[ZESTCaste] CM tells DGP to kiss and make up

2005-04-25 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1085955.cms CM tells DGP to kiss and make up TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2005 11:19:41 PM ] HYDERABAD: Worried over the split between the IAS and IPS officers over the Shalini Misra episode, chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy on

[ZESTCaste] First-ever educational survey begins on Monday

2005-04-26 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=04237 First-ever educational survey begins on Monday NT Staff Reporter Panaji April 22: Are Goans in favour of introducing English as a subject in class I in all medium of instructions schools in Goa? Do the present school timings

[ZESTCaste] G.C. calls for priority to women, dalit�s programmes (Nepal)

2005-04-26 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/pageloader.php?file=2005/04/22/topstories/main9 G.C. calls for priority to women, dalit’s programmes RSS , KATHMANDU, Apr. 21: Minister for Local Development Khadga Bahadur G.C. has said that Kathmandu District where the capital city is also located, should move

[ZESTCaste] Global eye on caste bias

2005-04-26 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050423/asp/frontpage/story_4651429.asp Global eye on caste bias KAY BENEDICT New Delhi, April 22: Caste discrimination in India has come under international glare. Thanks to relentless campaigning by the International Dalit Solidarity Network and the

[ZESTCaste] Dalit couple beaten with iron rods, paraded

2005-04-27 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=localnewsid=15132 Dalit couple beaten with iron rods, paraded Dehra Dun, April 24: A dalit couple was hung from a rooftop upside down, beaten up with iron rods and paraded in the streets with their faces blackened in Najarpura village of Hardwar

[ZESTCaste] Kerala mourns the death of freedom fighter

2005-04-27 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2item_no=34290version=1template_id=40parent_id=22 Kerala mourns the death of freedom fighter Published: Sunday, 24 April, 2005, 11:22 AM Doha Time KASARAGODE, Kerala: Veteran Gandhian and freedom fighter Anavathikkal Achuthan, who

[ZESTCaste] Dalit academic at receiving end

2005-04-29 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IET20050427032228Topic=0Title=Southern%20News%20-%20Tamil%20NaduPage=T Dalit academic at receiving end Wednesday April 27 2005 13:43 IST TIRUNELVELI: He has been a systems programmer in the Computer Science department of the Manonmaniam Sundaranar

[ZESTCaste] Keeripatti caste Hindus, Dalits make peace(news)

2005-05-03 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/27/stories/2005042703970400.htm Keeripatti caste Hindus, Dalits make peace Staff Reporter MADURAI: Caste Hindus and Dalits in the Keeripatti panchayat in this district, where a section of Dalits alleged that it was ostracised, have agreed to co-exist

[ZESTCaste] DPI leader says �no� to film offer(news)

2005-05-03 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IET20050429014115Topic=0Title=Southern%20News%20-%20Tamil%20NaduPage=T DPI leader says ‘no’ to film offer Friday April 29 2005 12:02 IST CHENNAI: These days, R Thirumavalavan, the Dalit Panthers of India (DPI) leader, is making news, but all for

[ZESTCaste] It's death by strangulation for Dalit political aspirations (by S Anand)

2005-05-03 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20050509fname=Dalit+(F)sid=1 TAMIL NADU Gallows Poll It's death by strangulation for Dalit political aspirations S. ANAND It is a bi-annual ritual that has been played out 17 times in Tamil Nadu since 1996. In the four reserved panchayats of

[ZESTCaste] Damning the Dalits for Bania-Brahmin Crimes in Gujarat(Anand Teltumbe)

2005-05-06 Thread Tarun Udwala
Damning the Dalits for Bania-Brahmin Crimes in Gujarat Anand Teltumbde [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am a Hindu answered Dahyabhai, a youth in his 20s or may be early 30s, when I asked him about his identity. Dahyabhai is an inmate of the Kankaria relief camp in Shahpur, Ahmedabad, one of the five

[ZESTCaste] Celebrating protest

2005-05-07 Thread Tarun Udwala
Celebrating protest http://www.hindu.com/lr/2005/05/01/stories/2005050100260600.htm DALIT LITERATURE Celebrating protest RAJA SEKHAR VUNDRU Namdeo Dhasal was a pioneering poet, who inspired an entirely different literary imagination. In a wholly racialised society, there is no escape from

[ZESTCaste] Probe caste atrocities in TN: Krishnasamy

2005-05-07 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B63CE67A9-1650-4C00-9902-3B6A1B85A336%7DCATEGORYNAME=National Probe caste atrocities in TN: Krishnasamy Coimbatore, April 30: The Puthiya Tamizhakam, a Dalit party in Tamil Nadu, has appealed to the Governor to direct the Madurai

[ZESTCaste] My precious two Arms(fiction by an NRI)

2005-05-07 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleU.php?id=031004095821 My precious two Arms by: Saurabh Jayant This story takes place in a village called Sundar Nagar. The whole beauty of this village was its widely spread farms. One can see farms going into the infinite depth of the view.

