corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement. Government‚ or ’political’‚ corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for his or her own personal gain. Being corrupted may be the easiest way-or indeed the only way-to get what they want. At times‚ a bribe may provide a convenient means of avoiding punishment. Many who observe that politicians
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Thousands of citizens from over 40 cities poured into the streets on 30th January to participate in the nationwide campaign for “March against corruption”‚ started by Param Pujya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankarji along with Swami Ramdev‚ Swami Agnivesh‚ Kiran Bedi‚ Anna Hazare‚ Arch Bishop Vincent M Concessao‚ J. M. Lyngdoh and many others. The campaign demanded the setting up of the citizen-drafted Lokpal as an independent body at the center and Lok Ayuktas in the state. These bodies will have powers
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An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.[1]Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century.[1] Elections may fill offices in the legislature‚ sometimes in the executive and judiciary‚ and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations‚ from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations. Suffrageedit
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Corruption “The Evil Phoenix” Subramanian Alias Vijay Pillay Stevens Institute of Technology Corruption “The Evil Phoenix” Corruption‚ a never heard fairy tale for some and a day to day life for others. It is a severe epidemic disease tough to cure. But the victims here are not just some people. It affects the entire world. Corruption is the biggest manifestation of greed and killer of the economic growth which has exponential systemic effects. It has been prevalent in the history and is expected
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Corruption is one of the deadly‚ undesirable and wicked sins that has been imposed on the innocent man by some hungry looking monsters. It is omnipresent‚ almost like a distorted‚ antithetical version of God for the present times. It doesn’t sound euphonious when we hear that it has not only led to the malfunctioning of the administrative system and poor law and order‚ but also some serious causes like poverty and redtapism‚ which has led to the society’s disability. It has distorted all values and
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Overcoming Stress‚ Fatigue‚ Brutality‚ and Corruption within the Police Force Betsy Krumbholz Everest University Online CCJE 1020-51 Intro to Criminal Justice Instructor Michael Teague November 25‚ 2012 Abstract This week’s assignment is overcoming stress‚ fatigue‚ brutality‚ and corruption within the police force. Unfortunately‚ the role of a police officer is one of the most stressful professions there is. We will be discussing the reasons why this is so‚ and what is being done to
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udy Iakovou recalls friends and loved ones being smitten with the Statue of Liberty when they visited her family and toured nearby New York. But the harbor destination she longed to see as a child was called Ellis Island. Back | Next "It was this castle out there‚ in the middle of the water‚" Iakovou said. "I’d always wonder what that was." The curiosity never faded for the Athens resident and writer‚ who thought of the historical site as a great setting for a novel. Her husband and
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Lowering The Legal Drinking Age to 18 American drinking laws have a very rich history dating all the way back to the 1700’s. “Making‚ distributing‚ and drinking alcohol have been called as American as apple pie. Actually‚ these activities may be more American than apple pie because they existed in America long before apples were introduced to Europe.” (“Alcohol”‚ Prof. David J. Hanson) The legal drinking age argument has been a hot topic for a very long time and still continues to be debated today
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various quarters for a budget that has quadrupled in the last seven years to a government panting to meet deadlines‚ not to mention public inconvenience. While the Commonwealth Games haven’t even started‚ many are already looking forward to their end. The country no longer seems to be enjoying its status as the next Games venue‚ rather‚ worrying more about how the expenditure will burden a common man’s pocket. So‚ is hosting the event a waste of national money? Does India really need mega sports
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Civil Service Civil service of a country generally includes all permanent functionaries of government which distinctly excludes defence service‚ although some civil servants work in defense ministry and its various departments. A member of civil service is not also a holder of political or judicial office. The civil servants of a state collectively called civil service. Recruitment Recruitment is the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs
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