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Sebi refuses to disclose instances Madhabi Buch recused on conflict of interest

Sebi says such instances were not "readily" available and collating them would "disproportionately divert" its resources

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch speaks during the Annual Capital Markets Conference 2024, in Mumbai, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024.(Shashank Parade/PTI)

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Updated on Sep 21, 2024 03:00 PM IST

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Bahraich Dargah: U.P. info chief asks Waqf Board CEO how it is out of RTI purview

UP Information Commissioner questions why the Dargah Sayed Salar Masood Ghazi is exempt from RTI if the Sunni Waqf Board claims control. Response due by Sept 26.

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Updated on Sep 08, 2024 07:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Former corporator hits RTI activist with sandal over women’s hostel tender

Former BJP corporator Rajashree Kale hit RTI activist Paresh Gurav with her sandal at PMC headquarters over argument on tender floated for women hostel

Former BJP corporator Rajashree Kale (in pic) hit RTI activist Paresh Gurav with her sandal at PMC headquarters over argument on tender floated for women hostel. (SOURCED)

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Updated on Aug 23, 2024 08:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Only 23 pubs in Pune city are authorised: RTI reveals

Shaikh had filed the RTI in the backdrop of the Kalyaninagar Porsche accident which left two IT professionals dead on May 19 after their two-wheeler was hit by a speeding luxury car driven by a juvenile who allegedly consumed alcohol at two of the prominent clubs in the city

On May 22, the PMC administration came down hard on unauthorised pubs, bars, and rooftop hotels in the city. The PMC’s building permission department demolished 54 such establishments, demolishing 54,300 square feet of construction. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on Jun 26, 2024 07:58 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

38% IITians yet to be placed this year, IITs reach out to alumni network: Report

IITs reportedly reached out to its alumni, urging them to assist in placing the current batch or recommending graduates to companies seeking to hire engineers.

A challenge remains as the placement session for the academic year 2023-24 at IIT-Delhi nears its conclusion. (File Photo)

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Updated on May 23, 2024 11:16 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

23 illegal medical facilities operate in Govandi-Mankhurd slums

Getting registered is a struggle for these units due to the restrictions imposed by the BMC’s building proposals department

Mumbai, India - April 3, 2024: Apex Hospital, Illegal Nursing Home at Mankhurd Ghatkopar Link Road, Mankhurd in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Apr 04, 2024 09:17 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

Sticky seats: In Chandigarh, 12 doctors on deputation for more than 20 years

Several doctors from Punjab have been working in Chandigarh for even larger periods, some even for around 30 years, as per Right to Information data obtained by a city resident

Chandigarh administration officials maintain that the terms and conditions for government employees on deputation with the administration are still unclear, while UT’s deputation policy, capping deputation tenure at seven years, is also pending with the Union ministry of home affairs. (Getty image)

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Updated on Apr 03, 2024 09:34 AM IST

ByRobert Abraham, Chandigarh

Punjab govt spent ₹5.78cr on publicity last year: RTI

Data obtained through the RTI reveals that from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023, the Ludhiana district incurred expenses of about ₹1.33 crore on hoardings and promotions

A hoarding of chief minister Bhagwant Mann at the Jagraon bridge in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2024 05:24 AM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

Gokhale bridge work delayed by 6 months, contractor liable for ₹5.08 crore fine: RTI

BMC delays Gokhale bridge refurbishing by 6 months, faces ₹5.08 crore fine. Partial opening by month-end, full completion by December 31.

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Updated on Feb 23, 2024 06:54 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

‘Yeh hai Aam Aadmi’: BJP jabs Kejriwal on RTI over work at Delhi CM's house

Responding to the application, the RTI stated, “Total expenditure incurred during the period from 2015 to 2022 is Rs. 295635074/- for Civil works only.”

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (PTI)

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Published on Jan 09, 2024 04:23 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Noida imposed ₹13.23 crore fines on polluters in past six years, reveals RTI reply

The Noida authority collected ₹5.8 crore of the ₹9.6 crore imposed in the four years till 2021. But the authority has not informed the applicant just how much amount the authority has recovered against the ₹13.23 crore penalty imposed in the past six years

Gupta’s another RTI application filed in November 2021, the Noida authority said they imposed penalties worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>9.6 crore in the four years till 2021. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Dec 15, 2023 05:06 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Delhi HC directs UIDAI to give copy of grievance redressal contract under RTI

The Delhi high court ruled that the entire contract, except the non-disclosure agreements and the details of the individuals covered under the agreement, can be made public

The high court said that t is necessary that there is a complete transparency regarding the way these contracts are awarded. (Representative Image)

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Published on Oct 07, 2023 05:41 PM IST

ByAditi Agrawal

'Why you banned BBC documentary': TMC leader's RTI amid The Kerala Story row

Gokhale said that while Modi government was promoting 'The Kerala Story', why were they “massively insecure” about people watching the BBC documentary.

