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Assam CM spent state funds on personal use, BJP campaigns: Report
Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma has allegedly used state funds to hire helicopters and charted aircraft to attend weddings and campaign for the Bharatiya Janta Party, said a report by The…
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Telangana govt paves way for filing RTIs online
Hyderabad: Telangana minister for Information Technology, Duddilla Sridhar Babu, swiftly addressed a long-standing concern by signing files related to the creation of an online platform for filing RTI (Right to Information) applications,…
- Telangana
82 pregnant women jailed in Telangana since 2018: RTI
Hyderabad: A recent Right to Information (RTI) inquiry filed by city-based activist Kareem Ansari has brought to light that 82 pregnant women have been held in Telangana jails since 2018, with one…
- Telangana
Telangana: Over 50% percent of minority welfare funds unused, reveals RTI
Hyderabad: An RTI query has revealed Telangana government’s underutilisation of the budget allocated for minority welfare, and shows that less than 50% of the funds are being spent. The RTI filed by…
- Hyderabad
Over six thousand fire accidents occurred in Hyderabad since 2019
Hyderabad: More than six thousand fire accidents have been recorded in Hyderabad since 2019. In these accidents, 46 people have lost their lives. According to an RTI reply to activist Kareem Ansari…
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RTI activist arrested for ‘derogatory remarks’ against PM Modi, Amit Shah
Mumbai: An RTI activist was arrested on Saturday for allegedly making ‘derogatory remarks’ against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on social media, police said.…
- Hyderabad
In Digital Telangana, an online RTI portal is a far cry
Hyderabad: The Right to Information (RTI) Act in Telangana seems to be non-existent with no annual reports, no information commissioners and no online portal for filing RTIs. This is concerning as there…
- Telangana
Nearly 9000 RTI pleas go unanswered in Telangana
Hyderabad: The citizens of India have been given the right to seek information for the performance of government departments and the effective implementation of government schemes. Parliament had approved the Right to…
- India
Over 800 children have died in specialised adoption agencies since 2018
New Delhi: More than 800 children have died in state-run specialised adoption agencies since 2018, according to official data. Of these, most are below two years old, officials said, painting a tragic…
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No proposal for setting up turmeric board in Telangana: Centre
Hyderabad: In a development that may come back to haunt Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the central government, in a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query, said that there is no…
