[ZESTCaste] Dear all ... please pass this info to 10th passed students
Brother Prashant, Thanks for forwarding this info. I am forwarding it to all our contacts to see if someone can help us. Dear PVV Rao, Can you please see if we can contact any of our scholars to inform about this great opprotunity? If you need any help, please let me know. Dear friends, Please check this email and ask students you know to apply. The info is as follows: == Hello Friends, If you have come across any bright students coming from poor financial background who have finished their 10th standard this year (April 2009) and scored more than 80%, please ask them to contact the NGO-Prerana (supported by Infosys foundation). The NGO is conducting a written test and those who clear the test will be eligible for financial help for their further studies. Please ask the students to contact the people mentioned below to get the form #580,shubhakar, 44th cross,1st 'A' main road,jayanagar 7th block Bangalore-mob no- 9900906338(saraswat i) Mr.Shivkumar( 9986630301) - Hanumanthnagar office Ms.Bindu(9964534667 )-Yeshwantpur office, BANGALORE . Even if you dont know anyone, please pass on this info, some one might be in need of this help desperately. swapnil Walinjkar (IRTS,99) Professor ( Commercial Management), RSC,Vadodara -- An educated man without character and humility was more dangerous than a beast. If his education was detrimental to the welfare of poor, he was a curse to society. -Babasaheb Dr B R Ambedkar Please visit www.friendsforeducation.org or www.ambedkarscholarship.org From: Prashant Nikam pnik...@yahoo.co.in To: benjamin_ka...@yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 2:34:42 AM Subject: Fw: [siac] hi Hello Mr Benjamin, Please see the forwarded. You may like to send names of some people from Ambedkar scholarships for this funding. Regards, Prashant --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Swapnil Anand Walinjkar wswap...@rediffmail.com wrote: From: Swapnil Anand Walinjkar wswap...@rediffmail.com Subject: [siac] hi To: s...@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 11:03 AM Hello Friends, If you have come across any bright students coming from poor financial background who have finished their 10th standard this year (April 2009) and scored more than 80%, please ask them to contact the NGO-Prerana (supported by Infosys foundation). The NGO is conducting a written test and those who clear the test will be eligible for financial help for their further studies. Please ask the students to contact the people mentioned below to get the form #580,shubhakar, 44th cross,1st 'A' main road,jayanagar 7th block Bangalore-mob no- 9900906338(saraswat i) Mr.Shivkumar( 9986630301) - Hanumanthnagar office Ms.Bindu(9964534667 )-Yeshwantpur office, BANGALORE . Even if you dont know anyone, please pass on this info, some one might be in need of this help desperately. swapnil Walinjkar (IRTS,99) Professor ( Commercial Management), RSC,Vadodara LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!
[ZESTCaste] Complete 10,000 houses of SC, ST beneficiaries before Septem
http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Complete+10,000+houses+of+SC,+ST+beneficiaries+before+Septemartid=kw4HMf7Jl/U=SectionID=e7uPP4%7CpSiw=MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=SectionName=EH8HilNJ2uYAot5nzqumeA==SEO= By Express News Service 06 Jul 2009 10:07:03 AM IST Complete 10,000 houses of SC, ST beneficiaries before Septem RAJAHMUNDRY: Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy has said directions were issued to complete the construction of houses started before starting Indiramma Housing Programme (IHP) across the State. As many as 7,000 houses were not completed in East Godavari district, he said. He directed officials of Housing Coporation to complete 10,000 houses of SC and ST beneficiaries sanctioned under IHP phase-1 before September this year. Reviewing the implementation of development programmes in the district with the officials at Roads and Buildings guest house here on Sunday he said the Government is contemplating to start a ‘special fund’ for bridge loans. Final decision will be taken after discussing with the bankers in this regard, he added. The officials should speed up the land acquisition process for the housing programmes in urban areas and initiate steps to clear court cases in this regard, he said. “District in-charge Minister and Irrigation Minister will take a decision to sort out the problems faced in supplying water from Yeluru,” he said. The Government will take steps for the proper implementation of Forest Land Protection Act, he said. Special steps would be taken to provide corporate education to tribal students, he added. Earlier, Collector Gopalakrishna Dwivedi briefed the Chief Minister about the development activities in the district. East Godavari district was in fourth place in implementing of IHP in the State, he said. So far Rs 75.60 crore has been spent under Rajiv Arogyasri and 23,018 medical camps were conducted, the Collector stated. INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ZESTCaste] Maya's statue spree continues despite SC order
http://www.timesnow.tv/Mayas-statue-spree-continues-despite-Sc-order/articleshow/4321494.cms Maya's statue spree continues despite SC order 6 Jul 2009, 1455 hrs IST Despite a Supreme Court order to explain her statue spree, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has decided to spend an additional Rs. 3 cr to bronze her statues. Mayawati has sanctioned funds from the state reserves to replace her current fibre-glass statue with a 24-foot high solid bronze likeness. Mayawati unveiled 15 statues just 10 days ago drawing criticism from the Centre as well as from her Opposition in Uttar Pradesh. The Supreme Court had given Mayawati four weeks to explain why she blatantly spent public money to set up memorials of herself and her party founders after a petition was filed challenging her statue-building spree. Mayawati's recent exploits also seem to be a direct snub to home minister P Chidambaram who called her actions shameful and political rival Mulayam Singh who vowed to bulldoze the memorials.
