delhi: DDA clueless about flat allotted under '08 housing scheme
- Gujarat: Waving RTI, police deny PUCL info on extortion cases
- Maharashtra: 4-day awareness campaign to promote RTI
- Maharashtra plans 100 online services in 5 yrs
- Rajasthan: PIO in CM's office given 21 days to answer RTI
- Jharkhand: Right To Information has made bureaucracy more responsible: Baidyanath Ram
- Gujarat: RTI activist gets death threat
- Measures to improve transparency
- Goa: Aires Rodrigues files FIR against GGoa Law Commission Chairman
- RTI: the challenge from within
- Health min will take the call on revealing PM's health info
- Don't have info on Swiss account then give affidavit: CIC to MEA
- Maharashtra: Hawker used RTI to blackmail cops
- Gujarat: RTI helpline wins award
- Goa: CCIS: 1701 GSIC: Probe alleged RTI reply manipulation
- Kerala: Appointment of SIC: notice issued to VS
- Bihar: Palamu DC files RTI query on funds case
- Your dream home could be demolished
- Adarsh scam: Env Ministry recommends demolition
- Using RTI difficult for us, says Indians abroad
- UP: Noida cops arrest RTI activist
- 'Appropriate use at right time RTI success mantra'
- UP: Huge pendency of cases under RTI
- Maharashtra: RTI activist moves HC against pending appeal
- Delhi: Schools get away with admission violations
- Rajasthan: Raj ministers’ nod sought before giving RTI info
- UP: Mayawati to unveil RTI spinoff on her birthday
- Delhi: CIC imposes Rs 25,000 fine on MCD PIO
- Tripura appoints new information commissioners
- BJP files RTI, seeks records of defence land dealings for 5 yrs
- Many parties are being floated to launder money, warns EC
- TN: High Court upholds single judge's order on RTI application
- Punjab: All public interest information covered under RTI, rules HC
- Govt lost Rs 86 crore as information commissioners fail to impose requisite penalties
- Make public details of probe in corruption charges in RAW: CIC
- Provide Expenses of President's Kitchen: RTI Query
- Punjab: System followed in Secretariat calls for reform: CIC
- Delhi: DU college victimises whistle-blower
- ISRO mum on how 684 of its staff died
- Bihar: PIOs fined for denying info
- Orissa says no to info on corrupt officials
- Seven years on, Kashmir still waits for information commission
- Names of investigating officials cannot be withheld: CIC
- Karnataka: INFO COMMISSION SLAPS RS. 10,000 FINE ON CORPN. AC
- TN: State info panel will add more staff to cut delay
- Maharashtra: SIC fines PIO of MSHRC for giving wrong information
- CIC looks to lift smog of LPG scam, HPCL demurs
- No exclusive audit for defence fund of over Rs 723 cr: RTI
- Bizarre RTI query: What's the IQ level of Mahatma Gandhi?
- CWG: CIC directs OC to disclose all overlays documents
- DMRC ducks RTI on Yamuna bank flats
- CIC stumped by woman's RTI complaint
- सूचना मांगी तो जाओगी जेल
- Sunlight to electric light
- TN: RTI Act: Still no mechanism to ensure errant PIOs pay fine
- Maharashtra: 'Outlandish RTI queries make info panel's job difficult'
- Maharashtra: Security for Sena deserters, RTI activists in the cold
- Karnataka: Ministers yet to put up office info in public domain
- Central Information Commission slams Indian Bank
- Maharashtra: Private developers to be subject to RTI
- Karnataka: City fathers fail to disclose assets, liabilities