India Outranks Afghanistan as World's Deadliest Place

Surprise but true, India has turned out to be the ‘third most dangerous country in the world’ only after Iraq and Pakistan said a latest data from National Bomb Data Center.

According to the data, even war-torn countries like Afghanistan and violence afflicted Syria fare far 'better' than India. In India, around 212 bombs rocked the country in the year 2013 itself, which is twice of what Afghanistan (with 108 blasts) witnessed.

Examining the frequency of major blasts in the country between 2004 and 2013, the data revealed, "There has been an average of 298 blasts and 1,337 casualties in India," reports Rediff. This turns out to be much more than what Afghanistan witnessed in the last five years that is a maximum of 209 such attacks in 2010.The three most dangerous countries— Pakistan, Iraq and India accounts for almost 75 percent of bomb blasts suffered in the world. But, when it comes to attacks targeted at common public, India is much better.

In terms of state-wise analysis in India, North Eastern states (Assam and Manipur are worst affected) and Maoist-infested states (Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand) contributing to over 80 percent of IED attacks emerges as the most affected states by bomb blasts. Another disturbed state like Jammu and Kashmir suffered 50 percent increase in bomb blasts in 2013 when compared with 2012.

Courtesy : SiliconIndia  |   Monday, 10 March 2014

Candidates' Spend in Elections - Election Commission Monitoring Black Money and Liquor distribution - Video Recording

HYDERABAD: Candidates beware, big brother is watching your every move! Every flexi banner, every hoarding being put up, mobilization of people for public meetings, or rallies that accompany candidates while filing nomination papers __ all will be under the scrutiny of the Election Commission (EC). These will be videographed by professionals and included in the candidate's expenditure statement.

For the first time, the EC has taken a decision to this effect and asked returning officers (ROs) to enlist the services of skilled videographers to record every flexi put up by candidates and include it in the expenditure statement.

On the EC's instructions, the Hyderabad district administration has decided to engage nearly 150 videographers to cover two Lok Sabha constituencies -Hyderabad and Secunderabad -and 14 Assembly constituencies in Hyderabad district. "We will issue a tender notification to engage videographers in a day or two," Hyderabad collector and returning officer Mukesh Kumar Meena told TOI.

"We will depute a three-member team, including a videographer, to record and scrutinise. Later, they will send details like number of flexies displayed by candidate concerned and asked him/her to include it in the election expenditure," he said.

Usually, the candidates identify prime areas where there is a huge footfall, like shopping malls, temples, markets and public transport system (bus stops) and put up flexies. The aspirants have to ensure that flexies do not cause inconvenience to the general public and in front of religious/worships places. "Action will be initiated against candidates who violate rules prescribed in the election manual," the official added.

The videographer would also cover public meetings and rallies (convoy) taken out by the aspirants at the time of filing nominations. Sometimes, public meetings continue beyond 11 pm. A team would monitor the video and issue notices to the candidate concerned, in case he/she violates the rules and regulations prescribed in the model code of conduct (MCC). The violation may even lead to disqualifications of the candidate from the electoral fray," the collector added.

"The process of video recording will continue till elections are over," Mukesh Kumar Meena said.

Courtesy : Sakshi Paper & Times of India Dt.10th Mar 2014

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