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[ZESTCaste] No hitch in cash for inter-caste weddings: Pun

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No hitch in cash for inter-caste weddings: Pun

Added At: 2012-01-20 10:31 PM

HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE

KATHMANDU: Finance Minister Barshaman Pun today denied reports that
the ministry had stopped allowance to encourage inter-caste marriages.

Parliament committee on Women, Children and Social Welfare had sought
clarification from the minister after the Ministry of Home Affairs
stopped the allowance to couples belonging to different castes.

The Home Ministry has not distributed the money for the last nine
months stating that the Finance Ministry has blocked the budget.

The budget for fiscal year 2010/11 had made a provision for allowance
to encourage inter-caste marriages between Dalits and non-Dalits to
end caste-based discrimination in the country.

Till date, the government has provided allowance to 198 couples nationwide.

The ministry has not received any application for the allowance and
there has been no curtailment of the budget, said the minister, adding
that the government is committed to the programme aimed at uplifting
Dalit community.

Pun further urged the Home Minister to circulate a notice to district
administration office nationwide for collecting the applications as
soon as possible and assured to pass the budget as soon as the
ministry receives them.

Finance Secretary Krishna Hari Banskota also expressed government's
commitment to the programme.

He said Rs 30 million was allocated for improving the lot of Badi
women, Rs 300 million for Janta Awas programme, Rs 340 million for
women development and that Rs one billion agreement was signed with
the Agriculture Development Bank for self-employment fund.

Binod Pahadi, a CA member, also urged the minister to continue the
programme. During the meet, panel members Shila Katila, Govind Nepali,
Asha Sardar, and Bimala Nepali called for effective programmes for
Dalits, minorities and women.

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[ZESTCaste] ‘CPI(M) never projected Mayawati as Prime Ministerial candidate'

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2818099.ece

KOLKATA, January 21, 2012
'CPI(M) never projected Mayawati as Prime Ministerial candidate'
Ananya Dutta

Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Communist Party of
India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat said here on Friday
that the party is calling for a defeat of the Congress, the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) and the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) in the polls.

"The BSP government has a record of misrule, has taken away thousands
of acres of farm land forcibly and has set a record in corruption,"
Mr. Karat said.

Clarifying that the CPI(M) had never projected BSP chief Mayawati as
the Prime Ministerial candidate for the 'Third Front' ahead of the
2009 Lok Sabha elections, he said that it was just a perception
created by the media.

"Our party called for a non-Congress, non-BJP alternative….there was
no electoral understanding with the BSP," Mr. Karat said of the 2009
polls, adding that never had the name of any Prime Ministerial
candidate been announced.

"In U.P. today, when we are fighting elections we are calling for the
defeat of the BSP, along with the defeat of the Congress and the BJP,"
he said.

Mr. Karat was speaking at a press conference on the concluding day of
the special session of the Central Committee of the CPI(M).

On being asked to comment on the recent controversy regarding the
appointment of Justice R. A. Mehta as the Lokayukta of Gujarat by
Governor Kamala Beniwal, Mr. Karat said that the BJP government there
had been exposed in its failure to appoint a Lokayukta since 2003.

"The BJP has been fully exposed by the fact that they are demanding an
effective Lokpal and Lokayukta, but in Gujarat there has been no
Lokayukta appointed since 2003," he said.

Now when a Lokayukta has been appointed, they are trying to stop it
and have been unsuccessful so far, he added.

Criticising the Centre for failing to bring in an effective Lokpal
Bill in Parliament and then failing to adopt it in the Rajya Sabha
because it refused to allow amendments to the Bill, Mr. Karat pressed
the demand that the government bring the Lokpal legislation with
suitable amendments during the Budget session.

It is very clear that a united Opposition could have pushed through
some amendments in the bill including making the selection process
more broad-based with fewer government nominees and by allowing the
Lokpal to have its own investigating agency, he said.

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[ZESTCaste] 414 elephant statues, 11 of Maya covered: UP to EC

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414 elephant statues, 11 of Maya covered: UP to EC

Lalmani Verma Posted online: Sat Jan 21 2012, 02:34 hrs
Lucknow : A total of 11 statues of UP Chief Minister Mayawati and 414
statues of elephants — the symbol of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party -—
in various memorials, parks and Gautam Buddha University were covered
on the Election Commission's order earlier this month. In Lucknow,
three memorials were closed for public entry as these had three
statues of Mayawati.

The ECI had, on January 8, ordered the UP government to cover each and
every statue of the elephant and Mayawati, constructed and erected in
public places, to ensure level playing to the political parties.

According to the compliance report sent to EC by Chief Secretary Anoop
Mishra, six statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and 328 of the elephant
(both of stone and bronze) were covered in Lucknow and five statues of
Mayawati and 86 of the elephant along with 46 "Gajmukh" (faces of
elephants) were covered in Gautam Buddha Nagar.

Interestingly, the BSP had objected that statues of no other leader
and symbols of other parties had been covered. The EC then asked the
government to give details of such statues, but they reported back
that they could not find any. The compliance report stated, besides
Lucknow and Noida, Mayawati's statues are in her native village
Badalpur, near Noida.

