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  Heeralal Samariya becomes first Dalit person to be sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner

  India | November 06, 2023 12:35 IST

  Samariya's appointment comes after the Supreme Court directed the Centre and states to fill vacancies in Central and State Information Commissions. YK Sinha's term as the Chief Information Commissioner ended on October 3.

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  Government invites applications for appointment of CIC, 4 Information Commissioners

  India | December 13, 2019 15:36 IST

  Besides the top post in the CIC, the government has also decided to fill the four vacant posts of Information Commissioners. Currently, the Commission has six Information Commissioners against a sanctioned strength of 10.

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  Sudhir Bhargava takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner

  India | January 01, 2019 16:54 IST

  Mr Bhargava was working as the Information Commissioner in the CIC.

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  Goa govt will extend ban on Sri Ram Sene Parsekar

  Politics | January 12, 2015 13:31 IST

  Panaji: Hours after Sri Ram Sene announced plans to start its operations in Goa, chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Monday said the state government will extend the ban on the controversial right-wing outfit for six

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  Denied Leader of Opposition post, Mallikarjun Kharge finds place in panel headed by PM Modi

  Politics | November 04, 2014 11:24 IST

  New Delhi: Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has reportedly been inducted into the three-member selection committee which will select the Chief Information Commissioner.As per file notings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who heads

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  IB ex-chief is new chief information commissioner

  India | May 22, 2014 17:35 IST

  New Delhi: Former Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Mathur was Thursday sworn-in as the new chief information commissioner, Rashtrapati Bhavan said.The oath was administered to Mathur by President Pranab Mukherjee, said a statement.Mathur, a 1972 batch

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  New Companies Bill to come up in Monsoon session, says Moily

  July 01, 2012 13:11 IST

  Shimla, Jul 1: Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily on Saturday said the new Companies Bill will be introduced in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament. Addressing a press conference here, Moily said the amendments