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In the backdrop of Indian students rank 2nd last in global test, here are some shocking facts that were revealed by Education Department, Municipal Corporation of Delhi in reply to a RTI application filed by me.

It reveals that:

As on 31 Aug 2011 there are:

(i) 1730 primary schools
(ii) 33 Pre-Primary (Nursery) schools

•Only 25 out of 140 schools in South zone have a telephone connection.

•There are 208 male teachers ...

You can now access your Credit Information Report (CIR) directly from CIBIL. As you may be aware, your CIBIL CIR is a factual record of your credit payment history compiled from information received from credit grantors. The purpose is to help credit grantors make informed lending decisions - quickly and objectively, and enable faster processing of your credit applications to help provide you speedier access to credit at better terms.
You can request a copy of your CIBIL CIR as follows: ...

As reported in The Daily Rising Kashmir by Abid Bashir on 20 May 2009

Rising Kashmir, Daily Newspaper, Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir - Right to Information Act

Srinagar: Experts and activists of Right to Information Act Wednesday urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to appoint credible person as the Chief Information Commissioner and to set a separate investigating agency for making RTI a success in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at a seminar, ‘RTI Act - Role of Civil Society ...

After a long wait and amendments the Right to Information Act has finally come to the State of Jammu & Kashmir. I quote "to provide for setting out the regime of Right to Information for the people of the State to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority".

To be known as Jammu & Kashmir Right to Information Act, 2009. This was enacted vide The ...

On 10 Feb 2009 I had sent the following e-mail to Commissioner of Police, Delhi on his official mail id requesting about their policy of Tenant verification for those people who are living in rented Govt. Accommodation.

“Sir, Would like to appreciate and thank you for the initiatives taken by Delhi Police for the safety of citizens.

Delhi Police has taken an initiative to get the verification of all those living in rented houses, for this a number of special drives are ...

Searching and surfing thru the various sites on the web I landed on the official website of Indian Air Force.

This is one of the best sites of any Govt. Dept that I have come across in as many days. Having vast and most comprehensive details about the Indian Air Force.

IT contains all the information starting from the RTI Act 2005 The fees and cost, details of the CPIO's.

Information relating to the Legal and Disciplinary rules in the IAF, AF Regulations ...

As reported in Times of India

July 23 2008

http:/ /epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOI/navigator.asp?Daily=CAP&login=default&AW=1214785133921

Governance at doorstep with 50 kiosks

Abantika Ghosh | TNN

New Delhi: The first of the multipurpose kiosks of Delhi government that were to facilitate a range of services from making of new ration cards to getting an appointment in hospital will be in place by August 15. ...

As posted by ARIF HALEEM in the Greater Kashmir online edition

JAMMU, Sept 14: State is shortly going to have an information commission but with un-amended section 8, it would be inapt in revealing information with regard to Human Rights Violations, alleged custodial killings, disappearances and details of judicial and magisterial inquiries ordered so far.
This is in sharp contrast to the central act which has clearly defined clauses empowering the commission to give the information ...

This is not a news but the success story of a friend of mine from a Bihar village who fought the corrupt practices of the administrative set up who conspired to ensure that she could not get the job of Primary School Teacher of the Village Panchayat, Jajua.
The facts of this case are as follows :
1. The applicant who is wife of a serving Defence Personnel applied for the job of Primary School Teacher of the Village Panchayat Jajua. She had completed one year of training against the two ...

President`s secretariat told to be definite in RTI replies
AS REPORTED IN ZEENEWS.COM

New Delhi, June 17: The Central Information Commission has asked the President's secretariat to be more definite in its responses to applications seeking information under the Right to Information Act. "The President's secretariat is cautioned to be more definite in its responses to RTI applications in accordance with the provision of the act," Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat ...