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Saturday, February 19, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Dalit boy killed in Bijnor

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Press Trust of India Posted online: Sat Feb 19 2011, 04:12 hrs
Lucknow : Dalit boy killed in Bijnor

A 22-year-old Dalit youth was allegedly beaten to death at Dehla Wala
village in Bijnor district on Thursday by the family of a girl with
whom he had a relationship, police said on Friday.

The youth's body has been sent for postmortem, police said. A case has
been registered against four persons including the girl's father Madan
Singh Chouhan and her brother Janandan, they said, adding, both of
them are absconding. No arrests have been made so far. The girls'
family was against her relationship with the Dalit youth.

Court issues fresh notice to Shahi Imam

A local court has issued a fresh notice to the Shahi Imam of Delhi's
Jama Masjid to appear before it in a case of alleged violation of the
model code in the 2007 Assembly elections in UP. Imam Syed Ahmed
Bukhari had reportedly used a helicopter, without permission, while
campaigning for United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Sabir Ali from
Khatoli constituency. Chief Judicial Magistrate Sunil Kumar Arya has
fixed April 7 for the Imam to appear in the court.

SP agitation to start from March 7

Samajwadi Party on Friday rescheduled its three-day statewide
agitation against "misrule" of Mayawati government. Now, the party's
agitation will begin on March 1 instead of March 7. "The agitation
dates have been rescheduled due to Mahashivratri festival on March 2,"
SP spokesman Rajendra Chowdhury told media persons here.

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[ZESTCaste] Rajasthan sets up helpline to register SC/ST offence complaints

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Rajasthan sets up helpline to register SC/ST offence complaints
Agencies
Posted online: 2011-02-18 17:50:39+05:30

JaipurThe Rajasthan government has set up a toll free helpline number
to register complaints related to offences against scheduled castes
and scheduled tribes.

"One can call at toll free number 18001806025 and register complaints
related to offences against people belonging to SC/ST category," an
official said.

The helpline was started in compliance of a decision taken recently
during a meeting chaired by Union Minister for Social Justice and
Empowerment Mukul Wasnik, he said.

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[ZESTCaste] Rajasthan sets up helpline to register SC/ST offence complaints

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Rajasthan sets up helpline to register SC/ST offence complaints
Agencies
Posted online: 2011-02-18 17:50:39+05:30

JaipurThe Rajasthan government has set up a toll free helpline number
to register complaints related to offences against scheduled castes
and scheduled tribes.

"One can call at toll free number 18001806025 and register complaints
related to offences against people belonging to SC/ST category," an
official said.

The helpline was started in compliance of a decision taken recently
during a meeting chaired by Union Minister for Social Justice and
Empowerment Mukul Wasnik, he said.

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[ZESTCaste] Commission for SC/ST granted 4.9cr

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Commission for SC/ST granted 4.9cr
TNN, Feb 19, 2011, 02.24am IST

PANAJI: Chief minister Digambar Kamat on Friday said the government
had recently sanctioned 4.9 crore to the Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) commission in addition to the 5 crore
allotted to it earlier.

Kamat made the anouncement at a press conference after a function
wherein Cumbharjua Congress MLA Pandurang Madkaikar was formally
administered the oath of office as the new chairman of the Goa state
SC/ST commission. The SC community in Goa is estimated to be about 2%
of the total population of the state while the ST community is
estimated to be about 12.3% of the state's population.

Kamat said Madkaikar will now start functioning as the chairman of the
SC/ST commission and that "this fulfils one more commitment given by
my government that we would constitute the commission."

Kamat said the government has already constituted a separate
department of tribal affairs and that he has requested Madkaikar to
identify a suitable area to house the office of the tribal affairs
department and the state commission for SC/ST.

"My government had at one stroke, given 5 crore to the ST commission
for the implementation of various schemes for the benefit of the ST
population. Recently we have alloted another 4.9 crore to the ST
commission and I have asked its office bearers to see that this money
is also utilized for the implementation of various schemes of the
commission."

Madkaikar told TOI that the government has made a budgetary provision
of 12% of the state's budget for the welfare of tribal people, to be
implemented through various government departments. "My job is to see
that these departments really utilize the funds for the welfare of
tribal people."

He also said that the SC/ST commission has powers as enjoyed by civil
courts and that its orders can only be challenged in the high court.
Madkaikar said that although the commission does not have any schemes
for the SC/ST population, its mandate is to monitor the implementation
of schemes for the SC/ST community offered by other governmental
agencies and departments.

The commission also has a mandate to monitor that the reservation
policy for the SC/ST community in government departments is followed
and that any injustice on this count is corrected. "If any one from
the SC/ST community is deprived of their rights, he can petition our
commission. Our job is give a hearing to the aggrieved party, summon
anyone concerned with the case for a hearing and then issue orders,"
Madkaikar said.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit groom hires chopper for 'baraat'

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Dalit groom hires chopper for 'baraat'
Ashish Mehta & Rajendra Sharma, TNN, Feb 19, 2011, 03.33am IST

JAIPUR/ALWAR: In an area where Dalits face the ire of the upper class
especially on the marriage ritual of a groom riding a horse, a young
man from Sikarai village has done the jaw-dropping act of taking his
'baraat' in a helicopter.

On Friday, Deepak Kumar, who belongs to Nat, a Dalit family, chartered
the helicopter and left for Girwas village of Alwar district to get
his bride Santosh.

As many as 4,000 villagers turned up to witness the departure of the
'baraat' to bring his "royal bride" in the village. Around 4.30 pm,
Kumar's chopper touched down at Girwas where he was given a king's
welcome.

