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A newsletter containing news, views, articles, investigative stories in the field of |
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Issue No: 142 |
E - Alert |
Issue Date: 02-06-2017 |
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Pakistan 'Enforce
Right to Information Act' The News International Coalition on Right to Information, a consortium of 52 civil society
groups has demanded the Punjab Pakistan The Nation It was presented in the Senate this
week and has since then been termed redundant by various activists. Ireland State faces �60m bill for public
services cards by end of year Irish Times Records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal the Government is
examining other opportunities for the use of the card, including the ... Pakistan Right of Access to
Information Bill 'restrictive, ineffective' The Nation However, citizens are unable to
exercise this right in the absence of an effective federal right to information law. The CRTI presented its charter
of ... Pakistan Punjab govt failed to
appoint information commissioners: Expert The Nation He said the Punjab government had made
a legislation on the Right to Information law and made a commission to protect
the citizens' right to ... India BMC has spent ₹540 crore, but is yet to get land for 166 projects in Mumbai Hindustan Times Information accessed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act revealed that the
collectors' offices -city and suburban - are yet
to clear land ... Pakistan Reply sought in
appointments case The News International ... of the chief information
commissioner had been lying vacant for two months in violation of Punjab
Transparency and Right to Information Act, 2013. Pakistan A law that will ensure
secrecy instead of transparency The News International ISLAMABAD: The newly-drafted Right to Information Bill tabled in the Senate defeats the
purpose of its formation, thus, it turns out to be a
great ... Brazil Knight Center for Journalism in the
Americas (blog) ... Brazil are not punished, according to a recent report from Article 19 Brazil, an
NGO that defends freedom of expression and the right to information. India RTI: Lawyer seeks info on
judge's IQ Times of India Ahmedabad: In a weird request under the Right to Information Act (RTI), a lawyer has asked for
details about the intelligence quotient (IQ) of a sitting ... India RTI activist alleges
bungling in BRTS NYOOOZ Amritsar, May 23 A Right to Information (RTI) activist and a social worker,
Suresh Kumar Sharma, alleged embezzlement of funds by officials of
the ... Pakistan Both the PML-N and PPP had committed in the Charter of Democracy that an effective right to information law would be enacted and the Freedom
of ... India Information Commission
Backs Centre, Says Details of Naga Accord to Be Kept Secret in Public ... The
Wire ... emerged about the contents of the
accord even a month later, Nayak filed an RTI application with the PMO under
the Right to Information Act, 2005. Malta Planning Authority keeps
chairman's new salary under wraps MaltaToday ... executive chairman's new salary,
instead forwarding this newspaper to make a Freedom of Information request - a lengthier approach to
obtaining ... UK Surrey Police catches 58
drivers using phones behind the wheel in month after tougher ... Get Surrey Just 58 drivers were caught using
their mobile phones in Surrey in March, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. This figure is
dwarfed by the ... Pakistan Senate body approves Right To Information bill The News International ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing
Committee on Information and Broadcasting accorded approval to the Right to Information Bill 2017 Monday and ... UK At least one deer is
killed every week on Surrey roads Get Surrey Thirty five deer died on four Surrey
roads alone in 2016-17, according to data from a Freedom of Information request. Surrey's deadliest road is
the M3 ... Pakistan RTI bill approved by
Senate committee without taking suggestion from civil society: CPDI The Nation ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on
Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage has approved right to information bill tabled by government ... India Haryana Assembly Corrects
Speaker's Educational Qualification After RTI Highlights Discrepancy The
Wire Through an application filed under the
Right to Information Act 2005, advocate Hemant Kumar had sought information
from the state public information ... Sri Lanka Appoint Information
Officers as required by RTI Act: Commission The Sunday Times Sri Lanka The Right to Information Commission (RTIC) has called on
Public Authorities (PA) who have yet to comply, to abide by the mandatory
statutory duty, ... Sri Lanka Odisha activist in Limca
Book of Records for receiving highest RTI replies Odisha Sun Times Akhand had filed a petition under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI) with the Department
of Posts, Govt of India on Jan 22, 2016 asking whether ... India 4000 investors conned of
440 acres Pune
Mirror Given the magnitude of the scam, right to information (RTI) activist Vijay Kumbhar filed an
application against the company. According to his blog, the ... |
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