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Lucknow: To groom its staff and officers under the Centre's Mission Karmayogi programme for making governance more efficient, transparent and accountable, the department of social welfare is on the fast track to train them through the iGOT Karmayogi digital platform.By Sept this year, 3,900 officers, regular and contractual employees and teachers were registered on the portal. Together, they completed 21,150 online courses, totalling 15,893 hours of digital training. Among them, 2,759 employees ...Read More >
Lucknow, October 24: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's commitment to strengthening good governance through digital transformation is showing visible results. Building on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Mission Karmayogi, the Yogi government has taken major steps to equip officers and employees with digital skills, making governance more efficient, transparent, and accountable. The Social Welfare department is leading this transformation by training its officers and staff through the iGO ...Read More >
The Maharashtra government has found that at least 12,431 men were granted benefits under its flagship Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana -- the scheme for women that gives Rs 1,500 every month to those aged 21-65 from families earning less than Rs 2.5 lakh annually, according to data accessed by The Indian Express under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Responding to RTI queries from this newspaper, the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department, which runs the scheme, stated that these ...Read More >
Chennai: TN Cooperative Marketing Federation (Tanfed) will not come under the ambit of the RTI Act since it is neither substantially financed by state govt nor owned or controlled to declare it a public authority, state information commission ruled.Rejecting an appeal filed by Neiveli-based petitioner B Jothibasu, who said state govt has substantial share capital (63 lakh) in Tanfed and hence is a public authority under Sec 2(h) of RTI, the commission accepted Tanfed's arguments that state govt' ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 19, (PTI) Under the 'NIOS Project,' an average of 70 per cent of students who took the 10th grade examination have failed in the last four years -- this was revealed by the Delhi's Directorate of Education (DoE) in response to a Right to Information (RTI) application filed by PTI. The project was launched by the Delhi government to reduce the rate of students failing in the 9th and 10th grades and the number of students dropping out of school. Under this project, students who fa ...Read More >
Lucknow, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh is fast emerging as a leading state in setting up new benchmarks in administrative excellence, and the state government's Social Welfare Department is leading the drive by enhancing transparency through the digital training 'Mission Karamyogi'. Through digital learning, 'Mission Karmayogi' is emerging as a powerful catalyst for capacity building and improved governance in Uttar Pradesh. According to Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Social ...Read More >
Manmohan Singh was an eminent economist and served as Reserve Bank of India Governor from 1982 to 1985. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his 93rd birth anniversary, recalling his contributions to the nation during his years in public life. In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, "Tributes to former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji on his birth anniversary. We recall his contributions to our nation during his long years in public life." ...Read More >
Lucknow: Nearly six years after the Supreme Court's historic verdict paved the way for a Ram Temple in Ayodhya and allotted 5 acres of land in Dhannipur for a mosque, the mosque project appears to be in limbo. The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), set up to oversee the mosque and allied projects, had announced grand plans in 2020, a modern mosque, a 200-bed hospital, a museum, and a community kitchen. But hurdles over approvals have kept construction from taking off. An RTI filed by loc ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his 93rd birth anniversary, recalling his contributions to the nation during his years in public life. In a post on X, Modi wrote, "Tributes to former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji on his birth anniversary. We recall his contributions to our nation during his long years in public life." Born on September 26, 1932, Manmohan Singh was an eminent economist and served as ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his 93rd birth anniversary, recalling his contributions to the nation during his years in public life. Tributes to former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji on his birth anniversary. We recall his contributions to our nation during his long years in public life. In a post on X, Modi wrote, Tributes to former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji on his birth anniversary. We recall his ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday paid homage to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his 93rd birth anniversary, calling him a man of humility and wisdom who carried himself with "quiet dignity". In a post on social media X, Kharge called Singh a "gentle architect of India's economic transformation", stating that he let his actions speak louder than words, and his vision of economic reforms had not just opened doors for opportunity for the country but also created a thr ...Read More >
The order was delivered by State Information Commissioner Susanta Kumar Mohanty after finding that the applicant, identified as Chittaranjan Sethy of Satapuri village, had made 61 applications seeking information from Meteipur gram panchayat and the Nimapara Block office, demanding month-wise and year-wise details of income, expenditure, and development works. The panel noted that despite receiving responses and opportunities to inspect documents, Sethy continued filing repetitive applications. ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sept 14 (UNI) The Odisha State Information Commission has debarred an RTI applicant from filing fresh queries for a year, citing "repetitive and burdensome" applications that put unnecessary strain on public resources. In a ruling issued yesterday, State Information Commissioner (SIC) Susanta Kumar Mohanty said applicant Chittaranjan Sethy's conduct amounted to "abuse of the RTI process" and was a "clear indication of misuse." "No doubt the applicant being the citizen of India has ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The State Information Commission (SIC) on Saturday barred one Chittaranjan Sethy of Puri district from filing RTI applications for one year for allegedly abusing the process. Sethy, a native of Satapuri village, had filed 61 applications seeking information from Miteipur gram panchayat and Nimapara block office, demanding month-wise and year-wise details of income, expenditure and development works. The Commission observed that despite receiving responses and opportunities to insp ...Read More >
