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transfers of four police personnel, including that of the Station House Officer of the Hiran Magri police station, Udaipur, effected by the Home Department, were in reaction to the unearthing of the black marketing racket. "Action against the police officials has comes as a morale boost to the mafia,'' he wrote. In his letter, Dr. Meena accused Mr. Kataria of "giving protection'' to those involved in siphoning off the subsidized wheat meant for distribution under the Antyodaya, BPL and PDS categories. (The Hindu 28/7/05) Tribal girls tie knot in Jharkhand (6) Ranchi : Challenging social norms and disregarding social stigma, two tribal girls of Jharkhand got married in a ceremony arranged and managed by their respective family members. While several countries have legalised same-sex marriages, in India the custom is still considered taboo. Despite this, an entire village here turned up to witness this rather unconventional wedding. Interestingly, neither the villagers nor the family members of the girls appear to have any issue with the marriage. According to reports, the wedding of the girls was solemnised last Thursday in Bharbaria village of west Singhbhum district, 160 km from Ranchi. Nitima Biruwa played the groom while Laxmi Bari sat in as the bride. The latter has been staying with Nitima for some time now. Nitima's impoverished family, unable to bear Laxmi's expenses, had suggested she move out but the strong bond between the two girls prevented Laxmi's departure. When Nitima's brother Birsa Biruwa, came to know about the relationship, he assumed a vital role in getting the two married. He negotiated with the villagers and his mother and procured their consent for the wedding, after which the mother contacted Laxmi's family members who accepted the proposal. "Seeing the extent of their love we decided to arrange their marriage. We did request my sister to keep away from Laxmi but that did not work so I decided not to play the role of a villain. I wanted to ensure that they live happily together with the consent of the society so that they do not face any problem in the future," said Birsa. For past Laxmi has been living with Nitima, a matter that had become the subject of major discussion among the villagers. Even Laxmi's brother Ghanhayam Bari, who has accepted the marriage, said, "Initially it sounded an unusual proposal but I later accepted it considering their bonding and love." (The Pioneer 28/7/05) Tribal girls tie knot in Jharkhand (6) Ranchi : Challenging social norms and disregarding social stigma, two tribal girls of Jharkhand got married in a ceremony arranged and managed by their respective family members. While several countries have legalised same-sex marriages, in India the custom is still considered taboo. Despite this, an entire village here turned up to witness this rather unconventional wedding. Interestingly, neither the villagers nor the family members of the girls appear to have any issue with the marriage. According to reports, the wedding of the girls was solemnised last Thursday in Bharbaria village of west Singhbhum district, 160 km from Ranchi. Nitima Biruwa played the groom while Laxmi Bari sat in as the bride. The latter has been staying with Nitima for some time now. Nitima's impoverished family, unable to bear Laxmi's expenses, had suggested she move out but the strong bond between the two girls prevented Laxmi's departure. When Nitima's brother Birsa Biruwa, came to know about the relationship, he assumed a vital role in getting the two married. He negotiated with the villagers and his mother and procured their consent for the wedding, after which the mother contacted Laxmi's family members who accepted the proposal. "Seeing the extent of their love we decided to arrange their marriage. We did request my sister to keep away from Laxmi but that did not work so I decided not to play the role of a villain. I wanted to ensure that they live happily together with the consent of the society so that they do not face any problem in the future," said Birsa. For past Laxmi has been living with Nitima, a matter that had become the subject of major discussion among the villagers. Even Laxmi's brother Ghanhayam Bari, who has accepted the marriage, said, "Initially it sounded an unusual proposal but I later accepted it considering their bonding and love." (The Pioneer 28/7/05) CPI defends AP on 900 tribal deaths (6) Hyderabad, Aug. 1: The state unit of the Communist Party of India (CPI) came up with a surprising defence of the AP government following the- deaths of 900 tribals reportedly due to malaria. The CPI state council, which met here on Monday, said, it is a "usual phenomenon" and that "Thousands of deaths have been occurring every year during the season." The death of tribals is growing into a major issue. AP health minister K. Rosaiah, who has denied that there has been a large number of deaths, said that eating stale meat is the reason for the deadly health problems. A petition regarding the deaths has gone to the
