-The Times of India LUCKNOW: In a major reprieve for the RTI seekers of the Allahabad High Court, they might no more have to shell out Rs 500 as the fee for information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, if the state government acts fast. The Allahabad High Court had already modified its RTI rules and the same has been sent to the government for publication in the official...

-The Times of India LUCKNOW: UP is not only slow in disposal of RTI(Right To Information) applications but also in seeking funds for strengthening the RTI infrastructure in the state. UP State Information Commission (UPSIC) has still not submitted a proposal to the centre to seek funds for taking necessary steps to strengthen the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The department of personnel and training (DoPT), GoI, in the...

-The Hindu Alarmed by reports of female foeticide, Rajasthan to adopt a new girl child policy Spurred by alarming reports of female foeticide continuing unabated across the State, the Rajasthan Government has initiated the process for adoption of a new girl child policy with emphasis on saving the female foetus as well as newborn girls. The policy will be the first of its kind anywhere in the country. Principal State Women & Chid...

-Live Mint To maintain his constant stream of RTI petitions, Agrawal says he gets ideas from day-to-day observations, news reports, government insiders, whistle-blowers and journalists. In the summer of 1985, a cloth merchant in Chandni Chowk, the crowded market in the old quarters of Delhi, received a call in response to a letter he had written to the papers asking why his favourite weekly television serial, Rajani, could not be aired daily...

Now that the SC has upheld the 25 per cent clause, Centre and states must work on implementation Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of reservation of 25 per cent of admissions at the entry-level in private unaided schools for disadvantaged sections, focus should shift to the implementation of this provision. The Right to Education Act stipulates that private unaided schools “shall be reimbursed expenditure so incurred...