[ZESTCaste] Arjun Singh to decide IIMs fate on Wednesday (News)

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=5ba50b19-44ed-4888-b3c0-803816a7f462ParentID=48b3b563-392e-46c4-a80a-b9f23c635358MatchID1=4456TeamID1=1TeamID2=3MatchType1=2SeriesID1=1104PrimaryID=4456 Chetan Chauhan New Delhi, April 24, 2007 First Published: 20:35 IST(24/4/2007) Last

[ZESTCaste] IIMs fight for autonomy

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070009782 IIMs fight for autonomy NDTV Correspondent Tuesday, April 24, 2007 (New Delhi) Union Minister Arjun Singh has indicated to the IIMs that they must toe the government line on quota issue. So is the Human Resources Development

[ZESTCaste] New St Xavier’s has eye on future (News)

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070426/asp/siliguri/story_7699841.asp New St Xavier's has eye on future OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Siliguri, April 25: The first St Xavier's College in north Bengal expects to meet the changing needs of nearly 9,000 students from Siliguri, Jalpaiguri and the rural

[ZESTCaste] SC hearings on OBC quota law from May 8 (News)

http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=6ff87618-ae4f-4435-a9f8-f076d2f48d9bParentID=48b3b563-392e-46c4-a80a-b9f23c635358; Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, April 24, 2007 First Published: 17:59 IST(24/4/2007) Last Updated: 20:07 IST(24/4/2007) SC hearings on OBC quota law

[ZESTCaste] Puttur: Middle-aged Man Rapes Dalit Widow at Keyyur (News)

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=32691n_tit=Puttur%3A+Middle-aged+Man+Rapes+Dalit+Widow+at+Keyyur Thursday, April 26, 2007 Monday, April 23, 2007 11:30:27 AM (IST) Puttur: Middle-aged Man Rapes Dalit Widow at Keyyur Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (GA) Puttur, Apr 23: In

[ZESTCaste] BEHENJI’S BRAHMIN GAMBLE

http://www.tehelka.com/story_main29.asp?filename=Ne280407Behenjis_brahmin_SP.asp SPECIAL REPORT BEHENJI'S BRAHMIN GAMBLE Mayawati is engineering a grand social alliance to wrest Lucknow. Her time may have finally come, says Shivam Vij In the 1989 Lok Sabha polls, the BSP fielded 246 candidates

[ZESTCaste] Govt gives go-ahead for admissions to IIMs, IITs (News)

http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=468486 Govt gives go-ahead for admissions to IIMs, IITs NEW DELHI, APR 26 (PTI) Ending the suspense, political parties today gave the go-ahead to the government to allow IIMs, IITs and other Central educational institutions to proceed with admissions

[ZESTCaste] Stir after slash in stipend (News)

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070425/asp/jamshedpur/story_7691800.asp Stir after slash in stipend PRIYA ABRAHAM Bhubaneswar, April 24: Tension gripped the Utkal University campus today after more than 200 students locked the entrance gates for about five hours protesting the changes made in the

[ZESTCaste] A new rainbow for UP

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070425/48/6f0f6.html Thu, Apr 26 A new rainbow for UP By IE Thursday April 26, 03:20 AM One of the significant features of the ongoing elections in Uttar Pradesh is the attempt by the Bahujan Samaj Party-an avowedly Dalit-based party - to gain the support of the upper

[ZESTCaste] Education for the needy and meritorious (Opinion)

http://deccan.com/Columnists/Columnists.asp Education for the needy and meritorious By J.S. Rajput These days, the issue of reservation is being seriously discussed. Confusion prevails all around. The suddenness of the 27 per cent quota move by the ministry for human resources development (MHRD)

[ZESTCaste] Sonia attacks BSP, SP (News)

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070009890 Sonia attacks BSP, SP Quote There is a party which to achieve its selfish interests exploits the sentiments of the Dalits and weaker sections - Congress President Sonia Gandhi NDTV Correspondent Wednesday, April 25, 2007

[ZESTCaste] UPA back to quota groundwork, allies want to debate SC

http://www.indianexpress.com/story/29364.html UPA back to quota groundwork, allies want to debate SC Shubhajit Roy Posted online: Thursday, April 26, 2007 at hrs IST NEW DELHI, APRIL 25 While the Government today endorsed the IIMs' plan to bring out two admission lists in view of the

[ZESTCaste] No reduction in SC/ST quota: Minister (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070425040211Page=QTitle=ORISSATopic=0 ORISSA Apr 26, 2007 No reduction in SC/ST quota: Minister Wednesday April 25 2007 14:23 IST BHUBANESWAR: Minister for Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare

