[ZESTCaste] Expansion plan for SC/ST hostels soon

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070510035920Topic=0Title=ORISSAPage=Q ORISSA May 11, 2007 Expansion plan for SC/ST hostels soon Thursday May 10 2007 14:20 IST BHUBANESWAR: Residential high schools under the administrative control of Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste

[ZESTCaste] Education for all, NA for Dalits

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/education-for-all-na-for-dalits/40187-3.html Education for all, NA for Dalits Urvashi Gulia CNN-IBN EDUCATION? CONDITIONS APPLY: These kids are forced to go to a private school as they weren't allowed entry in local school. Panipat: They aren't old enough to read

[ZESTCaste] Profile: Mayawati Kumari

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[ZESTCaste] Mayawati's social remix a hit in UP

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070511/211/6fnh0.html Fri, May 11 Mayawati's social remix a hit in UP Friday May 11, 02:11 PM New Delhi: She sewed the social fabric of Uttar Pradesh together and went out of her way this time to make sure that Brahmins and upper castes were on her side, along with her

[ZESTCaste] Mayawati: Rise of a quiet conqueror

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/May/subcontinent_May407.xmlsection=subcontinentcol= Mayawati: Rise of a quiet conqueror By Ravi S. Jha (Our correspondent) 11 May 2007 SHE is scornful of the media, whom she calls 'followers of the upper caste'

[ZESTCaste] Newer work biases on the rise

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Newer_work_biases_on_the_rise/articleshow/2030503.cms Newer work biases on the rise 11 May, 2007 l 0401 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK NEW DELHI: Discrimination in the workplace is on the rise globally, says a report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)

[ZESTCaste] Uttar Pradesh Pvt Ltd (Opinion)

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=4d7ffe05-8818-4036-bc3d-632aff4058d8Headline=Uttar+Pradesh+Pvt+Ltd Sagarika Ghose May 11, 2007 First Published: 01:32 IST(11/5/2007) Last Updated: 13:44 IST(11/5/2007) Uttar Pradesh Pvt Ltd At the end of this day, the results of Uttar

[ZESTCaste] Fourth time lucky Maya returns to UP

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[ZESTCaste] Counting caste (Opinion)

Counting caste S S GILL [9 May, 2007 l 0034 hrs IST] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/Counting_caste/rssarticleshow/2019868.cms The Supreme Court's stay on the reservation of seats for OBCs in central educational institutions has created a lot of confusion on the methodology

[ZESTCaste] Will the lotus bloom in the Dalit backyard?

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[ZESTCaste] Are Brahmins today's Dalits in India?, asks Francois Gautier

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[ZESTCaste] Khairlanji: Dalit murder trial begins (News)

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/05_2007/khairlanji-murder-trial-begins-40050.html Khairlanji: Dalit murder trial begins Piyush Pushpak CNN-IBN Posted Wednesday, May 09, 2007 at 07:48 Updated Wednesday, May 09, 2007 at 08:28 Email Print Nagpur (Maharashtra): It has been more than seven months

[ZESTCaste] No cricket, basketball for AIIMS underdogs (News)

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[ZESTCaste] Scholarship for SC students: Raut

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Scholarship_for_SC_students_Raut/rssarticleshow/2024307.cms Scholarship for SC students: Raut Aneesh Phadnis [10 May, 2007 l 0417 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK] NAGPUR: He is perhaps the only MLA in the 288-member legislative assembly who knows flying and

[ZESTCaste] OBC quota row erupts in Jamia (News)

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070011432 OBC quota row erupts in Jamia Neha Khanna Wednesday, May 9, 2007 (New Delhi) The OBC quota tangle has pitted the teachers against Vice-Chancellor Mushirul Hasan. Jamia Milia Islamia being a minority institute is exempt from

[ZESTCaste] School gives no entry to Dalit kids (News)

