Anil Galgali

Western Railway rejects reports of high vacancy on bullet train route, claims full occupancy on Mumbai-Ahmedabad trains

Western Railway (WR) has rubbished reports that 40 percent seats on all the trains in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad section go vacant

Maharashtra IAS Officers' Wives Association flouts law, hosts cooking competition in Sahyadri Guest House

The shocking revelation came after RTI activist Anil Galgali sought information from the government regarding the rules and regulations governing the usage of the guest house located on the Malabar Hills overlooking the Arabian Sea.

Maharashtra farm loan waiver: 50 days on since announcement state clueless on names of beneficiaries

This harbinger of hope is fast transforming into disillusionment as despite the announcement of the state's biggest ever loan waiver scheme of Rs 34,000 crore, the state has so far not succeeded in identifying the beneficiary farmers.

Mumbai potholes: BMC claims only 36 of them remain, political parties call it a joke

The Shiv Sena-controlled standing committee, which clears the majority of the road tenders worth crores, is still to find a permanent solution to the pothole menace.

Special duty earns special wages: OSDs in Maharashtra CMO earn more than CM, governor and civic chief

Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has appointed eight external aides — as officers on special duty (OSDs) in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), an RTI query has revealed. What is shocking is the fact that the Governor Of Maharashtra, the chief secretary, additional chief secretary, principal secretary and Fadnavis himself earn less than some of the OSDs

Dance troupe returns Rs 8 lakh to Maha CM relief fund as handling of drought draws flack

The members of a dance troupe comprising Maharashtra government employees have returned Rs 8 lakh to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund after a controversy erupted over using the fund to sponsor their Thailand visit.

Dance over drought? Despite agrarian distress, Maha uses CM relief fund for dance troupe's tour

The sanction of Rs eight lakh from Maharashtra Chief Minister's Relief Fund for a dance troupe's visit to Thailand has sparked a row with the opposition questioning the BJP-led government's "priorities."

Right to Information Act turns 10 years old: Has it really brought about transparency?

A decade on, while activists have hailed the progressive aspects of the Right to Information Act, some have called for a more proactive approach from the government.

MEA rejects RTI seeking President Obama's visit expenses

An RTI query seeking details of expenses incurred by the Centre on hosting US President Barack Obama earlier this year has been rejected by the Ministry of External Affairs.

India's richest civic body BMC spent Rs 106 crore on court cases in 13 years

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India's richest civic body, spent Rs 106 crore in 13 years to fight big and small court cases, a RTI query revealed Friday.