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- India
CIC orders oil ministry arm to disclose petrol, ethanol data
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), the oil ministry’s planning arm, to reveal historical data on petrol production and imports, ethanol procurement…
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CBSE ordered to reveal Class 10, 12 exam costs and tender details
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to disclose “point-wise categorical” information permissible under the RTI Act related to expenditure on exams and…
- Hyderabad
Cash issues clog Suchitra-Kompally Flyover completion, shows RTI
Hyderabad: The long-pending Suchitra-Kompally Flyover project on National Highway (NH)-44, one of the upcoming flyovers in Hyderabad, has been consistently delayed primarily due to cash flow issues faced by the contractor, according…
- India
RTI reveals only Rs 82 of Rs 115 petrol price goes to fuel
Hyderabad: When motorists in Hyderabad pay Rs 115.68 for a litre of petrol, only about Rs 82 of that amount goes towards the fuel itself, while the rest is collected as taxes…
- India
Union govt spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for 100 years of RSS
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture spent a staggering Rs 76.13 lakh on advertisements for the 100-year celebration of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right to information (RTI) reply has shown.…
- Telangana
Telangana CM’s Harvard course paid by Education Dept, a portfolio he holds
Hyderabad: A Right to Information (RTI) query raised by an activist has revealed that the expenditure of the “leadership for the 21st Century program” attended by Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy…
- Telangana
Rs 66 cr for iftar, Christmas feasts: Telangana activists question budget
Hyderabad: With the Budget Session of the Telangana Assembly expected to begin end of February, activists in the state have raised concerns over the funds allocated for minority welfare and put forward…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: OU asks citizenship proof of RTI activist for seeking land details
Hyderabad: The Osmania University (OU) in Hyderabad has sought the citizenship proof of a Right to Information (RTI) activist after the latter sought details of the land owned by the university. The…
- India
SC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging 2023 data protection law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 16, issued a notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of several provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP)…
- India
Nearly half of central funds for border bunkers in J-K lie unused: RTI
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has not utilised nearly half of the central funds allocated for building underground bunkers for border residents over the last five years, according to information obtained…
- Hyderabad
Telangana government appoints 4 new RTI Commissioners
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday, May 12, appointed four persons, including a senior journalist, as commissioners to the State Information Commission, who will hear all cases pertaining to the Right to…
- Kashmir
Around 20 pc posts vacant in Kashmir University, reveals RTI reply
Jammu: Nearly 20 per cent of the 2,859 sanctioned posts in the University of Kashmir were lying vacant as of February 2024, the varsity said in response to an application filed under…
- India
Indian railways washes wool blankets once or twice monthly: Report
The Indian Railways washes wool blankets in air-conditioned coaches only once or twice a month, raising concerns regarding hygiene and possible infections. In response to a Right to Information (RTI) inquiry from…
- News
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…
- News
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,…
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