[ZESTCaste] Punjab: All Dalit colonies to have water stand posts

http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=367732sid=REG Punjab: All Dalit colonies to have water stand posts Chandigarh, April 25: PWD Minister Birkram Singh Majithia today issued instructions to put up a proposal to re-install water stand posts in all Dalit colonies located in more than

[ZESTCaste] Govt OKs general, SC/ST quota (News)

http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=85548 Thursday, April 26, 2007 Govt OKs general, SC/ST quota Agencies New Delhi, April 26: Ending the suspense, political parties gave the go-ahead to the government to allow IIMs, IITs and other Central educational institutions to proceed with

[ZESTCaste] The sacrilege of worship (Opinion)

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=09c0b2cc-4090-4fc3-9c92-d9fef8a590f1MatchID1=4456TeamID1=1TeamID2=3MatchType1=2SeriesID1=1104PrimaryID=4456 Harsh Mander April 24, 2007 First Published: 23:39 IST(24/4/2007) Last Updated: 00:04 IST(25/4/2007) The sacrilege of worship As

[ZESTCaste] Election juggernaut: UP 'castes' vote

http://www.ndtv.com/debate/showdebate.asp?show=1story_id=250template=category=National Election juggernaut: UP 'castes' vote Meghna Saraswat India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh is up for grabs and each phase of polling is witness to a renewed and more intense battle. For the average

[ZESTCaste] Orissa to move SC seeking quota retention

http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=467905 QUOTA-ORISSA Orissa to move SC seeking quota retention BHUBANESWAR, APR 24 (PTI) The Orissa government has decided to move the Supreme Court seeking retention of 27 per cent reservation in jobs for OBCs. We will go to the Supreme Court for the

[ZESTCaste] Quota muddle hits IIM infra expansion

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Quota_muddle_hits_IIM_infra_expansion/articleshow/1951963.cms Quota muddle hits IIM infra expansion SREERADHA D BASU SUSHMITA MOHAPATRA TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2007 02:02:10 AM] KOLKATA/BANGALORE: The quota controversy just seems to rage on.

[ZESTCaste] MLA stays in Dalit’s house (News)

http://deccan.com/Region/RegionNews.asp MLA stays in Dalit's house Vijayawada, April 24: Vijayawada East MLA Vangaveeti Radha Krishna had a community dinner and sp-ent a night in the residence of a Dalit in Giripuram area in the city on Monday night.On Tuesday, he took bath in the Dalit Colony

[ZESTCaste] Probe sought into attack on Dalits (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/24/stories/2007042405700400.htm Karnataka - Bangalore Probe sought into attack on Dalits Staff Reporter BANGALORE: The Peoples' Democratic Forum (PDF) has demanded a judicial inquiry into the April 13 attack on Dalits at K. Settyhalli in Mandya district. A

[ZESTCaste] Lessons in unreason (Opinion)

http://newindpress.com/newspages.asp?page=2Title=Second+Article; SECOND ARTICLE Apr 25, 2007 Lessons in unreason Wednesday April 25 2007 08:29 IST Pratap Bhanu Mehta Respected Heads of IIMs: I hope you will pardon my presumptuousness in writing to you like this. But this matter is of some

[ZESTCaste] Resolve IIM imbroglio fast (Opinion)

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/Resolve_IIM_imbroglio_fast/articleshow/1951604.cms Resolve IIM imbroglio fast TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2007 12:38:42 AM] IIM aspirants face an uncertain few weeks. With the two-judge Supreme Court bench refusing to vacate its

[ZESTCaste] No quota in current session: SC (News)

http://www.financialexpress.com/latest_full_story.php?content_id=162000 Monday, April 23, 2007 No quota in current session: SC EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Ahmedabad, April 23: Rejecting the govt's plea to vacate its stay order on implementation of OBC quota in central educational institutions,

[ZESTCaste] ‘Reverse engineering’ in Uttar Pradesh (Opinion)

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2007/April/opinion_April73.xmlsection=opinioncol= 'Reverse engineering' in Uttar Pradesh BY PRAFUL BIDWAI 22 April 2007 IN INDIA, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's boastful remark about his family's achievements and role in

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalits Still Deprived of Citizenship Papers

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=aFanata0va2qzpa5a3Ra5a9a.axamalfolder=aHaoamWName=HomedtSiteDate=20070424 Dalits Still Deprived of Citizenship Papers THT Online Rajbiraj, April 24: Over 400 Dalits at Chinnamasta VDC in Saptari district have not received citizenship