[ZESTCaste] Wanted: A leisure class

2005-05-07 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnistfile_name=prasad%2Fprasad110.txtwriter=prasad Wanted: A leisure class Should Dalits have their own leisure class? On my recent visit to Andhra Pradesh, the question came up many times. I was there on April 16 to attend Dr

[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman elected panchayat union chief(News)

2005-05-07 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IET20050502121921Topic=0Title=Southern%20News%20-%20Tamil%20NaduPage=T Dalit woman elected panchayat union chief Tuesday May 3 2005 00:00 IST CUDDALORE: AIADMK councillor K Vellaiyammal, a Dalit woman, was declared elected unopposed for the post of

[ZESTCaste] Defining dignity through art, poetry and essays (book review)

2005-05-07 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1344586,001100040006.htm Defining dignity through art, poetry and essays Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, May 2, 2005 What is dignity? What meanings and contours does it take? And where? A new book deliberates, in prose and poetry, on the dimensions of

[ZESTCaste] Opposition to continue parliament boycott(News)

2005-05-07 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.reuters.co.in/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:4275e27e:7686afa7c5a4a2b4?type=topNewslocaleKey=en_INstoryID=8357579 Opposition to continue parliament boycott Mon May 2, 2005 1:39 PM GMT+05:30 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Hindu nationalist-led opposition continued to boycott parliament

[ZESTCaste] Kerala�s rice bowl may soon be history (News)

2005-05-07 Thread Tarun Udwala
Kerala’s rice bowl may soon be history And nothing underlines this more than a recent high court judgment K.P. PRABHAKARAN NAIR Posted online: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 at hours IST Last month’s landmark judgment of the Kerala High Court allowing a cola company in

[ZESTCaste] HC moved on Keeripatti issue (News)

2005-05-07 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7BDA5CB2F9-3864-426F-8B3B-BBE1DC00C151%7DCATEGORYNAME=Chennai HC moved on Keeripatti issue Search for More News Chennai, May 3: An unsuccessful contestant for the post of President of the reserved Keeripatti village Panchayat in

[ZESTCaste] Daily wagers� stir(Karnataka news)

2005-05-07 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20050503022838Page=KTitle=Southern+News+-+KarnatakaTopic=0 Daily wagers’ stir Tuesday May 3 2005 12:50 IST GULBARGA: The Karnataka State SC/ST Daily Wage Employees Association has decided to intensify its agitation urging the State to regularise

[ZESTCaste] Former bank employee swindles crores(South news)

2005-05-07 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IET20050503002206Page=TTitle=Southern+News+-+Tamil+NaduTopic=0 Former bank employee swindles crores Tuesday May 3 2005 10:43 IST CHENNAI: A former State Bank of India employee claiming himself to be an office-bearer of the All-India Dr Ambedkar SC,

[ZESTCaste] CEETR urges government to plan rehabilitation policy (News)

2005-05-07 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IET20050503002626Page=TTitle=Southern+News+-+Tamil+NaduTopic=0 CEETR urges government to plan rehabilitation policy Tuesday May 3 2005 10:47 IST CHENNAI: The Campaign for Equity and Equality in Tsunami Rehabilitation (CEETR) has demanded that the

[ZESTCaste] Volume's on mute at IDBI in the wake of chief's remark (News)

2005-05-09 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1096951.cms Volume's on mute at IDBI in the wake of chief's remark TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ WEDNESDAY, MAY 04, 2005 04:57:54 AM] MUMBAI: Mum’s the word in IDBI. An uneasy silence prevails in the bank, even as the Maharashtra police investigates the

[ZESTCaste] Who'll smile on Buddha? (Opinion piece by CBP)

2005-05-10 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnistfile_name=prasad%2Fprasad111.txtwriter=prasad By Chandrabhan Prasad Who'll smile on Buddha? One question that would be topmost on people's mind while talking about India would be: Why didn't Gandhiji or Pt Nehru denounce