[ZESTCaste] Cong uses Dalit leaders: Maya
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_cong-uses-dalit-leaders-maya_1271346 Cong uses Dalit leaders: Maya Deepak Gidwani / DNAMonday, July 6, 2009 2:03 IST Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has declared war on the Congress. Her latest missile is a 112-page booklet that accuses the grand old party for being anti-Dalit. The booklet will be distributed throughout the state on July 22 when BSP holds demonstrations against the Congress-led government at the Centre. TitledDalit ki beti desh ki pradhan mantri kyun nahin ban payee? Zara sochiye. (Think why a Dalit woman could not become PM.) the booklet attacks the Congress for using Sushil Kumar Shinde, Meira Kumar and Ram Vilas Paswan to grab votes. The Congress never installs SC/ST leaders in any crucial positions from where they could do something to better the lot of these people, reads the booklet, written by Mayawati herself. It says that soon after the last Maharashtra state polls, Shinde was removed as CM and made Andhra Pradesh governor. Meira Kumar has also been made LS Speaker only to keep her away from the people, states the booklet, alleging a Congress conspiracy to keep Dalit leaders away from active public life. She states that Dalit leaders in other parties are no more than bandhua mazdoor (bonded labour). She dubs the Congress as extremely casteist and mocks at party leaders (read: Rahul Gandhi) doing natakbaazi (drama) of mingling and breaking bread with Dalits to get their votes. Gandhiji also did this throughout his life, the booklet states. At one point, Mayawati compares herself with Barack Obama. The elevation of a black as US President is a ray of hope for us, she writes. Congress leaders are livid at the charges. She talks of Dalit leaders in other parties. But what about Dalits in the BSP? She has never given any key post to any Dalit leader, says UP Congress spokesman Dwijendra Tripathi. This is mindless and comes from a frustrated person.
