
Nothing right for RTI activists in Bihar
The Hindu
20 petitioners have been killed in the State since 2010
Bihar has proved to be hostile terrain for Right to Information (RTI) activists, with as many as 20 having been killed since 2010.
The RTI Act came into force in June 2005.
Sashidhar Mishra from Begusarai district was the first RTI activist killed in 2010 and just last week, , allegedly for exposing encroachment of government lands in East Champaran district.

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has rolled out digital mode of water bill generation and collection in 23 gram panchayats on a pilot basis for the first time in Karnataka. This is set to be extended to the remaining 200 panchayats shortly, according to the Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Narwade Vinayak Karbhari.

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