[ZESTCaste] Demo turns off Usha Mehra panel (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20070912035342&Page=A&Headline=Demo+turns+off+Usha+Mehra+panel&Title=Southern+News+-+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0 SOUTHERN NEWS - ANDHRA PRADESH Sep 12, 2007 Demo turns off Usha Mehra panel Wednesday September 12 2007 14:15 IST ENS VISAKHAPATNAM: Reiterat

[ZESTCaste] Dalit girls on fast against rotten food (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/12/stories/2007091253871500.htm National Dalit girls on fast against rotten food Special Correspondent PATNA: Dalit schoolgirls are on a hunger strike for three days now in protest against being served rotten food in their residential school in Ara, district headqua

[ZESTCaste] Malas oppose panel (News)

http://www.deccan.com/Region/RegionNews.asp#Malas%20oppose%20panel Malas oppose panel Justice Mehra receives memos from SCs Visakhapatnam, Sept. 11: The activists of Mala Mahandu here on Tuesday again staged a protest demonstration at the government guest house demanding the members of National

[ZESTCaste] 'Rectify loopholes in Social Security Bill' (News)

'Rectify loopholes in Social Security Bill' http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/09/stories/2007090954070400.htm Special Correspondent HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh chapter of National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights has demanded rectification of 'loopholes' in Social Security Bill for the unorganized s

[ZESTCaste] Large number of political leaders attend 'teharvi' of Rakesh (News)

Large number of political leaders attend 'teharvi' of Rakesh http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=58512 Gohana, Sonepat, Sep 9: The 'Teharvi' of Balmiki youth Rakesh alias Lara who was shot dead by three motorcycle borne armed gangsters on August 27 was observed here amid tight se

[ZESTCaste] Letters to the editor

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=13&theme=&usrsess=1&id=169489 It's our social responsibility THE ISSUE: Reports say 14 SC/ST students of the Kharagpur IIT have been promoted against existing rules. Is merit becoming secondary? Is it not our social responsibility to uplift the memb

[ZESTCaste] Sangh Parivar to document icons’ role in state-building (News)

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Sangh_Parivar_to_document_icons_role_in_state-building/articleshow/2357107.cms Sangh Parivar to document icons' role in state-building 11 Sep, 2007, 0409 hrs IST, TNN MUMBAI: The Sangh Parivar has launched a mega project to document the con

[ZESTCaste] BSP for UP model in Maharashtra(News)

BSP for UP model in Maharashtra Jaideep Hardikar DNA, Tuesday, June 12, 2007 09:03 IST NAGPUR: Will it? Will the BSP's Brahmin card work in Maharashtra the way it did in Uttar Pradesh? With Brahmins constituting a minuscule four per cent of the states' population, and Ambedkarites (the neo-Buddhi

[ZESTCaste] A movement in flux

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1120419 A movement in flux Sunday, September 09, 2007 09:24 IST The spectacular electoral success of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) led by Mayawati in Uttar Pradesh has created new interest in Dalit movements across the country. The victory of the BSP is

[ZESTCaste] 'Kidneys for sale', say hapless parents of Dalit boy (News)

'Kidneys for sale', say hapless parents of Dalit boy http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/sep/09/kidneys_sale_say_hapless_parents_dalit_boy.html Posted September 9th, 2007 by Tarique By Imran Khan, IANS Patna : The son of a Dalit couple in Bihar is in desperate need of a kidney transplant. B

[ZESTCaste] Dalit marchers held (News)

Dalit marchers held http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Tribune/400x60/0 Tribune News Service Sangrur, September 9 Around 75 Dalits, including women, who were taking out a march under the banner of the Dalit Dasta Virodhi Andolan, were today arrested at Ghorrenav village, 8 km from Lehraga

[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman tied naked to tree (News)

Dalit woman tied naked to tree http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Times_of_India/400x60/0 10 Sep 2007, 0347 hrs IST ,TNN AMRITSAR: A 55-year-old Dalit woman was tortured, stripped and tied to a tree in Ram Duali village of Punjab because her nephew eloped with a girl from the same communi

[ZESTCaste] Untouchability exists in Bidar villages

Untouchability exists in Bidar villages http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 Staff Correspondent Dalits are not allowed to enter public places such as temples and shops freely In 97 villages Dalits are given separate plates in hotels Minister to seek a detailed report on

