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[ZESTCaste] Dalits enter temple, offer prayers

http://www.thehindu.com/2009/12/29/stories/2009122957871200.htm

Dalits enter temple, offer prayers

P.V. Srividya

SIRKAZHI: Dalits at Maathur village in Semmanarkoil here entered a
Mariamman temple on Monday afternoon.

It was an impromptu move by the district administration after the two
days of unsuccessful peace meetings held between the Caste Hindus and
the Dalits.

The Dalits in the village were not allowed to enter the temple as a practice.

The Democratic Youth Federation of India had inspected the village in
mid- December and filed a memorandum with the district administration
on the prevalence of the practice.

Later, CPI (M) had tentatively proposed a temple entry for December 30.

On hearing the news of their arrival, Caste Hindu people reportedly
locked the doors of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and left the
village.

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[ZESTCaste] Critic turns bitter at Dalit poet’s book launch

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Critic turns bitter at Dalit poet's book launch

Express News ServiceFirst Published : 29 Dec 2009 03:59:00 AM ISTLast
Updated : 29 Dec 2009 10:15:23 AM IST

TUMKUR: A debate over poets and religious heads allegedly striving to
engineer political influences for material gain overshadowed a book
release function, which also witnessed a personal attack noted dalit
poet on K B Siddaiah, here on Monday.

At the launch of Siddaiah's poetry collection 'Gallebaani,' the critic
Nataraj Huliyar from Bangalore University's Kannada department turned
against Siddaiah's use of political motifs in his poetry. Countering
the poet's claim of his poetry being a reflection of a socio-spiritual
journey, Huliyar charged that the poetry had nothing new.

"Starting from his first book, all including the new one sound the
same and the poet has been using his skills for political gain. His
poetry is a political journey," he said.

In the presence ZP president Jayamma Danappa and newly elected MLC Dr
M R Hulinayker in the function, Nataraj accused Siddaiah of
transforming into a politician.

"I was skeptical about whether he is a poet or a politician," he said.
Poet-activist Du. Saraswathi praised Siddaiah. Noted critic Ki Ram
Nagaraj interpreted Siddaiah's poetry as a spiritual journey. He
alleged the religious heads of selling spirituality.

Writers Agrahara Krishnamurthy, Tumbadi Ramaiah, Mudnakudu Chinnaswami
and artist K T Shivaprasad, who designed Siddaiah's book cover, were
present.

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[ZESTCaste] Mayawati asks officials to ‘expedite’ action against corruption

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Mayawati asks officials to 'expedite' action against corruption
December 29th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS -

Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Tuesday
asked officials to expedite action in all pending cases of corruption.
Chairing a law and order review meeting at the Yojana Bhawan here, she
expressed deep concern over the long pendency of corruption cases
against government officials.

"The vigilance department needs to gear up its working so that all
pending corruption cases could be expeditiously taken to their logical
conclusion," she told top officials attending the meeting.

The chief minister also expressed her displeasure at the slow working
of the state Economic Offences Wing (EOW), where scores of cases
including one of fraud and money laundering against Samajwadi Party
general secretary Amar Singh were pending.

Mayawati further asked officials to prepare a blueprint for improving
the living conditions of police personnel, particularly those of the
Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), who had to carry out duties in
inhospitable and hostile conditions.

She also stressed the need to strengthen the police force in the
Maoist-affected areas and issued directives for early filling up of
vacancies in various wings of the state police.

Mayawati also called for strict enforcement of the provisions related
to fire security, particularly in high-rise buildings, and also
emphasised the need for construction of proposed fire stations in a
time-bound manner.

Among other things, she asked officials to improve the purchase system
for buying various articles and equipment required for modernisation
of the state police force.

Among others, the meeting was attended by Cabinet Secretary Shashank
Shekhar Singh, Additional Cabinet Secretary Vijay Shankar Pandey and
Principal Secretary (Home) Kunwar Fateh Bahadur.

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[ZESTCaste] Mayawati's 54th b'day to be celebrated as People's Welfare Day

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Mayawati's 54th b'day to be celebrated as People's Welfare Day
PTI 29 December 2009, 07:44pm IST

LUCKNOW: The 54th birthday of Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati
will be celebrated as People's Welfare Day on January 15, a party
spokesman said. A decision in this regard was taken during a meeting
of senior party functionaries, which was chaired by party president
Mayawati, held here today, he said.

"Welfare programmes to extend financial support to poor, elderly,
widows, handicapped and students will be organised across the country
on this day as per the appeal of the BSP supremo," the spokesman said.

Addressing the meeting Mayawati urged leaders to strengthen party in
the New Year, so that it emerges as a strong alternative at national
level.

"Common people have appreciated the policies of the BSP government, as
it had abolished jungleraj and established rule of law in the state,"
she said.

Urging the partymen to make BSP strong and better as per the
expectations of the people, she said that party's membership campaign
would start from January and should be completed with full dedication
and honesty.

"To counter the canard being spread by rival parties, especially
Congress, it is necessary that BSP should communicate with people
directly and extensively through its various programmes," Mayawati
said.

The BSP national president discussed about her future visit to other
states with the party functionaries.

After meeting, she interacted with party leaders from other states and
inquired about the BSP's organisational preparedness.

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[ZESTCaste] 'Sonia, Mayawati, Nooyi among 50 people who shaped decade'

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'Sonia, Mayawati, Nooyi among 50 people who shaped decade'

Agencies Posted online: Tuesday , Dec 29, 2009 at 1632 hrs

London : Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Mayawati are among the four Indians named in the Financial Times list
of '50 People Who Shaped the Decade'.
NRI billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and India-born Pepsico Chief Indra
Nooyi are the other two Indians in the league of 50, which among
others also features Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden and US President
Barack Obama.

About the 50, the UK daily said "not all are heroes, some are
villains, and many fall somewhere in between". People from fields as
diverse as politics and business, economics and culture have made to
the list, which includes legendary investor Warren Buffett, Apple
chief Steve Jobs, golfer Tiger Woods, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation's co-chair Melinda Gates and Chinese President Hu Jintao.

"... the men and women on our list should be seen as representative of
the larger themes of the decade. There are some striking omissions,
because we felt that a historic event or trend had been captured by
someone already on our list," it added.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, German Chancellor Angela
Merkel, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, former US President
George Bush, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, US Fed Chairman
Ben S Bernanke, inventor of famed television programme format 'Big
Brother' -- John De MoI.

On Sonia Gandhi, the publication noted that as Congress party's leader
since 1998 she has rebuilt India's largest political party.