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A newsletter containing news, views, articles, investigative stories in the field of |
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Right
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Issue No: 122 |
E - Alert |
Issue Date: 30-06-2016 |
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Sri Lanka Right to Information: A new journey
begins Sri Lanka Guardian (June 25, 2016, Colombo, Sri
Lanka Guardian) On June 24, 2016, Parliament unanimously adopted the Right
to Information (RTI) law. This marks the ... Pakistan Encroachers will have
to face severe penalties: GDA Pakistan Observer Right to Information unit has been established so that people will be able to get
more information regarding the development projects from the officials. India Maharashtra lost 530
sq km green cover to government, private projects in 28 years Times of India ... of forest cover to
government and private projects in a period of 28 years from 1987 to 2015, a
query under the Right to Information Act has revealed. Pakistan PIC summons
university registrar on 27th The News International ... University registrar on
June 27 for violating the Right to Information Act and not sharing
information to a complainant regarding recruitment of admin ... Pakistan Foreign policy
briefing: PM summons all diplomats to Islamabad after Eid The Express Tribune The minister told the
newly-elected CPNE panel that the draft of the Right to Sri Lanka Right to Information Bill passed Ceylon Daily News The Right to Information
Bill was unanimously passed with amendments in Parliament yesterday. Mass
Media and Parliamentary Reforms Minister ... Pakistan Commission directs
Punjab govt to share info on Orange Line Project The News International “The amount to be spent on this
project is a public money; hence, in view of Article 19-A read with Punjab
Transparency and Right to Information ... India RTI act being used to
harass government officials in Gujarat Times of India GANDHINAGAR: Government
officials in Gujarat tasked with finding answers to Right To Information
Act (RTI) queries filed by their fellow citizens, say ... Pakistan Police cover up
escape of militants, criminals from Mardan Police
Lines The police, in a request under
the Right to Information Act, sent through the inspector general of
police on June 1, 2016, to seek details of the incident, ... Pakistan Public information:
UET told to provide meeting record by July 5 The Express Tribune The commissioner said the view
of the respondents was not in line with the provisions of the Punjab
Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013. India GRABBING OF 650 KANALS
OF KAHCHARIE LAND Greater Kashmir In support of his contention,
the petitioner produced a reply copy he had received through Right to
Information Act as proof that the land in question is ... UK 'Insidious' tech firms
must protect children online, says campaigner The Guardian Out of 44 police forces, 38
responded to a freedom of information request that revealed 3,186
recorded sexual crimes against children in which the ... India Delhi University
rejects another RTI query over PM Modi's degree Daily News & Analysis The University of Delhi has
once again rejected right to information (RTI) query seeking details
about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree. Israel Netanyahu's Household
Expenses in 2014: 2 Million Shekels, Paid for by Taxpayers Haaretz Freedom of Information request reveals invoices from Netanyahu's state and private
residences: 1,400 shekels a day for cleaning, nearly 60,000 for ... USA State agency
withholds trove of prison records — from basic info to overdose video Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Bill Lueders,
the president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council,
characterized the department's response as outrageous. "You've
paid ... India MP files RTI plea to
seek details of police combing op Times of India Aurangabad: MP Chandrakant Khaire has shot off
a fresh Right To Information (RTI) application, seeking details of a
recent combing operation against ... USA Bob Dunning: First
rule of cheating? Don't get caught Davis Enterprise Using the Freedom of
Information Act, “the Journal asked 50 public universities with large
foreign enrollments how many reports of alleged ... India Cancel state nod to
Priyanka for house near The Retreat, says Himachal BJP The Indian Express ... making
public details of the permission granted to her when activist Devashish Bhattarcharya sought
it through a Right to Information (RTI) plea. India The Hindu Right to Information queries by animal rights activist Gauri
Maulekhi and viewed by The Hindu show that the
environment ministry, in September 2015, ... Pakistan Significance of
accountability Daily Times Conscious efforts were made to
improve the access to the Right to Information Act. And a culture of
e-transparency has also been introduced by ... Israel Court rejects
petition to review all of PM's 2014 receipts Israel Hayom The Jerusalem District Court
rejected Thursday a petition from the Movement for Freedom of Information
that would have required the Prime Minister's ... Canada The FOI Raccoon Digs
Through Council's Emails, DMs, and BBMs Torontoist Torontoist launched this column two weeks ago with the goal of holding
public institutions accountable with freedom of information requests,
and to ... USA Photographs of Bill
Clinton together with Donald Trump to be released ... said
the pictures will be released on September 9 following an application under
America's Freedom of Information Act by the Buzzfeed
website. Pakistan The Nation (blog) Under the Punjab Transparency
and Right to Information Act 2013, the enquirer, Sarmad
Ali had previously asked the Registrar in writing about the ... India Delhi govt tells RTI activist that his campaign to include RTI
Act in school syllabus duly noted Times of India DEHRADUN: After his idea of
including the Right to Information Act (RTI) in the school curriculum
found little local support, RTI activist Ajay Kumar, ... India Press Trust of India Exercising his right to
information (RTI), Venkatesh Nayak had in January last year sought from the
President's secretariat photo copies of all materials ... USA Animal rescuer sues
University of Illinois over files on dogs, cats in research Chicago Tribune The group's supporters filed
dozens of Freedom of Information Act requests as part of a national
campaign to get information on animals used in labs ... |
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