Trinamool Congress national spokesperson Saket Gokhale (File)

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Published on May 23, 2023 10:29 AM IST

BySanskriti Falor

Marked fall in aspirants for SSC’s CGL exam this year

Possible number of posts is believed to remain as low as 7,500 or so. This is believed to be the prime reason for the fall in the numbers of applicants

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Updated on May 18, 2023 06:36 PM IST

ByK Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj

80,000 second RTI appeals; 6,390 Maha RERA appeals pending before government

As per the information available from the State Information Commission website last week, over 80,000 second RTI appeals were pending before the commission

The Maha RERA website had listed 6,390 appeals as pending whereas the website providing information on RTI applications and their current status had become dysfunctional (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on May 08, 2023 12:30 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Karnataka assembly sat for only 25 days per year on average: ADR report

According to the report, out of the 214 bills tabled in the 15th Karnataka Assembly, 202 were passed and over 25,000 questions were asked during the sessions

Karnataka Legislative Assembly (File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 27, 2023 04:04 PM IST

BySaptarshi Das

Haryana excise dept to crack down on liquor licence menace

Haryana's excise department is considering a crackdown on clubs, pubs, restaurants and other establishments operating without a liquor licence. Officials have identified around 20 facilities in Gurugram's Sector 29, Golf Course Extension Road and Golf Course Road that are operating without a licence for extended hours. To obtain a liquor licence, an establishment owner must apply for L4 and L5 licences. If the owner plans to keep the pub or bar open until 2am, an annual fee of INR20 lakh ($27,000) is required. For those that want to stay open until 8am, an additional INR18 lakh is required.

Gurugram, India-April 18, 2023: Gurugram police raided a The Big Tree Cafe at Golf Course road for allegedly serving liquor illegally to the customers without the appropriate license and arrested the two worker, in Gurugram, India, on Tuesday, 28 April 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)(Pic to go with Leena Dhankar's story)

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Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:34 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

Gurugram club raided for illegally serving hookah and liquor

Investigators said that club managers Vikram Malik, Himanshu Kumar and cashier Nagendra Kumar were made to join investigation in the case as they were found that illegal services to the customers were carried out on their instructions

Gurugram police raided the club in Sector 29 in the wee hours of Sunday and arrested three employees. (Parveen Kumar/ HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2023 12:13 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

SC grants bail to TMC leader Saket Gokhale in misappropriation of funds case

Gokhale was arrested by the Gujarat police on December 29 from Delhi and had approached the top court against the rejection of his bail by the Gujarat high court in February

The case pertains to the alleged misuse of money he had collected through crowdfunding during the Covid pandemic. (File image)

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Updated on Apr 17, 2023 04:48 PM IST

ByAbraham Thomas

Twin suicides at Mantralaya trigger crowd-thinning measures

On an average, 15,000 visitors come to Matralaya on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays because the cabinet is held on Tuesdays and all ministers are present there in the first half of the week. For the rest of the week, the number of visitors thins down to about 10,000 per day, say state secretariat officials.

Mumbai, India - March 16, 2020: Visitors waiting outside Mantralaya after they were denied entry due to Coronavirus Preventive measure, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, March 16, 2020. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT) (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 11, 2023 01:15 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik, Faisal Malik

400 KV substation lying idle at Hinjewadi IT Park for 7 years

MahaTransco, a sister concern of MSEDCL, has been found to have wasted consumer money by not utilising a 400 kilovolt substation that was installed seven years ago at Hinjewadi IT Park. A Right to Information (RTI) query by city-based civic activist Vivek Velankar has found that the said substation has not been used ever since.

The sub-station was constructed at Hinjewadi IT Park in 2016 by MahaTransco to provide uninterrupted electricity supply. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Updated on Apr 10, 2023 11:45 PM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

IIT-B students voice against paying for opting out of mess food

As per an RTI based on three dormitories which were submitted by a student group at IIT-B, approximately 60% who pay for the mess service avoid eating there. IIT-B charges every student ₹1,260 per month to opt out of the service, which comes to ₹7,560 every semester.

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Updated on Apr 07, 2023 12:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Assam yet to reply on anomalies in rhino count

Assam government is yet to respond to a request from the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change to submit a report on alleged anomalies in the last rhino census undertaken in the state?s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. An RTI and wildlife activist had questioned the census process and official numbers.

india news

Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:10 AM IST

ByUtpal Parashar, Guwahati

Assam yet to reply to Centre on alleged anomaly in Kaziranga rhino census

The request for status reports on the exact number of rhinos in KNPTR, the world’s largest habitat for one-horn rhinos, came following a submission made by RTI and wildlife activist Rohit Choudhury

The RTI reply revealed that no independent or media observers were present during the sample survey. (HT file image)

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Updated on Apr 05, 2023 02:38 PM IST

ByUtpal Parashar

New tech boosting recovery of stolen phones

As per an RTI, in 2019, out of 43,397 mobile handsets that were reported stolen or lost in the city, only 2,088 phones were recovered. In 2020, 39,819 phones were reported missing or stolen, out of which, 1,916 were recovered. Similarly, in 2021, out of 51,030 missing phones, only 3,230 was recovered.

