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RTI Act will help in gradual eradication of corruption'

June 14, 2011

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Mangalore, June 14: Even though our country stands 86th in the list of least corrupted countries, the menace will soon witness elimination thanks to the RTI Act which has opened the window for accountability of the Government, said Dr. Sairam Bhat, Associate Professor, National law School of India University.

He was speaking on special training programme on 'Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act 2005', conducted by Administrative Training Institute, Government of Karnataka, at Zilla Panchayat Hall, here on Tuesday.

While providing a brief picture on history of RTI Act he said during British rule there was an act named Official Secrets Act, 1923, which had 2 obligations that no government secrets could be disclosed to public and government servants had discretionary power to designate any documents as secret. So till 2005 no changes were made in that existing act. But later when RTI Act was introduced all the obligations of Official Secrets Act were eliminated and as a result now every individual has a right to access all the government information without any discrimination of cast, state, religion.

Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005, applies to all states, central and local government respectively. While speaking on procedure to seek information he told that, section 2(h) of Indian Constitution states that all organizations, companies which are owned by government are called as Public Authority and every citizen of country can obtain any information from these authorities and they are entitled to provide information. Companies which have 51% share from government also come under public authority. He also said that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the only sports federation excluded from Public Authority.

Robinson D'souza, Retd. Secretary to Govt. Law department, Bangalore, spoke on Handling of RTI application and its disposal within time frame. He also produced some case studies related to RTI Act 2005.

Prabhulinga Kavalakatte, Assistant Commissioner, Sitamma, project officer, K. R Prasad, ATI, Faculty were present for inaugural function.

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March 11,2020

Kalaburagi, Mar 11: A suspected coronavirus patient who had returned to Kalaburagi from Saudi Arabia on February 29 passed away today in hospital.

It is said he was admitted to the hospital on March 5 after he showed flu symptoms. But, the family members of the patient had shifted him to Hyderabad from GIMS on Tuesday against the advice of the doctors.

However, the district administration and District Health Officer (DHO) M A Jabbar are waiting for the final report of throat swab of the patient sent for lab test.

The DHO has directed Taluk Health Officer Sharanabasappa Kyatanal to supervise until the final rites of the suspect person were performed.

Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner B Sharat said the patient died on Tuesday night on his way back to Kalaburagi after the doctor stated that chances of his survival was bleak. "It is still a suspected coronavirus case. We are waiting for the report," he said.

Sharat said he developed severe respiratory problem coupled with cough, cold and fever. "As he was 76-year-old, he failed to respond to the treatment. It is yet to be confirmed if the cause of death was coronavirus," he said.

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July 10,2020

Mysuru, Jul 9: The renowned Mysore Palace has been closed on Thursday after a relative of an employee at the palace was tested COVID-19 positive, an official said.

The palace has been closed for the visitors in the view of rising COVID-19 cases. Authorities have decided to re-open the palace on Monday.

Earlier the Palace was closed for tourists for a week from March 15 to 22, in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Mysore Palace committee said.

According to the Union Health Ministry, Karnataka has reported 28,877 COVID-19 positive cases including 16,531 active, 11,876 cured/discharged/migrated while 470 succumbed to the virus.

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May 21,2020

Udupi, May 21: In a shocking development, as many as 27 fresh coronavirus positive cases were reported in the coastal district of Udupi today. 

Another shocker is, 16 among 27 covid-19 patients are children. The rest are six men and five women. 

Interestingly, all of them have inter-state travel history. 23 had come from Maharashtra and 3 from Telangana. Another one had come from Kerala to Manipal. More details are awaited.

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