[ZESTCaste] Impart quality education to children, Dalits told (News)

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20070423033042Topic=0Title=Southern%20News%20-%20KarnatakaPage=K SOUTHERN NEWS - KARNATAKA Apr 24, 2007 Impart quality education to children, Dalits told Monday April 23 2007 13:52 IST MANGALORE: Central Administrative Reforms Commission Chairman M

[ZESTCaste] Without quota, every caste would be a forward caste (Opinion)

http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/apr/24guest.htm Without quota, every caste would be a forward caste M R Venkatesh | April 24, 2007 | 15:51 IST To rule India -- with her huge size and population -- the British hit upon a simple yet brilliant idea: divide and rule, with the State playing the

[ZESTCaste] Financial empowerment can check social discrimination: Suravaram

http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/23/stories/2007042311350400.htm Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad Financial empowerment can check social discrimination: Suravaram Special Correspondent Suravaram for implementing `Dhoopa, Deepa, Naivedyam' only in temples allowing Dalits HYDERABAD: Communist Party of

[ZESTCaste] Bhandara: Caste discrimination runs deep

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070009715 Bhandara: Caste discrimination runs deep Yogesh Pawar Tuesday, April 24, 2007 (Bhandara) The latest face off in Vidarbha's caste battles is unfolding in a school in Bhandara district. Madhavi Raut, a teacher in the school,

[ZESTCaste] Court: No 27% quota this year (News)

http://www.deccan.com/home/homedetails.asp#Court:%20No%2027%%20quota%20this%20year Court: No 27% quota this year New Delhi, April 23: The OBC quota will not be implemented this year as the Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Centre's application to vacate the stay on the implementation of the

[ZESTCaste] OBC candidates may not make it to IIMs (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/OBC_candidates_may_not_be_in_IIMs_this_year/articleshow/1946736.cms OBC candidates may not make it to IIMs KOLKATA: There's a lot of action happening in the Indian educational scenario and students, who until recently were an agitated lot, finally have

[ZESTCaste] Dalit harassed, says SC panel (News)

http://deccan.com/Region/RegionNews.asp Dalit harassed, says SC panel Guntur, April 23: SC and ST Commission member Adusumalli Pratap Kumar on Monday began an inquiry into the alleged atrocities committed by some upper caste people over tribal woman sarpanch Muddaraboina Raghavamma at

[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

[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

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

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2theme=usrsess=1id=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 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

[ZESTCaste] Orissa to reduce govt job quotas

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2theme=usrsess=1id=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

[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

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

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070420041904Topic=0Title=ORISSAPage=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

[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

[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] 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

[ZESTCaste] New social contract (Opinion)

http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnistfile_name=prasad%2Fprasad204.txtwriter=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 Pradesh

[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] Protesting Dalits against statue desecration leaves several children injured (News)

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070421/139/6eu7e.html Sat, Apr 21 Protesting Dalits against statue desecration leaves several children injured By ANI Saturday April 21, 06:58 PM Bhopal, Apr 21 (ANI): Hundreds of Dalits on Saturday took to streets protesting against desecration of a statue of Babasaheb

[ZESTCaste] Plea for SC quota in private sector (News)

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7b298ECD51-939B-4A32-A642-6FFE4E0E84E1%7dCATEGORYNAME=CHN Plea for SC quota in private sector Chennai, April 22: Claiming that the lower castes suffered from discrimination in multiple ways in various markets in India, a top educationist

[ZESTCaste] Quota suspense (Opinion)

http://www.deccan.com/SunEditorial/Editorial.asp?#Quota suspense Quota suspense Nothing could be messier than the mess that has resulted from the Centre's attempts to persuade the Supreme Court to modify its march 28 stay order on the issue of 27 per cent reservations in higher educational

[ZESTCaste] Admissions on hold: how HRD Ministry armtwisted IIMs into toeing its line on OBC (News)

http://www.indianexpress.com/story/28940.html Admissions on hold: how HRD Ministry armtwisted IIMs into toeing its line on OBC Shubhajit Roy Posted online: Saturday, April 21, 2007 at hrs IST NEW DELHI, APRIL 20 The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) had said they would announce their

[ZESTCaste] Caste discrimination flourishes in modern India, activists say (News)

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/19/apworld/20070419210909sec=apworld Caste discrimination flourishes in modern India, activists say NEW DELHI (AP): A group of young Indian boys, arms wrapped around each other, gathered at an invisible line in the dirt, refusing to cross. We

