DD Director treats RTI applications with contempt – Early Times – 31 Aug. 2010

August 29th, 2011 12:56 PM | by editor | News.  
DD Director treats RTI applications with contempt – Early Times – 31 Aug. 2010
SRINAGAR, Aug 30: Director of Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) Srinagar, Dr Rafeeq Masoodi, has introduced an imaginative mechanism to subvert the process of seeking information under Right To Information (RTI) Act. None of the applicants till date has been provided any information whenever anybody made an attempt to know how DDK Srinagar ...

Central RTI: NAC to oppose DoPT’s proposed RTI rule change – The Telegraph – 14 Dec. 2010

December 14th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
Central RTI: NAC to oppose DoPT’s proposed RTI rule change – The Telegraph – 14 Dec. 2010
New Delhi, Dec. 14: The National Advisory Council is set to oppose the Centre’s proposal to dilute the Right to Information Act through a new set of rules. A meeting of the panel’s working group on transparency, accountability and governance — headed by RTI activist Aruna Roy — objected to the ...

Breaking: Satyananda Mishra is (Central) Info panel chief – Indian Express report – 14 Dec. 2010

December 14th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
Breaking: Satyananda Mishra is (Central) Info panel chief – Indian Express report – 14 Dec. 2010
Note 1: The second proviso of Section 13(2) of the Central RTI Act 2005 does not allow an Information Commissioner who has been promoted to being the Chief Information Commissioner to serve beyond 5 years in aggregate. Mr. Mishra was originally sworn in as an Information Commissioner in September 2008, meaning ...

Commentary on the current state of the Central RTI across India – N. Bhaskara Rao – The Hindu – 24 Sept. 2010

October 25th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | Uncategorized.  
Commentary on the current state of the Central RTI across India – N. Bhaskara Rao – The Hindu – 24 Sept. 2010
Five years after the enactment of the Right to Information Act, awareness of the law, its provisions and potential appears to be very low. Marking the completion of five years, in September 2010, of the enactment of the Right to Information Act, the Central Information Commission (CIC) held the fifth annual ...

RTI Activists meet Sushma convey civil society concerns over CIC – Rising Kashmir, Early Times – 9 Oct. 2010

October 9th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
RTI Activists meet Sushma convey civil society concerns over CIC – Rising Kashmir, Early Times – 9 Oct. 2010
New Delhi, Oct 08: A delegation of RTI activists met with the leader of the opposition, Sushma Swaraj to discuss the selection process for the Central Information Commission and related matters such as the Draft Whistleblower Bill on Thursday. Delegation described how opaque selection processes led to the selection of weak ...

“Govt to go ahead with CIC, ICs appointment” – Sanjeev Pargal – Excelsior – 8 Oct. 2010

October 8th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | Uncategorized.  
“Govt to go ahead with CIC, ICs appointment” – Sanjeev Pargal – Excelsior – 8 Oct. 2010
JAMMU, Oct 8: The State Government has decided to go ahead with the selection of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (ICs) if Leader of Opposition Mehbooba Mufti didn’t attend one more meeting for making the appointments, pending for past quite some time, which is likely to be convened ...

Photos from the NCPRI meeting on the Whistleblower Protection Bill in Delhi – 19 Sept. 2010

September 23rd, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | Uncategorized.  
Photos from the NCPRI meeting on the Whistleblower Protection Bill in Delhi – 19 Sept. 2010
Here are some photos from the NCPRI meeting on the Whistleblower Protection Bill, held on Sunday 19 Sept. 2010 at the Gandhi Memorial Museum.  Dr. Muzaffar Bhat & Dr. Preetaish Kaul attended the meeting on behalf of J&K RTI Movement.  Already, there have been 3 attacks on RTI activists & ...

