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out by a group of NGOs like Action India, Oxfam India and Nimhans shows that chil dren are one of the worst-affected by the riots. A report presented at the International Congress of Adolescent and Child Psychi atry held in New Delhi shows that all these children have varying degrees of psycho logical stress and a signifi cant number of adolescents are victims of severe post-trauma stress syndrome need ing .medical assistance. (Asian Age 3.11.02) 4 th Nov. Could Hindus run minority institutions in J&K, N.E? (7) New Delhi : WELCOMING THE Supreme Court decision on minority institutions, the RSS on Friday said: "One of the most important aspect of the judgement is that the mi norities will now be decided at the State level." This would mean that the Hindus will be able to run their institutions in the states where they are in minority like in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Nagaland and Mizoram etc. the RSS spokesman Ram Madhav told The Pioneer. It will have far reaching consequences for the Hindus who were not considered minorities in these states, he added. The RSS spokesman said there were many other good aspects in this judgement that has been delivered keeping the spirit of the Constitution in mind. (Pioneer 4.11.02) 6 th Nov. More violence in Ahmedabad (7) Ahmedabad: The Gujarati New Year celebrations on Tuesday were marred by spo radic incidents of violence in various parts of the city. The police resorted to teargas shelling and lathicharge to disperse rioting mobs. An argument between two persons, belonging to different communities, over the renting of a bicycle took a communal turn at Kamdar Maidan in Gomtipur. According to the police, three persons, including a woman, were injured in stone-pelting by the mob. (Times of India 6.11.02) Minorities in APCC flex muscle (7) Guwahati, November 5: THE RULING Congress here risks facing a severe backlash from its tradition ally strong vote block — the minorities, who have warned of communal vio lence if the Governor con tinued to make controver sial statements on Bangladeshi influx and re peal of the IM (DT) Act. At a meeting of the mi nority department of the As sam Pradesh Congress Com mittee (APCC) here on Tues day, the leaders adopted a resolution expressing con cern over the "derogatory and unwarranted state ments", the leaders said the Governor's remarks might lead to communal violence. In what is likely to cause many red faces, the leaders also came down heavily on the party and the govern ment for leaving them in the lurch after the elections. Al most all the resolutions ex pressed dissatisfaction over the non-implementation of the poll promises made to the minorities. (Hindustan Times 6.11.02) An conversions in Kerala too, demands forum (7) Thiruvananthapuram: The Hindu Aikya Vedi, a United Hindu Forum in Kerala, has demanded an Ordinance ban ning conversion in Kerala like the one promulgated in Tamil Nadu. Vedi chairman Satyananda Saraswati said such an ef fort would indeed promote social harmony He said, all countries had laws to pre serve their cultural identity and religion. It is only in In dia that a free-for-all has been generated. (Times of India 6.11.02) Christian council wants more Dalit students in minority institutions (7) BANGALORE, NOV. 5. Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict in the minority educational institutions issue, the Global Council of <strong>Indian</strong> Christians has urged the State Governments to withdraw the Government Orders issued against the letter and spirit of minority rights in matters relating to ad mission, appointment and administration as en shrined in the Constitution. It also requested the Prime Minister to convene a State Educational Ministers' meet to review their policies in the light of the verdict. "This order is an acknowledgement by the Court of the highest order maintained in Chris tian minority institutions. Institutional heads should now reinvigorate these institutions with Christian values and principles. A model that is contemporary and relevant to society should be evolved," it said. The verdict was an opportunity to improve the condition of the poor and the needy Christians and other marginalised people. During the Court hearing, the lawyers oppos ing the continuation of minority educational rights said that many institutions were not ad mitting an adequate number of students of the Christian community on the ground that they were lacking in academic achievement or that the higher fee income from resourceful students was required for financial self-sufficiency. (Hindu 6.11.02)
Assam minorities slam Governor for comments on influx (7) Guwahati, Nov. 5: The minori ty cell of the Assam Congress today urged the Centre to "re strain" the Governor, Lt. Gen. (retd) S.K. Sinha, from making "derogatory remarks" about the minority community. Most members actually wanted the Governor removed for allegedly exceeding his brief, but the minority cell did not in corporate the demand in the list of resolutions because the gov ernment would probably not favour such a big step. However, the comments heard at the meeting left nobody in doubt that Gen. Sinha's recent statements on infiltration and the Illegal Migrants (Determina tion by Tribunals) Act had offended the minority community. "How did the Governor find out that there are 40 lakh illegal mi grants in Assam?" A.F. Golam Osmani asked. (Telegraph 6.11.02) 8 th Nov. Violence erupts in Ahmedabad (7) Ahmedabad, Nov. 7: Eight persons were injured in police firing and stone-throwing in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Gomtipur and Dani Limda localities in old Ahmedabad today. A latenight PTI report said 15 persons were injured in the incidents. (Hindu 8.11.02) 9 th Nov. 60 arrested for Ahmedabad rioting (7) Ahmedabad: More than 60 persons were arrested during the communal clashes that erupted in the city