[ZESTCaste] Death of prisoner: Case filed against district administration (News)

2005-05-10 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=128238 Death of prisoner: Case filed against district administration Express News Service Lucknow, May 7: ALMOST a year after a prisioner died in the district jail, an FIR has been registered against the district administration for

[ZESTCaste] Chhapra DM's report too pointed fingers on EC: RJD (News)

2005-05-12 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.zeenews.com/links/articles.asp?aid=216084sid=REG Chhapra DM's report too pointed fingers on EC: RJD Patna, May 08: Trying to strengthen its case against the Election Commission, the RJD today said besides L V Saptarishi, the then District Magistrate-cum-Returning Officer for

[ZESTCaste] Politics of Hindutva and its underlying agenda (Book review by Yoginder Sikand)

2005-05-12 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.milligazette.com/dailyupdate/2005/20050506.htm Book Review Politics of Hindutva and its underlying agenda Name of the Book: Hindutva—Treason and Terror Author: I.K. Shukla Reviewed by: Yoginder Sikand Hindutva, the Indian version of fascism, has been much written about. This

[ZESTCaste] Govt hospitals may house Red Cross (Karnataka news)

2005-05-12 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may92005/state19157200558.asp Govt hospitals may house Red Cross DH News Service Bangalore: The Yeshaswini scheme might be extended to all BPL families, including slum-dwellers. There is a proposal from the Indian Red Cross Society’s Karnataka

[ZESTCaste] EC Officials Conspired for My Defeat in Chhapra; RJD Chief (News)

2005-05-12 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.patnadaily.com/news05/may/050705/lalu_alleges_ec_conspiracy.html EC Officials Conspired for My Defeat in Chhapra; RJD Chief Patna: May 7, 2005 Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav, on Saturday, demanded the resignation of Election Commission

[ZESTCaste] IAS man accusing EC of caste remarks faces same charge (News)

2005-05-12 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEH20050509121638Page=HTitle=Top+StoriesTopic=0 IAS man accusing EC of caste remarks faces same charge Tuesday May 10 2005 00:00 IST PATNA: IAS official L V Saptarishi, who has kicked up a storm by alleging that two members of the Election Commission

[ZESTCaste] Do reservations work? (a paper)

2005-05-13 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.indiatogether.org/2005/apr/soc-rsvstudy.htm Do reservations work? A number of researchers in economics have started to look closely at political reservations. In one recent instance, Professor Rohini Pande of Yale University has found that reservations in state legislatures do

[ZESTCaste] �Implement SC/ST welfare schemes effectively�(News)

2005-05-13 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20050509040423Topic=0Title=KeralaPage=R ‘Implement SC/ST welfare schemes effectively’ Monday May 9 2005 14:25 IST PALAKKAD: The bureaucracy should strive to see that Scheduled Castes and Tribes are not ‘‘dependent’’ indefinitely on society for

[ZESTCaste] No need to hospitalise Kanshi, doctors inform SC (News)

2005-05-13 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200505091923.htm No need to hospitalise Kanshi, doctors inform SC New Delhi, May. 9 (PTI): Dismissing apprehensions of BSP founder Kanshi Ram's family members that he was not getting proper medical treatment, a report submitted before the Supreme Court

[ZESTCaste] Quota merger row (News)

2005-05-13 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050510/asp/nation/story_4719314.asp Quota merger row OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT New Delhi, May 9: A proposed government legislation to fortify reservations and enable a mandatory quota in promotion in government and public sector undertakings has kicked off a

[ZESTCaste] CVC files opinion on Taj case in SC (News)

2005-05-13 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=46485 CVC files opinion on Taj case in SC Press Trust of India Posted online: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 1659 hours IST New Delhi, May 10: The Central Vigilance Commission has submitted its opinion to the Supreme Court on whether or not former Uttar

[ZESTCaste] Minister inaugurates SC, ST hostels (AP news)

2005-05-13 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/11/stories/2005051114760300.htm Andhra Pradesh - Nalgonda Minister inaugurates SC, ST hostels Staff Reporter Two new phone exchanges promised NALGONDA: The Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, S. Jaipal Reddy, on Tuesday, inaugurated SC and

[ZESTCaste] CBI questions Mayawati in disproportionate assets case (News)