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070510/211/6fknx.html Thu, May 10 School gives no entry to Dalit kids Enlarge PhotoBy IBNlive.com Thursday May 10, 07:44 AM Panipat: They aren't old enough to read about discrimination, but unfortunately they're old enough to face it. Rita, Indu and Neera live in

[ZESTCaste] Govt urged to re-investigate Kambalapalli incident

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit children now have a forum to speak out (News)

http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/247358 Dalit children now have a forum to speak out Calcutta News.Net Wednesday 9th May, 2007 (IANS) Kamod Singh Ahirwar, 18, and Lal Singh, 14, now know where young Dalits like them can air their grievances. Kamod has always complained about lax teaching

[ZESTCaste] Dalit villagers cast votes for first time since independence (News)

http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=471516 POLL-DALITS Dalit villagers cast votes for first time since independence BALLIA, MAY 8 (PTI) Sounds strange but it's true. About 50 dalit families of a village in Uttar Pradesh today exercised their franchise for the first time since

[ZESTCaste] How parties caste their votes in UP

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/how-parties-caste-their-votes/40024-4.html How parties caste their votes in UP Yogendra Yadav Sanjay Kumar CNN-IBN

[ZESTCaste] At god’s door there’s no divide

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070509/asp/jamshedpur/story_7750359.asp At god's door there's no divide OUR CORRESPONDENT Cuttack, May 8: Orissa government has informed the high court that Dalits have been allowed to enter the Jagannath Temple at Keredagarh in Kendrapada district by restricting

[ZESTCaste] Nation’s largest religious conversion at racecourse (News)

http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=b47928c4-5009-474e-9ce7-fe6d343b72b8Headline=Nation%e2%80%99s+largest+conversion+at+racecourse Dharmendra Jore Mumbai, May 09, 2007 First Published: 03:43 IST(9/5/2007) Last Updated: 03:48 IST(9/5/2007) Nation's largest religious

[ZESTCaste] State to ensure reservation for SC, ST and OBC in SFPC: Baby (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEO20070507135624Page=OTitle=ThiruvananthapuramTopic=0 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM May 8, 2007 State to ensure reservation for SC, ST and OBC in SFPC: Baby Tuesday May 8 2007 00:17 IST PTI T'PURAM: The Kerala government will take necessary steps to ensure

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalit priests preside at temples

http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=108759 Dalit priests preside at temples BY CHETAN ADHIKARI DAMAK, May 6 - Contrary to traditional taboo on Dalits' access to Hindu temples, two dalits have been working as Hindu priests here for the last 15 years. Bindeshwori Hrishidev and Chedi

[ZESTCaste] Gomutra incident -- probe panel says superstition, not caste issue (News)

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=5e2c0355-2f3a-4949-bccf-ea7869950c09 Pradip Kumar Maitra Nagpur, May 07, 2007 First Published: 17:55 IST(7/5/2007) Last Updated: 23:17 IST(7/5/2007) Gomutra incident -- probe panel says superstition, not caste issue The high–level inquiry committee

[ZESTCaste] Another bio-pic from the maker of Bharathi

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEE20070504015448Page=ETitle=StartrekTopic=0 STARTREK May 7, 2007 Another bio-pic from the maker of Bharathi Friday May 4 2007 12:40 IST Periyar: Director: Gnana Rajasekharan; Cast: Satyaraj, Khushboo, Jyothirmayi, Satyanarayana, Manorama,

[ZESTCaste] Merit in the classroom (Opinion)

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/05/08/stories/2007050800850900.htm Opinion - Education Merit in the classroom Ramkumar S. Rangaswamy The issue of quota in educational institutions has been under discussion for more than a year now. At this stage of consolidation of education policy,

[ZESTCaste] Serial historian

http://business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=283688leftnm=5subLeft=0chkFlg= LUNCH WITH BS: Ramachandra Guha Serial historian Bhupesh Bhandari / New Delhi May 08, 2007 ~ Twenty books under his belt, the author discusses the high and low points of post-Independence India, the

