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[ZESTCaste] Inter-caste couple found dead in city

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Inter-caste couple found dead in city

Jun 15th, 2010 -- Age Correspondent | New Delhi

In a suspected case of honour killing, a teenage couple belonging to
different castes was found dead with multiple stab injuries in
north-west Delhi's Swaroop Nagar area on Monday.

The police said the deceased, identified as Yogesh Kumar, 20, a taxi
driver and Asha, 19, were allegedly held at the house of Asha's uncle,
identified as Om Prakash on Sunday evening.
The police has arrested Om Prakash and girl's father Suraj Saini.
Both the victims were residents of north-east Delhi's Gokalpuri area.
Sources said the family members warned the two to end their
relationship, but they refused.
"The couple was gagged with rags and later flogged and electrocuted by
attaching live wires to trunks, on which they were forcefully laid
down," a source said.
"The incident came to light on Monday morning when the neighbours
found an abandoned car outside Om Prakash's house and foul smell
emanating out of the house. A PCR call was made and a team of cops
arrived at around 7.30 am. The couple's mutilated bodies were
recovered and taken for postmortem.

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[ZESTCaste] Two Dalit girls go missing

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Two Dalit girls go missing

Press Trust Of India
Muzaffarnagar, June 15, 2010

Two Dalit sisters, one of them a rape victim, have gone missing from
Balheri village in the district, police said on Tuesday.

The two girls aged between 10-13 years went to the fields on Monday
and did not return following which their father Brahampal filed a
complaint with the police.

One of the girls was allegedly raped by an old man Shobharam on June 5
at the village. Later the accused had committed suicide.

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[ZESTCaste] Delhi police make arrests after 'honour killing'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10316249.stm

Delhi police make arrests after 'honour killing'

Page last updated at 12:29 GMT, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 13:29 UK

Caste leaders frown upon marriages within the same sub-caste Police in
the Indian capital, Delhi, say a teenage girl and her boyfriend have
been murdered in what they suspect is a gruesome case of "honour
killing".

Aisha Saini and Yogesh Kumar, both 19, were beaten with metal rods and
then electrocuted, police say. The girl's father and uncle have been
arrested.

According to police, the girl's family disapproved of the relationship
because Mr Kumar was from another caste.

Cases of suspected "honour killing" are rare in the Indian capital.

Correspondents say the killings - long a taboo subject in India - are
now being reported more often. There have been a number of recent
cases in regions near Delhi.

'Bleeding'

The couple's mutilated bodies were recovered early on Monday after
neighbours complained of a foul smell emanating from the uncle's house
in Swaroop Nagar area in north-west Delhi.

"When we found the bodies - the couple's legs and hands were tied and
they were bleeding," Delhi's deputy police commissioner NS Bundela
told a news conference.

"The couple had been electrocuted as well, but we will wait for the
full post-mortem report."

He said the girl's father and uncle had been arrested "but three
suspects still remain at bay".

Police say Ms Saini's family feared she would elope with Mr Kumar and
he was called to her uncle's home on Sunday on the pretext of
discussing the relationship.

According to the Hindustan Times, neighbours went to the house but
were told that a family matter was being discussed.

A police official quoted in the newspaper said the assault went on for hours.

The couple were beaten with "iron rods and other blunt weapons" before
being forced to sit on iron trunks to which live wires were attached
and they were electrocuted.

"This is a barbaric act of violence and should be condemned. It is my
duty to get the perpetrators punished," Delhi's Women and Child
Development Minister Kiran Walia said.

So-called "honour killings" are fairly common in parts of northern
India, but rarely heard of in the Indian capital.

In April, five men were sentenced to death and one jailed for life
over the 2007 murder of a young couple who married against the wishes
of village elders in Haryana state, not far from Delhi.

Elders said they had violated local customs by marrying within the
same sub-caste.

Social activists say many young men and women die every year in
northern states like Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

Some commit suicide, others are killed - often with the approval,
tacit or otherwise, of village councils that still wield considerable
power.

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[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalit sets example by teaching Sanskrit

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Dalit sets example by teaching Sanskrit

SAPTARI, June 15: Despite being a Dalit, caste is no deterrent for
Hiralal Khanga (Khatwe) from teacing Sanskrit at a Sanskrit secondary
school in Saptari.

Though the school has many so called high caste teachers in the
school, the school cannot conduct Sanskrit classes if Khanga remains
absent.

Khanga is teaching Sanskrit at Bhupendra Secondary School at
Chhinamasta VDC for the last 14 years. He had passed SLC from the same
school. Under the inspiration of his teacher Maheshwor Jha, he has
also passed Bachelor's degree in Sanskrit from Yagyabalk Sanskrit
Mahabidhyalaya in Matihani of Mahottari.

School principal Kameshwor prasad Yadav said the school located in the
village that also houses the famous Chhinamasta Temple has a
significant number of students majoring in Sanskrit.

Yadav said the students majoring in Sanskrit pursue Sanskrit language
and grammar courses each carrying 50 marks from Grade VI to VIII and
100 marks in Grade IX and X.

Khanga takes classes in all grades. He does not get any leisure
period. But he is proud for becoming a trendsetter by breaking away
from the tradition that Sanskrit should be taught only by upper caste
people.

Local Dalit community leaders said teaching Sanskrit by a Dalit could
help to do away of the caste determination existing in the society.

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[ZESTCaste] Bachoo Ki Pahal - BAL Journalist Seminar

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Bachoo Ki Pahal - BAL Journalist Seminar

Bhopal Posted On Monday, June 14, 2010

By Our Staff Reporter
Bhopal, June 14:

Three days State level BAL Journalist seminar was organised by Dalit
Sangh Sohagpur Hoshnagabad with the support of Unicef. Seminar started
with the lightning of lamp by the Sheela Khanna President Child
Security Council. Manish Mathur, Anil Gulati from Unicef and Dr.
Gopalnarayan Atare, Founder of Dalit Sangh were also presented in
seminar.
First day of the seminar totally devoted to the subject of Journalism
in these session experts explore about News, Content, Story, feature,
Article and many other points related to journalism- inform Sunil
Raghuwanshi Organizer.
" The basic concept behind the Bachoo Ki Pahal News Paper is to give
platform to children's to show their talent and to express there own
views about right and wrong aspects of society or about any subjects".
For this Newspaper this children have their own editorial team and
they all manage their own and publish this news paper, and they also
meet 21st of every month and collect all news and then decide there
newspapers dummy and then this newspaper go for the printing- Sunil
added.
In this seminar 125 children's from Madhya Pradesh, Bihar,
Chattisghar, and Gujrat were participating. In this they will also
discuss about related subjects of session and gain the knowledge about
many other aspects of child rights, JJ act, and about article 12 said
Sunil.
" On second day we have team of experts which will give the lecture
and discussion session on Child right, JJ Act, and Article 12 right of
expression. Third day we have children session in this they will share
there own experience in the filed of Journalism, and then they all
will go for "Bhopal Darshan" this type the seminar will conclude"
Sunil informs.