This week's headlines in The SouthAsian
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Dangerous Portents in Jammu and Kashmir: A View From Doda
The violence that is rapidly engulfing large parts  of Jammu and Kashmir, set off by a controversial government decision to grant a  tract of land to a temple trust in Kashmir, threatens to totally disrupt the  already tenuous inter-communal relations in the region. Yogi Sikand writes.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/dangerous_portents_in_jammu_an.html

GoI Takes Action on Bhopalis Request
172 days of 'Walk Your Talk' campaign begun by Bhopalis affected by Union Carbide's accident (and the continuing mess within the plant site) on February 20th, 2008 finally yielded results with Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister of Chemicals, Fertilizers and Steel making a statement that action would be taken.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/goi_takes_action_on_bhopalis_r_1.html

Corruption Makes NREGA Ineffective: Varanasi
The National Right to Employment Guarantee Scheme was planned to be a support for rural poor. It aims to provide a minimum of 100 days employment to an individual from each family in districts where the program has been implemented. The reality shows that it is far from true.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/corruption_makes_nrega_ineffec.html

Contextualising the popularity of 'crossfire'
In reality,  the Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh left the people of Baghmara in a double-bind:  they wanted relief from the Sarbahara reign of terror, but eventually found that  they had unwittingly sanctioned the creation of another monster whose tactics  were the same, though convened under a different banner, writes Mahtab  Haider in an article published in New Age
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/contextualising_the_popularity.html

A Mission of Aman
Mobilising Muslims - A man and a network with a mission. Yogi Sikand writes.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/a_mission_of_aman.html

Sexual Harrassment Policy Not Passed
Jahangirpur  University must not dither over policy against sexual harassment
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/sexual_harrassment_policy_not.html

All The Wrong Men
A cleric's dubious arrest  over the Ahmedabad blasts is just the tip. A three-month investigation by  Ajit Sahi exposes the  random targeting of Muslims by the police. An article in Tehelka.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/all_the_wrong_men.html

No to Ski Village in Himachal
This Petition aims at stopping the unsustainable Proposed 300 million dollar Ski Village in Himachal.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/no_to_ski_village_in_himachal.html

Land From Landless
The Andhra Pradesh government has forcibly acquired land allotted to landless Dalits for an SEZ, reports Mansi Asher. The article was first published in Tehelka.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/land_from_landless.html

Toiling Under Hegemony: Labour and Livelihood in Northeast India
When examining any issue in Northeast India, it’s impossible to divorce it from the hegemonic presence of Indian state as well as the numerous resulting conflicts representing aspirations of a nationalist and sub-nationalist nature. Sriram Ananthanarayanan writes. 
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/toiling_under_hegemony_labour.html

A River, A Man: The State Acts
In a response, the likes of which we have not seen in the last few decades, both the Government of Uttarakhand and the Government of India responded to Dr. G. D. Agarwal¢s fast-unto-death. Dr. Agarwal was protesting planned projects on the Bhagirathi which threaten the perennial flow of the Bhagirathi and the Ganga.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/a_river_a_man_the_state_acts.html

A Role Model for Muslim Minorities
Yogi Sikand reviews Muhammad Yasin Mazhar Siddiqui's book titled "The Prophet Muhammad - A Role Model for Muslim Minorities".
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/a_role_model_for_mulsim_minori.html

Trouble Over Transit
India has again requested for transit access through Bangladesh that will allow easier access to the Seven Sister states from the rest of India. Bangladesh can potentially gain economically from such a deal - political realities however present barriers. Tanim Ahmed, New Age - July 24, 2008.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/trouble_over_transit.html

Violence Against Christians in Sri Lanka
There are stories of increasing violence against Christian groups in Sri Lanka with state agencies and buddhist monks being accused as perpetrators.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/violence_against_christians_in_1.html

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