[ZESTCaste] Teachers in a village in India use cow urine to purify low-caste students (News)

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070421/210/6eu3v.html Sat, Apr 21 Report: Teachers in a village in India use cow urine to purify low-caste students By AP Saturday April 21, 04:02 PM Teachers in a village school in western India sprinkled cow urine on several low-caste students to purify them, a news

[ZESTCaste] IIMs defer release of admissions list (News)

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/04/21/stories/2007042104961000.htm IIMs defer release of admissions list Anita Joshua Await directions from the Union HRD Ministry In a nutshell Ministry says equally concerned with the problems faced by the institutions and students. It is taking all

[ZESTCaste] Practicing untouchability: Six months imprisonment awarded

http://www.indlawnews.com/51E53A8C25CE9C2237C17A5E56823269 Practicing untouchability: Six months imprisonment awarded 18 April 2007 A special SC/ST court in Sirohi district has sentenced a woman to six months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1000 for practising untouchability at a work site of

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalits allowed to enter house

http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=16870 Dalits allowed to enter house [ 2007-4-19 ] Dolkha, April 18: Vice Chairman of the Human Rights and Peace Society, Dolakha, Girendra Malla allowed the Dalits to enter his house. Malla, a resident of Laduk VDC, ward no.5, 11 miles of district

[ZESTCaste] A letter to the editor: Singing to the Lord

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1091885CatID=19 Singing to the Lord Bhargavi Kerur's article 'Tirupati shrine goes all out to woo dalits' (DNA, April 13) says that priests will explain the prabandhams of the Lord which have been written by Dalits and Alvars — the 12 Vaishanva saints

[ZESTCaste] Caste rift hits midday meal (News)

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr202007/national2237122007419.asp DALITS IN KITCHEN Caste rift hits midday meal From S T Beuria DH News Service Bhubaneswar: For the last few years, coastal Kendrapara district, a politically important district of the state, has witnessed a sharp

[ZESTCaste] Confusing matters (Opinion)

http://business-standard.com/opinionanalysis/storypage.php?leftnm=4subLeft=1chklogin=Nautono=281677tab=r Confusing matters Business Standard / New Delhi April 19, 2007 The government's arguments, made in its affidavit to the Supreme Court, asking for a lifting of the stay on the reservation

[ZESTCaste] New SC commission chief promises fair deal to Dalits (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/19/stories/2007041914010400.htm Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad New SC commission chief promises fair deal to Dalits Special Correspondent We will fight injustice done to Dalits, says Merugu Nagarjuna HYDERABAD: Merugu Nagarjuna, a professor from Andhra University,

[ZESTCaste] IIM (A) to keep admissions on hold till quota issue resolved (News)

http://www.livemint.com/2007/04/20194455/IIM-A-to-keep-admissions-on.html Posted: Fri, Apr 20 2007. 7:46 PM IST IIM (A) to keep admissions on hold till quota issue resolved The move follows the Centre's directive to the six IIMs to keep on hold the admission process pending a 23 April Supreme

[ZESTCaste] Paswan calls BSP Brahmin Samaj Party (News)

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=07aec842-2e32-4850-95a6-0c9ee4a6ba25MatchID1=4453TeamID1=1TeamID2=5MatchType1=2SeriesID1=1104PrimaryID=4453 HT Correspondent Lakhimpur Kheri, April 20, 2007 First Published: 21:06 IST(20/4/2007) Last Updated: 21:10 IST(20/4/2007) Paswan

[ZESTCaste] Arjun eyes on quota deadline (News)

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070419/asp/frontpage/story_7664951.asp Arjun eyes on quota deadline OUR CORRESPONDENT Ranchi, April 18: Union HRD minister Arjun Singh hoped Indian Institutes of Management would be taking admission of OBCs and follow the new reservation policy from the current

[ZESTCaste] Entry ‘eyewash’ case in court (News)

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070419/asp/jamshedpur/story_7664867.asp Entry 'eyewash' case in court OUR CORRESPONDENT Cuttack, April 18: What was being hailed as a victory of law over tradition is now being labelled as an eyewash. Acting on a fresh petition from the Dalit community, Orissa

[ZESTCaste] 'IIMs should wait for SC's decision' (News)

http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=85095 Thursday, April 19, 2007 'IIMs should wait for SC's decision' Press Trust of India New Delhi, April 18: Stalled once again by the Supreme Court on the reservation plans, the government is of the view that IIMs should not go ahead with

