Last week, a new game was launched on Facebook. But unlike your usual games this was a game with a difference. Angry Brides, based on Rovio's popular Angry Birds was launched by Indian matchmaking site Shaadi.com with the objective of calling attention to illegal dowry demands.
Illegal dowry demands have been a bane for the women in South Asian countries, and this game has been launched for making people aware of the tragedies that dowry can bring about.
Though the practice of giving dowry had been made illegal five decades ago, it is still being practiced in many South Asian countries like India, Pakistan et cetera. According to the website, death linked to dowry demands occur in India every four hours.
Post launch the game has attained above 270,000 likes on Facebook and as per Shaadi.com Vice president Ram Bhamidi, both men and women seem to be playing it.
Monday 16 January 2012
Sunday 15 January 2012
Bihar's trailblazer - Civil consequences of crime initiative
Bihar government's home department has become the initiator of a trailblazing move in the country - "Civil consequences of crime." According to this initiative a person convicted of a crime in Bihar, whose appeal the Court has rejected will be ineligible for various amenities and his crime will shadow him for the rest of his life. These persons will be ineligible for, among other facilities, contracts, government jobs, passport, holding offices in NGOS, licences for arms, and with respect to seeking loan, the related information has to be provided.
As per this initiative, details of person with abovementioned qualification such as name, address, crimes, conviction, and sentence will be displayed on Bihar's home department website launched on Sunday by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
According to DGP Abhayanand, usually convicted persons hide their conviction details while seeking licence or job or contract and avail of afore mentioned amenities, however after uploading of the person's details, the person cannot cover up such details anymore and private companies as well as government departments can check the website towards verifying the person's details.
The initiative has objective of furthering rule of law as well as checking crime. And already records obtained from jails nearing 1,450 have been uploaded with more to follow.
As per this initiative, details of person with abovementioned qualification such as name, address, crimes, conviction, and sentence will be displayed on Bihar's home department website launched on Sunday by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
According to DGP Abhayanand, usually convicted persons hide their conviction details while seeking licence or job or contract and avail of afore mentioned amenities, however after uploading of the person's details, the person cannot cover up such details anymore and private companies as well as government departments can check the website towards verifying the person's details.
The initiative has objective of furthering rule of law as well as checking crime. And already records obtained from jails nearing 1,450 have been uploaded with more to follow.
Central Information Commission website displays pending cases list
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has for the first time, amidst rising complaints with respect to arbitrary hearing of cases, commenced display of list of cases pending before each commissioner online .
As per Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra, cases pending before the Chief Information Commissioner as well as the Information Commissioner have been uploaded and other commissioners probably will follow suit. However, he stated that a time frame has not been set for the same.
There are about 22,000 cases pending before the CIC and nearly 2,500 cases get added each month.
The move was in consequence of an RTI application seeking information pertaining to status of a case filed a year back.
According to Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi this move by the CIC of public listing of all the cases that are pending will act as a self-regulatory check as well as restoring the citizens' faith in these institutions.
As per Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra, cases pending before the Chief Information Commissioner as well as the Information Commissioner have been uploaded and other commissioners probably will follow suit. However, he stated that a time frame has not been set for the same.
There are about 22,000 cases pending before the CIC and nearly 2,500 cases get added each month.
The move was in consequence of an RTI application seeking information pertaining to status of a case filed a year back.
According to Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi this move by the CIC of public listing of all the cases that are pending will act as a self-regulatory check as well as restoring the citizens' faith in these institutions.
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