[ZESTCaste] Mad after self-image, Maya makes 40 statues
http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Contentpa=showpagepid=299page=4 Mad after self-image, Maya makes 40 statues By Subhash Singh from Lucknow It will need Rs 200 crore for maintenance annually. Uttar Pradesh government is going to demolish three jails of Lucknow for the expansion of Ambedkar Sthal, the dream project of Chief Minister Mayawati. These three jails include District Jail, Model Jail and Women Jail. Although, the High Court has stayed the demolition of these jails and allowed for their modernisation, the state government is adamant to demolish them and has even ordered for shifting of the inmates from these jails to a new jail, which is still under construction. The urgency behind shifting of the prisoners from these jails is based on the need to spare additional 80 acres of land for the dream project of Mayawati. The government wants to expand the Ambedkar Sthal, which is already spread over an area of 101 acres, adjacent to the jail buildings. The expansion programme is said to be the part of a series of projects in the name of BR Ambedkar, Ramabai Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule, Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj, etc. In the name of the above-mentioned Bahujan Samaj stalwarts, Mayawati has already spent crores of rupees from the state exchequer. The Bhimrao Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Sthal, Prerana Sthal, Ambedkar Smarak Sthal, Ramabai Sthal, Kanshi Ram Memorial and Kanshi Ram Park are some of the examples. Seven statues have also been installed there. There are two statues of Kanshi Ram and Mayawati at Mal Avenue area in Lucknow. She did not stop here. In two years of her regime, she unveiled at least four additional statues of herself. Sources say the average cost of one statue is about Rs 25 lakh. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has served a notice to the state government in response to a PIL against the spending binge and sought a report on construction within four weeks. With the four-week period to respond, the Mayawati government has got some more time to spruce up the parks, memorials and statues, so dear to her. This is an open secret that this whimsical decision of the Chief Minister is an over-burden on the state exchequer. But for Mayawati, it does not matter. During her tenures of chief ministership, she concentrated only on these types of projects rather than initiating any concrete developmental project. This is the fourth term of her chief ministership. In her every tenure, she concentrated only on constructing parks, smriti sthals, renaming universities after Kanshi Ram, BR Ambedkar, Ramabai Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule, Narayan Guru, Shahuji Maharaj etc. Nearly Rs 2700 crore have been spent on these non-developmental works. In her first two regimes, she spent Rs 200 crore on Ambedker Park, Parivartan Chowk, Ambedkar Bus Station, Prerana Sthal, etc. During the present tenure too, following her decision the Ambedkar Udyan has been demolished completely and Rs 2000 crore are being spent on its renovation. This is also an extra burden on the state exchequer. Her decision to acquire 150 acres of land around Ramabai Sthal for parking is facing a severe protest from the local residents. The matter is pending in Lucknow Bench of High Court. The court has sought a detailed report on this project. It is worth mentioning here that the new jail building, still under construction at Mohanlal Ganj, lacks the basic amenities. Sources say the senior officers of the jails are under immense pressure to pave the way for shifting the jail inmates to the new jail. Succumbing to the pressure, the jail authorities are learnt to have identified the first batch of 100 inmates, which is expected to be transferred to the new building soon. The jail authorities are panicky because the present structure of the new building not only falls short of basic amenities but also does not have anything in the name of security—not even a gate to the main entrance. A senior jail officer told Organiser that for the jail staff office there are rooms, which do not have even doors and windows; the location does not even have proper power supply. But the project is on the priority list of the Chief Minister! Therefore, none dare raise a voice. The Model Jail along with the Women Jail, houses around 400 inmates, all of whom are convicts serving life sentence for crimes like murder, etc. Such inmates require high-level security. The jail authorities feel the incomplete new jail building may come as a blessing in disguise for the inmates who can see their freedom at a short distance and easily attainable without much efforts. INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news,
[ZESTCaste] Mayawati bashes 'anti-people' budget
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/mayawati-bashes-antipeople-budget/485983/ Mayawati bashes 'anti-people' budget Express News Service Posted: Jul 07, 2009 at 0536 hrs Lucknow Chief Minister Mayawati has dismissed the Union budget as directionless and anti-people, which has disillusioned all sections of society. She said the budget proposals have vindicated her stand that the UPA government stands only for the rich and privileged sections. Taking particular exception to the Finance Minister's proposal for tax exemption on benami donations received by charitable trusts, Mayawati said this will encourage generation of black money. “The budget has not fulfilled the expectations of the poor and weaker sections of the country and the budgetary arrangements suggest that it is loaded in favour of capitalists,” she said. It is full of relief and concessions for rich people, business and the corporate world. Tax exemption for branded jewellery is one such proposal which will benefit only big businesses and the corporate world. Criticising the Finance Minister for withdrawing the Fringe Benefit Tax, Mayawati said this was another big concession for the corporate world. Similarly, for the benefit of the business community, commodity trade tax has been abolished. Low income groups had been given only a notional relief in income tax, while surcharge for tax payers with an annual income of Rs 10 lakh or more has been abolished. The Finance Minister had ignored the interests of millions of weavers who are mostly from the dalit and minority communities. Moreover, instead of providing relief to the handloom sector, the Finance Minister had imposed eight per cent tax on the handloom products. She alleged that this would only benefit big companies manufacturing yarn. The chief minister also said that with the objective of benefiting a particular business house, the Finance Minister had announced a tax holiday for companies involved in oil and gas exploration and production. Though in his speech, the Finance Minister mentioned electricity in rural areas, he did not announce any specific plan for the electrification of the villages of Dalits and poor sections, she added. INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ZESTCaste] Man held for trying to rape minor Dalit girl
