Tag: Corruption
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Man killed in Bihar for raising voice against corruption
The police have lodged a case against nine accused including Fida based on the statement of family members of Neyazuddin.
September 19, 2018 -
Revolution that failed
“Revolutions are the locomotives of history”, said Marx. For Venezuela, that locomotive has now stopped moving altogether. Characterized by extreme inequality, impoverished living conditions, endemic corruption and political disenfranchisement, it has been close to a failed state for quite some time. Now with inflation about to touch a million per cent according to IMF estimates …
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September 7, 2018 -
Credibility test
Provided that none of the entities chicken out, and matters are taken to their logical conclusion, the legal notices sent to 11 spokespersons of the Congress party by the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group (defence) could develop into a test case of business houses taking on politicians. Curiously, Rahul Gandhi is not among the “accused” 11. …
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August 24, 2018 -
Bringing the corrupt to justice
Minati Panda says that Saransh, the yesteryears Anupam Kher movie had inspired her to take up cudgels against bribery.
August 18, 2018 -
Congress to target Modi govt on corruption, unemployment
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on Saturday to discuss political situation in the country and decided to target the Narendra Modi government on the issues of corruption and its "failure" to provide jobs to the youth.
August 4, 2018 -
Punjab Cong seeks Khaira’s removal
Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Saturday demanded the resignation of Aam Aadmi Party leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira as Leader of Opposition in the wake of the serious allegations of corruption levied by his own party colleagues. In a statement, the Punjab Congress chief said given the gravity of the charges against Khaira, he should …
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July 22, 2018 -
19 govt officials held for corruption in June
Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption, has been able to nab 19 officers of different departments red-handed while accepting bribes during the month of June. Those nabbed under corruption charges include nine police personnel, three of revenue department and seven of other departments. All the apprehended officials were booked under different …
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July 13, 2018 -
Rs 5 lakh prize for exposing corruption in Punjab teachers’ transfers
Punjab education minister, Om Parkash Soni, on Wednesday announced a prize of Rs Five lakh for any whistle-blower giving information with concrete proof of bribe in the teachers’ transfers. Presiding over a high-level meeting of officers of the education department and Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), Soni said corruption in teachers’ transfers will not be …
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July 12, 2018 -
Governor assures eradication of corruption from J-K
Governor NN Vohra on Thursday assured Home Minister Rajnath Singh that the state administration is taking every step towards eradication of corruption and redressal of public grievances.
July 5, 2018 -
Ghana court suspends football federation on account of corruption
Football is Ghana's national sport and the revelations have sent shockwaves through the country just under a week before the start of the World Cup finals in Russia.
June 13, 2018 -
Anatomy of Corruption
That India is gripped by an overarching predicament of rising corruption, defined squarely as misuse/abuse of public power/ authority for private gains, is a banality. Parliament has been known to be like a club of the super-rich: one out of five MPs is a dollar millionaire, the total assets of 543 members can be reckoned …
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May 31, 2018 -
Opp charges TDP govt of corruption which led to irregularities in boat plying
Even as 14 bodies were recovered from the locked cabin of the motor launch that had capsized yesterday due to inclement weather in river Godavari, Opposition leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy charged the TDP government of corrupt practices which has led to irregularities in plying of boats and overlooking safety measures leading to three accidents …
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May 17, 2018 -
When corruption gets the upper hand
Sayak’s latest play Punoruthhan could not have been better-timed and more contextual in its political and ideological appeal.
April 28, 2018 -
Orphan begs to ‘bribe’ cops
An orphaned boy in Bihar has been begging on the streets for several days to collect money to “bribe” the local police. The incident has come as an embarrassment to the Nitish Kumar government which claims to have launched a crackdown on corruption. The boy, Vivek Kumar, who hails from Chehrakalan village under Kathara police …
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April 20, 2018 -
Governor Vohra briefs President Kovind on radicalisation, corruption in J-K
Governor NN Vohra on Wednesday briefed President Ram Nath Kovind about the enhancing radicalisation and growing corruption in Jammu and Kashmir. Vohra apprised the President, who arrived in Jammu on Wednesday, regarding all important issues relating to the state. He also brought to the notice of Kovind the impact of social media and spurt in …
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April 18, 2018 -
The titanic effects of social norms
In an attempt to discourage a certain behaviour through the incorporation of social norms into the policy structure, policy-makers often, without malicious intent, and as an epitaph to their clamorous failure, reinforce the very behaviour they set out to discourage or eliminate. For example, a state-run or private campaign to discourage smoking amplifes the number …
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April 18, 2018 -
Corruption and the wait for Godot
The recent spate of bank scams has brought the top management of many banks ~ both private and public ~ into the crosshairs of investigative agencies. During the earlier dispensation, a number of top civil servants and politicians were being investigated in the 2G, CWG, Coalgate and sundry other scams. However, a point to be …
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April 18, 2018