[ZESTCaste] Religious conversion bid sparks row (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Religious_conversion_bid_sparks_row/rssarticleshow/2354055.cms Religious conversion bid sparks row 10 Sep 2007, 0526 hrs IST,TNN PATNA: Reports about attempts of religious conversion of about 100 Dalits in Fatuha block of Patna district has kicked off a c

[ZESTCaste] Backward Muslims protest denial of burial

http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/mar/06bihar.htm Backward Muslims protest denial of burial Anand Mohan Sahay in Patna | March 06, 2003 02:58 IST A section of Muslims in Bihar are up in arms against the more affluent and powerful section of Muslims for denying them entry into graveyards on the gr

[ZESTCaste] Muslim students shun Dalit cook (News)

http://www.india-newsbehindnews.com/mycgi/asianewsagency/editorials/article/426/12713.html Caste in Islam: Muslim students shun Dalit cook By: Editorial The Pioneer Tuesday, Jul 03, 2007 A deplorable manifestation of caste prejudice in a Bihar village comes from an unexpected quarter. For, in th

[ZESTCaste] Sangh activists protest against conversion bid of Dalits in Patna (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Sangh_activists_protest_against_conversion_bid_of_Dalits_in_Patna/rssarticleshow/2353730.cms Sangh activists protest against conversion bid of Dalits in Patna 10 Sep 2007, 0133 hrs IST,TNN PATNA: Reports about attempts of religious conversion of about 100

[ZESTCaste] Dalit leaders look for answers

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1120418 Sunday, September 09, 2007 9:20:00 AM Dalit leaders look for answers Neeta Kolhatkar As Dalit poet Namdeo Dhasal recuperates in Bombay Hospital from a life-threatening muscular illness, Neeta Kolhatkar looks at the state of the Dalit Panther

[ZESTCaste] India's social order is slowly unravelling (Kuldip Nayar)

http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/09/08/10152075.html India's social order is slowly unravelling By Kuldip Nayar Special to Gulf News Published: September 07, 2007, 23:29 A four and a half year-old child dies in Shimla on the Mall because the ambulance carrying him does not reach the hosp

[ZESTCaste] Now, caste no bar in Gujarati marriages abroad (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indians_Abroad/Now_caste_no_bar_in_Gujarati_marriages_abroad/articleshow/2348909.cms Now, caste no bar in Gujarati marriages abroad 8 Sep 2007, 0051 hrs IST,Kumar Manish,TNN AHMEDABAD: Nita Vora from Ahmedabad is settled in Dubai where she found her soulmate in

[ZESTCaste] Equal opportunity commission to be based on US, UK system (News)

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070907/48/6kh90.html Sat, Sep 8 Equal opportunity commission to be based on US, UK system By IE Saturday September 8, 03:11 AM The equal opportunity system practiced in the US and the UK might be the basis for setting up an equal opportunity commission (EOC) in India to

[ZESTCaste] MRPS opposes Forest wing’s move to reclaim wasteland (News)

MRPS opposes Forest wing's move to reclaim wasteland Saturday, 08 September 2007 Anantapur, September 08: Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) Dandora staged a dharna in front of the Collectorate here on Friday, opposing the Forest Department's move to reclaim about 3,500 acres land being

[ZESTCaste] No statue of Mahatma Phule in UoP (News)

http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=255121 No statue of Mahatma Phule in UoP Express News Service Pune, September 7: Fearing security threat, University of Pune (UoP) on Friday turned down an offer to install a statue of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule in the campus. UoP received a letter

[ZESTCaste] JNU caste plot charge (News)

JNU caste plot charge http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Telegraph/400x60/0 CHARU SUDAN KASTURI New Delhi, Sept. 6: Accused of sexual harassment, a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University today claimed that he was being victimised by "upper caste" colleagues jealous of his professional

[ZESTCaste] Police behind Dalit's murder: BSP (News)

Police behind Dalit's murder: BSP http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 Sonepat: The BSP on Thursday accused the Haryana Police of registering false criminal cases against a Dalit youth who was gunned down in Gohana town last month by three persons, sparking tension in the di

[ZESTCaste] Poll in air, aam aadmi takes pride of place at cabinet table (News)