http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/616931/National/1/20/1 Man held for trying to rape minor Dalit girl Published: July 7,2009 Moga , July 7 A man was arrested today for allegedly trying to rape a 11-year-old Dalit girl here. Rajbhupinder Singh was arrested while boarding a bus here this morning in a bid to escape, police said. Singh yesterday allegedly tried to rape the Dalit girl at his house in village Himmat Pura under Nihalsinghwala sub-division, they said. The victim, who is Singhaposs neighbour, raised an alarm. The girlaposs father and other people in the locality rushed to the spot and rescued her, they said, adding Singh, however, managed to escape. Source: PTI
[ZESTCaste] Higher studies get addl Rs 2,000 cr
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090707/main2.htm Higher studies get addl Rs 2,000 cr Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service Rs 1,768 cr for Chandigarh, Rs 50 cr for PU The FM said Rs 50 crore would be allocated for Panjab University. The allocation for Chandigarh has also been considerably hiked this year to “provide better infrastructure for the people”. The Budget estimates for the UT stands at Rs 1,768.22 cr - Rs 573.57 crore more than what was provided in 2008-2009. New Delhi, July 6 The government today set the ball rolling for reforms in higher education by increasing the budgetary allocation for the sector to Rs 9,600 crore, up by Rs 2,000 crore from the outlay in the Interim Budget presented earlier this year. Overall allocation for education has also been significant at Rs 36,400 crore, which makes up for 35 per cent of the total outlay for the social service sector, where maximum budgetary support has been given this year. Importantly, the entire increase in the human resource development sector has been pocketed this time by higher education, with funds for school literacy remaining the same as provided in the Interim Budget. Even allocations for flagship programmes like the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan and the Mid-Day Meal Scheme remain unchanged, as compared to Budget estimates of Rs 13,100 crore and Rs 8,000 crore, respectively, made in the Interim Budget. Powered by reform talks, higher education has emerged a clear winner, with the UGC getting Rs 4,375 crore, which includes provisions to implement recommendations of the oversight committee, to ensure 27 per cent OBC quota in all central higher education institutes and meet the requirement of enhanced number of students in the wake of reservation. Technical education has also got Rs 3,902 crore, including funds to roll out the quota policy. But the new focus area is skill development, with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee saying in his speech, “The demographic advantage India has in terms of a large percentage of young population needs to be converted into a dynamic economic advantage by providing them the right education and skills.” He also announced a full interest subsidy scheme on higher education loans for students from weaker sections. Five lakh students are expected to benefit from the scheme, for which money is yet to be set aside. For skill enhancement, a whopping Rs 900 crore has been given to the National Mission in Education through ICT, which proposes to nurture human resources through specially designed modules. “The scheme envisages effective utilisation of intellectual resources, certification of knowledge acquired either through formal or non-formal system and systematically building a database of capabilities, capacities and talent of country’s human resources,” reads the Budget document, which also provides Rs 495 crore for upgrading polytechnics under the skill development mission. Further, Rs 827 crore has gone into the Budget for the operationalisation of central universities - one in each uncovered state. Another Rs 2,113 crore has been set aside for IITs and NITs, including Rs 450 crore for the creation of new institutes. Of the total budget of Rs 800 crore for IITs, Rs 600 crore would go only towards the implementation of the oversight committee recommendations on OBC quota and resultant enhanced student strength. INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ZESTCaste] Cong's Mayajaal to net Dalits
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Congs-Mayajaal-to-net-Dalits/articleshow/4746629.cms Cong's Mayajaal to net Dalits 7 Jul 2009, 0228 hrs IST, TNN The Budget has given a direct role to Centre in Dalit-dominated villages, in what seems an ambitious Congress attempt to take on BSP and Mayawati. The social justice ministry is set to launch a pilot project of 'Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana' in predominantly SC villages, announced in the Budget. itimes: Join discussion on the Budget The scheme, approved by a Pranab Mukherjee-headed ministerial panel on Dalit affairs before the Lok Sabha polls, seeks to fund development in 44,000 villages with over 50% SC population. Rs 100 crore has been earmarked for a pilot project in 1,000 villages. If the project is eerily similar to the Ambedkar Gram Yojana launched by BSP since it emerged on the political firmament, Congress's idea is to renew its stamp on its traditional votebank. Mayawati has weaned SCs away completely in UP, while she has been making strides in other states to dent Congress. The launch of the village scheme seems timely, as it comes when BSP appears politically vulnerable while Congress is optimistic after wins in 21 LS seats in UP. The biggest impact of the new programme could be in BSP stronghold where the Centre's name would appear parallel to Mayawati's in SC-dominated villages. It is sure to rile the BSP chief, who makes no bones about Congress's 'politics of tokenism'. BSP, last week, took its criticism of Congress to a new level. Faced with attacks on the state's drive to install statues of Dalit icons including Mayawati, the Dalit outfit said these questions were never asked in the context of Teen Murti Bhavan.
