File RTI queries on CIC website, but pay via post

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has introduced online acceptance of RTI appeals and complaints, allowing applicants to file their queries on the Internet. This comes at a time when the Bihar state information commission has already introduced acceptance of applications on the phone and the Centre is planning a call centre as well. Speaking about the online facility, chief information commission Wajahat Habibullah said, “This will hopefully increase the awareness of RTI and its use. It’s mainly designed for appeals and complaints.” There is a catch, however. If the person is filing for information to the CIC, the RTI query will be accepted but must be followed by a postal order of Rs 10. Online payments are still a long way off. According to the CIC, the government feared that the system was not strong enough to handle credit card payments. “There is fear of Internet fraud when money transactions are conducted on the net,” admitted Habibullah. As of now, when applicants log on to the CIC website, the online link will provide them with a form to apply online. The form includes ‘mandatory fields’ like name, address, contact details and the ministry, department or public authority that the appeal is against. Verification code, citizenship status (whether you are an Indian or NRI) will have to be filled. Other details include if the person has applied to the public information officer (the first official authorised to address the appeal) and whether the issue at hand is a matter of life or liberty. Applicants can also upload documents relevant to their argument. For the Internet savvy, this is likely to save time and resources. But the most to benefit from this are people living outside Delhi and Indians abroad who do not have to depend on the postal department to file their complaints. Habibullah said he had already received complaints online and queries on how to file them.
Source: Times Of India

TRUTH IS OUT.....CAN ANY ONE HAS THE COURAGE TO TAKE REPONSIBILITY FOR REPORTING ABUSIVE STORIES

Putting to rest speculations on the mysterious death of two boys in Asaram Bapu’s school here, police on Sunday claimed that a Class IX student killed his hostel mates. Inspector General of Police M.R. Krishna told reporters that Ram and Vedant were killed by the accused, who gagged the boys in the toilet. Ram was killed on July 29 and Vedant on July 31. The deaths had sparked off protests across the State.

“The student has been identified and has admitted to killing Ram Krishna Yadav and Vedant Manmodhe in the hostel’s bathroom,” IGP M. R. Krishna told reporters while claiming to have solved the murder mystery in the ashram school.
“Ram was killed on July 29 while Vedant was murdered on July 31 by the accused, who after calling the minors to the toilet to give them chocolates took their lives by gagging them,” he said.
In Vedant’s case, after killing him, the accused put Vedant’s head into a bucket full of water. The accused had also bitten Vedant on his neck and police after conducting the forensic examination found that the mark was of the teeth of the accused following which he was arrested.
The accused, who took admission in the school this year, didn’t want to study and wanted to go back to his native place in Chhindwara district, police said.
The post-mortem reports revealed that he killed both the boys by adopting the same method, Krishna said. Ram and Vedant were found dead in the hostel bathroom in a span of just 48 hours in almost similar conditions. Their mysterious deaths had sparked off a series of protests across the State. Panicked over the development, parents of nearly 200 children had taken away their wards from the hostel. [ source: THE HINDU]

comment from neutralviews : Now truth is in front of all....who should be held responsible for tarnishing the image of this great institution which is serving the tribal areas like this one. Can media take the whole responsibility to trigger the unrest among the masses by their biased reporting? Can the local vested interested politicians take the responsibility for arousing and dismantling the faith of millions of the followers of this great institution? These are the questions which have to be answered by all the real culprit behind this episode.

Neutral Views has the opinion that people who are serving the society in any capacity must be given due respect and cooperation. So what if Asaram ji Ashram is earning millions of rupees by selling numerous products.Why anybody should have any concern on it...indeed it shows the potential of religious leaders to earn their own bread and butter and invest for people.

An article published in India Today claimed that Asaram Ji Ashram is earning one crore from monthly magazine "Rishi Prasad"...so what is unnatural thing about it....at least we should be proud on it that it is able to sustain itself and make profit by publishing good articles ranging from Bhagvad Geeta,Ramayan,satsang and life stories of Great Saints,etc. At least this Ashram is not publishing redundant and useless material to earn money just like "mast ram" or any "porn material"...why there is no hue and cry for the publication and open selling of "porn Videos" or "porn books"....why we feel tensed if video Cds of satsang are getting good response from the people.Mr Madhukar Gupta of India Today must come out with the answers of these questions.

We feel ashamed whenever we encounter articles or charges against any Saint without any base or proper findings.

Now,since truth has been revealed...We must be united and work together to prevent any further damage to the reputation of the Asaram ji Ashram....They have changed the life of millions of deprived and underprivileged...Society must come forward to repay the debt at least partially at this crucial juncture when Ashram is facing rough weather.