BCCI under RTI? Law panel may recommend
New Delhi: The Law Commission is weighing up the possibility to recommend bringing the Board of Control for Cricket in India under the ambit of Right to Information Act to allow people to seek information about the functioning of the...
Man-wild faceoff leaves 217 humans dead in 5 yrs in State
File Pic Nagpur: A faceoff between man and wild has left 217 persons dead and 2176 injured in Maharashtra in the past five years. The man-animal conflict was mainly due to ever-shrinking forests and grasslands. Mostly the roaming tigers, leopards...
Samruddhi Corridor to have 31 toll booths: RTI
Nagpur: As per the RTI, motorists will have to pay at 31 toll booths while driving on the most awaited and controversial Samruddhi Corridor. Though it is going to ease up the travelling, it will burn a hole in the...
RTI से खुलासा- मोदी सरकार ने साढ़े तीन साल के कार्यकाल में 3755 करोड़ रुपए विज्ञापनों पर खर्चे
नई दिल्ली: मोदी सरकार ने अपने कार्यकाल के साढ़े तीन वर्ष के दौरान इस वर्ष अक्टूबर तक विज्ञापनों पर लगभग 3,755 करोड़ रुपए खर्च किए हैं। आरटीआई के जरिए हासिल जानकारी से शुक्रवार को यह खुलासा हुआ है। सूचना और...
Delhi metro lost 3 lakh commuters a day after fare hike: RTI
New Delhi: After fares were made more expensive last month by between 20 and 50 percent, the Delhi Metro lost three lakh commuters a day, a Right to Information application has revealed. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had vehemently argued against...
Shocking- Maharashtra doesn’t spend a single paisa from allocated Rs10 crore for alleviating malnutrition in children
Nagpur: The Maharashtra government has not thought necessary to spend even a single paisa on removing malnourishment in underprivileged children despite it itself allocating Rs10 crore per year for 'alleviation of malnutrition in children'. An RTI has revealed that the...
SNDL and MSEDCL differ in opinions on Lab testing under RTI
Nagpur: It is really shocking that there are two different versions coming from the SNDL and MSEDCL, franchises of Power Distribution Company under the RTI. Each has different thing to tell about the Lab testing of meters. A power consumer one...
Highways or graveyards: Over 600 accidents in 9 months. 832 deaths. 1015 injured
Nagpur: It would not be an excess if one calls the highways graveyards if the number of accidents is the barometer. The figures are astonishing: Over 600 accidents. 832 deaths. 1015 injured. Period 9 months. Violation of traffic rules and...
Believe it or not! Only 7 citizens occupied their newly built houses in 5 years!!
Nagpur: Can you believe it? Believe it!! Only 7 citizens occupied their newly constructed houses in the city of Nagpur in the past five years! It simply means that Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has issued only seven occupancy certificates in...
NMC earns Rs 2.71 cr from advertisements
Nagpur: The cash-starved Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has “added peanuts” in its coffers in the form of Rs 2.71 crore earned from advertisements in the city. The earning for the NMC was till August 2017. This information was revealed in an...
NMC libraries found in total disarray for lack of staff, flawed affairs
Nagpur: If you are cherishing an idea to gain extra knowledge on any subject of your liking, do not dare to visit libraries run by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) for disappointment could be staring at your face. The libraries run...
Citizens learn no lessons from mishaps as city records 5.15 lakh traffic violations in 2016
Nagpur: The alarming number of road accidents, fatal or otherwise, notwithstanding, the citizens show no inclination to learn lessons and turn the streets safer. The Second Capital City of Nagpur recorded a whopping 5,15,370 traffic rule violations in the year...
RTI stunner: Banks report fraud of Rs 23,933 crore in 5077 cases in 2016-17
Representational Pic Nagpur: Behold! This RBI information will leave you stunned. The number of frauds in nationalised banks reported in the financial year 2016-17 stood at 5077 and the amount involved is staggering Rs 23,933.91 crore. The frauds pertained to...
Farm loan waiver not under consideration of Maha govt: RTI
Representational Pic Mumbai: No proposal for a farm loan waiver is under consideration of the Maharashtra government's Cooperative Department, an RTI query has revealed. RTI activist Anil Galgali had submitted an application to the department seeking to know if it was...
आरटीई पर मॉडर्न स्कूल का फरमान : पहली से चौथी तक मुफ्त प्रवेश, बाद में पूरी फीस
नागपुर: आरटीई यानी शिक्षा का अधिकार के तहत कमजोर तबके के बच्चों को अच्छी स्कूलों में एडमिशन के लिए नियम बनाया गया है। इस नियम के तहत निर्धन तबके के साढ़े 3 साल से लेकर 14 साल तक के बच्चे...
MPCB slaps notice to M/s Eros Motors for violating environment norms brazenly
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), acting on a complaint lodged by an RTI activist, has slapped a notice to M/s Eros Motors Pvt Ltd, a showroom and workshop of Hyundai cars, for violating environmental related norms and operating...
More youths died of AIDS in Nagpur district in 2 yrs!
Nagpur: Despite all awareness campaigns and drives against the dreaded AIDS disease, the picture remains sorry in Nagpur district. A latest statistics that came out in an RTI reply came as a big shocker. It is revealed in the reply...
2016 में 66 बलात्कार, दहेज़ के लिए 64 हत्याएं हुईं और 416 महिलाएं ज़ख़्मी की गयीं
- सूचना के अधिकार के तहत जानकारी में ग्रामीण पुलिस का खुलासा
- 45 हत्याएं, 111 अपहरण और 374 लोगों की जान हादसे में गयी
Safety at stake: City saw 943 crimes committed against elders in 5 years
Nagpur: Is safety and security at stake for senior citizens in the Second Capital City of Nagpur? If figures and facts are scanned for a period of five years the answer might be “Yes.” The city witnessed a total of 943...
RTI view: Censor Board certified 31636 films in past 2 years
Nagpur: For the curious movie buffs who want to keep a tab on the number of films released in a year, the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) or commonly called Censor Board had a gigantic task of certifying a...
631 farmers committed suicide in Nagpur district in 16 years
Representational Pic Nagpur: The Nagpur District witnessed a total of 631 farmers committing suicide for various reasons in the past 16 years i.e. from 2001 to 2016 (till September 30). Out of the 642 cases of suicides, 241 cases were...
