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[ZESTCaste] Maharashtra appoints Nodal officer to implement SC/ST Act

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Maharashtra appoints Nodal officer to implement SC/ST Act

PTI | 01:09 PM,Sep 12,2010
Mumbai, Sep 12 (PTI) In an attempt to blunt the criticism over poor
implementation of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Maharashtra
Government has informed the Bombay High Court that it has appointed a
Nodal officer to oversee the proper enforcement of the Central law.
Principal Secretary (Social Justice Department) Satish Gavai is the
new Nodal officer. This information was given in an affidavit filed on
September 9 in response to a PIL, which alleged that the state was not
interested in implementing the Act. The PIL, filed by an NGO, also
said the government had not appointed a Nodal officer since long time
to oversee its implementation. On August 26, the HC had pulled up the
Government for not filing an affidavit. It warned the Chief Secretary
would have to personally remain present in the court if the said
affidavit was not filed within a week. The affidavit said a
high-powered committee formed recently on the issue under Chief
Minister Ashok Chavan would meet on September 15. The last meeting of
such a panel was convened in 2006 by then Chief Minister Vilasrao
Deshmukh. During this period, the state had not sent annual reports to
the Centre on implementation of the 21-year-old Act. It was mandatory
for every state to send such reports, which are placed before
Parliament every year. Justices B H Marlapalle and A A Sayed posted
the matter for further hearing on September 16. (More) PTI SVS RSY

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[ZESTCaste] Govt putting pressure on me: Karnataka Governor

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'Releasing 600 prisoners at once is not feasible'
Govt putting pressure on me: Governor

Bangalore, Sep 12, DH News Service:

The Government is building unwarranted pressure on me over the bill on
Cow Slaughter ban, Governor H R Bhardwaj said, while attending the
muhurath of a Sanskrit movie based on the Sanskrit play, 'Shri
Krishnaiayah Mishrara Prabodha Chandrodaya'at Ravindra Kalakshetra on
Sunday.

"I am a Brahmin. I need not learn about cow protection from anybody,"
Bhardwaj said, slamming BJP ministers attacking him for not giving his
assent to a bill banning cow slaughter and forwarding it to President
Pratibha Patil for a decision.

Several ministers and State BJP chief K S Eshwarappa have been
criticising Bhardwaj for not assenting to the bill and had organised a
state-wide demonstration last week to press Patil for early nod to the
legislation.

Bhardwaj also took exception to BJP ministers attacking him for
rejecting the government's recommendation to release a group of
criminals on the basis of their good conduct.

"I do not think that the release of 600 prisoners at a single time as
envisaged was a feasible idea. We will consider each case on an
individual level and think about it," he said.

"I am not an outsider. I am the head of this government. It is my
duty to see this government functions according to the constitution,"
he said referring to the anti-cow slaughter bill.

No shortcuts

"If there is no problem I will give assent. If there is a problem it
is referred to the president. There is no shortcut when it comes to
constitutional matters. If they want shortcut, I will not allow it,"
Bhardwaj asserted.

The government had recommended release of around 590 life convicts
across the state on the occasion of Independence Day on the ground of
good conduct. They had gone on hunger strike after the governor did
not agree to their release.

Bhardwaj had rejected the recommendation citing several court
judgements on the issue of release of life convicts.

"Do you want the governor to get strictures from the court?"
State Prisons and Horticulture Minister Umesh Katti, criticising the
governor for not accepting the recommendation, has been saying that
the government will approach the president, which has angered
Bhardwaj.

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[ZESTCaste] ‘Honour killing’: Jind Jat boy, Brahmin girl dead

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'Honour killing': Jind Jat boy, Brahmin girl dead
C B SINGH Posted online: Tue Sep 14 2010, 03:18 hrs

Chandigarh : In another suspected case of honour killing, an
engineering student, Vikas (21), and his girlfriend Ritu (19), both
residents of Jind district, were murdered on Sunday night allegedly by
the girl's parents.
Sources said that Vikas, a resident of Sangatpura village, belonged to
the Jat community and Ritu of Krishna colony, belonged to the Brahmin
community. They met at the Akash Institute in New Delhi where Vikas
was taking coaching classes for Engineering whereas Ritu was preparing
for PMT. After completing the coaching, Ritu came back home but for
one year they used to meet frequently in Jind, sources added.