RTI plea in Kashmir gets BSF talking – Syed Basharat – Civil Society – Aug. 2010

August 18th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
RTI plea in Kashmir gets BSF talking – Syed Basharat – Civil Society – Aug. 2010
Srinagar:For the first time, the Right to Information (RTI) law has been used to look for a man who was taken away by security forces and never came back home. On 13 December, 1990, Mohammad Ashraf Yatoo, a government employee was picked up along with four people by a party of ...

RTI martyrs: Eight killed this year alone – Nagendar Sharma – Hindustan Times – 21 July 2010

July 21st, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
RTI martyrs: Eight killed this year alone – Nagendar Sharma – Hindustan Times – 21 July 2010
On July 20, Right to Information (RTI) activist Amit Jethwa (33) was shot dead outside the Gujarat High Court in Ahmedabad. He had been an active crusader against illegal mining in the Gir forest. His family has alleged that BJP MP Dinu Solanki is behind the murder. Jethwa’s murder is just ...

Former DG of BSF supports HR violation RTI disclosure – PTI & Governance Now – 7 July 2010

July 7th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
Former DG of BSF supports HR violation RTI disclosure – PTI & Governance Now – 7 July 2010
E.N. Rammohan, retired director general, Border Security Force(BSF), believes that the recent central information commission order directing the BSF to disclose information about a man who went missing from police custody, will only make para- military forces accountable. Rammohan headed the one- man enquiry committee which probed the killing of 76 ...

Jammu District RTI programme: Date change to Wed., 7 July

July 7th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
Jammu District RTI programme: Date change to Wed., 7 July
Dear All: The date for the previously-mentioned Jammu District RTI programme has been moved to Wednesday 7 July. The programme will be primarily hosted by the DC Manoj Dwivedi (IAS) in collaboration with us and other members of civil society.  The Chief Guest will be Chief Information Commissioner of India Shri Wajahat ...

Disclose info on missing Kashmiris: CIC tells BSF – Rising Kashmir – 4 July 2010

July 4th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
Disclose info on missing Kashmiris: CIC tells BSF – Rising Kashmir – 4 July 2010
New Delhi, July 04: The Central Information Commission Sunday directed the paramilitary BSF to provide all information about a youth who went missing from Kashmir in 1990, while deciding on the first RTI application about missing youths from the valley. BSF is exempted from disclosing information under the transparency law but ...

CIC Asks BSF to Disclose Info of Missing Kashmiri Youth – PTI (in Outlook) – 4 Jul 2010

July 4th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
CIC Asks BSF to Disclose Info of Missing Kashmiri Youth – PTI (in Outlook) – 4 Jul 2010
The Border Security Force has been directed to disclose information under the Right to Information Act about a youth who went missing from Kashmir 20 years ago. The decision is first of its kind as paramilitary forces, including BSF, are kept outside the ambit of RTI Act except for disclosing information ...

CIC asks BSF to disclose info of missing Kashmiri youth

July 4th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
CIC asks BSF to disclose info of missing Kashmiri youth
The Border Security Force has been directed to disclose information under the Right to Information Act about a youth who went missing from Kashmir 20 years ago. The decision is first of its kind as paramilitary forces, including BSF, are kept outside the ambit of RTI Act except for disclosing ...

CIC asks BSF to disclose info of missing Kashmiri youth – PTI (in DNA) – 4 July 2010

July 4th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
CIC asks BSF to disclose info of missing Kashmiri youth – PTI (in DNA) – 4 July 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010 17:49 The Border Security Force has been directed to disclose information under the Right to Information Act about a youth who went missing from Kashmir 20 years ago. The decision is first of its kind as paramilitary forces, including BSF, are kept outside the ambit of RTI Act ...

First complaint about HR abuse heard by CIC – Syed Basharat – Kashmir Times – 3 July 2010

July 3rd, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
First complaint about HR abuse heard by CIC – Syed Basharat – Kashmir Times – 3 July 2010
SRINAGAR, July 2: As the Central Information Commission (CIC) Delhi, today heard the first complaint, filed under Right To Information (RTI) in an alleged custodial disappearance case from Budgam district, the action taken on the compliant, is seen as a ray of hope for thousands of families in Kashmir, who ...

