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Monday, March 7, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Mirchpur migrant kids have a school to study

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Mirchpur migrant kids have a school to study
IANS | Mar 7, 2011, 03.54am IST

HISAR: Children of Dalit families who had left Mirchpur village in
Hisar out of fear of the Jat community and are camping at the district
headquarters for the last many days, have been finally admitted in a
school. These 32 children have taken admission at Raja Ram Memorial
government school here after the intervention of Hisar administration
officials. Their families are currently staying at a farm-house here.
So far many government and private schools had refused to admit these
children as they do not wanted to offend the Jat community.

"We have admitted the Dalit children to school. The administration has
also provided them free textbooks and study material.We would also
provide free transportation to these children," a local administration
official said Saturday. "We would make sure that no child suffers on
the front of education," he added. Mirchpur village in Hisar district,
about 300 km from Chandigarh, hit the headlines last year when some
people from the dominant Jat community set fire to a row of houses of
Dalit families on April 21.

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[ZESTCaste] Mayawati's note of caution to cadre

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/06/stories/2011030656121000.htm

Mayawati's note of caution to cadre

Special Correspondent

LUCKNOW: Facing the prospect of an offensive on her government's move
towards indirect election of mayors and chairmen of urban local
bodies, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati cautioned her party
workers on Saturday against the Opposition's game plan "to defame the
government."

She directed her Bahujan Samaj Party men to prepare for the local
bodies elections scheduled for June this year.

At a meeting of Ministers, MLAs and MLCs, and BSP office-bearers and
coordinators here on Saturday, Ms. Mayawati said the rising popularity
of the government and the party had rattled the Opposition. She asked
the Ministers and legislators to organise small meetings in their
constituencies to inform the "aam aadmi" about the welfare measures
launched by the government for the benefit of the Dalits, the backward
classes, the minorities, women and the poor of the "sarv samaj."

Pointing to her mentor and BSP founder Kanshi Ram as a source of
inspiration, Ms. Mayawati said his birth anniversary falling on March
15 would be celebrated in all districts. She recalled his contribution
to the welfare and uplift of the poor and the downtrodden.

Saturday's meeting came against the background of the controversy
brewing over the government's move towards indirect elections of
mayors and chairmen of nagar palika parishads and nagar panchayats.
The bill to amend the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act to
facilitate indirect election was passed in the budget session of the
State Legislature. It will now go to the Raj Bhavan for the Governor's
approval. Both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party have
opposed it. The Congress submitted a memorandum to the Governor on
Friday; the BJP has petitioned the President.

Ms. Mayawati met Governor B.L. Joshi on Thursday and was understood to
have discussed the bill. At Saturday's meeting, she expressed the
apprehension that approval might be delayed by the Raj Bhavan.

The Samajwadi Party's three-day "people's agitation" against the
government will begin on March 7. On Saturday, its president Mulayam
Singh appointed observers for all districts to ensure the success of
the programme.

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[ZESTCaste] Talent Contact program for SC/ST girl students

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Talent Contact program for SC/ST girl students
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, March 01 2011: Science is an important part of a developed society.

People of the state should excel in the field of science and
technology like it does in the field of games and sports, stated
Professor N Rajmuhon, Manipur University in a Talent Contact Programme
for SC/ST girl students held at the Arts and Culture Training Hall,
Konung Mamang, Imphal.

Speaking as guest of honour in the programme organised by the Manipur
Science and Technology Council, Imphal, Prof Rajmuhon stressed the
need to support innovative minded students in the field of science for
a bright future of the state.

He urged the students of the state to identify them and the state in
the world through science and technology like sportspersons do in the
field of sports.

Professor M Dorendrajit, Manipur University, L Somorjit, Selection
Grade Lecturer, Imphal College and Surendranath, Director, Manipur
Science and Technology Council also talked on the innovation and
importance of science and technology in the modern world.

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[ZESTCaste] Parliament mourns Arjun Singh’s death, RS adjourns for day

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New Delhi, March 7, 2011
Parliament mourns Arjun Singh's death, RS adjourns for day
PTI

Parliament on Monday paid glowing tributes to veteran Congress leader
Arjun Singh with the Rajya Sabha, where he was a sitting member,
adjourning for the day after the obituary reference.

Soon after paying tributes to Singh, who died on March 4 at the age of
81, Chairman Hamid Ansari adjourned the Upper House for the day as a
mark of respect to the departed soul.

Leader of the House and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was also present.

Paying rich tributes to Congress leader, Speaker Meira Kumar said in
the Lok Sabha that the country has lost "an accomplished
parliamentarian, able administrator and a distinguished leader."

The veteran Congress leader had represented the Lower House from 1985
to 1988 and from 1991 to 1996 from South Delhi and Satna constituency
in Madhya Pradesh respectively.

He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from April 2000 to April 2006 and
was renominated in 2006. He remained a member of the Upper House till
his demise.

Describing Singh as an "astute administrator", Ms. Kumar said Singh
served as Union Minister of Commerce, Communication and Human Resource
Development between 1985 and 2009.

In the Upper House, Chairman Hamid Ansari said, "A lawyer by
profession, Singh had an illustrious political career, spanning more
than five decades. He took keen interest in social work and had been
closely associated with various social organisations."

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[ZESTCaste] Jats demand quota, block rail tracks

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Jats demand quota, block rail tracks

Express News Service Posted online: Sun Mar 06 2011, 03:23 hrs
Lucknow : Railway traffic on the Lucknow-Delhi route remained
paralysed till late tonight after a group of villagers led by
activists of Jat Sangharsh Samiti blocked the tracks near Gajraula and
Amroha stations in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district on Saturday.

The protesters were demanding reservation for the Jat community in the
backward quota of the central government.

The Moradabad range IG, Jawed Akhtar, said residents from places
adjacent to Jyotiba Phule Nagar district gathered on the tracks near
Amroha and Gajraula stations around 4 pm. District magistrate Lokesh M
and SP Udai Pratap are meeting the leaders of the community to resolve
the matter, he added.