Vikas visited the girl's house on Sunday night when Ritu's parents
killed him with sharp-edged weapons. His body was recovered in the
morning from the bushes of Sector 8, Jind, police officials said.

They added that Ritu was also murdered later and was cremated at
Brahmanwas village, Jind without informing the police about her death.
The police visited the cremation site and collected ashes for the
laboratory test.

A case of murder has been registered against the girl's father Ram Raj
Sharma, mother and other relatives on a complaint lodged by Vikas's
father Ramesh. No arrest has been made so far as the accused are
absconding. SHO Dalip Singh said they would be arrested soon.

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[ZESTCaste] 2 IIT aspirants killed in Haryana over affair

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2 IIT aspirants killed in Haryana over affair
Deepender Deswal, TNN, Sep 14, 2010, 02.57am IST

JIND: A young couple was killed by the girl's family in Haryana's Jind
on Sunday night. Vikas Dhanda (20) and Ritu Sharma (18) both IIT
aspirants, fell in love while studying at a Delhi coaching institute.
The girl was a Brahmin while the youth was a Jat. So, Ritu's family
was against their relationship.

On Sunday, both were thrashed and then strangulated to death. First,
Vikas was killed his body dumped near sector 8, on the outskirts of
Jind. Later, the killers located Ritu and killed her. Her body was
taken to their ancestral village Brahaminwas in Rohtak for cremation
by her parents, said ASP Simardeep Singh. "We have arrested the girl's
father. We are trying to arrest other members of her family," said
Singh.

On Sunday night, Ritu's family members spotted the duo near her house
at Jind's Krishna Colony, said sources.

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[ZESTCaste] Stir on cow slaughter ban bill not against governor: Ktk govt

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Stir on cow slaughter ban bill not against governor: Ktk govt

2010-09-13 19:30:00
Last Updated: 2010-09-13 19:37:30

Karnataka, BangaloreBangalore: In an apparent effort to mollify
Governor H R Bhardwaj, the BJP government in Karnataka today said its
campaign demanding assent to the Cow Slaughter Ban Bill was not
directed against him but to create an awareness.

As the war of words between the governor and BJP continued, the
government appeared to soft pedal the issue a day after Bhardwaj said
as a Brahmin he need not learn about cow protection from anyone.

"The agitations are not against the governor. It is only to inform the
people about the passing of the bill by both houses of the legislature
and its importance," Home Minister and senior state BJP leader V S
Acharya told reporters here.

He said the Bill was in accordance with the Supreme Court ruling and
at least seven states had already enacted a law banning slaughter of
cows.

The governor and the BJP in Karnataka have been at loggerheads over
various issues, including law and order and illegal mining, minorities
apart from cow slaughter.

In the latest bout, Bhardwaj, a former Union law minister, had asked
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to apologise over reports that quoted
him as making certain remarks against the governor on illegal mining
issue.

Yeddyurappa had declined to apologise but clarified that he had only
referred to Bhardwaj's predecessor Rameswar Thakur regarding recovery
of Rs 23 crore dues from former chief minister Dharam Singh in a
matter relating to mining lease.

Acharya said the then Mysore State Assembly had enforced a legislation
in 1948 banning cow slaughter, but it was not effective.

Giving vent to his anger over BJP's protest on cow slaughter bill,
Bhardwaj, who had forwarded the bill to the President for assent, had
stated yesterday, "Ministers are giving many statements against me.
This is gross indiscipline. I don't like this."

"I am a Brahmin. I need not learn from anybody about cow protection,"
said Bhardwaj, who has come under repeated attacks from BJP for
functioning as "a Congressman".

Defending his action in referring the bill to the President, he said
"if there is no problem, I give assent. If there is a problem it is
referred to the President. There is no shortcut when it comes to
Constitutional matters. If they want shortcut, I will not allow it."