[ZESTCaste] Tirupati takes deity to dalits

http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Contentpa=showpagepid=183page=16 2007 Issues May 13, 2007 Tirupati takes deity to dalits Lord Venkateshwara, said to draw devotees from all over the world to India's richest temple near Tirupati, is reaching out to the lowest of the lowly. In

[ZESTCaste] PM to release feature film on Ambedkar

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1095269 PM to release feature film on Ambedkar PTI Monday, May 07, 2007 18:00 IST CHENNAI: A feature film on Dr B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, will be released soon at a function presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,

[ZESTCaste] Quota conundrum: confusion, fraud robbing real beneficiaries

http://www.livemint.com/2007/05/07003809/Quota-conundrum-confusion-fr.html Posted: Mon, May 7 2007. 1:55 AM IST Economy and Politics Quota conundrum: confusion, fraud robbing real beneficiaries At an SC hearing on 8 May, the Centre will defend its decision to broaden the national reservation

[ZESTCaste] Voters tire of caste politics in jumbo India state By Jonathan Allen

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[ZESTCaste] AIIMS faculty censures panel report against Venugopal

http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/246865 AIIMS faculty censures panel report against Venugopal Calcutta News.Net Sunday 6th May, 2007 (IANS) Faculty members of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Sunday dismissed the findings of a government committee that hospital Director P.

[ZESTCaste] Keredagada temple entry: Collector files ATR in HC (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070505234438Topic=0Title=ORISSAPage=Q ORISSA May 7, 2007 Keredagada temple entry: Collector files ATR in HC Sunday May 6 2007 10:06 IST KENDRAPARA: Collector Kashinath Sahoo filed an action taken report in the High Court on Friday to sort out the

[ZESTCaste] Ambedkar statue desecrated (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Nagpur/Ambedkar_statue_desecrated/articleshow/2009354.cms Ambedkar statue desecrated [7 May, 2007 l 0226 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK] NAGPUR: A statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar was desecrated in Tumsar town of Bhandara district on Sunday afternoon.

[ZESTCaste] The Brahmin-Dalit chemistry in UP (News)

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/the-brahmindalit-chemistry-in-up/39907-4.html?xml The Brahmin-Dalit chemistry in UP Diptosh Majumdar CNN-IBN Posted Monday , May 07, 2007 at 12:57 Updated Monday , May 07, 2007 at 13:21 New Delhi: UP goes to the 7th and last phase of Assembly polls on Tuesday. But

[ZESTCaste] I had no role in students' quota stir: Venugopal (News)

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070506/48/6fem1.html Mon, May 7 I had no role in students' quota stir: Venugopal By IE Monday May 7, 01:13 AM All India Institute of Medical Sciences director Dr P Venugopal has reacted sharply to the UGC report submitted to Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, accusing

[ZESTCaste] AIIMS apartheid, cricket to class

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070507/asp/frontpage/story_7744209.asp AIIMS apartheid, cricket to class OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT New Delhi, May 6: In the country's top medical college, Sateesh Meena is not allowed to dine or play cricket with upper caste students. Neither, he says, is any other

[ZESTCaste] Jagjivan- paradigm of dalit consciousness

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[ZESTCaste] 'Venugopal played active role in quota agitation'

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200705060321.htm Top Stories 'Venugopal played active role in quota agitation' New Delhi, May 6 (PTI): In a damning report, a committee set up to investigate allegations of harassment and abuse of SC/ST students in the institute has said the administration

[ZESTCaste] Age of OBC isolation (Opinion)

http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnistfile_name=prasad%2Fprasad206.txtwriter=prasad Age of OBC isolation By Chandrabhan Prasad It is not my desire seeking isolation of OBCs from India's political map. After a three week long sojourn in UP, I can make yet another

