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Dulal Bora, a prominent RTI activist, was arrested by Delhi police on Wednesday for allegedly exploiting the Right to Information (RTI) Act for personal gain. His arrest followed a period of evasion after reports of his misconduct surfaced. Bora was apprehended at a private hospital in Delhi, where he had sought treatment, claiming to be […]
Following allegations raised by the Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) regarding potential discrepancies in recent information provided in response to an RTI query, the Meghalaya government has taken decisive action. The query, directed to the Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) and Urban Affairs department, unveiled that out of 342 families in the Harijan Colony at Them Iew […]
Guwahati: In a significant move, the Chief Minister’s Special Vigilance Cell on Wednesday summoned an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader in Assam in connection with the Rs. 105 crore-State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) scam.Bidyut Kalita leader of AAP who is a resident of Mirza is allegedly connected to the SCERT scandal.It has […]
Guwahati: Sewali Devi Sharma, the main suspect in the SCERT fraud, which included 105 crores, claimed during questioning that various Right to Information (RTI) personnel and journalists had blackmailed her. According to reports, Sharma said that the journalists and employees she identified had harassed and extorted more than Rs 2 crore from her. The Special […]
Guwahati: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA Karim Uddin Barbhuiya has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn the Gauhati High Court’s decision in a case brought against him for allegedly falsifying documents pertaining to his educational background in order to win the Assam Assembly Elections in 2021. The petition will be heard by the […]
Guwahati: A sum of Rs 1.1 crore from a corpus that was intended for tiger conservation was squandered for food, tents, carpets, and souvenirs during former President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to Assam’s Kaziranga National Park in February 2022. Assam-based RTI activist Rohit Choudhury submitted an RTI. The misuse of the funds was then made public. […]