[ZESTCaste] The other side of merit Mandal II (Opinion)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1493711.cms The other side of merit Mandal II CITIZENSPEAK/Vivek Kumar Whenever the issue of reservation comes up for public debate, the entire Dalit and backward community is painted as devoid of any merit without caring about the fact that a

[ZESTCaste] In Defence of OBC Reservations (Opinion)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=042041 In Defence of OBC Reservations by Praful Bidwai THE controversy sparked off by Human Resources Development Minister, Mr Arjun Singh's April 5 remark that the Union cabinet will extend 27 per cent reservations for students from

[ZESTCaste] Why Reservation For OBC Is A Must (Opinion)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.countercurrents.org/dalit-ravat180406.htm Why Reservation For OBC Is A Must By V.B.Rawat 18 April, 2006Countercurrents.org Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh declared government's intention to fix a quota for the Other Backward Castes (OBCs) in the premier government

[ZESTCaste] Can merit and social justice be compatible? (Opinion)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=124399 Can merit and social justice be compatible? The nation needs preferential policies and good school education; rational solutions are possible Jayaprakash Narayan The debate generated by the proposal to reserve 27% seats in

[ZESTCaste] Pvt sector job reservation won't affect FDI inflows (News)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042004800900.htm Pvt sector job reservation won't affect FDI inflows Our Bureau Inflows to exceed $10 billion in 2006-07, says Kamal Nath Comparative figuresIn 2005-06, there was $4.8 billion FDI inflow in equities and $2.7 billion of

[ZESTCaste] Centre committed to provide reservation to Dalits: Meira Kumar (News)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=""> Centre committed to provide reservation to Dalits: Meira Kumar Hyderabad, April 19 : The Centre was committed to provide reservation for Dalits in private sector, Meira Kumar, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, said here. Speaking

[ZESTCaste] Do reservations destroy India?

2006-04-21 Thread Goldy George
Dear friend, Have a look on this paper Warm regards Goldy Do reservations destroy India? Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:11:08 + From: Pratap Tambay [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Do reservations destroy India? Dear Friends, As far as I know, reservations discount merit only at the input

[ZESTCaste] SC, ST reservation in govt. deptt not implemented satisfactorily: report (News)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=headlinenewsid=30854typeid=1 SC, ST reservation in govt. deptt not implemented satisfactorily: report The Imphal Free Press IMPHAL, Apr 17: Almost all the departments under the state government were not maintaining the 100 point roster reservation

[ZESTCaste] Private reservations

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1024997catid=19 Private reservations Wednesday, April 19, 2006 20:50 IST Immediately after Union human resources minister Arjun Singh aired his views about the possibility of introducing reservations in institutes of higher learning, speculation was

[ZESTCaste] Calling private unlimited

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1678881,0012.htm Calling private unlimited April 19, 2006 When the Prime Minister makes an appeal to the captains of industry to "seriously consider enhancing educational and employment opportunities for weaker sections, investing in their skill

[ZESTCaste] India Inc opposes quotas in private sector (News)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=""> India Inc opposes quotas in private sector New Delhi: India's two leading industry lobbies Thursday came out strongly against job quotas for the underprivileged in the private sector, saying this would adversely affect business. Mandatory

[ZESTCaste] Premji rules out job reservations in Wipro (News)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.ndtvprofit.com/homepage/storybusinessnew.asp?id=30823template=cache=4/19/2006%2010:24:15%20PM Premji rules out job reservations in Wipro Wednesday, April 19, 2006 (Bangalore): Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has said there is no room for job reservations in the IT company. Premji's

[ZESTCaste] Industry plan to pre-empt quotas (News)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060421/asp/frontpage/story_6126286.asp Industry plan to pre-empt quotas GARIMA SINGH New Delhi, April 20: The corporate sector is hoping to dissuade the government from trying to ram a proposed caste-based job reservation scheme down their throats by drawing up

[ZESTCaste] Quata Raj: Wary India Inc plans to move court (News)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1498348.cms Quata Raj: Wary India Inc plans to move courtVIVEK SINHA KRISHNA KANT TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2006 12:00:00 AM] NEW DELHI: With the government hinting at job reservations in the private sector, one might just have to add

[ZESTCaste] Existing reservations quota underutilized (News

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Existing+reservations+quota+underutilizedid=87017category=National Existing reservations quota underutilized NDTV Correspondent Tuesday, April 18, 2006 (New Delhi): Amidst the raging controversy over the proposed increase in the reservation

[ZESTCaste] Corporate quota plan to roll after polls (News)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_1679050,00150025.htm Corporate quota plan to roll after polls SANDEEP Bamzai and DEEPAK JoshiNew Delhi, April 19 Constitutional amendment favoured, India Inc to send panel to petition PM THE TWO sides which count are at work on the matter of

[ZESTCaste] CII AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY

2006-04-21 Thread C.K. Vishwanath
indian big capital represented by CII(confedaration of indian industry)Is against the mandatory reservation in any form.CII chief mr.seshasayee said so.A task force will set up for ensuring the sc,st,obcs representation in industries.The private sector and its slogan for competitiveness is a

[ZESTCaste] Industry in for nudge, not push (News)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060420/asp/nation/story_6120658.asp Industry in for nudge, not push- No proposal for private quota law OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Singh: Banking on awareness New Delhi, April 19: Top government sources said there is no proposal to "foist" job quotas on the private

[ZESTCaste] 'Backward caste' deal for students fires Indian middle class

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/18/wcaste18.xmlsSheet=/news/2006/04/18/ixworld.html 'Backward caste' deal for students fires Indian middle classBy Peter Foster in New Delhi(Filed: 18/04/2006) Draconian quotas that will force India's colleges to select half of their

[ZESTCaste] India Inc has reservations (News)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1498042.cms India Inc has reservations[ Thursday, April 20, 2006 08:51:16 pmTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] The Government's proposal to introduce reservation in the private sector has both the corporate world and the student community in a tizzy. Providing

[ZESTCaste] Paswan for reservations in private sector (News)

2006-04-21 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=178820 Paswan for reservations in private sector 'If a developed country like the US has reservation for the Blacks, then why can't we?' Express News Service Kolkata, April 19: Ramvilas Paswan, union minister for chemical fertilizer and