[ZESTCaste] Dalit killed for digging well

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[ZESTCaste] SC/ST candidates trained in BPO skills find employment (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/06/stories/2007050602400500.htm Karnataka - Bangalore SC/ST candidates trained in BPO skills find employment Staff Reporter Ambedkar Development Corporation programme develops talent pool BANGALORE: Thanks to a training programme launched by the Ambedkar

[ZESTCaste] 'SC/ST students at AIIMS face discrimination'

http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=86037 Sunday, May 06, 2007 'SC/ST students at AIIMS face discrimination' Agencies New Delhi, May 6: SC/ST students at AIIMS face discrimination at all levels right from consultation with teachers, during examinations and even in hostels, a

[ZESTCaste] Helping SC/ST students become entrepreneurs (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070505020728Topic=0Title=ORISSAPage=Q ORISSA May 6, 2007 Helping SC/ST students become entrepreneurs Saturday May 5 2007 12:28 IST BHUBANESWAR: In tune with its affirmative action plan, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has entered

[ZESTCaste] Panel finds caste bias in AIIMS (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Panel_finds_caste_bias_in_AIIMS/rssarticleshow/2008176.cms Panel finds caste bias in AIIMS [6 May, 2007 l 0034 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK] NEW DELHI: An inquiry committee headed by UGC chairman Sukhadeo Thorat on Saturday confirmed allegations that SC

[ZESTCaste] KVPS lashes out at Dalita Govindam Programme (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20070505021535Page=ATitle=Southern+News+-+Andhra+PradeshTopic=0 SOUTHERN NEWS - ANDHRA PRADESH May 6, 2007 KVPS lashes out at Dalita Govindam Programme Saturday May 5 2007 12:37 IST KADAPA: Kula Vivaksha Porata Samithi (KVPS) State secretary

[ZESTCaste] A judgement caste in stone (Opinion)

http://www.tehelka.com/story_main30.asp?filename=op120507A_judgement.asp EDIT-OPINION A judgement caste in stone The Supreme Court stay on OBC reservation is among several judgements unsympathetic to 'lesser' castes. The judiciary has to be socially accountable K. VEERAMANI On November 25,

[ZESTCaste] Dalit farmer hacked to death (News)

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7b205348B9-E9DD-4FFD-93AD-5C4B221721FC%7dCATEGORYNAME=NATL Dalit farmer hacked to death Pune, May 4: A Dalit farmer was allegedely hacked to death at Kulakjal village in Satara district on April 26 for digging a well in his field, police

[ZESTCaste] Kanyadaan: Plight of unbridged social divide

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070504/48/6fcz2.html Sat, May 5 Kanyadaan: Plight of unbridged social divide By IE Saturday May 5, 12:29 AM At a time when issues like reservation and the widening gap between the upper castes and the Dalits, are once again in the limelight, eminent playwright Vijay

[ZESTCaste] India's 160m Dalits, or untouchables, have turned to the internet to combat their mistreatment at home

http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=9321 May 2007 | 134 » Web exclusive » A caste of millions India's 160m Dalits, or untouchables, have turned to the internet to combat their mistreatment at home Dale Fishburn Dale Fishburn is the former chairman of the public

[ZESTCaste] PT to oppose delimitation proposal (News)

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7bBA8F0075-30FE-4999-96DC-4569D9DD9B7E%7dCATEGORYNAME=TAMNA PT to oppose delimitation proposal Madurai, May 3: The proposed delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies was done with ulterior motives and it deprived the

[ZESTCaste] Mayawati seeks to reshape Dalit politics

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit couple burnt alive in AP (News)

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B1EEF5E43-7529-4495-A4B5-DF6423E0D697%7DCATEGORYNAME=CRME Dalit couple burnt alive in AP Sangareddy (AP), May 3: A couple belonging to Dalit community were burnt alive here today for allegedly practising black magic. Pandla Sailu (70)

[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman brutally beaten in Bihar (News)

http://www.saharasamay.com/samayhtml/articles.aspx?newsid=74496 Dalit woman brutally beaten in Bihar Posted at Thursday, 03 May 2007 16:05 IST Patna, May 3: In a shocking incident, a middle aged Dalit woman was brutally beaten outside the Biharsharif railway station, Sahara Samay sources said.