Meet the family of BSF custodial disappearance case who filed RTI application – by JKRTIM – 3 July 2010

July 3rd, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
Meet the family of BSF custodial disappearance case who filed RTI application – by JKRTIM – 3 July 2010
These are photos of the family of disappeared Food Supplies employee Mohammed Ashraf Yatoo of Badipora Chadoora in Budgam district. who filed the RTI application mentioned in the news and our previous blog posts. Photos were taken this afternoon by Muzaffar. Above, from Left to Right:  (1) Daughter: Bilquees Studying in Kashmir ...

Disclose info of missing Kashmiris: CIC to BSF (re: RTI app from JKRTIM) – PTI – 3 July 2010

July 3rd, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
Disclose info of missing Kashmiris: CIC to BSF (re: RTI app from JKRTIM) – PTI – 3 July 2010
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission today directed the BSF to provide all information about a youth who went missing from Kashmir in 1990, while deciding on the first RTI application about missing youths from the valley. Border Security Force is exempted from disclosing information under the transparency law but Chief ...

CIC summons BSF top brass (re: RTI application filed by JKRTIM on 1990 disappearance) – Muddasir Ali – Greater Kashmir – 3 July 2010

July 3rd, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
CIC summons BSF top brass (re: RTI application filed by JKRTIM on 1990 disappearance) – Muddasir Ali – Greater Kashmir – 3 July 2010
Srinagar, July 2: In a first decision of its kind regarding alleged custodial disappearance of a Kashmiri, the Central Information Commissioner, Wajahat Habibullah, on Friday summoned top brass of BSF to his New Delhi office and asked them to provide information regarding the missing person. The CIC had summoned DIG Personnel, ...

RTI Awareness & Discussion Programme with Jammu District officials 1st July – 14 June 2010

June 14th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
RTI Awareness & Discussion Programme with Jammu District officials 1st July – 14 June 2010
An RTI awareness and discussion programme will be held for Jammu District officials on 1 July.   The programme is being jointly organised by the Jammu Deputy Commissioner’s office (under Manoj Dwivedi, IAS) and us (through Raman Sharma and colleagues) with input from IMPA. Shri Wajahat Habibullah will be the chief guest ...

“RTI in J&K: Much Ado About Nothing” – Sant Kumar Sharma – JK Newspoint – 12 June 2010

June 12th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
“RTI in J&K: Much Ado About Nothing” – Sant Kumar Sharma – JK Newspoint – 12 June 2010
Notwithstanding the passage of Right of Information (RTI) Act in 2009, the implementation of the RTI on ground has remained a non-starter in Jammu and Kashmir. When the Act was passed, the drumbeaters of the government raised a din praising the Act as a significant piece of legislation. They even claimed ...

J&K HC hauls govt for not forming IC – Governance Now – 7 June 2010

June 7th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
J&K HC hauls govt for not forming IC – Governance Now – 7 June 2010
Jammu and Kashmir high court on Friday issued notice to the chief secretary asking him about the steps taken to constitute the state information commission under the right to information act 2009. The court was acting on a petition filed by Lalit Kumar. Justice Sunil Hali has asked the chief secretary ...

State Info. Commission: Headless for 439 days, 110 days since Wajahat Habibullah withdrew – 2 June 2010

June 2nd, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
State Info. Commission: Headless for 439 days, 110 days since Wajahat Habibullah withdrew – 2 June 2010
The J&K RTI Act 2009 was gazetted on 20 March 2009.  Wajahat Habibullah informed the Gov’t of J&K that he could not become the J&K Chief Info. Commissioner on 12 Feb. 2010, and it became public knowledge by 14 Feb. The J&K State Information Commission has been headless for 439 days  ...

