[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Court verdict recognises Haliya's rights

http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=16932 Court verdict recognises Haliya's rights [ 2007-4-19 ] KATHMANDU, Apr. 18: The Supreme Court has handed down a historic verdict in connection with the Haliya system which had been pending for four years. The apex court, on April 16, gave its

[ZESTCaste] New social contract (Opinion)

http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnist&file_name=prasad%2Fprasad204.txt&writer=prasad New social contract By Chandrabhan Prasad Mayawatiji has accorded dignity on us...", says Satish Chandra Mishra, BSP's Brahman face, in all his election meetings in the Uttar Prades

[ZESTCaste] Dalit groom creates history in MP (News)

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070009414 Dalit groom creates history in MP Rakesh Tewary, Rubina Khan Shapoo Saturday, April 21, 2007 (Sagar) Akshay tritya, considered the most auspicious day for weddings, will yet again see thousands of couples coming together this

[ZESTCaste] Bullying the IIMs: All eyes on today’s SC ruling (News)

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/Bullying_the_IIMs_All_eyes_on_todays_SC_ruling/articleshow/1940578.cms Bullying the IIMs: All eyes on today's SC ruling TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2007 01:50:53 AM] Under pressure from the HRD ministry, the IIMs have decided not t

[ZESTCaste] IIM-A to conduct admissions sans OBC quota (News)

http://www.financialexpress.com/latest_full_story.php?content_id=162009 Monday, April 23, 2007 IIM-A to conduct admissions sans OBC quota PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Ahmedabad, April 23: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, today indicated it will go ahead with the admission process

[ZESTCaste] IIM admissions: SC/ STs hurt, OBCs wait (News)

http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=161983 IIM admissions: SC/ STs hurt, OBCs wait Jyotsna Bhatnagar Ahmedabad, Apr 22 The human resources development ministry seems to have violated the Supreme Court interim order of March 29 that explicitly said the stay on admissions

[ZESTCaste] Dalit youth 'assaulted' for participating in puja

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070420041904&Topic=0&Title=ORISSA&Page=Q ORISSA Apr 23, 2007 Dalit youth 'assaulted' for participating in puja Friday April 20 2007 14:40 IST KENDRAPARA: A Dalit youth was severely assaulted by some upper caste people after he dared to enter the a

[ZESTCaste] BSP's Brahmin face hogs limelight (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articlelist/articleshow/1926012.cms BSP's Brahmin face hogs limelight Subodh Ghildiyal [20 Apr, 2007 l 0133 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK] NEW DELHI: BSP has been the Mayawati-centric story. But even as behenji, as the supremo is reverently called, remains the pivo

[ZESTCaste] Nepal Apex Court delivers verdict against Haliya system

http://nepaldalitinfo.net/2007/04/19/228/ Nepal Apex Court delivers verdict against Haliya system Court verdict recognises Haliya's rights [ 2007-4-19 ] KATHMANDU, Apr. 18: The Supreme Court has handed down a historic verdict in connection with the Haliya system which had been pending for four y

[ZESTCaste] Orissa to reduce govt job quotas

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=154318 Orissa to reduce govt job quotas Press Trust of India BHUBANESWAR, April 22: In the midst of a row over the Centre's move for quota in elite educational institutions, Orissa government today said it is contemplating to br

[ZESTCaste] Sibal flays BSP chief’s bid to woo Brahmins

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=154310 Sibal flays BSP chief's bid to woo Brahmins Lucknow, April 22: Training its guns on the BSP chief, the Congress today questioned Mayawati's commitment towards Dalits while reminding people of her "anti-Brahmin" utterances

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Scholarship Quota (Opinion)

http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=16936 Editorial Scholarship Quota [ 2007-4-19 ] MANY children from the Dalit community and also girl children are deprived from their right to attend schools and be provided with education. Since they still face discrimination and are a disadvantag

[ZESTCaste] Muslims sponsor Dalit mass marriage (News)

http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=232925 Muslims sponsor Dalit mass marriage Express News Service Ahmedabad, April 22: Mass marriages in a backward community make no news but if the same is sponsored by minority community members, then it does make news: because it is not only