[ZESTCaste] Reforms for down-trodden launched

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Reforms_for_down-trodden_launched/rssarticleshow/1994168.cms Reforms for down-trodden launched Shishir Arya [3 May, 2007 l 0107 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK] NAGPUR: On a day to mark Gautam Buddha's birth anniversary there took place a small attempt to

[ZESTCaste] Govt asks industry to incorporate data about SC/ST recruitment

http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=470042 LSQ-DATA Govt asks industry to incorporate data about SC/ST recruitment NEW DELHI, MAY 3 (PTI) Government has asked various trade associations and apex industries to incorporate data about employment provided to Schedule Castes and Schedule

[ZESTCaste] June date for public hearing on quota seat

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070503/asp/frontpage/story_7725594.asp June date for public hearing on quota seat SUMAN K. SHRIVASTAVA Ranchi, May 2: The Delimitation Commission of India (DCI) will hold public hearings in the state for three days from June 8-10 to invite suggestions/objections

[ZESTCaste] The making of Periyar

http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/apr/30slide1.htm The making of Periyar Gnana Rajasekharan's new film Periyar based on the life of EV Ramaswamy Naicker is releasing on May 1 -- a fitting day for a man who fought for social justice. It was the DMK government of Tamil Nadu, led by M

[ZESTCaste] Free catering course for SC/ST students (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/02/stories/2007050215180400.htm Tamil Nadu - Chennai Free catering course for SC/ST students Staff Reporter Chennai : The Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation will conduct a free catering course for students belonging to SCs and STs.

[ZESTCaste] Resolution on India's untouchables introduced in US Congress

http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnewsid=25104 Resolution on India's untouchables introduced in US Congress Washington, May 2: Republican Congressman Trent Franks of Arizona introduced a Concurrent Resolution ''expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should address the

[ZESTCaste] Play on inter-caste marriage to warm up city theatre scene (News)

http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=234569 Play on inter-caste marriage to warm up city theatre scene Express News Service Lucknow, May 2: The theatre scene in the city is also heating up along with the temperature. After Bhartendu Naatya Akademi's three-day presentation,

[ZESTCaste] BSP wooes brahmins to win polls

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070010751 BSP wooes brahmins to win polls Manvendra Singh/Aradhana Sharma Thursday, May 3, 2007 (Allahabad) At 25, Harsh Bajpai is one of the youngest candidates in Uttar Pradesh elections. An engineer from UK with a Masters in Finance

[ZESTCaste] BSP may not have its way with upper castes, says book

http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnewsid=24826 BSP may not have its way with upper castes, says book New Delhi, May 2 : The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) may be desperately trying to broaden its base by roping in Hindu upper castes it once despised, but it may not necessarily succeed, a

[ZESTCaste] Centre may educate Dalit girls

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Centre_may_educate_Dalit_girls/articleshow/1982208.cms Centre may educate Dalit girls Subodh Ghildiyal [30 Apr, 2007 l 2346 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK] NEW DELHI: Just as the Union government is pushing states to increase their share in Central

[ZESTCaste] More Dalits to embrace Buddhism (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070430004027Topic=0Title=ORISSAPage=Q ORISSA May 1, 2007 More Dalits to embrace Buddhism Monday April 30 2007 11:01 IST KENDRAPARA: About 3,000 Dalits and other tribals of the State will soon embrace Buddhism to protest the

[ZESTCaste] Admissions to start without OBC quota (News)

http://indiapost.com/article/india/300/ Admissions to start without OBC quota Monday, 04.30.2007, 03:00am (GMT-7) NEW DELHI: After days of uncertainty, government has issued a directive to all Central educational institutions to commence admissions for General and SC/ST categories asserting

