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Some Laws which Indians commonly violate everyday Knowingly or Unknowingly

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Law is the fundamental way in which a nation-state survives. But often some of these laws are ignored both by those who implement these laws and those who are bound to follow them. They are as follows: Walking and crossing the railway tracks This is something that is pretty common across railway lines across India. Whether it be crossing at the railway stations or walking on tracks outside the stations as well. But as expected, trespassing on railway property is a punishable offence under Section 147 of the Railways Act, 1989.  Building bridges and escalators while completely ignoring the basic movement of people is to be blamed here. Similarly, entering railway platforms without a ticket is not allowed. Now you can book tickets using the Rail One App.  Jay Walking Jaywalking is a term unfamiliar to many but is very common in India and everyone ha explicitly done it. This means that you do not use designated zebra crossings for crossing the road. This is common in India due to...

Takeaways from Election to Five states and its Long Lasting Impact in Indian Politics

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Amidst the Russia-Ukraine war, we can take a break and look at Indian Politics. This shows how amazing and impactful Indian Politics is. Ten days back we could see the results of Elections to five states being declared. The results as discussed sometime before will have a massive impact on politics. All the five states big or small which went to elections have their own peculiarities. Also, this verdict has broken the record in all five states! Here let's look into what the results are communicating about politics right now and beyond.  Uttarakhand  The incumbent BJP government came back to power despite massive anti-incumbency and also the party had changed the Chief Minister of the state three times. The Congress party could only score half the seats BJP had. This was the state Congress had the best chance because, from 2002 onwards, governments kept alternating between Congress and BJP.  UP After a long period of time, an incumbent government came back to power. BJP fo...

News Capsule for the Month February 2022

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  Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can signup using the email on the left sidebar.  READ OUR BUDGET 2022 COVERAGE ARTICLE.  Kerala  Kerala termed as the Most Welcoming Region  Vava Suresh was hospitalised after being bit by a snake while catching one Crime Branch requests court to send Dileep’s phones for scientific examination CM returns from the US and visited UAE for meetings and investment. He wore an unconventional suit and trousers.  Schools and Colleges reopen after Third Wave Lokayukta clears Minister R Bindu's Kannur University appointment case.  State removes quarantine for foreign arrivals in the four airports of the state. Free testing on arrival.  Shivshanker's book on the Gold Smuggling case raises political wildfire in the case.  K-Rail can be implemented effectively using elevated tracks: Metro Man E Sreedharan. Central Govt bans the telec...