2005-05-13 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG3_sub.asp?newscode=102514catcode=ENG3subcatcode= CBI questions Mayawati in disproportionate assets case New Delhi, May 10 (UNI) Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Ms Mayawati was today questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with

[ZESTCaste] The Indian Frankenstein (opinion)

2005-05-14 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://newstodaynet.com/10may/ss1.htm The Indian Frankenstein V SUNDARAM When we got our independence in 1947, educated Indians and intellectuals, excepting a few anthropologists, were inclined to believe that caste in India was on its way out.Many of them felt that India's future

[ZESTCaste] Parliament forum against SC/ST quota (News)

2005-05-14 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200505101730.htm Parliament forum against SC/ST quota New Delhi, May 10. (PTI): The Parliamentary Forum for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes today opposed the Bill on reservation and promotion for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and

[ZESTCaste] Welfare Department to verify certificates(Hyd news)

2005-05-14 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20050510234856Topic=0Title=Southern%20News%20-%20Andhra%20PradeshPage=A Welfare Department to verify certificates Wednesday May 11 2005 10:10 IST HYDERABAD: Officials of the State Social Welfare Department will verify the original certificates and

[ZESTCaste] Bihar HC quashes Siwan DM's order imposing collective fine (News)

2005-05-14 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.zeenews.com/links/articles.asp?aid=216638sid=REG Bihar HC quashes Siwan DM's order imposing collective fine Patna, May 11: The Patna High Court today quashed an executive order of Siwan District Magistrate C K Anil imposing a collective fine on a village in the district in

[ZESTCaste] Terminate castes, let Dalits reign(opinion)

2005-05-14 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=46581 ONE YEAR OF UPA RULE: PART VI Terminate castes, let Dalits reign Arun Khanna (A Reader) Posted online: Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 0948 hours IST Updated: Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 1102 hours IST The UPA government should take steps to

[ZESTCaste] Rule Sonia! Is India xenophobic? (News Analysis)

2005-05-14 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=46580 Rule Sonia! Is India xenophobic? Press Trust of India Posted online: Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 0946 hours IST Updated: Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 1003 hours IST New Delhi, May 12: In a huge blow to xenophobia the world over, recent years

[ZESTCaste] EC charged with making casteist remarks (editorial from TOI)

2005-05-14 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1105531.cms Caste Doubts [ TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2005 12:00:00 AM ]EC charged with making casteist remarks IAS officer L V Saptharishi's charges against the Election Commission must be seen as much more than the rant of a disgruntled bureaucrat. His

[ZESTCaste] Maya calls CBI anti-Dalit, threatens UPA (News)

2005-05-15 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1107006.cms Maya calls CBI anti-Dalit, threatens UPA TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2005 01:00:06 AM ] LUCKNOW: Perturbed over the consequences of the Taj heritage case investigation, BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday accused the CBI of

[ZESTCaste] NDA meet tomorrow to discuss UPA government's performance (News)

2005-05-15 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://news.webindia123.com/news/states.asp?state=ES14%2CDelhicount=10action=fullstoryn_date=ES14%2CDelhi5%2F12%2F200510 NDA meet tomorrow to discuss UPA government's performance New Delhi, May 11 A meeting of the National Democratic Alliance has been convened tomorrow to discuss the

[ZESTCaste] Mayawati accuses CBI of 'double standards' (News)

2005-05-15 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1106918.cms Mayawati accuses CBI of 'double standards' TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2005 11:39:33 PM] LUCKNOW: Under the CBI scanner in the Taj Heritage Corridor case, BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday accused the probe agency of

[ZESTCaste] Maya plays Dalit card, threatens to withdraw support (News)

2005-05-17 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2theme=usrsess=1id=76827 Maya plays Dalit card, threatens to withdraw support Statesman News Service NEW DELHI, May 12. — Making her first appearance in many days, firebrand BSP leader Miss Mayawati monopolised the fist half of the Question Hour

[ZESTCaste] Reservations for Muslims sought (News)

2005-05-17 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20050512005057Page=ATitle=Southern+News+-+Andhra+PradeshTopic=0 Reservations for Muslims sought Thursday May 12 2005 11:12 IST VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh SC, ST and BC Forum submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy here on

[ZESTCaste] Dalits say UPA promised high, delivered low to them (News)

2005-05-17 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG3_sub.asp?ccode=ENG3newscode=103027 Dalits say UPA promised high, delivered low to them New Delhi, May 13 (UNI) A Dalit body today warned of protests against the ruling UPA as it accused the central coalition of failure to deliver pre-election promises over job