J&K Bank tells Pensioners: the Bank “does not come under purview of RTI” – 2 June 2010

June 2nd, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
J&K Bank tells Pensioners: the Bank “does not come under purview of RTI” – 2 June 2010
The J&K Pensioner’s Welfare Association filed an RTI application with J&K Bank in April seeking the details of appointments made in the past 3 years.  Two days back, the Association received a response from the Executive Manager Law, vide letter No. CLD-JK-2010/377 dated 25/5/2010 which reads (in part): “J&K Bank is ...

CIC decides to approach SC as members threaten to stop work

May 27th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
CIC decides to approach SC as members threaten to stop work
New Delhi, Delhi, May 26, 2010 — India’s FoI watchdog the Central Information Commission “CIC” has decided to approach the Indian Supreme Court next week against a recent order of the Delhi High Court which has caused at least 3 of its members to inform the Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat ...

Tall Claims of Government on RTI – by R.S. Pathania – 26 May 2010

May 26th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
Tall Claims of Government on RTI – by R.S. Pathania – 26 May 2010
The Prince Charming of J & K has confessed as to much needs to be done in the implementation of ‘right of information’ in J & K. The cryptic comment reminds me of a quote of a political scientist, ‘Less you intend to do a thing in politics, the more ...

“IAYes!” – Four Kashmiris crack the civil services entrance, raising hope for the youth in the Valley – 23 May 2010

May 19th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
“IAYes!” – Four Kashmiris crack the civil services entrance, raising hope for the youth in the Valley – 23 May 2010
It is good to see Kashmir in the news for good reasons. Even better, the good news has caught the imagination of Kashmiris in the valley, from street vendors to the separatist circuits. Thanks to Dr Shah Faesal, who became the first Kashmiri to top the IAS entrance. Hailing from Sheikh Nar, ...

CM: Need to strengthen RTI Act implementation – The Tribune – 15 May 2010

May 15th, 2010 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
CM: Need to strengthen RTI Act implementation – The Tribune – 15 May 2010
Omar Abdullah Srinagar, May 14 Chief Minister Omar Abdullah says that though he is satisfied with his government’s one-and-a-half year tenure,he feels the one area that needs improvement is the implementation of the Right to Information Act in the state. He told The Tribune a lot needed to be done to make ...

‘RTI vital tool for governance’ – Habibullah at Pulwama RTI programme – Greater Kashmir – 24 April 2010

April 25th, 2010 02:33 PM | by editor | News.  
‘RTI vital tool for governance’ – Habibullah at Pulwama RTI programme – Greater Kashmir – 24 April 2010
‘RTI vital tool for governance’ GK NEWS NETWORK Srinagar, Apr 24: The Chief Information Commissioner, Wajahat Habibullah, Saturday said Right to Information Act had enabled people to participate in the process of governance. This, he said, was vital and in accordance with the democratic ideals. “The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir should ensure computerization ...

Article on RTI programme for Budgam District officials – by Mudassir Ali – Greater Kashmir – 23 April 2010

April 23rd, 2010 10:08 AM | by editor | News.  
Article on RTI programme for Budgam District officials – by Mudassir Ali – Greater Kashmir – 23 April 2010
Below is are excerpts from an article from page one of the 23 April 2010 edition of Greater Kashmir by Mudassir Ali.   Mr. Wajahat Habibullah attended an RTI program for the Budgam District administration today (22 April), and the article partly address Mr. Habibullah’s comments on Kashmir and partly ...

Status of RTI in J&K – by Muzaffar Bhat – The Daily Excelsior – 21 Feb. 2010

February 21st, 2010 12:22 PM | by editor | News.  
Status of RTI in J&K – by Muzaffar Bhat – The Daily Excelsior – 21 Feb. 2010
Status of RTI in J&K By Muzaffar Bhat On Sunday evening-almost 11 months since the J&K RTI Act 2009 was gazetted-the people of J&K learned that ex-IAS officer Wajahat Habibullah would not be coming to Jammu & Kashmir to become the State’s first Chief Information Commissioner. Wajahat is presently the first Chief Information ...

