High courts have failed to adhere to the Central Information Commission's directive to follow the Right to Information (RTI) Act rulebook. CIC, the final appellate authority for RTI Act, had ordered all the high courts to disclose complete information of the organisation, Employees, salaries drawn, decisions taken and budget allocated, on their websites by April 1. However, not a single high court has complied with the direction. In January, CIC Satyananda...
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'World Bank-funded road projects under lens'
-The Times of India The highways ministry has ordered a probe into alleged corrupt practices used by two private highway developers in three World Bank-funded projects - Lucknow-Muzaffarpur, Grand Trunk Road and the Third National Highway Project. Highways minister C P Joshi claimed that those found guilty would be held responsible and appropriate action will be taken against them. He said, "We have asked NHAI to investigate and submit the report. We...
More »RTI Act effective tool to improve community policing: Experts
-The Times of India In an open house organised at the Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA), the police and citizens came face to face on the issue of transparency in police stations and the need for proactive disclosures under RTI Act. This meet was jointly organised by Society for Women Action And Training Initiative (SWATI) and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on Thursday. The meet agreed that the RTI Act can become an...
More »Villagers around Sariska reserve protest relocation
-The Times of India Hundreds of the villagers living in the periphery of Sarika tiger reserve on Tuesday blocked the gates to the forest and gheraoed the Employees in protest against relocation of the villages nearby the reserve. On Wednesday, hundreds of villagers gathered for a mahapanchayat against the government order of not letting the farmers to sell off their lands since there is a ban on selling and purchasing of property...
More »Tainted babus can be tried even after retirement: Govt
-The Times of India The Centre on Wednesday said action against a corrupt government employee can be taken even after his retirement. Disciplinary proceedings instituted against central government officials can be continued even after their retirement and "if found guilty of grave misconduct, cut in pension can also be imposed under relevant Pension Rules", minister of state for personnel V Narayanasamy told Lok Sabha. In written reply to a question, the minister said...
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