[ZESTCaste] CM urged to take over SC/ST Welfare portfolio
http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=CM+urged+to+take+over+SC/ST+Welfare+portfolioartid=Vsg3w1M2TFg=SectionID=1ZkF/jmWuSA=MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=SectionName=X7s7i%7CxOZ5Y=SEO= By Express New Service 05 Jul 2009 11:22:00 AM IST CM urged to take over SC/ST Welfare portfolio KOLLAM: The Kerala Dalit Federation (KDF) has urged Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan to take over the SC/ST Welfare portfolio from Minister A.K.Balan who ``miserably failed’’ to utilise the fund for the welfare of the Dalit communities. KDF state president P.Ramabhadran said here on Friday that Minister Balan had claimed before the general elections that 90 percent of the fund for the Dalit communities had been spent. However, it has been found by the Central SC Commission that only 19 percent of the fund was utilised. It is the failure on the part of the government that the state-level monitoring committee headed by the Chief Secretary and the district-level monitoring committees headed by District Collectors were not holding meetings. Ramabhadran said that during 1982-97 period the SC/ST Welfare portfolio was handled by the then Chief Minister K.Karunakaran. INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ZESTCaste] Mayawati sanctions Rs 3 crore for bronze statues
http://www.zeenews.com/news545121.html Mayawati sanctions Rs 3 crore for bronze statues Zeenews Bureau New Delhi, July 07: Even as the Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the Uttar Pradesh government over its controversial project of installing statues, state Chief Minister Mayawati on Tuesday sanctioned another Rs 3 crore to erect bronze statues. The fresh sanctioning of money comes just days after the apex court asked the state government to explain the rationale behind spending crores of rupees from the state exchequer on statues. The SC had on June 29 issued a show-cause notice to the UP government after observing that 90% of the budget of the UP cultural department was spent on installing the statues of Mayawati, BSP founder Kanshi Ram and party symbol elephant across the state. A vacation bench comprising Justices Dalveer Bhandari and AK Ganguli had asked the state government to file an affidavit within four weeks, detailing its arguments for the use of public money to erect statues in the state. “Notice to show-cause why the petition should not be admitted,” the bench said and sought reply from the Uttar Pradesh government, Mayawati, BSP and Election Commission which were named as respondents The apex court’s directive was issued in response to a PIL filed by Supreme Court advocate Ravi Kant. Kant alleged that the total money used by Mayawati from the state budget for 2008-09 and 2009-10 for such projects was to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore to falsely glorify the Chief Minister. INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalits evicted from village
http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=202810 Dalits evicted from village Kantipur Report Bajura, July 6 - In yet another case of the prevailing social stigma and misconception about untouchability, 27 Dalit families were cast out of their village at Rugina Village Development Committee-3 in Bajura district. Though they were driven out on May 30, the news came to light only after a week because the village is located in a remote area in the district. According to the victims, Mangal Bahadur Malla, Shara Bahadur Malla, Dharam Bahadur Malla, Thir Bahadur Malla and other people of Ward No. 1 of the VDC evicted them from the village for “not doing the dishes” during the marriage party of Aaj Bahadur Malla’s son. Filling up the forms to get themselves declared freed Haliya (a form of bonded labour abolished by the Maoist-led government in September 2008) also became the issue for upper caste people to force the Dalit families to leave the village, victims said. Some Malla people also vandalised 22 houses of Dalits. Though the Dalit families informed the District Administration Office about the incident, no action has been taken yet. Posted on: 2009-07-05 21:36:22 (Server Time) INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ZESTCaste] With new man at helm, will govt schools get a fresh lease?