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Issue No: 126 |
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Pakistan Alleging corruption:
RTI commissioner accused of closing incomplete case The Express Tribune HARIPUR: The K-P Right to
Information commissioner has allegedly closed a complaint without
listening to arguments and issuing the requested ... UK How paedophiles,
prostitutes, drug dealers and even a killer have all applied for jobs
teaching ... The Sun The horrifying statistics,
released under a Freedom of Information Request, show that those
angling to Pakistan Corrupt to be
protected, info seekers to be punished The News International ISLAMABAD: The Sindh government
has drafted Right to Information (RTI) law that will protect the
corrupt in order to save their “dignity” and penalise ... India Chief Information
Commission asks PMO to respond to RTI query on Modi's black money election
... Scroll.in The Central Information
Commission on Thursday asked the Prime Minister's Office to reply to a Right
to Information application that sought to know ... Australia Queensland police
access social justice advocate's personal file 1400 times ABC Online Queensland Council for Civil
Liberties advocate Renee Eaves, who does not have a criminal record,
submitted a Right to Information (RTI) request in ... India Information
Commissioner posts to be filled The Hindu Ever since the Right to
Information (RTI) Act became a potent instrument of change for civil
society, the posts of Information Commissioners have been ... India No signature of
Sheikh Abdullah on 'Instrument of Accession' Only Kashmir The information obtained by
social activist Advocate Irfan Hafeez Lone through Ministry of Home
Government of India, under Right to Information Act, ... Kenya President of Kenya
signs Access to Information Bill Citizen The campaign for enactment of a
legislative framework on freedom of information began in 2000 and
human rights organisations based in Kenya were ... UK Woman claims she was
raped by Uber driver on back seat after night out ... involving Uber that have
been recorded by GMP since 2015 and obtained by the Manchester Evening News
using Freedom of Information laws. Canada Toronto schools raise
less money than rest of region Toronto Star ... 10 English-language boards
in the Greater Toronto Area, according to 2012-13 data obtained by the Star
through a freedom of information request. Australia Waiting list for
public houses in Tasmania jumps 21 per cent, reveals Right to Information
figures The Mercury New Right to Information
figures, requested by the state Opposition, show the waiting list has grown
from 2882 in April last year to 3489 in August this ... India Central Information
Commission to provide real-time information on RTI appeals Economic Times NEW DELHI: Filing a complaint
or appeal under Right to Information (RTI) Act, you will now get real
time updates. The Central Information Commission ... Pakistan RTI Commission issues
show-cause notice to official The News International PESHAWAR: The Right to
Information (RTI) Commission has issued show-cause notice to a deputy
secretary who is public information officer in ... India Where's my promised
Rs15 lakh, RTI applicant asks PM domain-B The Central Information
Commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to respond to
a Right to Information applicant who has asked ... India "Setback"
to Gujarat govt: Information commissioner orders release of report on death
of 3 ... COUNTERVIEW In a major setback to the
Gujarat government, the state information commission, official watchdog of
the right to information (RTI) Act, has ordered ... UK Shock as number of
attacks on women in their own homes is on the rise Released under a Freedom of
Information request, the Met Police said domestic abusers carried out 2,198
sex offences, including 1,640 rapes. UK Revenge porn: More
than 200 prosecuted under new law BBC News However, Freedom of
Information responses to the BBC from 31 of the 43 police forces in
England and Wales showed there had been 1,160 reported ... India 33 out of 44 posts of
teachers vacant at JJ School of Arts Moneylife According to information
procured by Anil Galgali under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, at
present almost 33 out of 44 posts of professors and ... India AAI incurred 86cr
loss at Gujarat airports in FY16 Times of India As per the information sought
under the Right to Information Act (RTI), AAI incurred a losses of Rs
86 crore while managing the airports in Gujarat ... India RTI application
forces former Cong MLC to withdraw medical claims worth Rs 1.9 lakh Bangalore Mirror The claims were withdrawn after
an application was made under the Right to Information (RTI)
Act seeking the doctor's prescriptions. RTI applicant ... India Info on efficacy of
anti-riot pellet gun refused under RTI Deccan Herald In its response to a Right
to Information Act application, the Ordnance Factory Board cited sections
8(1)(a) India Foreign students on
top among those facing cases of drug-peddling, theft, rash driving Chandigarh Tribune ... from the Jalandhar
Commissionerate regarding the involvement of foreigners and foreign students
in crime through the Right to Information (RTI) Act ... India Jan Dhan 1-rupee
trick: Opposition wants answers and an inquiry The Indian Express Using information obtained
under the Right to Information Act, The Indian Express spoke to nearly
60 savings bank account holders, who had opened ... India MMRDA seeks legal
advice to recover Rs 1577 crore from RIL Daily News & Analysis It was a Right to
Information (RTI) query by Anil Galgali has brought to light that MMRDA
is yet to receive Rs1632.23 crore as premium for its plots in ... Pakistan KP govt poised to
take lead in enacting whistleblower law The News International He said the bill would be
another milestone after enactment of the Right to Information
law. He said certain amendments were suggested and would ... UK Revealed: the worst
Tube stations for pickpocketing Evening Standard The statistics, obtained from
the Met under the Freedom of Information Act, show 215 pickpocketing
crimes at the station between the start of February ... UK Old photos of Donald
Trump, Bill Clinton appear to show chummy relationship Atlanta Journal Constitution The photos were released after
a Freedom of Information Act request from Politico. India Maharshtra
government: Public Information Officers can't answer RTIs seeking information
on them The Indian Express In a move to address the long
standing complaints of Right to Information (RTI) users, the state
government has issued a circular which has now ... Canada Ontario coalition
pushes for transparency on autism policies Toronto Star The three-page letter, dated
April 18, was obtained by the Star under freedom of information
legislation, along with other email correspondence ... USA News groups sue FBI
over hacking of killer's phone Boston
Herald ...
against potential improprieties,” states the suit, filed in U.S. District
Court for the District of Columbia under the U.S. Freedom of Information
Act. UK Foreign criminals
paid thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money to leave Britain The Sun ... £1.1 million handed out in
the 2014/15 financial year. The figures were revealed following a Freedom
of Information request by The Sun on Sunday. India Private engineering
college a public authority, must give info, says KIC Deccan Herald ... private universities,
engineering and medical colleges, which have been refusing to furnish
information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. India 'Nasha bhajao, putt
bachao': After losing son to drugs, father turns crusader Hindustan Times ... from different hospitals
and drug de-addiction centres from parts of Punjab under the Right to
Information Act suggests that the problem is serious. India Banks told to probe
one-rupee deposits into zero-balance accounts: Govt The Indian Express Using information obtained
under the Right to Information Act, The Indian Express had spoken to
nearly 60 savings bank account holders, who had ... |
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