dedicated to the deity‚Chor Soo Kong.The venomous snakes seen coiled around the pillars‚ beams‚ and potted plants within the temple is rendered harmless by the smoke of the burning inscence. My family and I also got to visit the famous Kek Lok Si Temple.The Kek Lok Si Temple stands majestically on a hill at Ayer Itam.It boasts its beautifully crafted Pagoda of Ten Thousand Bhuddas. Last but not least‚we went to Batu Feringgih.Batu Feringgih is simply a nice beach to go to.The white sand and the crystal
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Female Foeticide in India Submitted by admin on 1 May‚ 2004 - 05:25 • India • IHN 2004.2 May • International Humanist News [pic] Female Foeticide in India By Indu Grewal and J. Kishore Introduction Some of the worst gender ratios‚ indicating gross violation of women’s rights‚ are found in South and East Asian countries such as India and China. The determination of the sex of the foetus by ultrasound scanning‚ amniocentesis‚ and in vitro fertilization has aggravated this situation
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Introduction Poverty in India is one of the main issues‚ attracting the attention of sociologists and economists. It indicates a condition in which a person fails to maintain a living standard adequate for a comfortable lifestyle. Though India boasts of a high economic growth‚ it is shameful that there is still large scale poverty in India. Poverty in India can be defined as a situation when a certain section of people are unable to fulfill their basic needs. India has the world’s largest number
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of Tripura has taken steps to safeguard the interest of the tribal’s of Tripura. The Autonomous District Council comprising the tribal dominated areas has been formed to promote their well-being. Tribal have their representation in the Loke Sabha and Bidhan Sabha to uphold their causes. Schemes have been taken for jumia rehabilitation‚ free education with stipends‚ quota system for professional education and Govt. service. It is hope that the tribal’s of Tripura will soon attain equal status of their
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Q1 Motives and objectives of Ford entering its collaborative venture with Volkswagen Prior to the formation of the Autolatina JV‚ both VW and Ford had long been investors in Argentina and Brazil. Both companies had major vehicle-manufacturing subsidiaries in the two countries. Each of these subsidiaries‚ in turn‚ had a number of subsidiaries of its own‚ engaged in financing or in component manufacturing. By 1985‚ Ford and VW operations both had something in common: they were doing poorly financially
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called the Lak Sabha which is the House of the People and the Rajya Sabha which is the Council of the States. There is a Judicial System and a system of federalism between the national government and the states exists. In the executive branch the president is elected indirectly by the electoral college of both houses of the legislature and all state legislatures. The prime minister is elected by a majority vote in the Lak Sabha. The president can select the prime minister when the Lak Sabha is deadlocked
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constitute Legal Services Authorities providing free and competent legal services to weaker sections of the society to ensure that opportunities for securing justice were not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities and to organize Lok Adalats to ensure that the operation of the legal system promoted justice on a basis of equal opportunity. “Access to justice” for all is the motto of the Legal Service Authorities. Kerala Legal Service Authority (KELSA) is providing legal aid to
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THE BIHAR PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT‚ 2006 AN ACT to replace the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act‚ 1993 as amended up to date. Chapter I 1. Short title‚ extent and commencement — (i) This Act may be called the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act‚ 2006. (ii) It shall extends to the whole of the state of Bihar excepting the areas to which the provisions of the Patna Municipal Corporation Act‚ 1951 (Bihar Act XIII of 1952) or Bihar & Orissa Municipal Act‚ 1922 (Bihar Act VII of 1922) or Cantonment Act‚ 1924
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ARMED FORCES (SPECIAL POWERS) ACT‚ 1958 SOCIOLOGY COURSE CODE: SS1103 COURSE INSTRUCTOR: Dr. ANJANA HAZARIKA GROUP: B * ATUL DIWAKAR * JOANNA BARRETTO * SIDDHARTH AGARWAL * SAUMYA PRAKASH ------------------------------------------------- INDEX 1. INTRODUCTION 2. STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS FOR THE ACT 3. THE ARMED FORCES (SPECIAL POWERS) ACT‚ 1958
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http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1320071 WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN INDIA Purusottam Nayak and Bidisha Mahanta Email: nehu_pnayak@yahoo.co.in Web Address: www.pnayak.webs.com/ Abstract The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women empowerment in India using various indicators like women’s household decision making power‚ financial autonomy‚ freedom of movement‚ political participation‚ acceptance of unequal gender role‚ exposure to media‚ access to education‚ experience
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