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070907/asp/nation/story_8286955.asp Poll in air, aam aadmi takes pride of place at cabinet table OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT New Delhi, Sept. 6: The Union cabinet tonight came up with more lollies for the aam aadmi — a scholarship for poor Dalits, jobs for villages and

[ZESTCaste] Commission set up to tackle inequality (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEH20070906140036&Page=H&Headline=Commission+set+up+to+tackle+inequality&Title=Top+Stories&Topic=0 TOP STORIES Sep 7, 2007 Commission set up to tackle inequality Friday September 7 2007 00:22 IST SHAFI RAHMAN NEW DELHI: An Equal Opportunity Commission

[ZESTCaste] BU to convert ST into SC quota, due to shortage of tribal students (News)

BU to convert ST into SC quota, due to shortage of tribal students http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Pioneer/400x60/0 Staff Reporter | Bhopal The Barkatullah University has decided to convert the Scheduled Tribes quota into the Scheduled Caste quota as the tribal students are not turni

[ZESTCaste] It’s going to be women archakas now (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/07/stories/2007090758450400.htm Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad It's going to be women archakas now Special Correspondent HYDERABAD: A number of candidates belonging to various castes, other than Brahmin, have been selected as 'archakas' for performing rituals in differe

[ZESTCaste] Girl rescued, four arrested (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Patna/Girl_rescued_four_arrested/articleshow/2345722.cms Girl rescued, four arrested 7 Sep 2007, 0404 hrs IST,TNN MOTIHARI: The railway police arrested four Nepalese brokers involved in trafficking of Nepalese girls and rescued a 16-year-old girl, Fulmay

[ZESTCaste] No clue about missing boy (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chandigarh/No_clue_about_missing_boy/articleshow/2345527.cms No clue about missing boy 7 Sep 2007, 0220 hrs IST,TNN LUDHIANA: More than 24 hours after a minor Dalit boy went missing from the Kaunke Kalan police post, officers are still grappling in the dark abo

[ZESTCaste] Dalit teen gangraped by seven in Uttar Pradesh (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Dalit_teen_gang_raped_by_seven_in_Uttar_Pradesh/articleshow/2344328.cms Dalit teen gangraped by seven in Uttar Pradesh 6 Sep 2007, 1809 hrs IST,PTI FAIZABAD (UP): A Dalit teenaged girl was allegedly gang raped for three days by seven persons, who abducted

[ZESTCaste] Dalits Beaten in Nawada & Muzaffarpur (News)

http://patnaxpress.com/news/sep/dalits-beaten-in-nawada--muzaffarpur.html Dalits Beaten in Nawada & Muzaffarpur Wednesday, 05 September 2007 In a gruesome act of violence and clash of ego, more than a dozen "dalits" has been beaten brutally by the local goons. In a gruesome act of violence and c

[ZESTCaste] No caste quota for disabled (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/05/stories/2007090562941500.htm No caste quota for disabled Legal Correspondent New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that no further reservation can be made available to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes or the Backward Classes within the quota for the phy

[ZESTCaste] Dalit MLAs find representation in ministry inadequate (News)

http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=57576 Dalit MLAs find representation in ministry inadequate Jaipur, Sep 4: Some Dalit MLAs in the Vasundhra Raje cabinet said though they felt that the SC community has not been given adequate representation in the state ministry, the issue wou

[ZESTCaste] 'Centre's policy will affect reservation rights of SC/STs' (News)

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/00220070903.htm National 'Centre's policy will affect reservation rights of SC/STs' Khedbhrama (Guj), Sept. 2 (PTI): The UPA government at the Centre is planning to take away the reservation rights of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes for providing the

[ZESTCaste] Samya and publishing Dalit literature

http://swblogs.blogspot.com/2007/08/samya-and-publishing-dalit-literature.html Friday, 31 August 2007 Samya and publishing Dalit literature When Samya published Joothan in 2004, the book was judged Winner of the New India Foundation Best Book Award. They have just reprinted it this month. Jooth

[ZESTCaste] 'Media - Most Exclusionist Institution in India'

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=39121 Q&A: 'Media - Most Exclusionist Institution in India' Interview with Palagummi Sainath NEW DELHI, Sep 3 (IPS) - Palagummi Sainath, winner of this year's Ramon Magsaysay award in the category for journalism, literature, creative communication and arts,

