Agenda No.8 REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF “DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT‚ 1961” The ‘Dowry Prohibition Act‚ 1961’ is being implemented in the country for five decades now‚ but‚ the practice of dowry and dowry related crimes continue to be a matter of concern. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data shows that the number of cases reported under the Dowry Prohibition Act increased by almost 25% from 4504 in 2006 to 5623 in 2007 although it fell marginally by a little over 1% in 2008. State/UT-wise analysis
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DOWRY: AN EVIL FOR SOCIETY DOWRY DOWRY or DAHEJ is payment or agreement to pay any property or valuable security or cash by the bride’s family to the bridegroom’s family along with the giving away of bride (called Kanyadan) .In our society it is generally given by the girl’s family to the boy’s family but in hilly areas it is opposite. SOCIAL EVIL A Social evil is any action or consequence that causes pain and suffering to a person or many members of a society. These are the anti-social works
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Dower and dowry confusion The dower is a sum of money or other property which becomes payable by the husband to the wife as an effect of marriage[1]. On the other hand‚ Dowry is a transaction between two parties involving cash‚ or other valuable articles such as precious metals‚ gems‚ clothing‚ appliances‚ real estate‚ or goods for entertainment‚ made as a condition for entering a marriage contract[2].The dowry system is not recognised in the religion or the law of the Muslim societies but has
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Dowry is a multi-faceted‚ deep-rooted gender issue with social‚ economic and health consequences. This social evil has brought fatal effects to the lives of ordinary women of our society. This social crime has recently made footings in some countries‚ which were traditionally free of this evil like Afghanistan and Bangladesh‚ but our focus here remains Pakistan. The paper concentrates on the religious‚ social and economic structures of the Pakistani society to explain the age-old tradition of extortion
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Advantage and Dis-Advantages 1. E-Billing System Advantage * available instantly * accessible from any computer in the world * better for the environment * saves companies a lot of money dis-advantage * e-billing will eventually expire and thus become inaccessible * the lack of not having physical records * Security 2. Payroll system Advantage * Time Importation * Automatic Calculations * Paycheck Processing * Report Generation Disadvantage
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printer for checks and receipts‚ in addition to software that processes credit cards. While point of sale systems come in many shapes‚ sizes‚ and price tags‚ we are only going to focus on one type of POS system in this article. The contents of this article will outline the advantages and disadvantages of internet-based point of sale software. Advantages of a Web-Based Point of Sale (POS) System - Real-time POS solution - Compatible with most computers as long as they are connected to the Internet
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QUESTION 3 Describe any four advantages of a bicameral system. ( 10 marks ) The system of bicameral legislature is defended on many grounds. Firstly‚ the popularly elected first house may be overhasty and they need checking by a less impulsive and more experience body. The second house works as a check on the hasty‚ rush‚ and ill consider legislation. In passing a law the first house may not have adequate time to consider the bill in detail‚ or it could be passed along
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Advantage Transport System 1. What should the company do about the new business contract? ATS should take advantage of the new business opportunity that Alec discussed. If ATS gets the contract with the large domestic auto manufacturer‚ that would not only increase their revenue but ultimately open the door for other opportunities. ATS should also see where the company can make adjustments in pricing and offer special promotions for their current customers. After careful review of recent loss
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"The advantages of Information Systems in Business today" Information systems have significantly transformed the way business is conducted. In today’s society it would be pretty difficult to find an organization that does not use some form of technology‚ automation or information system to help run its operational and daily transactional processes. Most common types of information systems used in business organizations are Electronic and mobile commerce systems‚ Transaction processing systems‚ Management
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Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation Continuous and comprehensive evaluation is an education system newly introduced by Central Board of Secondary Education in India‚ for students of sixth to tenth grades. The main aim of CCE is to evaluate every aspect of the child during their presence at the school. This is believed to help reduce the pressure on the child during/before examinations as the student will have to sit for multiple tests throughout the year‚ of which no test or the syllabus covered
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