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[ZESTCaste] SIT to probe honour killing

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[ZESTCaste] SC moved to restrain Maya govt from further construction for Kanshiram memorial

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[ZESTCaste] Nimliwali ‘honour killing’: Girl’s parents amo ng seven booked

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[ZESTCaste] SC issues notices to Centre, 9 states on honour killing

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[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalit family forced to eat human excreta

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Dalit+family+forced+to+eat+human+excretaNewsID=247137 Dalit family forced to eat human excreta Last Updated : 2010-06-16 11:09 PM The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) Himalayan News Service SARLAHI: In a barbaric and inhumane act,

[ZESTCaste] Bachoo Ki Pahal - BAL Journalist Seminar

http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp?articleID=38536 Bachoo Ki Pahal - BAL Journalist Seminar Bhopal Posted On Monday, June 14, 2010 By Our Staff Reporter Bhopal, June 14: Three days State level BAL Journalist seminar was organised by Dalit Sangh Sohagpur Hoshnagabad with the support

[ZESTCaste] Child Reporter State level Seminar held

http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/newsDetails140610s.php Child Reporter State level Seminar held India Blooms News Service Bhopal, June 14 (IBNS) A three-day state level seminar of child reporters started here on Monday. The seminar has been organised by Dalit Sangh, an NGO with

[ZESTCaste] Two Dalit girls go missing

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Two-Dalit-girls-go-missing/Article1-557989.aspx Two Dalit girls go missing Press Trust Of India Muzaffarnagar, June 15, 2010 Two Dalit sisters, one of them a rape victim, have gone missing from Balheri village in the district, police said on Tuesday. The two

[ZESTCaste] Inter-caste couple found dead in city

http://www.asianage.com/delhi/inter-caste-couple-found-dead-city-663 Inter-caste couple found dead in city Jun 15th, 2010 -- Age Correspondent | New Delhi In a suspected case of honour killing, a teenage couple belonging to different castes was found dead with multiple stab injuries in

[ZESTCaste] Delhi police make arrests after 'honour killing'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10316249.stm Delhi police make arrests after 'honour killing' Page last updated at 12:29 GMT, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 13:29 UK Caste leaders frown upon marriages within the same sub-caste Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, say a teenage girl and her

[ZESTCaste] What chance for Dalit girls?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/journalismcompetition/what-chance-for-dalit-girls What chance for Dalit girls? guardian.co.uk Durga Sob knows she is taking a serious risk. She is strictly forbidden to drink at her school because of widespread fears over pollution. Her throat is so parched that she

[ZESTCaste] The mind business (Kancha Ilaiah)

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/75598/mind-business.html New education mantra The mind business By Kancha Ilaiah Since reality is a perceptional problem, there is no one reality, but many realities that occur to our senses at the same time. The socio-psychological school of research and

[ZESTCaste] 4 injured as fresh tension breaks out between rival groups in Haryana

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_4-injured-as-fresh-tension-breaks-out-between-rival-groups-in-haryana_1396893 4 injured as fresh tension breaks out between rival groups in Haryana PTI Tuesday, June 15, 2010 22:35 IST Hisar (Haryana): Less than two months after the torching of Dalit houses

[ZESTCaste] Tension in Haryana's Hisar after Dalit-Jat spat

http://sify.com/news/tension-in-haryana-s-hisar-after-dalit-jat-spat-news-national-kgpxOheiaje.html Tension in Haryana's Hisar after Dalit-Jat spat 2010-06-15 23:50:00 Tension prevailed in the Surya Nagar area of this Haryana district Tuesday after stray incidents of violence following a

[ZESTCaste] BSP to go it alone in Bihar assembly polls

http://sify.com/news/bsp-to-go-it-alone-in-bihar-assembly-polls-news-national-kgpvarjgeib.html BSP to go it alone in Bihar assembly polls 2010-06-15 21:00:00 The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would contest the Bihar assembly polls from all seats without any alliance, party chief Mayawati said

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Kin refuse to perform last rites of a man having affair with Dalit woman

http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/2-political/6854-kin-refuse-to-perform-last-rites-on-a-man-having-affair-with-dalit-woman.html Kin refuse to perform last rites of a man having affair with Dalit woman Wednesday, 16 June 2010 11:52 Tension shot up between people from Dalit

