[ZESTCaste] Her projects too wait for her

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

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070505020728&Topic=0&Title=ORISSA&Page=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] '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 comm

[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 Developmen

[ZESTCaste] Dalit killed for digging well

http://atrocitynews.wordpress.com/2007/05/05/dalit-killed-for-well-castevirus-007mh2007/ Dalit killed for digging well; castevirus 5May07 Village name: Kulakjai The Tahsil: Man District: Satara Case: Caste Murder Madhukar Ghate[48] was a

[ZESTCaste] Age of OBC isolation (Opinion)

http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnist&file_name=prasad%2Fprasad206.txt&writer=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 risk

[ZESTCaste] Community forced to eat rats (News)

http://www.saharasamay.com/samayhtml/articles.aspx?newsid=74691 Community forced to eat rats Posted at Saturday, 05 May 2007 20:05 IST Muzaffarnagar, May 5: One who is not aware of the Musahari community in Uttar Pradesh will be shocked seeing them eating something non-edible. But given the cond

[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 h

[ZESTCaste] Jagjivan- paradigm of dalit consciousness

http://www.centralchronicle.com/20070505/0505304.htm Jagjivan- paradigm of dalit consciousness President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam inaugurated the Birth Centenary Celebrations of Babu Jagjivan Ram on April 5 at Vigyan Bhawan. While delivering the Centenary Memorial Lecture, he highlighted his contributi

[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 Ten

[ZESTCaste] E. V. Ramasami Naicker in Wikipedia

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit farmer hacked to death (News)

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7b205348B9-E9DD-4FFD-93AD-5C4B221721FC%7d&CATEGORYNAME=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] 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, 194

[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 from

[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 Tribe

[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 ush

[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. A

[ZESTCaste] Govt, police flayed for assault on Dalit (News)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Patna/Govt_police_flayed_for_assault_on_Dalit/articleshow/1999806.cms Govt, police flayed for assault on Dalit [4 May, 2007 l 0222 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK] PATNA: Opposition parties on Thursday strongly condemned the assault on a Dalit woman at Bihars

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

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B1EEF5E43-7529-4495-A4B5-DF6423E0D697%7D&CATEGORYNAME=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 killed for digging own well (News)

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=8a253bbf-7572-48ec-b333-d93824bc5d48&&Headline=Dalit+killed+for+digging+own+well Satyajit Joshi Pune, May 04, 2007 Dalit killed for digging own well Gautam (name changed) is a police constable in Satara's Man taluka, but even he could n

[ZESTCaste] Mayawati seeks to reshape Dalit politics

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070010791 Mayawati seeks to reshape Dalit politics Khurja, New Delhi Thursday, May 3, 2007 (Ravish Kumar, Sandeep Bhushan) Not since Ambedkar has there been such an attempt to reshape dalit politics. Dalit politics, outside the Congress p

[ZESTCaste] PT to oppose delimitation proposal (News)

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7bBA8F0075-30FE-4999-96DC-4569D9DD9B7E%7d&CATEGORYNAME=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 south

[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 relations

[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 fr

[ZESTCaste] Learning To Speak Caste (Opinion)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/LEADER_ARTICLE_Learning_To_Speak_Caste/articleshow/1994124.cms LEADER ARTICLE: Learning To Speak Caste Satish Deshpande [3 May, 2007 l 0006 hrs IST] That fount of all contemporary wisdom — the Internet — offers an involuntary but acute diagnos

[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, 'Andhay

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

http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=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] 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. Particip

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