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[ZESTCaste] Demand for Judicial probe into Gohana violence (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/02/stories/2007090254260400.htm New Delhi Demand for Judicial probe into Gohana violence Staff Reporter NEW DELHI: All-India Congress Committee secretary and MLA Jai Kishan has expressed concern at alleged atrocities on Dalits at Gohana in Haryana and demanded a jud

[ZESTCaste] MP High Court stays public service commission exam results (News)

http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=500842 MP High Court stays public service commission exam results HC-RESULTS JABALPUR (MP), SEP 3 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh High Court today stayed the declaration of state Public Service Commission (PSC) exam 2005 results on a PIL alleging that more than

[ZESTCaste] Super Bazar workers union seeks to expedite takeover process (News)

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Super_Bazar_workers_union_seeks_to_expedite_takeover_process/articleshow/2334828.cms Super Bazar workers union seeks to expedite takeover process 3 Sep, 2007, 1810 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Super Bazar Karamchari Dalit Sangh, the workers union

[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman beaten to death (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/03/stories/2007090357470100.htm Front Page Dalit woman beaten to death Varanasi: A Dalit woman was on Sunday allegedly beaten to death by four women in a locality in the city over a petty dispute, police said. Hirawati (60) was allegedly beaten to death in Chitaipur

[ZESTCaste] Dalits 'punished' with boiling dal (News)

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070902/32/6k8fi.html Mon, Sep 3 Dalits 'punished' with boiling dal By HT Monday September 3, 12:41 AM STEAMING DAL was poured on a Dalit woman and her infant daughter and several others from the community were beaten up for allowing their children to play on the premises

[ZESTCaste] NCDHR to launch agitation in Haryana (News)

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200709030343.htm Regional NCDHR to launch agitation in Haryana Sonepat, Sept. 3 (PTI): The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) has decided to launch a state wide agitation in Haryana to protest against the "continuous atrocities on Dalits" in th

[ZESTCaste] CPI demands justice for Dalits in Gohana (News)

http://www.thehindu.com/2007/09/02/stories/2007090256040900.htm National CPI demands justice for Dalits in Gohana Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India on Saturday demanded an end to the intimidation of Dalits in the Gohana area of Sonepat district in Haryana. This dema

[ZESTCaste] Dalit youth's murder not linked to community clashes: police (News)

http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20070831/68081.htm India Friday, August 31, 2007 Dalit youth's murder not linked to community clashes: police >From correspondents in Punjab, India, 09:00 PM IST There is now a new twist to the death of a Dalit youth in Gohana earlier this week that led to viole

[ZESTCaste] Rajnath blames Congress for plight of Dalits (News)

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200708312021.htm National Rajnath blames Congress for plight of Dalits New Delhi, Aug. 31 (PTI): In the backdrop of his predecessor Bangaru Laxman coming out openly on the issue of neglect of Dalit leaders in the party, BJP president Rajnath Singh today hel

[ZESTCaste] Dalit kids roughed up in Bihar (News)

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070024675&ch=9/1/2007%206:54:00%20PM Dalit kids roughed up in Bihar Prakash Singh Saturday, September 1, 2007 (Patna) Suffering for being a dalit, a woman was burned by upper caste farmers of her village in Bihar, after her children dared

[ZESTCaste] State govt urged to convene SC/ST atrocities panel meet’ (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20070831022003&Page=K&Headline=State+govt+urged+to+convene+SC%2FST+atrocities+panel+meet%92&Title=Southern+News+-+Karnataka&Topic=0 SOUTHERN NEWS - KARNATAKA Sep 2, 2007 State govt urged to convene SC/ST atrocities panel meet' Friday August 31 2007 1

[ZESTCaste] ‘Quota for converted dalits unconstitutional’ (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20070829232840&Page=K&Headline=%91Quota+for+converted+dalits+unconstitutional%92&Title=Southern+News+-+Karnataka&Topic=0 SOUTHERN NEWS - KARNATAKA Aug 31, 2007 'Quota for converted dalits unconstitutional' Thursday August 30 2007 09:50 IST HUBLI: The

