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[1] From: "CHROkeralam" <chro1@rediffmail.com> Date: Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:26pm Subject: SUPERSTITION: KERALA: Complainant's Mother Backs Soothsayer New Indian Express, April 29, 2005, Friday Complainant??™s mother backs soothsayer KOCHI: The case regarding the cheating of a women by a self-styled soothsayer, Saravanan, 40, took a new turn with the mother of the complainant revealing that the complaint was bogus. Saravanan, who was arrested by the police was released. Ananthalakshmi told mediapersons here that the allegations raised by her daughter were baseless. According to Ananthalakshmi, only Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 were given to Saravanan but no gold was given. An amount of Rs 1 lakh was taken from a bank as loan and given to Saravanan and half of the amount was paid back. ??????I objected to Vidya??™s marriage. Now she lodged the fake complaint when I refused to help her financially,??™??™ said Ananthalakshmi. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20050428235240&Page=R&Title=Kerala&Topic=0& ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [2] New Indian Express, April 29, 2005, Friday Home Minister calls Maoists for second round of talks ONGOLE/GUNTUR: Even as the Maoists claimed responsibility for Wednesday??™s attack on Superintendent of Police Mahesh Chandra Laddha, Home Minister K Jana Reddy on Thursday said that the State government was no doubt considering the option of banning the ultra left group but would not take a hasty decision. At the same time, the government still has an open mind on holding the second round of peace talks with them. The Prakasam district police attended duties by wearing black badges condemning the attack on Laddha. In a memorandum submitted to the Home Minister, the District Police Officers Association demanded re-imposition of ban on Maoists. http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEA20050428113116&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=332& ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [3] The Hindu, April 29, 2005, Friday Dalit worker's death sparks unrest Staff Reporter COIMBATORE: The death of a Dalit worker here on Thursday, due to the serious burns sustained in the self-immolation bid at the Collectorate on Monday, led to a minor unrest at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH). N. Sampath, a construction worker, submitted a petition to the Collector on Monday accusing a Sulur-based trader Shanmugam, of abusing him by using his caste name. He even levelled charges of criminal intimidation against the trader. The petitioner also accused the police of failure to act on his complaint. He charged the police of having acted in favour of the accused. Minutes after submitting the petition, Sampath attempted self-immolation and was rushed to the CMCH with 100 per cent burns. Early on Thursday, he died of the injuries. Following this, leaders and cadres of various Dalit organisations gathered in front of the hospital accusing the police of having failed to act in time, which made Sampath take such an extreme decision. Compensation sought The President of Puthiya Tamizhagam, K. Krishnasamy and Deputy General Secretary of Dalit Panthers of India, Susi Kalaiarasan and others refused to accept the body demanding action against the accused and the police personnel. They also sought compensation to Sampath's family and a Government job for his wife. Following a brief unrest, a posse of police personnel led by the Commissioner of Police, Karan Singha and the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), P. Nagarajan oversaw the bandobust arrangements and held talks with the dalit leaders to defuse tension. Talking to media persons at the hospital, Dr.Krishnasamy alleged that there was "slackness" on the part of the police in dealing with petitions relating to caste abuse and prevention of atrocities. Police should start invoking the legal provisions to ensure equality for Dalits rather than indulging in arbitration, he said. Accusing the police of having chosen to withdraw nearly 50 cases relating to SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act of 1989 by the stroke of a single order, he demanded a white paper on the status of cases registered in the last five years under the provisions of Protection of Civil Rights Act and SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act. He listed a number of incidents where the interests of Dalit people had been at stake. Taking objection to the "attitude and approach" of the police in dealing with such sensitive issues, he cautioned that "such an approach would lead to caste clashes, making the SC/ST people lose faith in legal and democratic systems". "Dalit outfits would mobilise the support of all oppressed communities and stage an agitation shortly", he said. http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/29/stories/2005042918860300.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [4] The Telegraph, April 29, 2005, Friday Focus on missing six Seven have been sentenced, but six remain elusive. The day after Aftab Ansari and six of his associates were read out the death sentence, some of the spotlight shifted back to the missing six ??” including one who had pulled the trigger on the morning of January 22, 2002. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050429/asp/calcutta/story_4673861.asp ------------------------------------------------------------ The Telegraph, April 29, 2005, Friday Cops put on high alert A STAFF REPORTER Police stations across the city have been alerted against possible attacks by accomplices of Aftab Ansari, sentenced to death in the American Center firing case. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050429/asp/calcutta/story_4673022.asp ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [5] The Telegraph, April 29, 2005, Friday Sudden jail shift for Ansari Cell no. 3, Alipore Central jail. High noon on Thursday. Aftab Ansari enters the cell that Dhananjoy Chatterjee had left for the last time on August 14, 2004, to be walked to the gallows. In a hush-hush operation a day after the death sentence drama in Presidency jail, Ansari, the man behind the American Center attack, and two of his associates were shifted to Alipore Central jail and kept in solitary confinement. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050429/asp/calcutta/story_4673148.asp ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [6] The Hindu, April 29, 2005, Friday Bail for 6 women POTA detenus CHENNAI: Nearly two-and-a-half years after they were arrested, six women, charged under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), were ordered released on bail by the Madras High Court. Justice M. Karpagavinayagam and Justice C. Nagappan, granted conditional bail to Reeta Mary, Sathia Mary, Jayanthi Mary, Sathiya, Amalorpavam and Vijaya, stating, "there is no reason to hold that these women will flee from justice." They were directed to execute a personal bond for Rs. 1,000 with two sureties for a like sum and asked to report to the Special Court for POTA Cases at Poonamallee at 10.30 a.m., daily on all working days. The Bench, however, dismissed the bail pleas of the accused men. Twenty-six persons were arrested by the Uthangarai police in Dharmapuri district on November 24, 2003. A youth was gunned down in an encounter that day. http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/29/stories/2005042903530500.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [7] ML Update, A CPI(ML) Weekly News Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 17, 26 Apr-2 May 2005 Hunger and Starvation Deaths in Rural Bihar The pre-election era of Bihar was a long period of utter frustration and deep misery for the rural poor. But, the current phase is also not different from the past. The President's rule doesn't mean anything meaningful for the rural poor of Bihar. They are not only facing the attacks and violence by feudals and kulaks belonging to BJP and RJD, they are also undergoing through a very hard time of their lives. They are living in a state of utter poverty and penury. There is no employment, no food-for-work programme, not any administrative assistance, no help from so-called 'voluntary' organisations. In the wake of devastating floods affecting the whole of North Bihar and severe drought and famine engulfing vast areas of south Bihar, the poor and toilers are starving to death in many districts. The administration is showing utter callousness and criminal negligence. They are attributing these starvation deaths to fever, malaria and malnutrition. For the rulers-in-waiting like Laloo, Nitish and Ram Vilas, this tragedy hasn't any 'political' significance. They are only busy in finding some cosy bed-fellows to somehow cobble a government in Bihar. A government, for what? A government, for whom? The society wonders! For CPI(ML), a Party of the poor and working class, the tragedy has a deep meaning. The Party has started bringing starvation deaths to the public notice and intensified the movement in several areas of Bihar. Recently Jehanabad Party Committee unearthed and protested ten such cases of starvation deaths where poor agricultural labourers died of starvation during last five months. They all were dalits. In all these cases the villagers had given prior information to the administration and had demanded that it must do something substantial to save the lives of the poor. Gaya: Gaya is among the fifteen districts in the state which have been declared as deprived districts by the centre. Despite this fact, at least three people have died of starvation in the district. CPI(ML) is leading agitation to demand proper measures to stop this sorry plight. Recently thousands protested in front of the DM Office. The sleeping administration has now promised to initiate food-for-work scheme. Aurangabad: Five starvation deaths have so for been reported from Aurangabad district. The Party held a demonstration before the Collectorate on April 27. Although there is no report of starvation deaths so far from Arwal district, the fact remains that at least three blocks of Kurtha, Banshi and Karpi are severely affected by drought. And there is no employment opportunities in villages. Party demanded food-for-work programme to be implemented here also and held a protest on April 8. CPI(ML), in Jehanabad and also in other affected districts, is mobilising thousands of poor villagers and intensifying the movement. Demonstrations, blockades, dharnas and gheraoes are being organised. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [8] The Hindu, April 28, 2005, Thursday Archbishop backs anti-death campaign KANNUR: The Archbishop of Thalassery, George Valiyamattom, has given his signature in support of the `Human Rights Memorial' calling for abolition of death sentence, to be handed over to the State and Central Governments in connection with the `Anti-Death Sentence Convention' in Thiruvananthapuram on May 1. The convention district convener said in a press release here today that the Archbishop was among many noted individuals who supported the campaign. Several delegates from the district will participate in the convention to be held at VJT Hall. The release said that M.A. Baby (Communist Party of India-Marxist), M.M. John (Congress), K. Raman Pillai (Bharatiya Janata Party), C.K. Abdul Azeez (People's Democratic Party), S. Sathyapal (Revolutionary Socialist Party), Varghese George (Janata Dal), G. Ashokan (Rashtriya Mahasabha), Fr. George Pulikutthiyil (Jana Neethi) and P.J. James (CPI-ML) would be among those participating in a symposium in connection with the convention in the morning. K. Venu, social activist, will preside over the function, the release said. The inaugural session will be held at 12 noon. Social and cultural figures including S. Balaraman, M.K. Sanu, B. Rajeevan, Lenin Rajendran, Rajan Gurukkal and T.V. Chandran, will speak at the inaugural session. http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/28/stories/2005042803830500.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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