Canada VANCOUVER: For most of her life, Kamlesh Ahir has been trying to escape the caste system that’s defined her from birth. She went to university, abandoned her religion and, in 1994, left India for Canada, a new land offering a fresh start. Or so she thought. To an outsider, Ms. Ahir is no different […]
EU passes resolution against caste-based discrimination, as campaigners accuse India of failing to protect Dalit rights UK 11 October 2013 Campaigners from south Asia have welcomed an EU resolution passed on Thursday against caste-based discrimination, which they hope will help to push the issue on to the agenda at trade talks between the EU and […]
A dalit races to reclaim his life stolen by an upper-caste identity thief. The struggle and tribulations faced by a dalit young man Mohan Das were staged in a Hindi play Mohandas at Antrang Hall, Bharat Bhavan here on Monday. The play was staged on the fifth day of the National Drama Festival. Directed by […]
KARACHI: The civil society organisations of Sindh on Monday condemned the violence against Dalit (lower cast) families by a mob and desecration of a corpse. The Pakistan Dalit Solidarity Network (PDSN), the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) and other civil society organisations condemned the violence by a mob which removed the body […]
Kodugayya (52) of Kuduragundi has been admitted to the Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital. Hassan: A Dalit man was beaten up allegedly by some persons belonging to an ‘upper caste’ at Kuduragundi village in Hassan taluk for not beating the drum ‘loudly’ during festivities on Monday. Kodugayya (52) of Kuduragundi has been admitted to […]
Chandauli: A 32-year-old Dalit man was allegedly murdered and his body thrown in a pond in Sakaldiha area here, police said. The body of Jaiprakash, a native of Similpur village, was found floating in a pond this morning and his family members have alleged that he was murdered, Superintendent of Police Sharad Sachan said. A […]
NEW DELHI:In the last one and a half years, all the major mass crimes against dalits adjudicated by the Patna high court have resulted in the acquittal of almost all the accused persons belonging to the outlawed Ranbir Sena. Significantly, the acquittals made by the HC involved the reversal of convictions awarded by trial courts […]
CHENNAI: With a view to augmenting the educational facilities, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday ordered setting up of ‘smart classrooms’ in 100 higher secondary schools functioning under the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, from the current academic year. The Chief Minister has granted a sum of Rs 5.05 crore towards the purpose and […]
Thousands of government school students, who missed getting enrolled in the scheme, are denied benefit Jharkhand October 8, 2013 Ranchi: Though the Supreme Court has ruled that Aadhaar membership is not mandatory for accessing benefits, thousands of students in Jharkhand government schools who missed enrolling for the scheme, are unable to get scholarships. Even MGNERGS […]
Chandauli: A 32-year-old Dalit man was allegedly murdered and his body thrown in a pond in Sakaldiha area here, police said. The body of Jaiprakash, a native of Similpur village, was found floating in a pond this morning and his family members have alleged that he was murdered, Superintendent of Police Sharad Sachan said. A […]