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: 'Proportional representation makes polls meaningful'

http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=25923 'Proportional representation makes polls meaningful' [ 2007-8-30 ] RSS LALITPUR, Aug. 29: Martyr Memorial Committee paid tribute to the great martyr Shukra Raj Shashtri on the occasion of his 144th birth day organizing a programme at Pulchowk,

[ZESTCaste] IIT bends rules to promote 14 SC/ST students (News)

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=1&theme=&usrsess=1&id=168163 IIT bends rules to promote 14 SC/ST students Anjan Chakraborty KHARAGPUR, Aug 30: A student who was enrolled for the past three years without once being promoted, and who earlier this month had accused his teacher of dema

[ZESTCaste] BJP lacks the courage to work for Dalits: Bangaru (News)

http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=50 BJP-BANGARU BJP lacks the courage to work for Dalits: Bangaru NEW DELHI, AUG 30 (PTI) Less than six months after his party's crushing defeat in Uttar Pradesh, former BJP chief Bangaru Laxman has accused its leadership of lacking adequate courag

[ZESTCaste] NEPAL: PHYSICAL ACTION THE ONLY OPTION, DALITS

NEPAL: PHYSICAL ACTION THE ONLY OPTION, DALITS TGW The Nepal Dalit Liberation Front (United) has vowed to conduct their forth-coming protest programs more forceful. The Dalit Front in the month of August-September (Bhadra-Nepali Calendar) has decided to conduct meetings in all the districts among

[ZESTCaste] Probe begins into funds ‘defalcation’ (News)

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=10&theme=&usrsess=1&id=168121 Probe begins into funds 'defalcation' Statesman News Service MALDA, Aug 29: Mr Sujoy Bandyopadhyay, the deputy director of panchayat and rural development, today started an inquiry into alleged violation of Centre's guid

[ZESTCaste] A woman’s tryst with destiny

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=9&theme=&usrsess=1&id=168104 A woman's tryst with destiny Statesman News Service JAGATSINGHPUR, Aug. 29: While government officials have failed to implement different welfare activities and make rural women self reliant, a woman graduate from Thailo

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: PM Fails to Meet Dalit, Badi Representatives

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=aFanata0vgqzpba0Sa0pa.axamal&folder=aHaoamW&Name=Home&dtSiteDate=20070830 PM Fails to Meet Dalit, Badi Representatives THT Online Kathmandu, August 30 Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala could not meet a delegation of the Dalit Citizens Mo

[ZESTCaste] Cops identify Dalit's killers (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Cops_identify_Dalits_killers/articleshow/2321203.cms Cops identify Dalit's killers 30 Aug 2007, 0020 hrs IST,Deepender Deswal,TNN GOHANA (SONEPAT): Police claims to have identified the three persons who shot dead Rakesh, alias Lara, in Gohana on Monday nig

[ZESTCaste] Dalit anger spreads to Punjab (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Dalit_anger_spreads_to_Punjab/articleshow/2321199.cms Dalit anger spreads to Punjab 30 Aug 2007, 0018 hrs IST,TNN GOHANA/CHANDIGARH: Dalit rage spilled over from Gohana to other parts of Haryana, engulfing Ludhiana and Amritsar in Punjab, as protesters acr

[ZESTCaste] Gohana fallout: Dalits attack bus (News)

http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=253346 PAGE ONE Gohana fallout: Dalits attack bus Express News Service Ludhiana, August 28: Members of the Bhavadas and the Ad das, both Dalit groups in the city attacked a Haryana roadways bus today as a fall out of the death of a dalit boy

[ZESTCaste] Brahmins call bandh for reservation (News)

http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=253383 Brahmins call bandh for reservation Express News Service Jaipur, August 29: Ten days after the police restored to lathicharge during a Brahmin rally, the community has called for a bandh in the city on Wednesday. The Brahmins have been d

[ZESTCaste] Interaction programme (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20070827013741&Page=K&Title=Southern+News+-+Karnataka&Topic=0 SOUTHERN NEWS - KARNATAKA Aug 28, 2007 Interaction programme Monday August 27 2007 11:59 IST SHIMOGA: An interaction programe will be held soon in Bangalore for better coordination between

