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Losing green cover? Call helpline for a tree - New Kerala: World News
   
    Published Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Philanthropy suffers a severe heart attack at AIIMS - GovernanceNow: News
    Not many patients thronging the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), the countrys premier government-run hospital and medical college, get to hear of Vishnu Sureka. Even fewer among them w
    Published Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Shaktisinh Gohil attacks Narendra Modi, asks him not to worry about Congress - DNA: Top News
    Gohil said that the function had been organised out of taxpayers' money, and should have been used for nothing but talk of the project itself.
    Published Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

RTI activists seek Court intervention - NIE: Kochi
    As a final resort, Right to Information activists in the state are planning to approach the court against the appointment of Sony ..
    Published Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Habibullah takes RTI to World Bank job - Indian Express: Front Page
   
    Published Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Information Commission raps veterinary university official - TOI: Chennai
    Rapping the public information officer of the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University (TANUVAS) for failing to supply information to an applicant under the Right To Information (RTI) Act within a fixed timeframe, the Tamil Nadu Information Commission has ordered action against him.
    Published Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Abu Salem uses RTI for conduct certificate - DNA: Mumbai
    The gangster, who was allegedly attacked by Mustafa Dossa in Arthur Road jail last week, has been seeking a report on his behaviour since 2008 through the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
    Published Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

MNS corporator uses son's caste certificate as his - DNA: Mumbai
    The information was obtained from BMC after Shiv Sena's ex-corporator Pravin Devhare from the same ward, who was disqualified, filed a right to information (RTI) application.
    Published Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Orissa tapped 417 phones from 2006 to 2008 ! - Zee News : States
    Orissa tapped 417 telephones in the state from October 2006 to December 2008, a lawyer and right to information activist said Friday.
    Published Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Appointments of senior officials not under RTI: Court - New Kerala: World News
   
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Unexamined danger off the shores - Hindu: Op-Ed
    Crisis management tools are no substitute for prepared preventive action, which has been found wanting in the case of several off-shore oil rigs in Indian waters.
    Published Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

We shell out Rs 1 crore to keep the Prime Minister in "power"! - GovernanceNow: Top Stories
    In 2009, the state ex-chequer shelled out Rs.1,16,62,101 as the electricity bill of the prime ministers residence, 7, Race Course Road. That is not all. The The electricity consumption and therefore,
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

IIBF is beyond RTI ambit: Delhi HC! - Zee News : India National
    The Delhi High Court today saidan organisation cannot be forced to disclose information underthe RTI Act just because it is substantially financed by PSUs.
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Electricity bills soar as power corridors switch off austerity - GovernanceNow: News
    In 2009, the state ex-chequer shelled out Rs.1,16,62,101 as the electricity bill of the prime ministers residence, 7, Race Course Road. That is not all. The electricity The electricity consumption ata
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

On neta's recommendation only - Mid-Day: Mumbai
    Documents show top politicians have been brazenly influencing plum postings of govt officials. Why? Your guess CRUSADER: Anil Galgali Want a transfer to a more lucrative BMC post? Contact your nearest neta. That seems to be the way to go, as revealed by this RTI plea. According to the response to an RTI plea filed by activist Anil Galgali (a copy of which is with this paper), recommendations for transfer to various BMC departments were made by ruling ministers, former ministers, MPs, MLAs, among others. In the last three years, most of the recommendation requests made by politicians are on behalf of BMC engineers and sub engineers, who are either keen to get postings and transfer to the Building Proposal Department (BPD), ...
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

'It won't stop at this' - Mid-Day: Bangalore
    RTI activist says that he will take the Sanjana case further, fight corrupt officials and contractors In what can be termed as a fresh lease in the case of Sanjana Singh, a 17-year-old, who was crushed when the wall of a medical college collapsed, Veeresh, an RTI activist, has now taken the case further with support from other activists. He has sought an enquiry by the Lokayukta, alleging the civil work in the whole stretch from High Grounds to Hebbal flyover, is substandard. "It won't stop at this," Veeresh told MiD DAY. "We will fight the corrupt officials. The whole stretch is messed up with substandard work." According to RTI activists, the stretch from High Grounds to Hebbal flyover does not match the International ...
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Eat less, drink more - The Pioneer
    Eat less, drink more
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Meghalaya IPS officer included in SIT - Indian Express: Ahmedabad
    Meghalaya IPS officer Y C Modi has been included in the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is investigating the 2002 Godhra train carnage and the subsequent statewide riots.
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Fines slapped on PIOs under RTI Act - TOI: Patna
    State Information Commissioner (SIC) P N Narayanan on Thursday imposed fine on Public Information Officer (PIO)-cum-Panchayat Raj Officer, Nalanda, for not providing information to a petitioner and failing to respond to commission's notice in this regard.
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

My 4 year battle has been for students wronged by colleges: Mahavir Chopda - DNA: Top News
    Chopda was determined to get justice, and justice he got last week when the Bandra consumer disputes redressal forum ruled that NMIMS will have refund him Rs1,17,080.
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

1 order used for 66 Vikas Yadav outings - TOI: Cities
    A Delhi HC order given way back in 2004 and a Tihar visiting judge's permission granted in 2008 are the two orders on the basis of which Vishal Yadav and cousin Vikas made around 85 'medical visits' from Tihar Jail in less than two years.
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Streetlights to cost city more - Hindustan Times: News
    Sixty-five days before the Commonwealth Games begin in October, right to information applications filed by <EM>HT</EM> questioning the benefit of replacing streetlights, revealed Delhi spent Rs 378 crore on new streetlights that consume more energy than their predecessors. <STRONG>Chetan Chauhan</STRONG> reports.
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

No favouritism in taking Yadav out: Tihar officer! - Zee News : States
    A day after furore over Vikas Yadav, serving a life term for the murder of Nitish Katara, being taken out of jail for treatment at least 66 times, Tihar jail authorities said the visits were after court order for the same.
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

`Energy bill of Rashtrapati Bhavan, 7, RCR, Par over Rs 16 cr`! - Zee News : India National
    Rashtrapati Bhavan, 7, RCR andParliament complex have together incurred energy bills to thetune of over Rs 16 crore in the last fiscal, which isRs two crore more than their consumption charges for 2008-09.
    Published Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

'Energy bill of Prez, PM, Par over Rs 16 cr' - Financial Express
    'Energy bill of Prez, PM, Par over Rs 16 cr'
    Published Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

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