[ZESTCaste] Government Amends Rules for Jobs to Dalits

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=32909n_tit=Mangalore%3A+Government+Amends+Rules+for+Jobs+to+Dalits Monday, April 30, 2007 12:51:27 PM (IST) Mangalore: Government Amends Rules for Jobs to Dalits Daijiworld Media Network- Mangalore (SM) Mangalore, April 30: The monthly Dalits'

[ZESTCaste] 61 Dalit couples tie knot on Sonia Gandhi's birthday

http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnewsid=23877 61 Dalit couples tie knot on Sonia Gandhi's birthday Chennai, Apr 29: All India Congress General Secretary Margret Alva today solemnised the mass marriage of 61 Dalit couples to mark the 61st birthday of AICC President Sonia Gandhi at

[ZESTCaste] Par panel wants OBC quota on banks, RBI boards

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Par_panel_for_quota_on_banks_RBI_boards/articleshow/1981716.cms Par panel wants OBC quota on banks, RBI boards PTI[ MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2007 06:58:09 PM] NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has favoured appointing a minimum number of directors

[ZESTCaste] 'Politicos resorting to quota rhetoric'

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Politicos_resorting_to_quota_rhetoric/articleshow/1977022.cms 'Politicos resorting to quota rhetoric' Dhananjay Mahapatra [29 Apr, 2007 l 2213 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK] The Supreme Court's stay on 27% OBC quota in Central institutions, expectedly,

[ZESTCaste] Pandey vs Pandey in UP's holy city

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/04_2007/pandey-vs-pandey-in-ups-holy-city-39372.html Pandey vs Pandey in UP's holy city Sagarika Ghose CNN-IBN Varanasi: Elections in Uttar Pradesh have entered the sixth phase and upper caste votes could well decide poll outcomes. In the absence of a

[ZESTCaste] Dalits still easy prey in Maharashtra (News)

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/04_2007/in-ambedkars-home-state-dalits-remain-easy-prey-39436.html Dalits still easy prey in Maharashtra Raksha Shetty CNN-IBN Posted Monday , April 30, 2007 at 12:31 Updated Monday , April 30, 2007 at 13:28 Mumbai: Last week, the shocking incident of a school

[ZESTCaste] Commission on the Plights of Maha-Dalits Coming Soon

http://www.patnadaily.com/news2007/apr/042807/commission_on_maha_dalits.html Commission on the Plights of Maha-Dalits Coming Soon Patna: April 28, 2007 Commission on the Plights of Maha-Dalits Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during the All India Musahar-Bhuiyan Rights convention in Patna on

[ZESTCaste] Inequality and the nation state (Opinion)

http://business-standard.com/opinionanalysis/storypage.php?leftnm=4subLeft=2chklogin=Nautono=282806tab=r Alok Sheel: Inequality and the nation state Alok Sheel / New Delhi April 29, 2007 The process of globalisation has been relentless historically, and though it may face occasional

[ZESTCaste] Labyrinths Of A City (Opinion)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Labyrinths_Of_A_City/articleshow/1976970.cms LEADER ARTICLE: Labyrinths Of A City Amrith Lal [30 Apr, 2007 l 0007 hrs IST] At the Indian Coffee House in Allahabad's Civil Lines, men sit around rickety tables to sip coffee and talk politics. Until the 1980s,

[ZESTCaste] Making education inclusive (Opinion)

Date:30/04/2007 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/04/30/stories/2007043001040800.htm Making education inclusive P. V. INDIRESAN To reach education to the poor, and not restrict it to the politically privileged, the government must think of bussing rural children to well-equipped