[ZESTCaste] New loan scheme for Scheduled Castes students (AP news)

2005-05-17 Thread Tarun Udwala
Date:14/05/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/14/stories/2005051410290500.htm Andhra Pradesh New loan scheme for Scheduled Castes students Special Correspondent `Dalit industrial policy' on the anvil `Dalit industrial policy' on the anvil HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Scheduled

[ZESTCaste] Teacher tastes caste-slur stick (News)

2005-05-17 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050513/asp/bengal/story_4733768.asp Teacher tastes caste-slur stick OUR CORRESPONDENT Krishnagar, May 12: The headmistress of a school in Nadia has been suspended on charges of making snide remarks about students belonging to scheduled castes, scheduled tribes

[ZESTCaste] Caste factor: Gaya school stops midday meal scheme (News)

2005-05-17 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?fromtimeline=trueid=73142callid=1template=dalitatrocities Caste factor: Gaya school stops midday meal scheme NDTV Correspondent Tuesday, May 17, 2005 (Gaya): In Bihar, Dalits continue to be ostracized not by the upper castes but by the backward Yadav

[ZESTCaste] AICC organises seminar on women empowerment (News)

2005-05-17 Thread Tarun Udwala
AICC organises seminar on women empowerment Addresses ways and means to empower women in the society through economic development Express News Service http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=129696 Chandigarh, May 16: THE All India Christian Council, Chandigarh Unit and

[ZESTCaste] Untouchability sparks tension in Orathanadu (News)

2005-05-19 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IET20050514022549Topic=0Title=Southern%20News%20-%20Tamil%20NaduPage=T Untouchability sparks tension in Orathanadu Saturday May 14 2005 12:47 IST THANJAVUR: An uneasy calm prevails in Neyveli, a nondescript village in Orathanadu taluk, as Dalit youth

[ZESTCaste] LOOKING BEYOND ELECTIONS(Opinion)

2005-05-19 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://pd.cpim.org/2005/0515/05152005_haryana.htm LOOKING BEYOND ELECTIONS State Of Panchayati Raj In Haryana Inderjit Singh IN the wake of recent elections to panchayat and local bodies in Haryana, it is pertinent to take stock of the state of panchayati raj system in the state. More

[ZESTCaste] Andro AC MLA fumes at Govt move (News)

2005-05-19 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=7.14.150505.may05 Andro AC MLA fumes at Govt move Source: The Sangai Express Imphal, May 14: Expressing awe at the State Government clustering Chairen villagers in the Scheduled Caste club, Andro Assembly constituency MLA S Chandra said such categorization is

[ZESTCaste] Why do most rapists get away in India? (News)

2005-05-19 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=82170cat=India Why do most rapists get away in India? New Delhi | May 15, 2005 9:42:37 AM IST New Delhi, May 15 : Well over 80 percent of rapists in India escape any punishment because of several reasons ranging from delays in judicial

[ZESTCaste] 'Backward classes being neglected' (News)

2005-05-20 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20050516013650Topic=0Title=KeralaPage=R 'Backward classes being neglected' Monday May 16 2005 11:58 IST KOZHIKODE: The state will be going ahead with its liberalisation policies only by providing employment to the Scheduled groups, said Industry

[ZESTCaste] Mulayam to defend moves of Mayawati

2005-05-20 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.dailypioneer.com/indexn12.asp?main_variable=STATESfile_name=state16.txtcounter_img=16 Mulayam to defend moves of Mayawati Siddharth Kalhans/ Lucknow First it was the birth anniversary of Maharishi Parshuram and now series of conventions in the Brahmin dominated areas, the Samajwadi

[ZESTCaste] The Monkey God's Army

2005-05-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://slate.msn.com/id/2118033/entry/0/ The Monkey God's Army From: Eliza Griswold Subject: The Dharavi Times Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at 5:24 AM PT The headquarters of the Dharavi Times newspaper, which has a circulation of about 3,000, is located on the fifth floor of one of the few

[ZESTCaste] Na�vet� Or Hope?