[ZESTCaste] Tamil Nadu’s technicolour politics

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=1f9517c8-3425-4828-8861-faaae91a2ec7&&Headline=Tamil+Nadu%e2%80%99s+technicolour+politics V. Gangadhar August 27, 2007 Tamil Nadu's technicolour politics A new entrant to American High School, Madurai, the bastion of Tamil culture in the

[ZESTCaste] Jat-Dalit devide crops up in Punjab village (News)

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/5416/38/ Jat-Dalit devide crops up in Punjab village GURPREET SINGH SINGH Monday, 27 August 2007 FATEHGARH SAHIB; The Jat-Dalit devide has plagued a village Faridpur in this district where four Dalits girls who went to answer the nature's call were banne

[ZESTCaste] Mayawati plans Periyar memorial in Lucknow (News)

http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=India&month=July2007&file=World_News2007072983115.xml Mayawati plans Periyar memorial in Lucknow Web posted at: 7/29/2007 8:31:15 Source ::: IANS Lucknow • Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is out to fulfil anothe

[ZESTCaste] ‘Private sector not doing enough; you can’t succeed in a society that fails’

http://www.livemint.com/2007/08/28013111/8216Private-sector-not-doin.html Posted: Tue, Aug 28 2007. 10:05 AM IST Economy and Politics 'Private sector not doing enough; you can't succeed in a society that fails' If you add zero to zero, you still get zero. If you add one to one, you get two. Rem

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalits, Badis continue protest; over 50 arrested

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2007/aug/aug27/news09.php Dalits, Badis continue protest; over 50 arrested Police have arrested more than 50 Dalit rights activists and women from Badi community on Monday for forcibly trying to enter the restricted zone in Singha Durbar area with the intention to

[ZESTCaste] Two Dalit girls drown as cop throws them into floodwater (News)

http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?rep=2&aid=390587&sid=REG&sname=&news=Two%20Dalit%20girls%20drown%20as%20cop%20throws%20them%20into%20floodwater Two Dalit girls drown as cop throws them into floodwater Patna, Aug 23: Two minor Dalit girls drowned and angry villagers alleged a policeman h

[ZESTCaste] On Judging Mayawati

Economic and Political Weekly August 18, 2007 Discussion On Judging Mayawati CHITTIBABU PADAVALA Anand Teltumbde's critical assessment of the Bahujan Samaj Party's "success" in Uttar Pradesh, the obvious ambiguities of Mayawati's victory, and how it does not portend a dalit raj (EPW, June 9) ha

[ZESTCaste] Nepa: 15 points declaration by Dalit Civil Society Organizations in Pokhara

http://nepaldalitinfo.net/2007/08/26/316/ 15 points declaration by Dalit Civil Society Organizations in Pokhara Kathmandu, August 26- Dalit Civil Society Organizations and UNDP/CASU organized a Regional Conference Pokhara on "Dalit Participation in State Restructuring and Constituent Assembly" th

[ZESTCaste] ‘Ensure funds earmarked for welfare of Dalits are spent’ (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/26/stories/2007082661410300.htm Karnataka - Bangalore 'Ensure funds earmarked for welfare of Dalits are spent' Special Correspondent Finance Department indicted for not setting apart funds as per Plan panel guidelines It was found that funds set apart in budget h

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalits, Badis continue protest; over 50 arrested (News)

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2007/aug/aug27/news09.php Dalits, Badis continue protest; over 50 arrested Police have arrested more than 50 Dalit rights activists and women from Badi community on Monday for forcibly trying to enter the restricted zone in Singha Durbar area with the intention to

[ZESTCaste] Historical context of Dalits in Nepal

http://nepaldalitinfo.net/2007/08/26/317/ Historical context of Dalits in Nepal The State formalized the caste system throughout Nepal during the reign of King Surendra Bikram Shah when Jung Bahadur Rana, founder of the Rana rule, promulgated the Muluki Ain (Country Code) in 1854. This Code, the

[ZESTCaste] Companies starting to take affirmative action to help SC/STs (News)

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Companies_starting_to_take_affirmative_action_to_help_SCSTs/articleshow/2311550.cms Companies starting to take affirmative action to help SC/STs 26 Aug, 2007, 1155 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Despite their initial reluctance, a host of private companies have come