National Human Rights Commission, asking that malarial deaths be treated as starvation deaths But, on Monday, newly elected stale secretary of the CPI Dr K. Narayana said, "As soon as monsoon rains commence, mosquitoes start breeding and the tribals fall prey to it. This has been happening since ages." He suggested that the government provide protected drinking water supply in the agency mandals as a permanent remedy. Dr Narayana said that the Telugu Desam had no right to blame the government for the deaths, as tribals had died during the TD regime too. "I and my party cadres walked for more than 170 km two years ago and submitted a detailed report to then government detailing the deaths and the health problems," he said in his first press conference as secretary at Makhdoom Bhavan. He was accompanied by his team of nine secretariat members. (Asian Age 2/8/05 IG used to repeatedly call me and talk dirty (6) Noida: A 22-year-old tribal woman, who was allegedly raped first by a Ranchi police deputy inspector general (DIG) and then by Ranchi inspector general (IG), claims IG P S Natrajan raped her for over seven months and "used to call me repeatedly and talk dirty". She even revealed that her second husband used to help the IG in "forcefully raping" her. "The IG often used to call me at least 10 times a day. Sometimes he called up at 2 or 3 in the morning. Finally, a week back, he called me to Ranchi's Kalinga Apartments, where the "Sansani" team caught him in the act. Madhu Priya Ganguly, a teacher at the local Cambridge School, was living in the flat," the victim said. . In a tape-recorded interview to a TOI^ correspondent in Noida, the woman revealed that Ranchi SP (city) Suman Gupta had recorded her statement here on Monday night. "I was grilled from 11.30 pm to 2 pm, and Gupta took the SIM card of my cellphone with her, as it would help establish the IG's repeated calls to me." She declined to reveal where she was living at present, saying she was changing addresses frequently for "security reasons." According to the Ranchi resident, she was married to a Naxalite in 1997, when she was only 13 and had studied up to Class VIII. Three years later, she obtained a divorce, as she was ill treated by her in-laws and husband. But, the husband was given her son's custody by a court. To try to get the son back, she said, she went to DIG Parvez Hayat, who raped her. He falsely promised to get her the child's custody and get her employed in the police. Less than two years ago, she married again. Later, when she complained against "exploitation" by Hayat, Natrajan was handed the inquiry. And, for the last seven months, he had allegedly been raping her, the daughter of a Jharkhand government chowkidar in her Ranchi home. (Tiimes of India 3/8/05) Maoists issue fatwa against top cops in CD sleaze case (6) Ranchi : Maoist ultras have issued a fatwa against suspended Inspector General of Police PS Natrajan and Deputy Inspector General of Police Parvez Hayat for their alleged exploitation of a tribal girl in the State. A Communist Party of India-Maoist press release says the organisation has issued a death sentence on the two cops. The release issued by sub zonal commander Rabindraji says the two cops be hanged to death for their dastardly act. "The top cops are rapists and symbolise police torture on a woman in the name of anti-extremist operation. The real face of the police has surfaced," the release said. It further states, "Women are exploited by the police after they are branded extremists. We appeal to the people to kill persons of such character at public places to reform society."Natrajan and Hayat are accused of sexually exploiting a tribal girl.An FIR has been lodged against both under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including rape, in Ranchi and Palamau. The FIR against Hayat was lodged in the Sadar Police Station of Palamau district on Wednesday evening. Hayat is currently on central deputation. The report was lodged on the basis of the statement made by the concerned girl and a case registered under IPC 376 (rape), 506 (threatening) and 3/XII of the SC/ST Atrocity Prevention Act, 1989. According to the woman's statement, Hayat had sexually exploited her on the pretext of giving her a job in the police department in 2002. He was DIG of Palamau range at that time. Natarajan was suspended after a regional news channel carried video footage showing him in a compromising position with a woman. The police has launched an operation to arrest the suspended IG. (Pioneer 5/8/05) Experts warn against land rights to tribals (6) New Delhi, Aug. 6: After the Sariska fiascom, experts have now warned over the granting of "land rights" to the forest dwelling human communities as proposed in the Scheduled Tribe (Recognition of Forest Right) Bill 2005, being introducing by the Union government. Experts feel that the India, with a forest cover of 19.27 per cent (national goal is to achieve 33 per cent),will not be able to cope the pressure after the allocation of land under these rights. Almost 10 per cent of the Indian population is taken care of by these forests, but once made owners, the plundering of forest wealth could become unmanageable and will
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