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Issue No: 140 |
E - Alert |
Issue Date: 02-05-2017 |
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India Govt plans to change RTI
norms will make information expensive, appeals difficult Hindustan Times The government wants to make
getting information difficult as the draft rules empower public authorities
more than citizens right to information (RTI) ... India Pol parties under RTI:
CIC puts matter in abeyance India Today The file notings
have now been disclosed by the Central Information Commission under the Right
to Information (RTI) Act to activist R K Jain, who had ... India RTI pleas on pension
issues should be decided in 48 hrs: CIC Business Standard ... to pension of a person
pertains to his/her life and liberty which is mandated to be replied to
within 48 hours as Pakistan Pakistan Observer Right to Information Commission (RTIC) Friday served notice on an officer of local
administration for not sharing information and directed him to
submit ... India Criminal case against
wife for lying of being jobless to get alimony Pune Mirror Therefore, the husband decided
to get evidence under the Right to Information (RTI) Act about her
position Bahamas Activists Fear Foi Act Will Not Be Enacted As Election Looms Bahamas Tribune #AS the general election looms,
activists fear that the government's Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) 2017 is heading for the same fate of its ... Pakistan Right to information: Multan chief
engineer fined two salaries The Express Tribune LAHORE: The Punjab Information
Commission has imposed a fine of two salaries on an executive engineer of the
machinery division of Multan for not ... Pakistan Vasai doctor booked for
extorting money from builder Times of India MUMBAI: A week after an
absconding Vasai-based government doctor and Right
To Information (RTI) activist was booked for extorting money from a ... India No change in fee
structure, word limit for RTI queries: Centre refutes 'misleading' reports Hindustan Times The Centre on Wednesday dubbed
as �misleading� media reports on the Right to Information (RTI)
Act Sri Lanka 110 Acts in conflict
with RTI: DG Information Daily Mirror A total of 110 Acts had been
found to be contradicting with the Right to Information Act
when the RTI was implemented, Government Information ... UK Parking fine appeal
success varies between council areas BBC News Figures obtained through the Freedom
of Information Act show about a third of driver challenges were accepted.
The figures cover initial challenges to ... USA Documents show NYPD
infiltrated Black Lives Matter despite no knowledge of criminal activity AOL The information was made public
thanks to a freedom of information lawsuit filed by a New York law
firm. The documents shed light on how the NYPD ... Canada Overhaul of Canada's
Access to Information Act taking too long, critic says He pointed to a global right-to-information
rating chart, compiled by his organization, which gives Canada a ranking of 49
out of 111 countries. India Killing RTI: Bad idea
to let an inquiry lapse if applicant dies Financial Express Given how the Right to
Information (RTI) Act has become a powerful tool in the hands of citizens
to ensure accountability from public authorities, it is ... Ireland Justice officials
tried to keep Data Protection Commissioner's files secret Irish Times As a "partially included" body
under the Freedom of Information Act the office is exempt from
disclosing its records other than those to do with general ... Pakistan Court seeks copy of
notification banning protests on The Mall The Nation The LHC sought more arguments
on a petition challenging the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information
Act (PTRIA). Justice Atir Mehmood
of the ... India Right to information can't be curtailed,
says Supreme Court Deccan Chronicle New Delhi: The Supreme Court on
Thursday made it clear that it can't curtail the right to seek information,
knowledge and wisdom as long as the ... UK Heathrow third
runway: Councils spent �350000 on legal action BBC News Four councils under Heathrow
Airport's flight path spent �350,000 on legal fees challenging the planned
third runway, the BBC has learnt. Hillingdon ... Sri Lanka New anti-terrorism
law undermines RTI The Sunday Times Sri Lanka Questions now arise on the
position of the CTA against the Right to Information Act, also enacted
by this Government, which denotes that public ... India The right to reject,
deny, obfuscate The Hindu A month had passed since Prime
Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation announcement, but Venkatesh
Nayak, a Right to Information (RTI) ... India RTI activists may
come under increased threat with new rules The Indian Express The Centre is planning to
impose new rules related to the Right to Information Act that will
