Ghate begins indefinite fast for Info Commissioners
16 July 2013 17:45 IST
Rajan Ghate, a national awardee of Right to Information, started his indefinite hunger strike from today, demanding immediate appointment of chief information commissioner and state information commissioner. READ
CM worried about public sympathy for corrupt
16 July 2013 14:52 IST
Stepping up attack against Congress, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today asked BJP workers to mobilise public opinion against “corrupt” former ministers so that they don’t earn sympathy after being arrested in graft-related offences. READ
Aires dares CM to name blackmailer RTI activists
15 July 2013 21:06 IST
RTI activist Aires Rodrigues has challenged Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to reveal the names of the persons who he claims are misusing the Right to Information Act for monetary gains. READ
File FIR against extortionists using RTI: NCP
13 July 2013 14:16 IST
The Nationalist Congress Party has demanded that chief minister should file FIR against those involved in extortion of money using Right to Information Act rather than being a silent abetter to the crime. READ
Politicians jailed as Cong brought RTI: Shantaram
12 July 2013 23:30 IST
Many politicians are going to jail on corruption charges because of the Right to Information Act brought in by the Congress, claims Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik. READ
Centre to bring ordinance to amend RTI act: Cong
12 July 2013 17:01 IST
The ruling Congress party at the centre has decided to issue an ordinance to amend the Right to Information Act to exempt political parties being brought under the purview of act. READ
Centre not to challenge Pol parties under RTI
11 July 2013 15:17 IST
Government is unlikely to challenge the order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) bringing six major parties within the purview of the Right to Information Act (RTI) and instead bring an ordinance or take the ... READ
Aires alleges, CM denies exempting Vig Dept from RTI
10 July 2013 18:02 IST
The Right to Information activists seem to be on loggerheads with chief minister Manohar Parrikar as the latter has flatly denied their allegation of exempting the vigilance department from the purview of RTI Act. READ
BJP demands graft probe against Digambar & team
08 July 2013 21:21 IST
Goa unit of BJP today demanded that alleged corruption cases involving former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, and his colleagues Churchill Alemao, Vishwajit Rane and Chandrakant Kavlekar (all from Congress) should be probed. READ
Guv urged to intervene in appointing Info Commissioners
06 July 2013 12:26 IST
The Goa RTI Forum has now approached Goa governor with a plea to get State Information Commission streamlined by appointing commissioners. READ