[ZESTCaste] 18 sentenced to life for assaulting Dalits (News)

http://www.headlinesindia.com/archive_html/25August2007_53922.html Saturday, August 25, 2007 (11:24:11) 18 sentenced to life for assaulting Dalits Varanasi: A Lower court on Friday sentenced 18 persons to life imprisonment for setting ablaze houses and crops, and assaulting men and women in a Da

[ZESTCaste] The Mountain Parted

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20070903&fname=Bihar+(F)&sid=1 Swapan Nayak Dasrath Manjhi (1934-2007) ACHIEVEMENT The Mountain Parted Dasrath Manjhi, the 'mountain man', dies. His one act inspires all. Indrajit Singh on Dasrath Manjhi Every morning, for 22 long years, a frail

[ZESTCaste] Court ends Brahmin priests' monopoly in Tripura temple (News)

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=51192 Court ends Brahmin priests' monopoly in Tripura temple Agartala, Aug 24 (IANS) In a landmark judgement, a Tripura court has overruled the decades old practice of only Brahmin priests performing rituals at the famed Tripureswari temple, o

[ZESTCaste] Unification of Dalit Organizations Need of the Hour (News)

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=37157&n_tit=Mangalore%3A+Unification+of+Dalit+Organizations+Need+of+the+Hour Wednesday, August 22, 2007 12:53:58 PM (IST) Mangalore: Unification of Dalit Organizations Need of the Hour Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (KD/NR) Mangalore, Aug

[ZESTCaste] Dalit rights conference in Chennai (News)

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7BCE228066-4EA5-4410-AEF3-E2A165A261F2%7D&CATEGORYNAME=TAMNA Dalit rights conference in Chennai Chennai, August 25: Vowing to fight for the uplift of Dalit, backward and minority communities, party leaders at a Dalit conference here today

[ZESTCaste] Blinded Dalit man now fears for his life (News)

http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20070825/67165.htm Blinded Dalit man now fears for his life >From correspondents in Bihar, India, 06:01 PM IST A Dalit man in Bihar who was blinded by the village head's husband for demanding some of the government flood relief to feed his hungry children fears h

[ZESTCaste] DMK Needs No Dalit Martyrs

http://www.tehelka.com/story_main33.asp?filename=Ne010907DMK.asp DMK Needs No Dalit Martyrs It's been 10 years since Dalits were killed by influential caste goons. The ruling party has let down the cause of justice, reports PC Vinoj Kumar The Karunanidhi government in Tamil Nadu is drawing flak

[ZESTCaste] Gujjar Mahapanchayat: SC notices for protection of traders (News)

http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=55865 Gujjar Mahapanchayat: SC notices for protection of traders New Delhi, Aug 24: The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Union Home Secretary, states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Punjab and Col Kirori Bainsala, Presi

[ZESTCaste] Lodge FIR for producing false caste certificate: panel (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/24/stories/2007082458661400.htm National Lodge FIR for producing false caste certificate: panel Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has recommended immediate suspension and lodging of an FIR (First Information Report) against any individu

[ZESTCaste] National Democratic Dalit Movement zonal conference tomorrow (News)

http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=55801 National Democratic Dalit Movement zonal conference tomorrow Chennai, Aug 24 : The zonal conference of the National Democratic Dalit Movement to be held tomorrow, would highlight the plight of Dalits and chalk out programmes to protect th

[ZESTCaste] Some Dalits Are Even Less Equal

http://www.tehelka.com/story_main33.asp?filename=hub010907shadowlines.asp CULTURE & SOCIETY the dalit voice Some Dalits Are Even Less Equal The Arunthathiyars bear the weight of caste oppression in Tamil Nadu, says R. Adhyaman I belong to the Arunthathiyar community, the most oppressed of the

[ZESTCaste] 'Kidnapped' man's wife booked (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Kidnapped_mans_wife_booked/rssarticleshow/2309103.cms 'Kidnapped' man's wife booked 25 Aug 2007, 0228 hrs IST,TNN HYDERABAD: A case under the SC/ST (atrocities) Act was slapped by Uppal police on Friday against N Aparna, who alleged that her husband Srini

[ZESTCaste] SC, ST hostels being used by cops, pvt institute: CAG report (News)

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070824/48/6jw6s.html Sat, Aug 25 SC, ST hostels being used by cops, pvt institute: CAG report By IE Saturday August 25, 02:12 AM In Narendra Modi's Gujarat, the educational complex Uttam Gram Vikas Seva Trust, Ambeli, in Valsad district does not exist. Yet, the Governmen