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[ZESTCaste] No reservations in using reservations

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/No-reservations-in-using-reservations/articleshow/11573753.cms

No reservations in using reservations
Proshun Chakraborty, TNN | Jan 21, 2012, 04.58AM IST

NAGPUR: With less than a month left for the municipal corporation
elections, hectic lobbying is on for tickets in all the political
parties. After the prabhag system in place, the city is now divided
into 72 prabhags comprising 145 wards. Many corporators have lost
their wards due to reservation for women, SC, ST and OBC candidates.
Now, they are scouting for new wards, with parties likely to
"rehabilitate" many of them.

Sitting corporator Manoj Sangole, whose ward has now been reserved for
SC woman, is likely to field his wife Savita Sangole from the ward,
while he is trying to seek ticket to contest from the neighbouring
open ward on Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ticket, which is in
prabhag number 5.

Just a month before, Sangole was expecting ticket from NCP. In fact,
he was asking for four tickets - two each from prabhag number 2 and 5,
respectively - which the party denied. If Sangole fails to get all the
four tickets from NCP, then he plans to contest election as
independent.

Political sources, said that Sangole, wanting to teach a lesson to
sitting RPI corporator (Nari ward number 2) Heera Gedam, is fielding
his wife. Gedam had reportedly slapped Sangole over a trivial issue.
Angry over the humiliation meted out to him, Sangole is deliberately
fielding his wife, the source added.

Denying all the allegations, Sangole said that he had plans to develop
the otherwise neglected North Nagpur which badly needs proper civic
amenities.

During his two terms as corporator, Sangole became famous for the work
that he did in his ward. In the 2002 elections, he contested from
prabhag number 5. "During my 2002-2007 tenures, I brought about lot of
development in my area. This will definitely help me contest from the
similar prabhag," Sangole claimed. Interestingly, Sangole is also
fielding one of his supporters Rakesh Nikose along with his wife.

"During my five year tenure as Nalanda Nagar corporator, I developed
NMC's Kapil Nagar school, a library and constructed cement roads. My
ward (no. 8 which now falls in prabhag number 2) was considered the
most neglected. I have plans to construct a swimming pool and a
skating ring for NMC students," Sangole claimed. All the work done in
the past will help the duo (Savita Sangole and Rakesh Nikose) win the
civic polls as people will consider the work done before casting their
vote, he added.

Sitting RPI (A) corporator Prakash Gondane, who will be contest on
Congress ticket from prabhag number 5, said that Sangole was no
competition to him. "Considering the amount of development work done,
people will definitely vote in my favour," Gondane claimed.

Independent corporators will get less time to canvass because they
will be allotted symbols only on February 4, just 12 days before the
elections. Reacting to this, Sangole said, "It won't affect him or the
other candidates. People in these two prabhag know me for my work."

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[ZESTCaste] Govt to reserve 27 pc of new petrol pumps, LPG outlets for OBCs

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India | Posted on Jan 20, 2012 at 07:09pm IST
Govt to reserve 27 pc of new petrol pumps, LPG outlets for OBCs
Press Trust of India

New Delhi: In a significant policy change, the government plans to
reserve 27 per cent of new petrol pumps and LPG agencies for Other
Backward Classes (OBCs). Presently, 25 per cent of the sites for new
petrol pumps are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe
(ST) persons.

"We are in the process of formulating new guidelines for setting up of
retail outlets and LPG distributorships. The new guidelines would
provide reservation as has been provided in the Constitution," an Oil
Ministry official said.

As per the guidelines under formulation, the quota for SCs/STs would
be reduced to 22.5 per cent, while 27 per cent of new outlets and
dealerships would be reserved for OBCs.
Govt to reserve 27 pc of new petrol pumps, LPG outlets for OBCs

The remaining 50 per cent of the pumps and dealerships would be
allotted to open or general category candidates, the official said,
adding that 33 per cent of the locations in each category are reserved
for women belonging to that category.

In addition, physically handicapped, paramilitary/police and defence
personnel, freedom fighters and outstanding sports persons would also
get reservation in each of the three categories - SC/ST, OBC and
General.

Presently, physically handicapped persons are given 5 per cent
reservation, while paramilitary/police/government personnel and
defence personnel are each allotted 8 per cent of new petrol pumps.
Another 2 per cent reservation is provided for freedom fighters and
outstanding sports persons, taking the overall reservation to 50 per
cent.

The official said petrol pumps would be allocated through a draw of
lots to bring more transparency into the selection process.

Presently, applicants are ranked on the basis of their educational
qualifications, financial background and other criteria and there have
often been allegations of discrimination in the marking system.

Under the new system, all applicants meeting eligibility norms like
owing a plot of land would have an equal chance of being selected in
the draw of lots, which would happen in the presence of all the
candidates.

The official said the new guidelines are likely to be announced after
completion of Assembly elections in five states, including Uttar
Pradesh and Punjab.

After identifying the location for setting up a retail outlet/LPG
agency, state-owned Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat
Petroleum would release an advertisement in leading newspapers (one
English and one Hindi/vernacular) inviting applications from
candidates belonging to the category for which the location is
reserved.

The eligibility criteria, terms and conditions and procedures would be
described in the advertisement. After scrutiny, a draw of lots would
be held for eligible candidates.

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

[ZESTCaste] No hitch in cash for inter-caste weddings: Pun

[ZESTCaste] ‘CPI(M) never projected Mayawati as Prime Ministerial candidate'

[ZESTCaste] 414 elephant statues, 11 of Maya covered: UP to EC

[ZESTCaste] No reservations in using reservations

[ZESTCaste] Govt to reserve 27 pc of new petrol pumps, LPG outlets for OBCs

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