[ZESTCaste] Flooding hits ten million people in India's most populous and poorest state

2010-09-04 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/218275/128352885295.htm Flooding hits ten million people in India's most populous and poorest state 03 Sep 2010 15:45:00 GMT Source: Christian Aid - UK Jo rogers Website: http://www.christianaid.org.uk Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the

[ZESTCaste] Honour Killing: Newly-weds seek police protection

2010-09-04 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://news.oneindia.in/2010/09/03/honour-killing-newly-weds-seek-police-protection.html Honour Killing: Newly-weds seek police protection Friday, September 3, 2010, 14:17 [IST] Ghaziabad, Sep 3: Fearing that they would also be killed in the name of honour, a newly-wed couple here on Thursday, S

[ZESTCaste] Reforms helped UP Dalits, says study

2010-09-04 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.livemint.com/2010/09/03191143/Reforms-helped-UP-Dalits-says.html?atype=tp Posted: Sat, Sep 4 2010. 1:00 AM IST Published on page 3 Home Reforms helped UP Dalits, says study Pallavi Singh, pallav...@livemint.com Economic liberalization since the 1990s has helped Dalits in Uttar Prades

[ZESTCaste] Arrest SI for abusing Dalit woman: KVPS

2010-09-04 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/27/stories/2010082752700600.htm Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad Arrest SI for abusing Dalit woman: KVPS Staff Reporter HYDERABAD: The ‘Kulavivaksha Vyathireka Porata Samithi' (KVPS) has demanded suspension and arrest of a Sub-Inspector of Police in Mahabubnagar district

[ZESTCaste] Houses of dalits set on fire

2010-09-04 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/93840/houses-dalits-set-fire.html Tension prevails in Ankahalli; dalit families declared ‘outcast’ Houses of dalits set on fire Chamarajanagar, September 3, DHNS: Tension gripped Ankahalli village in Gundlupet taluk near here when two huts belonging to dalit

[ZESTCaste] IAS officer denies fudging certificate

2010-09-04 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/ias-officer-denies-fudging-certificate-571 IAS officer denies fudging certificate September 4th, 2010 DC Correspondent Chennai, Sept. 3: Dalit IAS officer C. Umashankar, whose suspension has been revoked by the DMK government, appeared before the media on F