2005-05-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20050517fname=devanursid=1pn=2 Naïveté Or Hope? A famous Kannada writer's launch of a new political party, some say, is reminiscent of the excitement of Neruda's involvement in Chilean politics in the '60s. Would it fulfil what Rammanohar Lohia and

[ZESTCaste] Special Recruitment Drive for SCs/STs (extract from PIB press release)

2005-05-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=9334 MAJOR DECISIONS AND INITIATIVES of UPA government Special Recruitment Drive for SCs/STs The NCMP of the Government in relation to the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes specifies that all reservation quotas,

[ZESTCaste] Upper caste MLAs desert Paswan (News)

2005-05-23 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/may/21bihar2.htm Upper caste MLAs desert Paswan Anand Mohan Sahay in Patna | May 21, 2005 17:45 IST As the Ramvilas Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party faced an imminent split on Saturday, it turned out that the challenge to Paswan's authority had come from the

[ZESTCaste] HC fiat to Collector(about 2 glass system)

2005-05-23 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IET20050521011015Page=TTitle=Southern+News+-+Tamil+NaduTopic=0 HC fiat to CollectorSaturday May 21 2005 11:31 IST CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has directed the Salem Collector to personally inspect whether tea shops in the district are practising

[ZESTCaste] 100 atrocity cases against Dalits in 3 years (News)

2005-05-23 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20050521014627Topic=0Title=Southern%20News%20-%20KarnatakaPage=K 100 atrocity cases against Dalits in 3 yearsSaturday May 21 2005 12:07 IST BIDAR: The incresing number of atrocities against dalits is a matter of concern, said National SC

[ZESTCaste] LJP to consolidate Dalit-Muslim vote bank (News)

2005-05-23 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200505211459.htm LJP to consolidate Dalit-Muslim vote bank New Delhi, May. 21 (PTI): In a bid to consolidate his Dalit-Muslim vote bank Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) President Ram Vilas Paswan, today said a series of rallies would be held later this month

[ZESTCaste] Politics, Tamil Cinema Eshtyle (opinion by S Anand)

2005-05-23 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20050530fname=SaAnandsid=1pn=3 Politics, Tamil Cinema Eshtyle In the last 10 years, the overt cinema-politics linkage appears to have been severed. But actually, Tamil cinema has merely learnt to craft politics in a different fashion S. ANAND Special

[ZESTCaste] No Free Lunch At Fan Clubs (Opinion)

2005-05-23 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20050530fname=MaCol+Srinivas+(F)sid=1 No Free Lunch At Fan Clubs The dynamics of caste and politics propel the frenzied star worship in South India S.V. SRINIVAS Special Issue: Indian Cinema 1995-2005 Stardom in South India is surrounded by the

[ZESTCaste] Caste spat over school puddings (News) 2 articles

2005-05-23 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNewsstoryID=8519197 Caste spat over school puddings Tue May 17, 2005 12:24 PM ET PATNA, India (Reuters) - Indian officials are investigating reports villagers in one of the most backward states stopped a school giving lunch to its

[ZESTCaste] HP govt to provide financial assistance to Ravi Dass temple(News)

2005-05-23 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=298911 HP govt to provide financial assistance to Ravi Dass temple PTI HP-TEMPLE SHIMLA, MAY 18 (PTI) The Himachal Pradesh government would provide suitable land and financial assistance for the construction of Shri Guru Ravi Dass temple at

[ZESTCaste] UN rapporteurs to energise movement for Dalit rights

2005-05-23 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/111538/1/ UN rapporteurs to energise movement for Dalit rights Rahul Kumar OneWorld South Asia 17 May 2005 The recent announcement by the UN Commission on Human Rights to appoint two special rapporteurs to tackle the deep-rooted problem of caste-based

[ZESTCaste] PM to unveil Mahatma, Ambedkar, Nehru statues in Kerala Assembly (News)

2005-05-23 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.manoramaonline.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=manorama/MmArticle/CommonFullStoryc=MmArticlecid=1116487197102channel=Newsp=1002194839100count=7 PM to unveil Mahatma, Ambedkar, Nehru statues in Kerala Assembly 19th MAY 16:15 hrs IST - - Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Manmohan

[ZESTCaste] Operation Certificate in West Bengal (News)

2005-05-25 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1115050.cms Operation Certificate in West Bengal PTI[ THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2005 02:16:24 AM ]KOLKATA: For the first time, the West Bengal government will distribute SC, ST and OBC certificates through the open enquiry system with the launching of