[ZESTCaste] No pressure on Delimitation Commission: Kuldip Singh

http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnewsid=23849 No pressure on Delimitation Commission: Kuldip Singh Gulbarga, Karnataka, Apr 29: Delimitation Commission of India Chairman Kuldip Singh today made it clear that there was no pressure on the Commission from any quarter and it was carrying

[ZESTCaste] Pathos of being Arjun (Opinion)

http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnistfile_name=mitra%2Fmitra245.txtwriter=mitra Pathos of being Arjun By Chandan Mitra The profundity of Karl Marx's observation about events and personages in history occurring as if twice, first time as a tragedy and second time as

[ZESTCaste] The deprived have not reformed the ruling class. The ruling class has subverted the deprived. The exploitative system remains intact.

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20070507fname=ZCol+Purisid=1 COLUMN Bull's Eye The deprived have not reformed the ruling class. The ruling class has subverted the deprived. The exploitative system remains intact. Rajinder Puri Liberals deplore the Establishment bias against OBC

[ZESTCaste] Opponents funding smaller parties to damage BSP: Mayawati

http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnewsid=23526 Opponents funding smaller parties to damage BSP: Mayawati Varanasi, Apr 28: BSP president Mayawati today alleged caste based smaller parties were being funded by major political parties to dent the fortunes of her outfit in Uttar Pradesh.

[ZESTCaste] Ethnography of violence

http://www.hindu.com/mag/2007/04/29/stories/2007042900120400.htm COMMENT Ethnography of violence A. SRIVATHSAN In many recent Tamil movies, violence is congruent with certain castes and regions. WITH every Tamil film, the men get darker and their sweethearts fairer. More the contrast in

[ZESTCaste] Mayawati wooing upper caste: Mulayam (News)

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mayawati-wooing-upper-caste-mulayam/39364-4.html Mayawati wooing upper caste: Mulayam ibnlive.com Posted Saturday , April 28, 2007 at 23:50 New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday said that BSP chief Mayawati is wooing the upper caste

[ZESTCaste] 70 hurt in fresh caste clash in up (News)

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070428/48/6f4e4.html Sun, Apr 29 70 hurt in fresh caste clash in up By IE Sunday April 29, 03:37 AM A violent clash between members of the Thakur and Dalit communities has left at least 70 persons injured, seven of them seriously, at Tajopur village in Mau district

[ZESTCaste] Brahmin test for Mayavati

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070429/asp/nation/story_7713240.asp Brahmin test for Mayavati - BJP, BSP in upper-caste tug of war POORNIMA JOSHI Lucknow, April 28: Tilak, taraju aur talwar, inko maaro joote chaar (Beat up Brahmins, Banias and Thakurs with shoes) — Bahujan Samaj Party poster,

[ZESTCaste] 'Maya Dalits biggest enemy' (News)

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7b4DD78D93-0E44-4BF0-A759-D7E5DDD259DE%7dCATEGORYNAME=NATL 'Maya Dalits biggest enemy' Bhadohi (UP) April 28: Terming BSP president Mayawati as the biggest enemy of Dalits, Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan today said after

[ZESTCaste] Dalit, Brahmin elite (Opinion)

http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnistfile_name=prasad%2Fprasad205.txtwriter=prasad Dalit, Brahmin elite By Chandrabhan Prasad In UP's 2002 Assembly elections, BSP garnered 23.06 per cent of popular votes and won 98 seats. In 1996 Assembly elections, the BSP had

[ZESTCaste] UP polls: Brahmin votes critical (News)

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070010087 UP polls: Brahmin votes critical Rahul Srivastav Friday, April 27, 2007 (Lucknow) Uttar Pradesh moves on to its fifth phase of assembly polls on Saturday. And in this deeply caste ridden political battlefield where

[ZESTCaste] 'IIM stay lifted, but quota will come' (News)

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/iim-stay-lifted-but-quota-will-come/top/39271-3.html?xml 'IIM stay lifted, but quota will come' CNN-IBN Posted Friday , April 27, 2007 at 17:28 Updated Friday , April 27, 2007 at 17:33 New Delhi: The Human Resource Development Ministry has formally issued a circular