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/With-new-man-at-helm-will-govt-schools-get-a-fresh-lease-/articleshow/4741288.cms With new man at helm, will govt schools get a fresh lease? 6 Jul 2009, 0255 hrs IST, Dhananjay Mahapatra , TNN NEW DELHI: Intention matters a lot in everything we do. When Arjun Singh was at the helm of affairs in the HRD ministry, he perceived giving 27% reservation to OBCs to be of greater importance than even free and compulsory education for children upto 14 years of age, as guaranteed under Article 21-A of the Constitution. Nothing, not even the abysmal condition of government schools in Delhi, could waver him from his single-minded devotion towards OBC quota. A fresh breeze appears to be sweeping the corridors of HRD ministry. Kapil Sibal, who within a few days of taking charge went after bogus deemed universities in the wake of an expose on capitation fee, now wants implementation of Article 21-A in letter and spirit and has brought in the Right to Education Bill. Article 21-A, inserted in the blue book through 86th constitutional amendment on December 12, 2002, had promised free and compulsory education to children between the age group of 6 and 14 years. The amendment came 10 years after the Supreme Court ruled in 1992, The right to education flows directly from right to life. Right to life under Article 21 and the dignity of an individual cannot be assured unless it is accompanied by the right to education. [Mohini Jain vs State of Karnataka, 1992 (3) SCC 666]. A year later came the judgment in Unni Krishnan vs State of Andhra Pradesh [1993 (1) SCC 645]. A Constitution Bench of the apex court said, Having regard to the fundamental significance of education to the life of an individual and the nation, right to education is implicit in and flows from the right to life guaranteed under Article 21. It even warned that the Constitution would fail if education was not provided to citizens. Sibal, being an eminent lawyer and a great votary of education, must have been aware of these splendid rulings of the apex court and was probably waiting for an opportunity to put things in implementational context. He now appears to be on course having got the opportunity he was looking for. He must also have kept abreast with the rulings and orders of the apex court in the last two years. Last year, the SC in Ashoka Thakur case (OBC quota) had stressed on the importance of primary education. And he must be knowing that today, an estimated 100 million children do not attend any school. Once education becomes compulsory and free, government schools are most certain to accommodate additional children. Forget the additional burden, even at present are they equipped? Are there enough teachers? Do they have basic amenities like water, toilet and electricity? Do they have playgrounds? Let's not talk about the hinterland or rural areas. Just a few years ago here in Delhi, a student was crushed to death while attempting to cross the road to get some drinking water as his school did not have provision for it. A PIL by advocate Ravindra Bana informed the SC about the woeful conditions of the municipal and government run schools in the national capital. They had no drinking water, toilet or fan. The SC is still dealing with the PIL. If this is the state of affairs in Delhi, which had to be forced by the SC to provide basic amenities, then what would be the condition of schools in remote areas? Well, Sibal also knows and understands the grief of hundreds of parents who are still mourning the death of their young children killed in fires in schools at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu and Dabwali in Haryana. These schools had no fire-safety equipment. Advocate Avinash Mehrotra filed a PIL in SC seeking to make fire-safety norms mandatory for schools. The Supreme Court, delivering its judgment on April 13 this year, said, Children cannot be compelled to receive education in an unsound and unsafe building... Article 21 and 21-A of the Constitution requires that India's school children receive education in safe schools. We must ensure that India's schools adhere to basic safety standards without further delay. So, Sibal has to ensure not only free and compulsory education for children but also that the schools have basic amenities and conform to safety norms. dhananjay.mahapa...@timesgroup.com
