RTI reveals NHPC earned Rs.194 billion from hydel projects in J&K between 2001-2015

Srinagar, April 21  (Only Kashmir): The J&K RTI Movement, an NGO, Thursday claimed that National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) earned Rs 194 billion from various power projects in Jammu and Kashmir.

CHRI urges Maldives to accept it is on the formal agenda of CMAG

NEW DELHI: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) welcomes the continued scrutiny of the deteriorating situation in the Maldives by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), which serves as a watchdog group for Commonwealth countries.

RTI reveals NHPC earned Rs.194 billion from hydel projects in J&K between 2001-2015 while MoU requires working out a method for transfer of projects back to J&K

  21 April 2016, By Venkatesh Nayak A problem commonly raised by participants at our training workshops on the right to information (RTI) held across Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), over several years, is the frequent and long power outages they experience, almost on a daily basis.

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CHRI calls for "resolute action" against Maldives by CMAG

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has submitted a report to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) on the current situation of the Maldives, calling on the group to take “resolution action” against the Maldivian government.

Foreign National Proactive Disclosure in India

CHRI's Prison Reform Programme was successful in facilitating the proactive disclosure of foreign national prisoners lodged in various jails across Rajasthan on the website of the State Prison Department.

The porous walls of Indian jails

On March 5, a mob broke into the Dimapur Central Jail in Nagaland and dragged out Md Sarifuddin Khan, accused of rape, by overpowering the jail security staff.