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NCDHR Dalits In News Wednesday, August 09, 2006 Newindpress.com- Kerala <http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20060809022527&Page=R&Title= Kerala&Topic=0> Magisterial probe into 'custodial death' begins August 9 2006 12:46 IST KOZHIKODE: It would take another 10 days to know the cause of death of Rajan, the remand prisoner who died in police custody on Monday. The autopsy report will come out only after the chemical examination of the internal organs. The samples of viscera including stomach, liver, kidney, spleen and blood have been sent to the chemical examination lab at the Medical College. A final opinion can be made only after the visceral examination, the officials said. Meanwhile, deputy collector G Unnikrishna Pillai has begun the magisterial inquiry ordered into the incident which led to the death of the 38-year-old Dalit hailing from Chathamangalam. "I have started examining various versions of the police and jail and hospital authorities. I have to question more people in this connection and the report would be submitted after the examination of the autopsy report," he said. Rajan, who was in judicial custody in connection with an abkari case, was brought dead to the Kuthiravattam Mental Health Centre in the wee hours of Monday. His relatives and the UDF workers had alleged custodial death, while the police said the youth was suffering from withdrawal symptoms and had died on the way to mental hospital after he showed the signs of mental disorders at Beach Hospital. The inquest conducted under the supervision of the RDO also had pointed out 'nothing unusual' in the death of Rajan. <http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20060809022527&Page=R&Title= Kerala&Topic=0> http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20060809022527&Page=R&Title=K erala&Topic=0 The Pioneer- MP Govt staff accused of blocking SC/ST recruitment Staff Reporter | Bhopal Government officials in Madhya Pradesh are not following guidelines set for the recruitment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates, according to Dalit leaders. The State Government has launched special drive to benefit people of SC/ST, but the officials are not working accordingly, they said. As per rules, the aspirants are given one month's time for applying for the desired posts in different districts. But the candidates are being provided only four to seven days' time for the purpose, they added. The irregularity in the recruitment is evident with the advertisement of backlog posts in Khandwa, Ratlam, Umaria and other districts, which were published in different daily newspapers on June 20 and in Rojgar Nirman issue of June 26 to July 2, said a local. Surprisingly, the last date for submitting application was June 26. Similar situation prevails in Woman and Child Development department, Betul, Polytechnic Jabalpur, District Collectorate, Khargone, said another local. He said the treasury office of Ratlam fixed June 30 as the last date for submitting application. In the advertisement, it was mentioned that the advertisements were released from concerned departments on June 15, he said. This suggests that the advertisements were deliberately released late to complete the formality, he further added. State Tribal Welfare Commission member Yashwant Singh Darbar while talking to The Pioneer hold bureaucrats responsible for the current situation of tribals. "The State Government launches several schemes for the tribal people, but they never reach the common people at grassroots level," he added. He also accused the officials for favouring their own candidates in recruitment, adding that only candidates who are informed in advance can submit applications within four days. He demanded a high-level enquiry against these officials who did not give adequate time to candidates for applying to the posts. "Even in State Public Service Commission, one month's time is provided," he said. <http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Pioneer/400x60/0> http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Pioneer/400x60/0 The Hindu- New Delhi V.P. Singh felicitated on Reservation Day Staff Reporter NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh on Monday called upon the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre to provide jobs in private sector to Dalits, Other Backward Classes and Muslims. Mr. Singh, who was being felicitated for implementing the recommendations of the Mandal Commission at a Reservation Day function at Talkatora Stadium, said humiliation suffered by the Dalits and Other Backward Classes for centuries was worse than death. "A person who suffers from humiliation dies a hundred deaths. In the United States, there is discrimination against the minority Blacks and Hispanics. Ironically, in India it is the minority that is suppressing the majority. For centuries, the Dalits and Other Backward Classes have been brainwashed that they were to be blamed on account of their bad karma in their previous births." Indian Justice Party president Udit Raj, who organised the function, said the recommendations of the Oversight Committee on reservation, headed by Veerapa Moily, must be rejected as it favoured implementation of OBC quotas in phases. "Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh is clear that there is no paucity of funds for implementation of 27 per cent OBC reservation in one go. Then what is the problem," asked Mr. Raj. Former Union Minister C.M. Ibrahim said, after Mahatma Gandhi and Jayaprakash Narain, the country has produced V.P. Singh. "History will remember Mr. Singh and his achievements. We want reservation in medical institutions, engineering colleges and Parliament." <http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/09/stories/2006080917820300.htm> http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/09/stories/2006080917820300.htm ARUN KHOTE Secretary-Media National Campaign On Dalit Human Rights-NCDHR 8/1,2nd Floor, South Patel Nagar NEW DELHI-110008 ( INDIA) Ph/ Fax-91#11-25842249/ 25842250 Mobile:0-9350183802 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: dalits.org «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥««¤»¥«¤»§«¤» This is ZESTCaste whose members watch India's painful journey to society's de-casteisation. 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