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Scholarship quota to Dalits, backward girls raised

http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=16870 Scholarship quota to Dalits, backward girls raised [ 2007-4-18 ] MADHYAPUR Thimi, April 17: The scholarship quota the government has been providing for the Dalits, backward and girls students is to be increased as the District Education

[ZESTCaste] BJP raps Mayawati on Dalit issue

http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=365774sid=REG BJP raps Mayawati on Dalit issue Lucknow, April 14: The BJP today hit out at BSP chief Mayawati for ignoring the plight of Dalits and using the community as a vote bank. Mayawati has not done anything for Dalits...She has no sympathy

[ZESTCaste] Malas oppose panel, CM stays silent (News)

http://www.deccan.com/City/CityNews.asp#Malas%20oppose%20panel,%20CM%20stays%20silent Malas oppose panel, CM stays silent Hyderabad, April 17: The Mala Mahanadu opposed the appointment of the Madan Mohan Poonch Commission on classification of scheduled castes and said it would urge President

[ZESTCaste] YSR yet to set deadline on SC categorisation (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/18/stories/2007041803200600.htm Andhra Pradesh YSR yet to set deadline on SC categorisation Special Correspondent MRPS calls for struggle on not getting Chief Minister's assurance over passing Bill VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy

[ZESTCaste] Cooking by SC women in Orissa school triggers caste conflict (News)

http://www.kalingatimes.com/orissa_news/news/20070412_Cooking_by_SC_women_triggers_conflict.htm Cooking by SC women in Orissa school triggers caste conflict By Manoj Kar Kendrapara: In the latest simmering caste-bound conflict, the upper caste parents have stopped sending their wards to a

[ZESTCaste] Caste bias continues: KVPS (News)

http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/18/stories/2007041813640300.htm Andhra Pradesh Caste bias continues: KVPS Staff Reporter Wants land restored to dalits Alleges land given to dalits is under occupation by others Prajapatham being conducted in panchayats VISAKHAPATNAM: Caste discrimination is

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: NGOs to Launch Nationwide Drive on Federalism

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=aFanata0vcqzpa5a3Va5qa.axamalfolder=aHaoamWName=HomedtSiteDate=20070417 KATHMANDU, APRIL 17, 2007, Baisakh 04, 2064 NGOs to Launch Nationwide Drive on Federalism THT Online Kathmandu, April 17: Twelve non-governmental organisations

[ZESTCaste] Dalit women shoot to fame (News)

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=bbc83a0f-ed8e-4043-9f08-047455d4d342MatchID1=4451TeamID1=25TeamID2=8MatchType1=2SeriesID1=1104PrimaryID=4451 Ashok Das Hyderabad, April 17, 2007 First Published: 01:17 IST(18/4/2007) Last Updated: 02:54 IST(18/4/2007) Dalit women shoot to

[ZESTCaste] The plight of the converted dalits (Opinion)

http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Contentpa=showpagepid=180page=27 April 22, 2007 Controversy The plight of the converted dalits Equality is a Hindu heritage. Others only profess By Shachi Rairikar The most important factor that desisted Dr. Ambedkar from converting to

[ZESTCaste] THE ALTERNATIVE POWER LIST

http://outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20070423fname=Cover+Story+%28F%29sid=1 THE ALTERNATIVE POWER LIST 25 People Who Will Never Make It To The Power List Thinking change in India is a thankless task. A few who are sticking it out for the greater common good. Vinod Mehta

[ZESTCaste] MRPS sees bias by State in posts

http://deccan.com/Region/RegionNews.asp MRPS sees bias by State in posts Vijayawada, April 15: The row between Mala and Madiga sub-castes over classification of Scheduled Caste (SC) reservation is now extended to bureaucracy with the Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti (MRPS) accusing the State

[ZESTCaste] Quota review plea filed (News)

http://deccan.com/home/homedetails.asp#State%20gets%20India's%20biggest%20plan%20deal Quota review plea filed New Delhi, April 16: The Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking vacation of its stay on implementation of the 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Castes in elite

[ZESTCaste] Dr Ambedkar needs a world-class biographer (Opinion)

http://deccan.com/Columnists/Columnists.asp Dr Ambedkar needs a world-class biographer By K. Natwar Singh On January 26, 1950, we are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in economic and social life we will have inequality... We must remove this

[ZESTCaste] Grab The Chance (Opinion)

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http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=231782 On Ambedkar birth anniversary, CM calls on Dalits to oppose quota Flaying UPA Government for religion-based reservation policy, Modi says Babasaheb wouldn't have favoured it Express News Service Ahmedabad, April 14: At a meeting to

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