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Former IB chief Rajiv Mathur takes over as new CIC

-PTI     Former IB chief Rajiv Mathur on Thursday took over as the new Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission. He was administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Mathur, 64, succeeds Sushma Singh, who demitted office on Wednesday, as the sixth chief of the transparency watchdog. His name was recommended by a three-member selection panel headed by outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.   "My priority would...

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Push for speedy victim rehab

-The Telegraph New Delhi: The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) chairperson, Wajahat Habibullah, today said he would urge the Prime Minister to ensure speedy rehabilitation of Muzaffarnagar riot victims at Monday's National Integration Council (NIC) meeting. "According to official figures, nearly 44,500 Muslims have been displaced from their villages and have taken shelter in nearby schools and mosques in Muslim-dominated villages. I will urge the Prime Minister to take up the matter...

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Damages for framed Muslim youth on table -Imran Ahmed Siddiqui

-The Telegraph The Centre is considering a proposal to financially compensate Muslims acquitted in terror cases, a move that could attract accusations of "minority appeasement" in the lead-up to next year's general election. Many Muslim youths have been acquitted of terror charges in the past few years, with the courts in several instances rapping the police for framing them. "These youths' lives are in a shambles because of the terrorist tag. It's the...

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Government ordered to disclose spend on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's treatment

-PTI New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has directed the Health Ministry to make public expenses incurred on the treatment of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee within 15 days. While hearing a petition of an Right to Information (RTI) applicant who sought details of funds spent on treatment of the 88-year-old ailing BJP leader, Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra said the cost incurred on the medical treatment of the former Prime...

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Activists slam political parties for anti-RTI stand -Himanshi Dhawan

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Civil society members and RTI activists sharply criticized political parties for their reluctance to accept the Central Information Commission (CIC) order bringing them under the RTI Act. In a reflection of their cautious stance, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) - the main applicant who had sought information on donors to political parties - filed a caveat on Tuesday with the court to prevent any...

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