[ZESTCaste] Muslims worse than SC/ST

2005-05-25 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2005/01-15Jan05-Print-Edition/011501200539.htm Muslims worse than SC/ST Aligarh: Prof. Mohammad Shabbir, incharge of Ambedkar Chair of AMUs department of law while pleading for reservation for Muslims in government jobs in proportion to their population,

[ZESTCaste] Upside down: criminals in command

2005-05-25 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2005/01-15Jan05-Print-Edition/011501200533.htm Upside down: criminals in command By I K Shukla I will take here only three examples of moral somersaults that the HinduTaliban and their cohorts like George Fernandes have quite nimbly and amusingly

[ZESTCaste] Ramadoss, Thirumavalavan taken into custody (News)

2005-05-25 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200505231364.htm Ramadoss, Thirumavalavan taken into custody Chennai, May 23. (PTI): PMK founder leader Dr S Ramadoss, Dalit Panthers of India (DPI) chief Thol Thirumavalavan along with around 150 other members of Tamil Protection Movement were today

[ZESTCaste] Caste-bigotry deprives kids of mid-day meal (News)

2005-05-25 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEP20050522121635Page=PTitle=StatesTopic=0 Caste-bigotry deprives kids of mid-day mealMonday May 23 2005 00:00 IST PTI PATNA: About 2,500 years ago, a fasting Lord Buddha partook of a bowl of kheer' (sweet rice meal) offered by a lower caste woman.

[ZESTCaste] A patchy report card (Opinion)

2005-05-25 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2005/May/opinion_May47.xmlsection=opinioncol= A patchy report cardBY PRAFUL BIDWAI 22 May 2005 BY DRAMATICALLY renouncing power after she led the Congress and its allies to victory in parliamentary elections a year ago, Sonia

[ZESTCaste] CPI protests denial of rights to Dalits (News)

2005-05-25 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B05FEB2AC-7B4A-4D66-9390-3976F31DB575%7DCATEGORYNAME=Chennai CPI protests denial of rights to Dalits Madurai, May 19: About 2,000 CPI volunteers, including 100 women, observed a fast here today to protest against the "denial of

[ZESTCaste] Ramadoss held for defacing English hoardings (News)

2005-05-27 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IET20050523123312Topic=0Title=Southern%20News%20-%20Tamil%20NaduPage= Ramadoss held for defacing English hoardings Tuesday May 24 2005 00:00 IST CHENNAI: City police on Monday arrested the leaders of the Tamil Protection Movement (TPM), including PMK

[ZESTCaste] Dalits to discuss exploitation (News)

2005-05-28 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20050526024310Page=KTitle=Southern+News+-+KarnatakaTopic=0 Dalits to discuss exploitation Thursday May 26 2005 13:04 IST GULBARGA: The Sagar faction of the Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Samiti will organise a mammoth convention of dalits in Chittapur

[ZESTCaste] Faction replay in Bihar (Opinion)

2005-05-28 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://iecolumnists.expressindia.com/full_column.php?content_id=70979 Faction replay in Bihar In 1998, with two contenders claiming a majority, SC asked the UP assembly to elect its leader Early in the cricket world cup of 1992, England played Pakistan at Adelaide. Batting first, Pakistan was

[ZESTCaste] Convention of Valmiki Community in Nov (News)

2005-05-28 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20050524005840Topic=0Title=Southern%20News%20-%20KarnatakaPage=K Convention of Valmiki Community in NovTuesday May 24 2005 11:20 IST DHARWAD: Minister for Textiles Satish Jarkiholi has said that a state-level convention of Valmiki community will

[ZESTCaste] BSP to hold Brahmin mahasammelan on June 9 (News)

2005-05-28 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1373766,000900010004.htm BSP to hold Brahmin mahasammelan on June 9 Press Trust of India Allahabad, May 23, 2005 Accusing the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh of being "hostile" towards Brahmins, the Bahujan Samaj Party on Monday urged the

[ZESTCaste] HRW asks Clinton to call for creation of strong HR protection in Tsunami hit Indian coastal villages (News)

2005-05-28 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.asiantribune.com/show_news.php?id=14557 Date : 2005-05-27 HRW asks Clinton to call for creation of strong HR protection in Tsunami hit Indian coastal villagesBy M Rama Rao - Reporting from New Delhi for Asian Tribune New Delhi, 27 May, (Asiantribune.com): Human Rights Watch (HRW)

[ZESTCaste] Brahmin mahouts for Maya mammoth (News)

