Info Commission clashes with Transport Dept over red beacon cars
11 February 2016 21:44 IST
Goa’s information commission is on loggerheads with the state transport authorities on the issue of the Chief Information Commission using a red beacon car. READ
CIC and SICs administered oath, Info Com may now function
01 January 2016 18:23 IST
The Chief Information Commissioner and two State Information Commissioners were formally appointed today by administering them oath of affirmation. READ
Govt finally appoints a CIC and two SICs
12 December 2015 21:22 IST
Almost after a gap of one year, the Information Commission would probably be activated with the state government finally appointing a Chief Information Commissioner and two State Information Commissioners. READ
Posting 'offensive' content on website not an offence: SC's historic verdict
24 March 2015 19:41 IST
In a landmark judgement upholding freedom of expression, the Supreme Court today struck down a provision in the cyber law which provides power to arrest a person for posting allegedly “offensive” content on websites. READ
Pvt schools come under RTI, rules CIC
04 June 2014 21:27 IST
In a significant decision, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that provisions of the Right to Information (RTI) Act also apply on private schools, which are governed by a law such as the Delhi ... READ
CIC Mehndle upset over Govt laxity towards RTI
26 May 2014 22:54 IST
Goa administration does not seem to be sensitive to the Right to Information Act (RTI), feels Goa Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Leena Mehendale. READ
RTI activists making governance difficult: Parrikar
30 January 2014 14:19 IST
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday lamented that Right to Information activists are making the governance difficult by leaking out half-baked information. READ
Penalise HoDs for not providing suo moto Info: Coutinho
24 January 2014 22:01 IST
Adv Cleofato Almeida Coutinho, a constitutional lawyer, has suggested that heads of the government departments be penalized for not providing suo moto information to the people, under Right to Information Act. READ
Govt info is sometimes bunch of lies: Gadgil
24 January 2014 21:13 IST
Padmabhushan Dr Madhav Gadgil has charged the government authorities of telling bunch of lies by supplying either false information or no information when asked under Right to Information Act. READ
RTI not sufficient to clear the rot: Mehendle
23 January 2014 19:58 IST
Right to Information is not sufficient to clear the rot saturated in the government administration, feels Goa’s chief information commissioner Leena Mehendle, while appealing to the people to use the RTI tool effectively. READ