CIC issue taken up with Centre – GK – 28 Jan. 2010

January 29th, 2010 09:54 AM | by editor | News.  
CIC issue taken up with Centre – GK – 28 Jan. 2010
The following is appearing in tomorrow’s (29 Jan.) edition of GK.  It is excellent that this matter is being taken up.  We have raised issue of the suspended state of SIC many times in past few months with Chief Minister, including asking him to ask Centre to expedite the process. ‘CIC ...

Re: J&K Bank pretending to be exempt from RTI: commentary of journalist Ahmed Ali Fayyaz (Early Times & TakeOne)

January 13th, 2010 10:52 AM | by editor | News.  
Re: J&K Bank pretending to be exempt from RTI: commentary of journalist Ahmed Ali Fayyaz (Early Times & TakeOne)
The following feedback from Early Times & Take One journalist Ahmed Ali Fayyaz was sent to us in response to the previous blog post on the J&K Bank declaring that it did not fall under the J&K RTI Act, 2009 despite very clear evidence and national precedence with 26 other state-owned, controlled or financed ...

Chief Minister to Greater Kashmir: SIC designate Habibullah to come to J&K “within 2 months” – 6 Jan. 2010

January 6th, 2010 05:38 PM | by editor | News.  
Chief Minister to Greater Kashmir: SIC designate Habibullah to come to J&K “within 2 months” – 6 Jan. 2010
In an interview with Javaid Malik of Greater Kashmir to mark one-year mark since his election, the Chief Minister has stated that he hoped Habibullah’s replacement for Central Chief Information Commissioner will be found within “the next two months.”  The implication is thatHabibullah would come to J&K immediately thereafter to ...

Advani vetoed govt’s pick for CIC (Ansari), no objection to Shekhar Singh or Kiran Bedi – TOI – 25 Nov. 2009

December 25th, 2009 02:04 AM | by editor | News.  
Advani vetoed govt’s pick for CIC (Ansari), no objection to Shekhar Singh or Kiran Bedi – TOI – 25 Nov. 2009
NEW DELHI: The UPA wanted to install information commissioner M A Ansari as the next CIC following Wajahat Habibullah’s acceptance of the J&K state information commissioners post but leader of Opposition L K Advani, it is learnt, objected to the government’s choice. The process of choosing a consensus candidate for the ...

J&K SIC Constituted; Gazanfar Hussain (IAS) is Secretary to J&K SIC – KT – 21 Dec. 2009

December 22nd, 2009 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
J&K SIC Constituted; Gazanfar Hussain (IAS) is Secretary to J&K SIC – KT – 21 Dec. 2009
See below; Gazanfar Hussain is a 1998 batch IAS officer; previously (1) DC Anantnag, (2) Spec. Sec’y in Home Dept., (3) Spec Sec’y in GAD, and (4) Dy Sec’y in GAD.  Please note that the first part of the article concerning contempt notice has been determined to be incorrect and ...

New chief information commissioner this week – IANS – 21 Dec. 2009

December 21st, 2009 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
New chief information commissioner this week – IANS – 21 Dec. 2009
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) is expected to be announced this week and will be from within the Central Information Commission, said highly placed sources. “The announcement will be this week once the current parliament session ends,” a top government official told IANS. The government is ...

Habibullah on RTI and Human Rights Abuses – GK – 18 Nov 2009

December 19th, 2009 01:33 PM | by editor | News.  
Habibullah on RTI and Human Rights Abuses – GK – 18 Nov 2009
MUDDASIR ALI QUIET DIPLOMACYSrinagar, Nov 18: The Chief Information Commissioner, Wajahat Habibullah, on Wednesday said he was ready  to play a role in the “quiet diplomacy” between separatists and New Delhi. “I will be happy to play a role if asked for. It is true that I have friends across the political ...