[ZESTCaste] IIM-Indore offers admission letters (News)

http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/apr/27quota1.htm IIM-Indore offers admission letters April 27, 2007 17:13 IST The Indian Institute of Management, Indore on Friday offered admission letters to 180 candidates for its two-year postgraduate MBA course, including to the candidates belonging to SC/ST

[ZESTCaste] Left: Govt can send prez reference to SC

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Left_Govt_can_send_prez_reference_to_SC/articleshow/1962510.cms Left: Govt can send prez reference to SC Akshaya Mukul [27 Apr, 2007 l 0207 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK] NEW DELHI: Earlier in the day, when Parliament resumed after the recess, Dravidian

[ZESTCaste] Lenka dares CM on OBC issue (News)

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=9theme=usrsess=1id=154833 Lenka dares CM on OBC issue Statesman News Service BHUBANESWAR, April 27: Former Union minister Mr KC Lenka, who heads the OBC department of AICC, today dared chief minister Mr Naveen Patnaik to seek people's mandate on the

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: 'Govt ready to hold dialogue with Madhesis, ethnic groups'

http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=107829 'Govt ready to hold dialogue with Madhesis, ethnic groups' RSS POKHARA, April 26 - General Secretary of Nepali Congress (NC) and Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Ram Chandra Poudel said Thursday the government is ready to hold

[ZESTCaste] Lady in waiting (Opinion)

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=b19b5fe3-ba31-46c9-88b5-68c35cb9cbefHeadline=Lady+in+waiting Rajdeep Sardesai April 26, 2007 First Published: 23:47 IST(26/4/2007) Last Updated: 00:47 IST(27/4/2007) Lady in waiting In this media age, Mayawati is the ultimate

[ZESTCaste] EMERGING SOCIAL ISSUES OF MADHESHI COMMUNITY

http://telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=621 EMERGING SOCIAL ISSUES OF MADHESHI COMMUNITY Govind Shah Ph.D. Ecologist and Policy Analyst Madheshi community in general has been marginalized and the people suffer from a combination of linked problems such as illiteracy, poverty, poor skills,

[ZESTCaste] 16 OBC candidates make it to IIM-C sans quota (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/16_OBC_candidates_make_it_to_IIM-C_/articleshow/1968274.cms 16 OBC candidates make it to IIM-C sans quota [27 Apr, 2007 l 2025 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK] KOLKATA: Sixteen candidates who belong to the OBC category and 13 candidates who belong to the SC/ST

[ZESTCaste] Bundelkhand hit by farmer suicides (News)

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070010151 Bundelkhand hit by farmer suicides NDTV Correspondent Friday, April 27, 2007 (Bundelkhand) Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh is hit by suicides by farmers due to debt yet hunger and depravation has never been a poll plank. But

[ZESTCaste] IIM Ahmedabad to release admission list for general, SC/ST today

http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnewsid=22854 IIM Ahmedabad to release admission list for general, SC/ST today Ahmedabad, Apr 27 : Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad will today release its admission list, giving relief to General Category and Scheduled Caste/Scheduled

[ZESTCaste] Same SC Bench may hear Centre's plea (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Same_SC_Bench_may_hear_Centres_plea/rssarticleshow/1969166.cms Same SC Bench may hear Centre's plea [28 Apr, 2007 l 0046 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK] NEW DELHI: This may take away a bit from the relief Centre felt when Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan agreed

[ZESTCaste] Dalits-only no more, BSP’s higher caste units woo ‘Sarva Samaj’ in city (News)

http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=233690 Dalits-only no more, BSP's higher caste units woo 'Sarva Samaj' in city Asit Srivastava Lucknow, April 27: THE Bahujan Samaj Party has formed several caste-based organisations in the state capital to woo 'general' voters and steer off

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