[ZESTCaste] Mayawati joins Jat's water war on jobs

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/mayawati-joins-jats-water-war-on-jobs/634061/# Mayawati joins Jat's water war on jobs Agencies Posted online: 2010-06-15 11:30:31+05:30 LucknowEven as Jat leaders in Uttar Pradesh on Monday decided to call of their agitation demanding quota for the community

[ZESTCaste] Valmikis, Jats clash after bike hits buffalo

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Valmikis-Jats-clash-after-bike-hits-buffalo/articleshow/6052406.cms Valmikis, Jats clash after bike hits buffalo TNN, Jun 16, 2010, 03.28am IST HISAR: After the fight over a dog between dalits and upper caste Jats in Mirchpur village, a new clash has

[ZESTCaste] 19 get life term for killing two brothers

http://sify.com/news/19-get-life-term-for-killing-two-brothers-news-national-kgpxadccgbb.html 19 get life term for killing two brothers 2010-06-15 23:00:00 Nineteen people were Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Uttar Pradesh for the murder five years ago of two Dalit

[ZESTCaste] Mayawati joins Jat's water war on jobs

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/mayawati-joins-jats-water-war-on-jobs/634061/ Mayawati joins Jat's water war on jobs Agencies Posted online: 2010-06-15 11:30:31+05:30 LucknowEven as Jat leaders in Uttar Pradesh on Monday decided to call of their agitation demanding quota for the community

[ZESTCaste] Declaring herself single, Maya woos Bihar

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Declaring-herself-single--Maya-woos-Bihar/634362 Declaring herself single, Maya woos Bihar Santosh Singh Posted online: Wed Jun 16 2010, 09:26 hrs Patna : Asserting that there would be “no open or hidden” understanding with anyone, BSP chief and Uttar Pradesh

[ZESTCaste] Sri Chaitanya gesture to SC, ST students

http://www.thehindu.com/2010/06/12/stories/2010061260970200.htm Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad Sri Chaitanya gesture to SC, ST students Special Correspondent Hyderabad: Sri Chaitanya Institutions is conducting a district-wise screening test on June 14 for SC and ST students to provide free

[ZESTCaste] Rise of India’s caste warrior

http://www.livemint.com/2010/06/13200224/Rise-of-India8217s-caste-wa.html Posted: Mon, Jun 14 2010. 1:15 AM IST Economy and Politics Rise of India’s caste warrior Even as caste continues to puzzle and infuriate many, caste-based organizations show remarkable resilience, promote philanthropy

[ZESTCaste] Centre to introduce Communal Violence Prevention Bill soon

http://sify.com/news/centre-to-introduce-communal-violence-prevention-bill-soon-news-national-kgnqEehbifb.html Centre to introduce Communal Violence Prevention Bill soon 2010-06-13 16:40:00 Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said the Centre would soon introduce the Communal Violence

[ZESTCaste] Caste row erupts over ration card forms

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Ahmedabad/Caste-row-erupts-over-ration-card-forms/articleshow/6039772.cms Caste row erupts over ration card forms Parth Shastri, TNN, Jun 12, 2010, 06.04am IST AHMEDABAD: Forms for new biometric ration cards, issued recently by the state civil supplies

[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman raped in Jhalawar

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Dalit-woman-raped-in-Jhalawar/articleshow/6038999.cms Dalit woman raped in Jhalawar TNN, Jun 12, 2010, 06.41am IST JAIPUR: A 35-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by nephews of her husband under Ghatoli police station of Jhalawar on Friday.

[ZESTCaste] Dalits used as guinea pigs for drug trials in Khammam

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOINEW/navigator.asp?Daily=TOIHshowST=truelogin=defaultpub=TOIAW=1276577330656 Dalits used as guinea pigs for drug trials in Khammam G Arun Kumar | TNN Hyderabad: Khammam district has turned into a ‘pharma lab’ with Dalits being used as guinea pigs by

[ZESTCaste] BPO employee murders girlfriend over caste

http://www.hindustantimes.com/BPO-worker-murders-girlfriend-over-caste/Article1-556465.aspx BPO employee murders girlfriend over caste HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times Email Author New Delhi, June 12, 2010 A 25-year-old man allegedly smothered his girlfriend to death because she belonged to a

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