Dalit woman draws water from well in upper caste area, thrashed
Kendrapara : A Dalit woman was allegedly beaten up by members of upper caste for drawing potable water from a government-dug deep tube well in their area at a village in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, police said today. The woman faced the wrath of upper caste groups in Pikirali village, about 25 Km from here, on […]
Dalit students prevented from offering prayers to Lord Ganesha in Odisha
Kendrapara: A group of Dalit students were prevented from offering prayers to Lord Ganesha and beaten up allegedly by some upper caste people in a government-run school, causing tension in Chakoda-Gogua village of the district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred when the dalit students went to offer prayers to the deity like other […]
Chidambaram seeks action against police
Sivaganga :Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram has demanded action against police personnel and revenue officials who were responsible for the demolition of Dalit houses at Pappankulam, near here. Over 25 concrete houses, including four houses built under the Indira Awas Yojana and the remaining built during the late Chief Minister Kamaraj’s period, on patta land, were […]
Lok Sabha passes bill to prohibit manual scavenging
New Delhi: A Bill seeking to prohibit employment of individuals as manual scavengers and providing for rehabilitation of those involved in this work and their families through jobs and other provisions was passed by the Lok Sabha today. Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Kumari Selja moved the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and […]
Dalit minors lured from school, raped in Khandwa village
INDORE: Two minor dalit schoolgirls were raped by two youths in a forest near Patajan village in Khandwa. The girls had stepped out of their school to buy stationery when they were lured by the accused. The FIR was lodged at the Roshni Police check-post against two accused. Police said the girls are residents of […]
Congress on mission Dalit: SC leaders to be elected, trained and empowered
NEW DELHI: In a bid to reclaim its traditional Dalit vote base, which has been successfully weaned away by BSP supremo Mayawati over the years, Congress is embarking on an ambitious exercise to identify grassroots Dalit leaders through a meticulous election process. Taking a leaf out of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s experiments in Youth Congress, […]
Dalit teacher framed, say school kids
THOOTHUKUDI: On Teachers’ Day, students showed their love for a teacher by coming out in support of him after he was allegedly pulled up for unjust reasons. Over 100 students of Tharuvaikulam Government Higher Secondary School refused to attend class, demanding that the teacher, who was framed by the school headmistress, be let off. Maripandi […]
After laptop vows, Shivraj Singh Chouhan announces sops for SC/ST students
BHOPAL: After distributing cash for laptops to meritorious students, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, addressing a gathering at his residence on Monday, announced that state government would pay fees of SC/ST students securing admission in private medical and engineering colleges. According to a government release, state government would pay fees of students securing admission in […]
Dalit writer moves HC for relief, quashing of FIR
Allahabad : Dalit writer Kanwal Bharti, who was arrested by the Rampur police for his Facebook post against CM Akhilesh Yadav and cabinet minister Azam Khan, Monday filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court demanding compensation from the state government, quashing of the FIR, and stay on the investigation. The matter is likely to […]
BSP MP raises Vicky murder issue in Rajya Sabha
Jalandhar : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Rajya Sabha MP Avtar Singh Karimpuri has raised issue of atrocities being committed against dalits especially in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Taking up the case of Nathpal Dhilwan, a dalit, of Dhilwan village, Jalandhar; he said that Vijay Kumar Dhilwan, the nephew of Nathpal Dhilwan was allegedly murdered […]