Kumar, who had to shell out a sum of Rs 1,50,000 for the one-hour
helicopter ride, told TOI, "My family has a business of garments in
Mumbai. Currently, I am pursuing Master's in geography and attending
coaching camps for cricket in Jaipur."

He also said there has been no opposition from any section of society
to his "big fat wedding". "I have not witnessed anything like this and
many blessed me on the eve of wedding day," Kumar said.

As the helicopter charge is high, both the groom and the bride's
family decided to take Santosh to her husband's home in a car after
the marriage.

"Ladki to humari helicopter main naa ja rahi hai (Our daughter will go
by our 'helicopter'," a beaming Roop Chand, uncle of the bride, said.

In Alwar, Kumar is not first come in a chopper for his marriage
ceremony. Several grooms of Mev and Yadav communities have been hiring
helicopters for their 'baraats' for years now.

"In 2008, Mev youth Asru Khan got married and brought his bride in a
chopper. Bringing back brides in choppers is a common scene in Mewat
region," said a tour operator who facilitates helicopters for travels.

"Hiring a chopper costs from Rs 1,50,000 per hour to Rs 2,00,000
depending upon the size and brand," he said.

In Mewsat region, lavish wedding with helicopters has been common
since the last 10 years. Haaji Naseeruddhin, a resident, said, "It all
started when we witnessed these things in the nearby villages
bordering Haryana."

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[ZESTCaste] PMK tie-up puts DMK on a strong wicket

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PMK tie-up puts DMK on a strong wicket
TNN, Feb 19, 2011, 05.34am IST

CHENNAI: By roping the PMK into its fold, the DMK chief M Karunanidhi
has forged a strong Vanniyar-dalit combination, which will have a
telling effect on the electoral outcome in more than 40 segments in 15
districts in northern, western and central Tamil Nadu.

Vanniyars comprise 28% of the population in the state and dalits 18%.
As the PMK and the VCK stood divided in opposite camps in the 2009 Lok
Sabha polls, the PMK suffered a humiliating defeat, losing all the
seven seats it contested.

Looking at the strengths of both the fronts on the basis of the
percentage of votes polled by various parties in the 2009 Lok Sabha
elections, the present DMK-Congress-PMK-VCK combine's voteshare add up
to 47%. On the contrary, the present AIADMK front comprising AIADMK,
MDMK, CPI and CPM add up to only 31.5% votes. Even by including the
DMDK, which is likely to join that front, it falls short of the DMK
front by five per cent.

But such arithmetics fail to gauge educated neutral electorates' mind,
which keep changing based on election issues. Neutral voters are more
likely to dub the PMK-DMK tie-up opportunistic as they were fighting
each other till recently. The PMK's camp switching began in the 1998
Lok Sabha polls and has not gone down well with the electorate though
the party reaped electoral gains every time it shifted allegiance.

Also, the fallout of the 2G spectrum scam in urban centres and rising
costs could make elections tough for the ruling front.

Though the PMK is predominantly a Vanniyar party, majority of
Vanniyars are not with the PMK. The community votebase is spread
across all parties. Vijayakanth's DMDK has also gained acceptability
among youngsters in the community. The DMDK could prove vital in
blunting the PMK-VCK effect in northern Tamil Nadu. For the record,
PMK got 5.74% votes and VCK got 2.4% votes in the last parliamentary
polls, whereas the DMDK got 10.08%.

The DMK's offer of 31 seats to the PMK is perhaps Karunanidhi's
masterstroke of diplomacy to drive a harder bargain with the Congress,
which is demanding two seats per parliamentary constituency (total 78
seats) and share in power as well. Karunanidhi's defence in denying a
considerable hike from the 48 seats that the Congress contested in
2006 could be that after conceding 31 seats to the PMK, he does not
enjoy much leeway now. He also has to satisfy the VCK, which contested
in nine constituencies in 2006.

The PMK, formed in 1989, has performed erratically since it entered
the electoral fray in 1991. In its poll debut, contesting in 194
constituencies, the PMK mustered a sizeable 5.89% of the polled votes,
though it won only in one seat. Its voteshare fell drastically to
3.84% in 1996 when it once again stood alone, but it won four out of
116 segments. As part of the AIADMK alliance in 2001, it won 20 out of
27 seats contested and polled 5.56% votes. But, despite contesting in
31 segments in 2006, its voteshare remained more or less the same and
the party could win only 18 seats.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit sammelan held on Ravidas Jayanti

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Dalit sammelan held on Ravidas Jayanti
TNN, Feb 18, 2011, 10.44pm IST

ALLAHABAD: The 649 birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas was celebrated in
city under the banner of different social and cultural organisations
who also organised a dalit sammelan at the statue of his wife Mata
Lona near Ganga Pollution Board office in Buxi Bundh on Friday.

Addressing the gathering, senior lawyer, Shukdev said that the saint
movement in the country took roots amidst religious and social turmoil
against the oppression of feudal chieftains. The saints advocated
unity of human beings instead of caste and communities.

Another speaker, C B Bharti said that the saints of this movement
stressed on rendering a humane and compassionate touch towards those
who were facing discrimination in society.

Chief guest, Alok Prasad of Allahabad University said that no Brahmin
was the guru of these saints because they knew that knowledge is the
only guru or teacher.

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Dalit boy killed in Bijnor

[ZESTCaste] Rajasthan sets up helpline to register SC/ST offence complaints

[ZESTCaste] Rajasthan sets up helpline to register SC/ST offence complaints

[ZESTCaste] Commission for SC/ST granted 4.9cr

[ZESTCaste] Dalit groom hires chopper for 'baraat'

[ZESTCaste] PMK tie-up puts DMK on a strong wicket

[ZESTCaste] Dalit sammelan held on Ravidas Jayanti

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