Monday, October 25, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Dalit case: SC directs Haryana to file response in three weeks

 

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Dalit case: SC directs Haryana to file response in three weeks

PTI | 02:10 PM,Oct 25,2010
New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court today directed the Haryana
Government to file within three weeks its response in the case of
killing of two Dalits and torching of their houses allegedly by upper
caste men at Mirchpur village in Hissar district.A bench headed by
Justice G S Singhvi passed the order on a petition filed by the
victims' families pleading for expeditious action against the accused
involved in the case.Earlier, the apex court had pulled up the Haryana
government for delay in arresting 60 accused in the case.The apex
court had also slammed the Haryana government for its failure to
provide relief and rehabilitation measures to the affected families
and had directed the authorities to provide two quintals of wheat each
to the affected families.On April 21, a 70-year-old Dalit man and his
18-year-old physically-challenged daughter were burnt alive in the
incident, forcing about 150 families to flee the village and take
shelter at a Valmiki temple.

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[ZESTCaste] Miscreants beat up dalit woman, family members

 

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Miscreants beat up dalit woman, family members
TNN, Oct 23, 2010, 09.22pm IST

VARANASI: A dalit gram pradhan candidate and her family members were
attacked near Tarna bazaar under Shivpur police station area on Friday
night.

An FIR against six persons was lodged in this connection.

According to reports, Aarti, who contested the election of gram
pradhan from Koiran village where voting took place on October 14, had
gone to see the Bharat Milap fair at Tarna bazaar with her husband and
children. According to her, some youths teased her during the fair.
Some cops intervened after which the eve-teasers fled from the scene.

But when Aarti and her family members were returning home, the same
youths attacked them. She alleged that the miscreants not only beat
them up but also looted some cash, a mobile phone and gold ornaments
from them.

She lodged a named FIR against three persons and three other
unidentified youths after medical examination. No arrest was reported
in this connection till Saturday late evening.

Youth killed in mishap: Vishal (20), a native of Ugapur village, died
when a truck hit his motorcycle near his village under Aurai police
station area in Bhadohi district on Saturday.

He died on the spot. The police arrested the driver and the cleaner of
the truck. The body was sent for postmortem.

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[ZESTCaste] Meet on Dalit problems tomorrow

http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/23/stories/2010102362730300.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Visakhapatnam

Meet on Dalit problems tomorrow

Special Correspondent

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Forum for Dalit Studies (FDS) is organising an
all-India Dalit intellectuals' summit on 'problems of Dalit
society-solutions' at Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan, Kakinada, on Sunday.

Dr. Ambedkar's grandson Anand Teltumbde will be chief guest of the
inaugural session and Vice-Chancellor of Central University, Gujarat,
R.K. Kale will preside.


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[ZESTCaste] Symposium on 'Justice for Dalits' to begin

 

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Symposium on 'Justice for Dalits' to begin
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By: Dibin Samuel

The National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) will kickstart a
major ecumenical conference on 'Justice for Dalits' beginning
tomorrow, October 22-25, in New Delhi.

About 100 leaders from churches, ecumenical organisations and Dalit
initiatives are expected to participate in the event to explore
strategies to eradicate caste in society and implore the role of
Church in this relevant mission engagement.

"This conference is to express our Indian Churches position on caste
based discrimination irrespective of denomination and theological
affiliation," said Rev. Raj Bharat Patta, the executive secretary of
the NCCI - Commission on Dalits.

"It will attempt to bring the leadership of the Ecumenical,
Evangelical and Catholic churches together to speak in one voice
against caste system and to outline a common theological position for
the faith basis and mission praxis of the Indian church," he added.

Organized as a follow up to the Global Conference on Justice for
Dalits in Bangkok in March 2009, the Delhi conference will re-look at
the mission strategies of the churches in addressing Dalit concerns at
the local congregation level and at the Church level.

A new publication, Dalit Theology in the Twenty First Century:
Discordant Voices, Discerning Pathways, published by the World Council
of Churches and Oxford University Press (New Delhi) will also be
presented at the conference.

On Saturday, Oct. 23, Church leaders will meet with heads of political
parties, human rights activists, leading journalists and leaders from
different faith for an interactive session to be held at the CNI
Cathedral Church of Redemption, Delhi.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalits press for induction of their leader in cabinet

 

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Dalits press for induction of their leader in cabinet
TNN, Oct 23, 2010, 09.51pm IST

MANGALORE: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of Karnataka Dalit
Sangharsh Samiti (DSS-Bhimavada) has demanded that chief minister B S
Yeddyurappa accommodate senior Dalit leader and MLC D S Veeraiah in to
his cabinet. The Dalit community in the state has been getting a raw
deal from political parties that ruled the state so far and have been
giving them mere assurances without translating it in to reality, DSS
leaders said.

P Keshava, state committee member in a release here stated that
elected representatives from Dalit community are sidelined when it
comes to giving them ministerial berths. Terming the move by present
BJP government under Yeddyurappa to continue with this practice of
discrimination against Dalit leaders as regrettable, Keshava demanded
that CM show his pro-Dalit stand by inducting Veeraiah in to his
cabinet.

Keshava also criticised the state government for its decision to
transfer IAS officer V Ponnuraj as deputy commissioner of Shimoga
district. Listing out the various development initiatives taken by
Ponnuraj during his 22-month tenure as DC of DK district, Keshava
stated all like-minded Dalit organisations condemn this administrative
move, and blamed various powerful lobbies behind the departure of
Ponnuraj.

Noting that there are moves to shift the office of the superintendent
of police from Mangalore in wake of the city police commissionerate
being set up here, Keshava stated that all prominent government
offices in Dakshina Kannada district are located in the city. It does
not make sense to shift the office of the SP of DK Rural district
outside the city, he stated adding a memorandum has been sent to the
government in this regard.

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