[ZESTCaste] Countering the critics

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Countering-the-critics/589440 Countering the critics Subhashini Ali Posted online: Thursday , Mar 11, 2010 at 0129 hrs The Women’s Reservation Bill, in its tumultuous life so far of nearly 14 years, has sparked off debates and reactions far beyond its limited sco

[ZESTCaste] School recognition for free Education to SC/ST

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=59455 Thursday, March 11, 2010 Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment School recognition for free Education to SC/ST 17:4 IST RAJYA SABHA 185 proposals for ongoing non-residential and residential school projects for Scheduled Castes, as recommende

[ZESTCaste] Brinda reels off statistics to show OBC women not disadvantaged

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Brinda-reels-off-statistics-to-show-OBC-women-not-disadvantaged/articleshow/5665412.cms Brinda reels off statistics to show OBC women not disadvantaged 10 Mar 2010, 0325 hrs IST, ET Bureau Topics:BJP Brinda Karat Left parties Women Reserva

[ZESTCaste] Youths try to gangrape Dalit woman, beat villagers

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.ptinews.com/news/558872_Youths-try-to-gangrape-Dalit-woman--beat-villagers Youths try to gangrape Dalit woman, beat villagers STAFF WRITER 14:29 HRS IST Muzaffarnagar, Mar 11 (PTI) Six persons allegedly attempted to gangrape a Dalit woman worker and beat some of the victim's colleagues

[ZESTCaste] Seema leaders prefer T to Andhra

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Seema+leaders+prefer+T+to+Andhra&artid=SRSLWFbc5R8=&SectionID=e7uPP4%7CpSiw=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=EH8HilNJ2uYAot5nzqumeA==&SEO= Seema leaders prefer T to Andhra Express News ServiceFirst Published : 11 Mar 2010 05:19:00 AM IST

[ZESTCaste] Dalit activists stage dharna

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.thehindu.com/2010/03/03/stories/2010030360250300.htm Andhra Pradesh - Vijayawada Dalit activists stage dharna VIJAYAWADA: Dalit activists belonging to various organisations staged a dharna demanding appointment of chairperson to the State SC and ST Commission, in front of sub-collecto

[ZESTCaste] Govt succumbs to Yadav brigade

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.bloombergutv.com/news/latest-business-news-india/46776/govt-succumbs-to-yadav-brigade.html Govt succumbs to Yadav brigade Amritanshu Rai, Bloomberg UTV Published on Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 20:44 IST The FM assured the Lok Sabha that the Women's Bill will be introduced in the house only a

[ZESTCaste] Quota puts power in women

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/quota-puts-power-in-women-17346.php Quota puts power in women NDTV Correspondent, Sunday March 7, 2010, Tornalli village (Karnataka) While the debate on Women's Reservation Bill gets hotter, here is a case from a Karnataka village, of why a special quota can actua

[ZESTCaste] Punjab minister asks Mamata, Mayawati to quit politics

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://sify.com/news/punjab-minister-asks-mamata-mayawati-to-quit-politics-news-national-kdkvEedbgjd.html Punjab minister asks Mamata, Mayawati to quit politics 2010-03-10 21:40:00 Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla Wednesday asked Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and

[ZESTCaste] The Naysayers

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/The-Naysayers/589295 The Naysayers Express news service Posted online: Thursday , Mar 11, 2010 at 2340 hrs Raise women’s quota to 50%, don’t cut into SC/ST reservation Satish Chandra Misra, Bahujan samaj party, Uttar Pradesh The national president of the BSP is

Re: [ZESTCaste] Journalism students of SC/ST get sponsorship

2010-03-11 Thread CHITTIBABU PADAVALA
This is Asian College of Journalism's website: http://asianmedia.org And, you can find application details: http://asianmedia.org/admissions/AD2010.asp On 10 March 2010 16:53, Siddhartha Kumar wrote: > > http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Journalism+students+of+SC/ST+get+spons

[ZESTCaste] 50 employees dismissed for furnishing false caste certificate

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-67326.html 50 employees dismissed for furnishing false caste certificate Bhubaneswar, Mar 9 : As many as 50 employees were dismissed from service for submitting false caste certificate, Orissa ST/SC Development, Minorities and Backward Class Minister Bijay S

[ZESTCaste] Women's Reservation Bill: PM allays fears, says bill will not hurt interests of Muslims & dalits

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Womens-Reservation-Bill-PM-allays-fears-says-bill-will-not-hurt-interests-of-Muslims-dalits/articleshow/5666538.cms Women's Reservation Bill: PM allays fears, says bill will not hurt interests of Muslims & dalits 10 Mar 2010, 1151 hrs IST,

[ZESTCaste] Women's Reservation Bill: quotas even for SC/ST seats

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/newdelhi/Women-s-Reservation-Bill-quotas-even-for-SC-ST-seats/Article1-517157.aspx Women's Reservation Bill: quotas even for SC/ST seats Press Trust Of India New Delhi, March 09, 2010 First Published: 23:59 IST(9/3/2010) Last Updated: 00:00 IST(10/3/2010) R

[ZESTCaste] Fwd:

2010-03-11 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
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