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Answer lies in Ambedkarism	25.9.2017
Thiruvananthapuram: Former Gujarat DGP R.B. Sreekumar, in an open letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, has called upon the State Government to use 'Ambedkarism' as the tool to design projects and programmes for the disenfranchised. The proposed schemes, he said, should achieve the standards set by Ambedkar in his various writings and speeches, like 'Annihilation of Caste', 'Buddha and his Dharma', 'Rise and fall of Hindu Women', 'Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah', 'States and minorities', 'Who were the Shudras', 'Riddles of Hinduism', 'Untouchables', and 'Speeches in the Constituent Assembly'. Mr Sreekumar wants the Chief Minister to employ Ambedkar's principles to usher in radical changes in three areas: education, removal of scavenging, and Hindu priesthood. Here are excerpts from his letter. Ambedkarism in educational syllabi "Quintessential ideals of Ambedkarism should be incorporated in the curriculum of all ...
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PM reiterates housing for all by 2022	24.9.2017	The Tribune
Tribune News Service Lucknow, September 23 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated the Union Government’s resolve of housing for all by 2022 when India completes 75 year of its Independence. At a public meeting in Shahanshahpur adjoining Varanasi on the concluding day of his two-day visit to his constituency, he said ensuring development reaching the last person in queue was his priority. “Providing a roof to every family either in the rural or urban area is a huge responsibility. But if Modi will not take up this challenge, who would?” he said. (Follow The Tribune on Facebook ; and Twitter @thetribunechd ) Blaming the previous Samajwadi Party government for “not being interested” in building houses for the poor, PM Modi said after much persuasion by the Centre, the state had submitted a list of 10,000 people who were to be provided housing. “Within a short time, Yogi ji has registered several lakhs for the housing scheme,” said the PM, who also projected the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana as ...
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Development, not votes, our priority: PM Modi	24.9.2017	TOI: Home
He said the BJP, unlike other political parties, does not decide its priorities on the basis of votes. "Some politicians work only when it gets them votes. But we have been brought up in a different culture. For us, the nation is above all and it's our top priority, not votes," he said.
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Manual scavenging: This is caste violence, says CPI (ML) activist Divya Bharathi	24.9.2017	ET: Opinion
For her efforts and activism against manual scavenging, CPI (ML) activist Divya Bharathi was forced to be on the run till recently.
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PM Modi promises homes for all in 5 years, jobs	24.9.2017	Business Standard: News Now
The PM said his government and party's agenda was development, not merely votes
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Sanitation is worship for me, it is a service to the poor: PM Modi	23.9.2017	TOI: India

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Mumbai: 8-yr-old boy mauled to death by stray dogs in Bhiwandi	18.9.2017	national
Representational Image In a tragic incident, an eight-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs at Bhiwandi on Sunday. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon after the boy fell on one of the dogs. As per a report by The Times of India , the child’s body bore 15 bite marks when inspected. The child was identified as Dhiraj Yadav and the mishap occurred when the boy and his friend Salman Ansari (8) were walking along an elevated pipeline that passes over a dump yard in an isolated area near Phenegav area at 1:30pm. Dhiraj slipped from the pipeline and fell where the dogs were scavenging, accidentally falling on one of them. The dog started yelping and the other dogs started attacking the little boy. Before Dheeraj could get on his feet, one of the dogs grabbed him by the neck and his friend ran away. On hearing the commotion, the local resident, Sabhajit Bind, shooed away the dogs and called for help. He also alerted the police. A sub-inspector attached with the Bhiwandi city police ...
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8-year-old boy falls on stray dog, pack of six mauls him to death	18.9.2017	TOI: Cities

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UK watchdog rejects call to publish RBS report in full	15.9.2017	TOI: Intl Business
RBS-REGULATOR/REPORT:UK watchdog rejects call to publish RBS report in full
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Where village sanitation is their pride	12.9.2017	Hindu: Home
Shambhunipalli declared ideal village under Unnat Bharati Abhiyan
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Country-wide 15-day Swachhta campaign to see ‘shramdaan’ by ministers, bureaucrats	11.9.2017	TOI: India
Starting Friday, Union ministers, top bureaucrats from Centre and states will have the additional task of putting in a few hours of service (shramdaan) during the next fortnight for achieving complete cleanliness.
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Scavenging on road for lost diamonds	10.9.2017	The Tribune
Manas Dasgupta Ahmedabad, September 9 In a strange site, hundreds of people were seen scavenging the dust of the Surat city road in Katargam locality ignoring the honking by the vehicular traffic this morning. Surat in south Gujarat is one of the major centres of diamond cutting and polishing industry. This happened following rumour that a diamond trader carrying a packet of polished diamonds lost some pieces of the precious stone on the road due to damages in the packet during transit. Rumour was also agog that some labourers had “actually recovered” some pieces from the dust. As the rumour spread, hundreds of people armed with dusters and other handy equipment got down on to the road scavenging the dust looking for the precious stones, unconcerned that the traffic on the main road had come to a grinding halt. The crowd of “scavengers” included people from some good families, particularly children and women but till evening no one confirmed if anyone succeeded in finding any piece of diamond despite ...
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2 killed as garbage dump collapses in Delhi, 5 rescued	2.9.2017	PTI: All news
2 killed as garbage dump collapses in Delhi, 5 rescued
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One-month deadline set to complete survey of manual scavengers	2.9.2017	Hindu: Home
The National Safai Karamchari Commission has set a deadline of one month for completion of a survey to determine the number of safai karamcharis still working as manual scavengers in Kalaburagi distri...
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Mentor who moved mountains for the manual scavenger	1.9.2017	HBL: Home
Self-effacing to a fault, SR Sankaran taught me never to become a voiceover for the struggles of the manual scavenger
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Manual scavenging: Centre slams states for not implementing law	31.8.2017	India – The Indian Express

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Raise your voice against injustice: Bezwada Wilson to students	30.8.2017	Hindu: Bangalore
“Being quiet is like being an accomplice in the injustice meted out to the disadvantaged.” An emotionally charged Bezwada Wilson on Wednesday asked students to speak up against every kind of injustice...
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After sanitation workers’ deaths, Centre mulls change in law	30.8.2017	India – The Indian Express

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Sanitation project a sham	29.8.2017	FrontLine: Columns
The deeply entrenched casteist approach to manual scavenging is part of public policy and explains why the practice continues unabated and why the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in effect relies on it.
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Human beings are not numbers or data: Activist Bezwada Wilson	27.8.2017	ET: Opinion
Whatever Bhim Rao Ambedkar established in the Constitution has been reinstated by this judgment, said activist Bezwada Wilson.
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