mean potential for threats and attacks to RTI activists. India Give info on sexual
harassment cases to victims within 48 hrs: CIC The Tribune Information on sexual
harassment cases should be provided to victims within 48 hours under the Right
to Information Act as it pertains to their life and ... India When CIC disposed
1282 appeals of an RTI applicant in a single order Moneylife ... the Central Information
Commission (CIC) had dismissed a record 1,282 second appeals filed by an
applicant under the Right to Information (RTI) ... Sri Lanka * Salawa
explosion victims to take legal action to obtain compensation Colombo Page The victims of the blast have
decided to submit an application to obtain information under the Right to
Information Act on how the government has ... Bangladesh Designated officials
can now receive RTI training online Dhaka Tribune The online training for the Right
to Information Act (RTI) 2009 will be available on the Information
Commission's website, Shafiul informed
reporters ... Sri Lanka RTI application by
TISL reveals EPF investment details Colombo Gazette Transparency International Sri
Lanka (TISL) has successfully utilised the Right
to Information (RTI) Act to request and receive information
relating to ... Canada Some Canadian bank
record information being sent directly to IRS According to information
obtained by CBC News under a U.S. Freedom of Information Act
request, 31,574 such reports have been sent directly to ... India Non-Traceability Of
The File Cannot Be A Defence To Deny Information CIC Read Order Live Law ... their
destruction would be seen as a destruction of evidence and will invite
sanctions under the Public Records Act and the Right to Information
Act. Pakistan Punjab DG
anti-corruption ordered to provide info about corruption The News International However, the DG anti-corruption
did not take an action on an application, filed by Sarmad
Ali Advocate under the Right to Information Act 2013. Ireland New data shows just
2076 homes built last year Irish Times ... State last year was just
2,076, a fraction of the Government's 15,000 estimate,
according to new figures obtained under the Freedom of Information. Sri Lanka RTI: President gives
people access to Cabinet decisions The Sunday Times Sri Lanka ... has informed all Ministers
that all Cabinet decisions and Memoranda not falling within excepted
categories under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, ... UK Elderly people hit by
council delays in free personal care BBC News Age Scotland's research,
compiled using freedom of information requests, found significant
variations across councils in the time taken to carry out ... India 500 plus RTI queries:
Man loses right to seek info Deccan Herald A Punjab resident running riot
with rampant applications under the Right to Information Act
(RTI) has become a pain in the neck for the state authorities ... UK More NHS mental
health patients treated privately BBC News By George Greenwood BBC Freedom
of Information researcher ... Freedom of information
requests were sent to all 81 NHS mental health authorities ... Australia Western Sydney's
peak-hour train services could be cut, while North Shore may benefit ABC Online Direct train services from Penrith could be cut back as the city's $20-billion Metro
project wavers on its promise of a faster, better rail system for all. USA Trump seeks shift in
visa allotments key to tech outsourcing Information Management Outsourcing companies now get
far more visas than traditional technology companies, according to data
collected through Freedom of Information Act ... India Soft drink to oil,
state food monitors find 9 products of top firms 'substandard' The Indian Express According to information
accessed by The Indian Express under the Right to Information
(RTI) Act, these products include Pepsico's Mirinda, ... India SHRC orders Rs 15 lakh compensation for RTI activist's family Daily News & Analysis Shetty, who had exposed several land-related scams through Right
To Information Act, was brutally murdered at Talegaon
Dabhade in Pune
district ... Pakistan PML-N to win 2018
elections with performance: Marriyum Pakistan Today The minister said the
government was working to finalise Right to
Information Bill to facilitate the journalists in order to perform their
duties in a proper ... Pakistan Federal and
Balochistan RTI laws most ineffective: CPDI report The Nation Federal and Balochistan RTI
laws most ineffective: CPDI report ... Centre for Peace and
Development Initiatives, (CPDI) urges federal government
to ... Pakistan PTI demands PTV
chairperson's resignation over 'serious violations' The Express Tribune �Being the citizen of Pakistan
and a taxpayer, under the Article 19-A of the Constitution of Pakistan and Freedom
of Information Ordinance 2002, I, ... |
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