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Railways Laid On Average 7.41 Km Tracks Per Day In Last 10 Years: RTI
Railways laid on an average 7.41 km of tracks, which include new line construction as well as doubling, tripling and gauge conversion of existing lines in the past ten years, a response of an application under the RTI Act has revealed.
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Bullet Train Completion Date Depends On...: What Railways Said In RTI Reply
The Indian Railways is unable to assess the completion date of the country's first bullet train project because all work tenders have not been awarded yet.
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Railways Doesn't Maintain Separate Profitability Records For Vande Bharat Trains: RTI
The Railway Ministry doesn't maintain any separate revenue generation records of Vande Bharat trains, revealed the ministry's response to an application under RTI Act.
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SBI Refuses To Disclose Electoral Bonds' Details Under RTI Act
SBI has refused to disclose under the RTI Act the details of the electoral bonds furnished to the Election Commission, claiming that it is personal information held in a fiduciary capacity, even though the records are in the public domain.
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Over 7,500 Trees Cut For 16-Km Section Of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway: RTI
As many as 7,575 trees have been felled on a nearly 16-km-long section of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway and over 1.76 lakh are to be planted in compensation for it, according to the National Highways Authority of India.
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High Court Rejects Death Row Convict's Plea Seeking Information Under RTI
The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition by a death row convict in the 2006 Mumbai train blast case seeking disclosure of information pertaining to the ban imposed on terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen.
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Effective Use Of RTI Will Build Corruption Free India: Lok Sabha Speaker
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said the effective use of the Right to Information Act (RTI) will help in building a developed and corruption free country as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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For Delayed RTI Response, A "Symbolic Punishment" For UP Official
The Uttar Pradesh government has asked a public information officer to feed mid-day meals to 250 school students in Ghazipur as a "symbolic punishment" for delay in replying to an RTI.
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Lokpal Fails To Give Prosecution Sanction To Anyone In Nearly 3 Years: RTI
The Lokpal has failed to provide prosecution sanction to public servants charged with corruption, since its constitution nearly three years ago, according to an RTI reply by the anti-graft ombudsman.
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RTI Reveals VK Sasikala May Be Released From Jail In January 2021: Report
Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's aide VK Sasikala, serving a four-year term in a corruption case in Bengaluru, may be released from jail next January provided she paid the fine amount of Rs 10 crore, Karnataka Prison department has said.
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What Is RTI Amendment Bill And Why The Opposition Is Against It: 5 Points
The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...
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Madhya Pradesh Man Gets 3,000 Letters As Replies To Income Tax RTI Query
An activist in Madhya Pradesh's Indore has received over 3,000 letters and 50 e-mails as replies over the past one year from the Income Tax department on a Right to Information (RTI) query on the country's biggest tax defaulters.
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Most Central Government Department Websites Lack Self Disclosure: Audit
Most of the central government department websites lack in self disclosure of public information under a mandatory provision of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, according to an official report released yesterday.
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Ready To Provide Copy Of Answer Sheets To Candidates At Rs 2 Per Page: CBSE To Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a contempt plea against the CBSE after it submitted that it was ready to provide copy of answer sheets at Rs 2 per page to the students under the RTI Act.
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Postal Official Gets Maximum Penalty For Denying Info To Dead Man's Son
The account details of a deceased cannot be denied to legal heirs on the grounds of personal information, the Central Information Commission has ruled as it imposed the maximum penalty provided under the RTI on a postal department officer.
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Railways Laid On Average 7.41 Km Tracks Per Day In Last 10 Years: RTI
Railways laid on an average 7.41 km of tracks, which include new line construction as well as doubling, tripling and gauge conversion of existing lines in the past ten years, a response of an application under the RTI Act has revealed.
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Bullet Train Completion Date Depends On...: What Railways Said In RTI Reply
The Indian Railways is unable to assess the completion date of the country's first bullet train project because all work tenders have not been awarded yet.
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Railways Doesn't Maintain Separate Profitability Records For Vande Bharat Trains: RTI
The Railway Ministry doesn't maintain any separate revenue generation records of Vande Bharat trains, revealed the ministry's response to an application under RTI Act.
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SBI Refuses To Disclose Electoral Bonds' Details Under RTI Act
SBI has refused to disclose under the RTI Act the details of the electoral bonds furnished to the Election Commission, claiming that it is personal information held in a fiduciary capacity, even though the records are in the public domain.
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Over 7,500 Trees Cut For 16-Km Section Of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway: RTI
As many as 7,575 trees have been felled on a nearly 16-km-long section of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway and over 1.76 lakh are to be planted in compensation for it, according to the National Highways Authority of India.
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High Court Rejects Death Row Convict's Plea Seeking Information Under RTI
The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition by a death row convict in the 2006 Mumbai train blast case seeking disclosure of information pertaining to the ban imposed on terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen.
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Effective Use Of RTI Will Build Corruption Free India: Lok Sabha Speaker
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said the effective use of the Right to Information Act (RTI) will help in building a developed and corruption free country as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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For Delayed RTI Response, A "Symbolic Punishment" For UP Official
The Uttar Pradesh government has asked a public information officer to feed mid-day meals to 250 school students in Ghazipur as a "symbolic punishment" for delay in replying to an RTI.
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Lokpal Fails To Give Prosecution Sanction To Anyone In Nearly 3 Years: RTI
The Lokpal has failed to provide prosecution sanction to public servants charged with corruption, since its constitution nearly three years ago, according to an RTI reply by the anti-graft ombudsman.
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RTI Reveals VK Sasikala May Be Released From Jail In January 2021: Report
Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's aide VK Sasikala, serving a four-year term in a corruption case in Bengaluru, may be released from jail next January provided she paid the fine amount of Rs 10 crore, Karnataka Prison department has said.
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What Is RTI Amendment Bill And Why The Opposition Is Against It: 5 Points
The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...
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Madhya Pradesh Man Gets 3,000 Letters As Replies To Income Tax RTI Query
An activist in Madhya Pradesh's Indore has received over 3,000 letters and 50 e-mails as replies over the past one year from the Income Tax department on a Right to Information (RTI) query on the country's biggest tax defaulters.
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Most Central Government Department Websites Lack Self Disclosure: Audit
Most of the central government department websites lack in self disclosure of public information under a mandatory provision of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, according to an official report released yesterday.
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Ready To Provide Copy Of Answer Sheets To Candidates At Rs 2 Per Page: CBSE To Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a contempt plea against the CBSE after it submitted that it was ready to provide copy of answer sheets at Rs 2 per page to the students under the RTI Act.
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Postal Official Gets Maximum Penalty For Denying Info To Dead Man's Son
The account details of a deceased cannot be denied to legal heirs on the grounds of personal information, the Central Information Commission has ruled as it imposed the maximum penalty provided under the RTI on a postal department officer.