[ZESTCaste] SC, ST school dropout rate up: report (News)

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070824/32/6jw2j.html Sat, Aug 25 SC, ST school dropout rate up: report By HT Saturday August 25, 12:37 AM THE DIVIDE between general category students and Scheduled Caste (SC)and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in schools is increasing, says a recent report by the Comptrol

[ZESTCaste] Dalits allege harassment by Telugu Desam MLA (News)

http://www.siasat.com/english/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=201421&Itemid=63&cattitle=Andhra%20Pradesh Dalits allege harassment by Telugu Desam MLA Thursday, 23 August 2007 Anantapur, August 23: Dalits from a few villages in Uravakonda mandal in the district staged protest on Wednesda

[ZESTCaste] Book review: India’s Unending Journey: Finding Balance in a Time of Change

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[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Over a dozen injured in Dalit, non-Dalit clash in Parsa

http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=120144 Over a dozen injured in Dalit, non-Dalit clash in Parsa By Shankar Acharya PARSA, Aug 23 - Over a dozen people, including women, were injured Thursday when a clash ensued between Dalit and non-Dalit communities over the distribution of Brahm

[ZESTCaste] 100 days in office, Maya eyes Delhi (News)

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=0d49c0a2-75ba-480c-9633-e493e05ddc32&ParentID=3716f94c-a28b-4d2e-9f8a-1dd85530f11a&MatchID1=4504&TeamID1=2&TeamID2=6&MatchType1=2&SeriesID1=1125&PrimaryID=4504&Headline=100+days+in+office%2c+Maya+eyes+Delhi Masoodul Hasan, Hindustan Times

[ZESTCaste] Rape’ of tribals sparks protests (News)

http://www.siasat.com/english/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=201457&Itemid=63&cattitle=Andhra%20Pradesh Rape' of tribals sparks protests Thursday, 23 August 2007 Kurnool, August 23: Activists of various people's organisations staged a demonstration at the Collectorate here on Wednesday

[ZESTCaste] YSR welcomes Mayawati`s quota policy (News)

http://www.business-standard.com/economy/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu2&subLeft=1&autono=294397&tab=r YSR welcomes Mayawati`s quota policy Bs Reporter / Chennai/ Hyderabad August 14, 2007 Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy on Monday said his government would study the policy of re

[ZESTCaste] GMS urges Govt to provide Title Deeds to Tribals and Dalits (News)

http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=53453 GMS urges Govt to provide Title Deeds to Tribals and Dalits Pathanamthitta, Aug 13: Gothra Maha Sabha(GMS) Chairperson C K Janu today urged Kerala Chief Minister V S Achudhanandan to take initiatives for providing Title Deeds to the Triba

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalits begin relay hunger strike

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2007/aug/aug14/news05.php Dalits begin relay hunger strike The Dalit Civil Movement in a 24-hour relay hunger strike at Maitighar ... The Dalit Civil Movement has begun a 24-hour relay hunger strike at Maitighar Mandala, Kathmandu from Tuesday morning stating that

[ZESTCaste] Kumaraswamy should stay with Dalits facing boycott: Congress

http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/06/stories/2007080654490400.htm Karnataka - Bangalore Kumaraswamy should stay with Dalits facing boycott: Congress Staff Reporter A lot of time is being taken to fill backlog vacancies, says party leader Bangalore: Expressing concern over the rising atrocities

[ZESTCaste] Campaign against quota to converted Dalits (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20070806015332&Page=K&Title=Southern+News+-+Karnataka&Topic=0 SOUTHERN NEWS - KARNATAKA Aug 7, 2007 Campaign against quota to converted Dalits Monday August 6 2007 12:15 IST DAVANAGERE: BJPs National Scheduled Caste Morcha plans to start a nationwid

[ZESTCaste] Fwd: Three Day National Seminar on Interrogating Dalit Studies in India: Towards A Critical Theory

Concept Note: Three Day National Seminar on Interrogating Dalit Studies in India: Towards A Critical Theory Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, December 10-12, 2007. The Social Sciences have yet to comprehend, interpret and incorporate the struggles of the Dalit and marginalized co

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