This independent body, composed of retired officials and experts, will periodically review and recommend fare revisions for KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC, and KKRTC. Till now, bus fares have been increased once in a few years. Going forward, you can expect more frequent fare revisions. Amid the controversy surrounding the steep hike in the charges of Namma Metro, the state govt has proposed the formation of a public transport fare regulatory committee. The new body will be responsible for reviewing and r ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After steeply hiking Namma Metro fares by up to 71 per cent in Feb -- making it the most expensive Metro in the country -- Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) may now make fare hikes a yearly affair. In Feb, accepting a report submitted by the fare fixation committee (FFC), BMRCL raised fares with a base price of Rs 10 and a maximum fare of Rs 90. The committee also recommended implementing an annual automatic fare revision formula to maintain financial stability. The committ ...Read More >
A 2023 incident of alleged police brutality against a Youth Congress leader has kicked up a storm in Kerala after the leader managed to procure video "evidence" under the Right to Information act. According to V S Sujith, a Youth Congress leader from Thrissur, the alleged incident occurred on April 5, 2023, at the Kunnamkulam Police Station under the Thrissur city police limits. CCTV footage of the purported incident was made public following a favourable order from the station information com ...Read More >
New Delhi: Industry leaders welcomed the recently announced GST reforms, which reduce the number of tax slabs, stating that it will make tax compliance easier while also directly benefiting consumers through lower prices. Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce Joint Secretary Navjot Alang Rubal said that the reduction of the number of slabs from four to two under the new GST structure is a highly positive step. According to Rubal, this reform will greatly benefit the middle and lower-income groups as t ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sept 5 (PTI) A group of women personalities from diverse fields, including actor-theatre activist Arundhati Nag, filmmakers Kavita Lankesh and Suman Kittur, writer-journalist Vijayamma, gender and sexuality rights activist Akkai Padmashali, have written to senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi urging her to ensure that the inquiry into a series of unsolved crimes in Dharmasthala must focus exclusively on delivering justice to women and other victims. Called "Kondavaru Yaaru? Who Killed ...Read More >
Thrissur (Kerala), Sep 5 (PTI) The Congress on Friday announced plans to launch a direct protest against five police officers accused of allegedly torturing Youth Congress leader V S Sujith while in custody at a police station in central Kerala two years ago. Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan, who visited Sujith at his residence, said the accused officers would not be allowed to wear their uniforms again. "Usually, we act within a framework in protest activities. But we ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court overturned a Central Information Commission order. The order had directed CBSE to release BJP leader Smriti Irani's Class X and XII records. The court stated her educational qualifications weren't statutory requirements for her public office. This decision came as the court allowed CBSE's petition challenging the CIC's previous directive. The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing CBSE to provide copies of the Cla ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Amid growing criticism of Narendra Modi's qualification to head the Indian government -- particularly after his May debacle and the imposition of US tariffs -- the Delhi High Court has blocked public access to his educational records, quashing a 2016 order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that had permitted inspection of his B.A. degree details from Delhi University. According to Kashmir Media Service, Justice Sachin Dutta of the Delhi High Court ruled that "something of i ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday stated that the Right to Information (RTI) Act was enacted to ensure transparency in governance, not to serve as 'fodder for sensationalism.' Justice Sachin Datta observed that even seemingly innocuous disclosures could open the 'floodgates of indiscriminate demands, motivated by idle curiosity or sensationalism, rather than any objective public interest consideration.' Delivering the verdict in a case relating to Prime Ministe ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) With the Delhi High Court quashing a CIC order related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bachelor's degree, the Congress on Monday said it is incomprehensible why the educational degree details of the PM be kept a complete secret when such details of everyone else have always been public. The high court on Monday set aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing disclosure of details related to Modi's bachelor's degree while holding it to be "personal info ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday stated that the Right to Information (RTI) Act was enacted to ensure transparency in governance, not to serve as fodder for sensationalism. Justice Sachin Datta observed that even seemingly innocuous disclosures could open the floodgates of indiscriminate demands, motivated by idle curiosity or sensationalism, rather than any objective public interest consideration. Delivering the verdict in a case relating to Prime Minister Na ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside a CIC order directing disclosure of details related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bachelor's degree while holding it to be "personal information" and ruling out any "implicit public interest" in it. Justice Sachin Datta, who reserved the verdict on the matter on February 27, was acting on Delhi University's plea challenging the CIC order. The judge said "something which is of interest to the public" was quite different from " ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday sharply criticised the Delhi Police for a controversial reference to Bengali as the "Bangladeshi language," calling it an insult to the language and its speakers. TMC shared a letter from a Delhi Police inspector requesting a translator for what was labeled "Bangladeshi language" in a statement on X. The police official also mentioned the arrest of eight individuals under suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in India. "Is ...Read More >
Mumbai: More than 1,000 citizens, including Jain spiritual leaders, undertook a protest march from Colaba Jain Mandir to Gateway of India on Sunday, to protest the ban on feeding pigeons in the city.Jain muni, Nareshchandra Ji Maharaj, also announced a fast unto death on Aug 10 in order to demand the resumption of feeding of pigeons. "Hundreds of pigeons have died of starvation in Mumbai in the past few days because the state authorities have forcibly stopped animal lovers from feeding the birds ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], August 2 (ANI): Counter-Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with alleged links to Pakistan and arrested five operatives, recovering six sophisticated pistols from their possession, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations, Punjab, those arrested have been identified as Jagroop Singh of Dhun (Tarn Taran), Nav ...Read More >
Mumbai: Following allegations that the minister of state for home, Yogesh Kadam, was running a dance bar with a licence in his mother's name, the Kadam family reportedly surrendered the orchestra licence of Savali bar in Kandivli on Friday.Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab criticised the licence surrender, stating it proves his allegations were right and that a dance bar with immoral activities was being operated by the Kadam family for years. Demanding Kadam's resignation, Parab argued that just b ...Read More >
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