2005-05-28 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1125017.cms Brahmin mahouts for Maya mammothMANJARI MISHRA TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2005 02:15:51 AM ] LUCKNOW: The unabashed serenading of Bramhins by Mayawati in her latest pro-Manuwadi avatar has evidently perked up some sagging

[ZESTCaste] Seats vacated by SC, ST will go to quota (AP news)

2005-05-28 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.deccan.com/Region/RegionNews.asp#Diarrhoea%20hits%20Nunna%20market http://www.deccan.com/home/homedetails.asp#Seats vacated by SC, ST will go to quota Seats vacated by SC, ST will go to quota Hyderabad, May 27: Kickstarting a fresh controversy in PG medical admissions, the Medical

[ZESTCaste] The mind of Bihar (Opinion)

2005-05-29 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnistfile_name=siddharth%2Fsiddharth116.txtwriter=siddharth The mind of Bihar By Gautam Siddharth A consistent failing of nearly all the political opponents of Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, including his many detractors in the media, is

[ZESTCaste] Women, low cast ignored in aid effort: rights group

2005-05-30 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2item_no=38139version=1template_id=40parent_id=22 Women, low cast ignored in aid effort: rights group Published: Saturday, 28 May, 2005, 12:07 PM Doha Time NEW DELHI: Human Rights Watch has urged UN tsunami aid envoy Bill Clinton to

[ZESTCaste] BSP to fight Assembly polls alone (News)

2005-05-30 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=131469 BSP to fight Assembly polls alone Express News Service Patiala, May 28: THE Bahujan Samaj Party has decided to go it alone in the next assembly elections in Punjab. This was announced by Narinder Kashyap, MLC from Uttar Pradesh, who is

[ZESTCaste] Rising Atrocities Against Dalits

2005-05-31 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://pd.cpim.org/2005/0529/05292005_bihar.htm People's Democracy (Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Vol. XXIX No. 22 May 29, 2005 BIHAR Rising Atrocities Against Dalits THE crime graph against dalits has not abated in Bihar ever since the large scale massacre of

[ZESTCaste] BSP gears for Brahmin convention (News)

2005-06-01 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=71353 BSP gears for Brahmin convention EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Posted online: Monday, May 30, 2005 at 0208 hours IST LUCKNOW, MAY 29: Summoned from across Uttar Pradesh, BSP leaders met here today to prepare the stage for the

[ZESTCaste] Reservations won't solve unemployment: CII

2005-06-02 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.ndtv.com/money/showbusinessstory.asp?slug=Reservations+won%27t+solve+unemployment%3A+CIIid=25398 Reservations won't solve unemployment: CII NDTV Correspondent Tuesday, May 31, 2005 (New Delhi): CII

[ZESTCaste] TDP fomenting casteism, factionalism, regionalism: YSR (AP news)

2005-06-03 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20050531110548Page=ATitle=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+PradeshTopic=0 TDP fomenting casteism, factionalism, regionalism: YSR Wednesday June 1 2005 00:00 IST UNI HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y S Rajasekhara Reddy on Tuesday criticised the

[ZESTCaste] Finmin roots for job quotas in PSU banks (2 news reports)

2005-06-03 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1130869.cms Finmin roots for job quotas in PSU banks SUGATA GHOSH SHAJI VIKRAMAN TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ FRIDAY, JUNE 03, 2005 12:22:28 AM] MUMBAI: CEOs of government banks and several financial institutions are sitting on a piece of paper that has

[ZESTCaste] BJP, JD-U shake-up caste sensitive

2005-06-03 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=71396 BJP, JD-U shake-up caste sensitive MANINI CHATTERJEE Posted online: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 0207 hours IST NEW DELHI, MAY 30: With elections in Bihar the next big thing on the NDA’s agenda, both BJP and JD(U)

[ZESTCaste] BSP memorials: Mayawati 'honours' Dalits (News)

2005-06-04 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=BSP+memorials%3A+Mayawati+'honours'+Dalitsid=73998 BSP memorials: Mayawati 'honours' Dalits NDTV Correspondent Friday, June 3, 2005 (Lucknow): Marking the 10th anniversary of her becoming the first Dalit Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, BSP

[ZESTCaste] Fresh attempt at making subjects simple (News)

2005-06-04 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1127284.cms Fresh attempt at making subjects simple TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2005 01:48:43 AM ] NEW DELHI: Making young minds aware of harsh social realities like caste and gender discrimination is not as difficult as it may appear.

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