on Thursday even as tempers seemed to have cooled down on Friday. The accused have been charged with physical assault, arson and looting. The late evening violence in Gomtipur area on Thursday, that had left nine persons injured, six shops gutted and two vehicles torched, was crushed with a heavy hand by the police which fired 18 rounds and used 98 teargas shells to control the riotous mobs. (Times of India 9.11.02) 11th Nov. VHP men disrupt Christian meet, police deny incident (7) MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 10: VHP activists today reportedly tried to disturb a conference of Christians at a Malad school According to Dr Abraham Mathai, a member of State Minority Commission, the incident occurred around 6.15 pm. Mathai said today was the last day of the five-day Holy Spirit Conference. Around 50 activists, around 50 in num ber, barged into the premises of Ryan International School by scaling the wall and began breaking furniture and loudspeakers. He said 5,000 delegates from all over the city were present. ACP Madhu Shinde dismissed the incident, saying,"Nothing of the sort has happened. Some residents were against the on-going conference for five days. Hence they objected to it and there was a heated argument between the two groups." Shinde added,"We are investigating the matter." This is the third incidence of alleged VHP violence against Christians in the city in the past two months. (<strong>Indian</strong> Express 11.11.02) 12 th Nov. Six killed as Lyngdoh tours Gujarat (7) Ahmedabad: November 11 SIX people w«re killed and sever al injured in a fresh bout of com munal violence in Gujarat the day Chief Election Commission er J.M. Lyngdoh toured the state to review preparations for next month's assembly elections. Three people were stabbed dead and a shopkeeper was killed and his son injured in an explosion in Kheda, soon after Chief Minister Narendra Modi held an election rally there. The stabbings took place when two groups clashed and fought with stones, sticks and knives. Peace was restored only after several rounds of police firing. Several arrests were made. The violence was sparked by an argu ment during.some street cricket. Reports of clashes also came in from Dosaj village of Mehsana district late Monday evening. Two people were killed and 14 injured. (Hindustan Times 12.11.02) Kerala priests to discuss temple entry (7) Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11: HINDU PRIESTS, heads of various Hindu bodies and seers will meet at Kottakkal Kerala's Malappuram district on November 24 to discuss whether doors of temples should be opened to all, irrespective of religion. In most temples in Ker ala, non-Hindus are not al lowed entry.
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for the Dhariwal seat, while the ru
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journalist with The Times of India
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Gujarat Jesuit Province and the Beh
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incident. "Mr Advani simply kept re
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AHMEDABAD, MARCH 4. About 35 powerl
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NEW DELHI, MARCH 10: "The state can
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iots as "perfunctory" and sought a
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Ahmedabad, March 24: Gujarat chief
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communal tension in the state. The
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situation, "no government could hav
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6 th April Muslim schoolkids target
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AHMEDABAD:The IPS fraternity receiv
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minority community should be recogn
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history textbooks, you maintained a
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others (who practise different fait
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16 th April Modi. Mandir can’t di
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17 th April Four killed in Modi’s
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(class 10) and HSC (class 12) exams
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a civil society, .individuals conce
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don't pass muster with the common p
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ody of material that indicated the
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Majority community. While the organ
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THE first reverberations of the BSP
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1 st May 2002 Three killed in Gujar
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2 ND May 02 BJP turned Gujarat into
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(to the state) how many darululmas
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in Kalupur. Another person was stab
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opposed to the madarsa system of ed
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22nd May Gujarat yet to submit repo
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justice that those against whom all
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shops, and vehicles of Muslims. His
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Ahmedabad: Forty-four of the accuse
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in an outflow of crores of rupees o
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Modi lectures Gujarat police (7) Ah
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submitted a memorandum to the presi
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dargah is located, has refused to a
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