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Updated on Apr 03, 2023 12:47 AM IST

ByVinay Dalvi

PM Modi’s degree order set aside, Kejriwal fined

The Gujarat high court on Friday set aside a 2016 order of the central information commissioner (CIC) asking Gujarat University to provide information about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degrees to AAP leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

india news

Updated on Mar 31, 2023 11:30 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ahmedabad

Gujarat HC sets aside order for providing info on PM Modi’s degrees to Kejriwal

Justice Biren Vaishnav allowed the Gujarat University’s appeal against the CIC’s order and also imposed a cost of ₹25,000 on Kejriwal

india news

Updated on Mar 31, 2023 06:12 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Only 23 of 105 parties can get, encash electoral bonds: RTI response

In response to an RTI application filed by Commodore Lokesh Batra (retd), State Bank of India said that only 23 political parties have opened a special current account made for redeeming and enchasing electoral bonds as of March this year.

SBI is the sole authorised bank by the government to sell and redeem electoral bonds.

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Updated on Apr 21, 2022 12:40 AM IST

ByDeeksha Bhardwaj, New Delhi

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Sebi says such instances were not "readily" available and collating them would "disproportionately divert" its resources

UP Information Commissioner questions why the Dargah Sayed Salar Masood Ghazi is exempt from RTI if the Sunni Waqf Board claims control. Response due by Sept 26.

Former BJP corporator Rajashree Kale hit RTI activist Paresh Gurav with her sandal at PMC headquarters over argument on tender floated for women hostel

Shaikh had filed the RTI in the backdrop of the Kalyaninagar Porsche accident which left two IT professionals dead on May 19 after their two-wheeler was hit by a speeding luxury car driven by a juvenile who allegedly consumed alcohol at two of the prominent clubs in the city

IITs reportedly reached out to its alumni, urging them to assist in placing the current batch or recommending graduates to companies seeking to hire engineers.

Getting registered is a struggle for these units due to the restrictions imposed by the BMC’s building proposals department

Several doctors from Punjab have been working in Chandigarh for even larger periods, some even for around 30 years, as per Right to Information data obtained by a city resident

Data obtained through the RTI reveals that from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023, the Ludhiana district incurred expenses of about ₹1.33 crore on hoardings and promotions

BMC delays Gokhale bridge refurbishing by 6 months, faces ₹5.08 crore fine. Partial opening by month-end, full completion by December 31.

Responding to the application, the RTI stated, “Total expenditure incurred during the period from 2015 to 2022 is Rs. 295635074/- for Civil works only.”

The Noida authority collected ₹5.8 crore of the ₹9.6 crore imposed in the four years till 2021. But the authority has not informed the applicant just how much amount the authority has recovered against the ₹13.23 crore penalty imposed in the past six years

The Delhi high court ruled that the entire contract, except the non-disclosure agreements and the details of the individuals covered under the agreement, can be made public

Gokhale said that while Modi government was promoting 'The Kerala Story', why were they “massively insecure” about people watching the BBC documentary.

Possible number of posts is believed to remain as low as 7,500 or so. This is believed to be the prime reason for the fall in the numbers of applicants

As per the information available from the State Information Commission website last week, over 80,000 second RTI appeals were pending before the commission

According to the report, out of the 214 bills tabled in the 15th Karnataka Assembly, 202 were passed and over 25,000 questions were asked during the sessions

Investigators said that club managers Vikram Malik, Himanshu Kumar and cashier Nagendra Kumar were made to join investigation in the case as they were found that illegal services to the customers were carried out on their instructions

Gokhale was arrested by the Gujarat police on December 29 from Delhi and had approached the top court against the rejection of his bail by the Gujarat high court in February

As per an RTI based on three dormitories which were submitted by a student group at IIT-B, approximately 60% who pay for the mess service avoid eating there. IIT-B charges every student ₹1,260 per month to opt out of the service, which comes to ₹7,560 every semester.

The request for status reports on the exact number of rhinos in KNPTR, the world’s largest habitat for one-horn rhinos, came following a submission made by RTI and wildlife activist Rohit Choudhury

The Gujarat high court on Friday set aside a 2016 order of the central information commissioner (CIC) asking Gujarat University to provide information about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degrees to AAP leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Justice Biren Vaishnav allowed the Gujarat University’s appeal against the CIC’s order and also imposed a cost of ₹25,000 on Kejriwal

In response to an RTI application filed by Commodore Lokesh Batra (retd), State Bank of India said that only 23 political parties have opened a special current account made for redeeming and enchasing electoral bonds as of March this year.

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