Interview with Wajahat Habibullah by the Sunday Indian on RTI, Kashmir – 22nd Nov. Edition

December 16th, 2009 01:51 PM | by editor | News.  
Interview with Wajahat Habibullah by the Sunday Indian on RTI, Kashmir – 22nd Nov. Edition
 ‘I am emotionally attached to the people of Kashmir’ Wajahat Habibullah, 64, who recently resigned as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of the country, has now taken up his new assignment as the first State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) of Jammu and Kashmir. Habibullah, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer, had joined ...

HC dismisses plea against Wajahat’s appointment as CIC – GK – 8 Dec. 2009

December 9th, 2009 09:33 AM | by editor | News.  
HC dismisses plea against Wajahat’s appointment as CIC – GK – 8 Dec. 2009
Says No Public Interest Is Involved GK NEWS NETWORK/JNF Jammu, Dec 8: In a significant development, the High Court today dismissed a petition filed against the appointment of Wajahat Habibullah as the Chief Information Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Barin Ghosh and Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir after ...

Hearing in CIC case today – Early Times – 6 Dec. 2009

December 6th, 2009 11:50 AM | by editor | News.  
Hearing in CIC case today – Early Times – 6 Dec. 2009
Early Times Special Jammu, Dec 6: Raj Dev Sharma, a resident of Akhnoor, is expected to appear in person on Monday to argue his case against the appointment of Wajahat Habibullah as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Jammu & Kashmir. Mr Sharma’s contention is that Mr Habibullah cannot be the CIC ...

Is Wajahat coming, at all? – Early Times – 6 Dec. 2009

December 6th, 2009 09:54 AM | by editor | Uncategorized.  
Is Wajahat coming, at all? – Early Times – 6 Dec. 2009
Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 5: Amidst the reports that Chief Information Commissioner of India Wajahat Habibullah has requested the government of India for permission to withdraw his resignation, the state government has filed caveat before the High Court for an opportunity of being heard in a Public Interest Litigation challenging ...

RTI chief faces Kashmir challenge – Telegraph – 4 Dec. 2009

December 5th, 2009 10:13 AM | by editor | News.  
RTI chief faces Kashmir challenge – Telegraph – 4 Dec. 2009
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Srinagar, Dec. 4: Wajahat Habibullah’s new job as Jammu and Kashmir’s chief information commissioner has run into rough weather even before he has taken the oath of office. Jammu and Kashmir High Court has admitted a writ petition that challenges his appointment as the state’s first CIC. Wajahat recently quit ...

RTI activist challenges Habibullah’s appointment DNA (Mumbai) 4 Dec. 2009

December 4th, 2009 10:23 AM | by editor | News.  
RTI activist challenges Habibullah’s appointment DNA (Mumbai) 4 Dec. 2009
RTI activist challenges Habibullah’s appointment Ishfaq-ul-Hassan / DNA Wajahat Habibullah’s appointment as the first chief information commissioner (CIC) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) hit a roadblock after an RTI activist challenged the state government’s decision in high court. The government filed a caveat requesting the court to give it a chance to ...

Despite several Lacunas, J&K RTI Act apt to help Common Masses to find access to Information of all Sorts

December 3rd, 2009 11:53 AM | by editor | News.  
Despite several Lacunas, J&K RTI Act apt to help Common Masses to find access to Information of all Sorts
Hence Wajahat’s appointment as CIC expected to reduce all gaps and achieve the Objective By: M. Rameez Srinagar: In our second series on J&K RTI Act, we shifted our focus on the lacunas prevalent in the said Act that need to be corrected .The J&K RTI activists allege that the government is ...

