-The Times of India The Jankari project of Bihar, which allows citizens to file RTI petitions by simply making a call, may be introduced in the state, Chief Information Commissioner Jannat Hussain said on Sunday. Talking to the media at the screening of the firstTelugu documentary on RTI, 'Meru Kolupu,' Hussain said that the model would help even illiterate citizens use RTI. The commission is exploring the possibility of introducing the model...
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RTI has become meaningless in the state, Macha Leima claims
-Imphal Free Press Macha Leima has charged that the RTI act has become meaningless and the state government has failed to implement the flagship programs of the centre in totality in the state. A press release by T Demona, coordinator of Macha Leima has stated that the act has been pivotal in bringing transparency in the workings of the government. Yet, the commission has remained defunct as the Chief Information Commissioner...
More »Huda changes RTI authority, activists oppose by Deevakar Anand
-The Hindustan Times The Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) has relieved the local administrators of being the first authority for handling queries under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and shifted the responsibility on the estate officers (EOs), a move which has been opposed by RTI activists. The activists allege that the step has been taken with the "mala fide" intention of creating confusion and dissuading people from following up on...
More »Karnataka: malnutrition deaths despite high growth
Karnataka, India’s IT success story and its most preferred destination for foreign investment, boasts of the country’s highest per capita income. Its economic indicators are nothing short of superlative and yet the South Indian State accounts for thousands of child deaths due to malnutrition. A recent report shows that despite high SGDP growth and heightened economic activity, Karnataka fares poorly in hunger index and child malnutrition. A recent report by news...
More »Anti-corruption campaigners in India risk their lives by Rupa Jha
Bhukan Singh is a small, shy figure, with a nervous smile - he does not look like a hero. But standing in a field near his home, he recalls the day last March when his fight for transparency and justice in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand nearly resulted in his death. "In today's India speaking the truth is not easy," Mr Singh, 44, says wistfully, remembering how, on that March day...
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