possibly an even more alarming factor in Indian politics. Across the country‚ we find trends of increasing numbers of candidates and 8 elected officials with criminal backgrounds. According to one newspaper in 1997‚ at least 40 members of the Lok Sabha and about 700 of the 4000 plus legislators in various states were “either history sheeters or had been charge sheeted in criminal case” . Party Corruption- Solution: Democratization of Parties Party corruption is‚ more than all of
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IDSA Occasional Paper No. 20 Measures To Deal With Left-Wing Extremism/Naxalism P V Ramana Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses‚ New Delhi he Prime Minister has said more than once‚ and for the first time in October 2004‚ that the Maoist problem is the most serious internal security challenge that the country is faced with. Indeed‚ the seriousness of this challenge has been increasing every year. There has been steady rise in the spatial spread of the rebels‚ over the years. Even
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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf was indicted on three counts on Tuesday over the 2007 murder of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in a gun and suicide attack‚ a prosecutor said. Charging a former army chief is an unprecedented move in a country ruled for more than half of its life by the military and where the army is still considered the most powerful institution. It was the second time that Musharraf‚ who ruled the nuclear-armed state from 1999-2008‚ had been summoned
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956‚ popularly also known as Babasaheb‚ was an Indian jurist‚ political leader‚ philosopher‚anthropologist‚ historian‚ orator‚ economist‚ teacher‚ editor‚ prolific writer‚ revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India‚ inspiring the Dalit Buddhist movement. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar (considered an Untouchable caste) family‚ Ambedkar campaigned against social
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taps. Women had to travel 3 km to the Suru River to get water. The Gram Sabha got together to discuss the problem. Many people came up with short-term and long-term suggestions for dealing with the problem at hand‚ e.g.‚ piping water from the Suru and making an overhead tank‚ deepening the hand pumps and cleaning the wells‚ conserving and recharging water through watershed development. After the discussion in the Gram Sabha‚ the Gram Panchayat discussed the suggestions and decided that the money
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The Telangana movement refers to a group of related political activities organised to support the creation of a new state of Telangana‚ from the existing state of Andhra Pradesh in South India. The proposed new state corresponds to the Telugu-speaking portions of the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad. On 30th July 2013‚ the UPA has unanimously endorsed a separate state of Telangana. The process of Telangana to be the 29th state of India with 10 Districts is expected to be completed in 4-5 months
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In today’s world of development the company form of organisation is said to be the most beneficial one and after availing the development how to sustain the same is of much significance. Two important principles that could help one sustain the same are Morality & Ethics. In broader sense the terms morality & ethics are defined as under : Morality : It is differentiation of intentions‚ decisions and actions between those that are “good” and those that are “bad”. Ethics : It is a branch of
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Section 4(1)(b)(i) Particulars of the Organisation‚ Functions and Duties Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) is the public service broadcaster in the country‚ with Akashwani (All India Radio) and Doordarshan as its two constituents. It came into existence on 23rd November 1997‚ with a mandate to organize and conduct public broadcasting services to inform‚ educate and entertain the public and to ensure a balanced development of broadcasting on radio and television. Objectives
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ultimately - I say this with all deference to this Parliament - the decision will be made in the hearts and minds of the men and women of Kashmir; neither in this Parliament‚ nor in the United Nations nor by anybody else‚" Jawaharlal N ehru said in the Lok Sabha on June 26 and August 7‚ 1952. - Selected works of Jawaharlal Nehru‚ Vol. 18‚ p. 418 and vol. 19 pp. 295-6‚ respectively. "From 1953 to 1975‚ Chief Ministers of that State had been nominees of Delhi. Their appointment to that post was legitimised
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Money Laundering Act‚ 2002 India is also a signatory to the UN Convention against Corruption since 2005 (ratified 2011) The Lokpal Bill‚ 2011 is a bill pending before the Rajya Sabha. India ’s lower house of parliament‚ the Lok Sabha voted to pass The Whistle Blowers Protection Bill‚ 2011. The bill is now pending in the Rajya Sabha‚ the upper house.[64]
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