Wajahat stuck in Delhi: no information about Chief Information Commissioner – Early Times – 3 Dec. 2009

December 3rd, 2009 11:18 AM | by editor | News.  
Wajahat stuck in Delhi: no information about Chief Information Commissioner – Early Times – 3 Dec. 2009
ABID SHAH NEW DELHI, DEC 3: Strangely, there is no information regarding the Centre’s next Right to Information (RTI) Commission boss. And, thus, the present incumbent, Mr Wajahat Habibullah, is in a way stuck in Delhi despite his keenness to go to Jammu and Kashmir and set up the State RTI ...

Interview with Habibullah on (1) RTI in J&K and (2) Kashmir – Gulf News – 28 Nov. 2009

November 28th, 2009 12:00 AM | by editor | News.  
Interview with Habibullah on (1) RTI in J&K and (2) Kashmir – Gulf News – 28 Nov. 2009
All for transparency in public life ‘It is necessary for people to realise that whatever they do will be in the public file’ by Nilima Pathak, Correspondent New Delhi : Wajahat Habibullah has served in Jammu and Kashmir for more than two decades in various key capacities. He was appointed India’s first chief ...

Excerpt of interview with Wajahat Habibullah concerning RTI in J&K – Indian Express – 9 Nov. 2009

November 9th, 2009 02:18 PM | by editor | News.  
Excerpt of interview with Wajahat Habibullah concerning RTI in J&K – Indian Express – 9 Nov. 2009
The following interview excerpt reveals that the J&K RTI Rules were drafted with consultation with Mr. Habibullah but that changes were made to his recommendations: Wajahat, you rue the fact you had to spend too much time on your desk. We know you are going to Kashmir after almost a decade ...

Interview with Habibullah – ‘RTI will have calming effect in Kashmir’ – DNA India – 5 Nov. 2009

November 6th, 2009 02:59 PM | by editor | News.  
Interview with Habibullah – ‘RTI will have calming effect in Kashmir’ – DNA India – 5 Nov. 2009
DNA is print and online newspaper published out of Mumbai since 2005. Article featured on Page 11 of 5 Nov. print edition.  The winking portrait is very fitting. Wajahat Habibullah has stepped down as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India. He will now don the role of Jammu & Kashmir’s first ...

Wajahat to take oath next week – GK – 3 Nov. 2009

November 4th, 2009 03:07 PM | by editor | News.  
Wajahat to take oath next week – GK – 3 Nov. 2009
SAMAAN LATEEF Srinagar, Nov 3: The J&K Chief Information Commissioner designate, Wajahat Habibullah, is likely to arrive here next week and take oath of office. Habibullah was to take oath last week but it was delayed as his successor at New Delhi is yet to be appointed. Habibullah said he would be ...

Habibullah Defers Oath Taking as SIC – PBI – 26 Oct. 2009

October 27th, 2009 05:35 PM | by editor | News.  
Habibullah Defers Oath Taking as SIC – PBI – 26 Oct. 2009
Srinagar, Oct 26: As the Union government is yet to take any decision regarding the appointment of new Chief Information Commissioner in New Delhi, the current incumbent Wajahat Habibullah had to defer his oath taking as Jammu and Kashmir Information Commission chief on Monday as his successor at the CIC ...

Habibullah defers oath as JK SIC – PTI – 26 Oct. 2009

October 26th, 2009 01:44 PM | by editor | News.  
Habibullah defers oath as JK SIC – PTI – 26 Oct. 2009
New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah has deferred his oath taking as Jammu and Kashmir Information Commission chief today since his successor at the CIC is yet to be appointed. “I was planning to take oath of office today but I have been asked to continue till ...

CIC Wajahat Habibullah inaugurates a function to analyse the four years of RTI Act on Friday as former cabinet secretary

October 24th, 2009 12:10 PM | by editor | News.  
CIC Wajahat Habibullah inaugurates a function to analyse the four years of RTI Act on Friday as former cabinet secretary
B G Deshmukh (left) and social activists Maj Gan S C N Jathar (retd) look on PUNE: The implementation of new Right to Information (RTI) Act in militancy-troubled state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) would help in removing the disquiet in people for almost two decades by enabling their participation in ...

It’s official: Wajahat Habibullah head of Kashmir’s RTI watchdog – IANS – 23 Oct. 2009

October 23rd, 2009 02:02 PM | by editor | News.  
It’s official: Wajahat Habibullah head of Kashmir’s RTI watchdog – IANS – 23 Oct. 2009
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra has approved Wajahat Habibullah as the head of the state’s information commission. “Vohra signed the order Thursday,” Jammu and Kashmir’s Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Sagar told IANS Friday. Habibullah is likely to take oath and join the the new assignment Monday, ...

Governor’s Appointment of Wajahat Habibullah as SCIC – SRO 334 – 22 Oct. 2009

October 22nd, 2009 06:25 PM | by editor | News.  
Governor’s Appointment of Wajahat Habibullah as SCIC – SRO 334 – 22 Oct. 2009
URL: http://jkgad.nic.in/gaddynamic/ret1.aspx?id=2121  

Prez forwards Habibullah’s resignation to DoPT – PTI – 21 Oct. 2009

October 21st, 2009 06:58 PM | by editor | News.  
Prez forwards Habibullah’s resignation to DoPT – PTI – 21 Oct. 2009
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) President Pratibha Patil today forwarded to the concerned ministry the resignation of retired bureaucrat Wajahat Habibullah, who has quit as Chief Information Commissioner to take up his new assignment as the RTI watchdog in Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources said the resignation of 64-year-old Habibullah had ...

Wajahat Habibullah to head Jammu and Kashmir’s RTI watchdog – IANS – 21 Oct. 2009

October 21st, 2009 12:35 PM | by editor | News.  
Wajahat Habibullah to head Jammu and Kashmir’s RTI watchdog – IANS – 21 Oct. 2009
Jammu/New Delhi: India’s Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Wajahat Habibullah, who has submitted his resignation, will take up his assignment as the new Right To Information (RTI) watchdog in Jammu and Kashmir. According to official sources, Habibullah, a 1968 batch IAS officer, will be joining as the State Chief Information Commissioner (SIC) ...

SIC comes into being, Wajahat to take over as its first chief

October 21st, 2009 10:49 AM | by editor | News.  
SIC comes into being, Wajahat to take over as its first chief
Gazanfar is Secy of the Commission Rising Kashmir News Srinagar, Oct 20: The state government has ordered the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission (JKSIC) under Right to Information Act of 2009. Former civil servant Wajahat Habibullah is being appointed as the first Chief Information Commissioner for which formal orders are ...

Wajahat takes oath on Oct 26 – KT – 20 Oct 2009

October 21st, 2009 10:42 AM | by editor | News.  
Wajahat takes oath on Oct 26 – KT – 20 Oct 2009
*Fee on RTI applications likely to be waived off KT NEWS SERVICE SRINAGAR, Oct 20: The first state Chief Information Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir Wajahat Habibullah is likely to take oath on October 26, All India Congress Committee general secretary Digvijay Singh said here today. Singh as chief guest was addressing a ...

Information Commission constituted Wajahat to take over SIC next week – Excelsior 20 Oct. 2009

October 21st, 2009 09:46 AM | by editor | News.  
Information Commission constituted Wajahat to take over SIC next week – Excelsior 20 Oct. 2009
Excelsior Correspondent/Agencies NEW DELHI/JAMMU, Oct 20: Senior bureaucrat Wajahat Habibullah has resigned as Chief Information Commissioner of the country to take up his new assignment as RTI watchdog in Jammu and Kashmir.“Yes, I have submitted my resignation to the President Pratibha Patil and I am awaiting its acceptance,” Habibullah, 1968-batch IAS ...
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