Probe sought
KARNATAKA:Members of the Bharatiya Christian Seva Dal and other outfits staged a dharna in front of the Clock Tower here on Wednesday over the alleged attack on Jacinta Fernandes by Project Director of Nirmiti Kendra Arun Kumar on November 10. Hilda Rodrigues, retired professor, said the increasing attacks on women were a matter of concern. […]
Dalit triple murder: court nod for polygraph tests
Pune: With Dalit groups in Maharashtra seething over alleged police inaction in the unsolved triple murder of a Dalit family in Ahmednagar district, the District and Sessions court on Monday gave the green signal for polygraph tests on five witnesses. “We had submitted an application to the court to conduct the tests as there was […]
Guidelines sought for SC,ST Sub plan
VIJAYAWADA: Dalita Hakkula Porata Samithi (DHPS), AP Vyvasaya Karmika Sangham and AP Girijana Samakhya have jointly staged a satyagraha near the Sub-Collector’s office here on Monday, demanding that the government prepare guidelines for effective implementation of the SC,ST Sub Plan. Later, they submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu through Krishna Collector M. […]
Deity ‘wrath’ forces Bhilwara villagers to flee
BHILWARA:At a time when India’s first attempt to Mars remained successful, 60 families, mostly dalits, have abandoned their native village Bhalia under Mandar block in Bhilwara district because their tantrik said the deity they worship was “unhappy” and she has unleashed her “wrath” on them. Believe it or not, the tantrik, according to the villagers, […]
Angry with ‘derogatory’ FB post on Ambedkar, Dalit activists stage violent protest in Thane
Mumbai: Some localities of Thane came under tension on Saturday as dalits staged violent protests allegedly due to circulation of a derogatory image of Dr B R Ambedkar on a social networking site Facebook and other mobile phone applications. Republican Party of India (RPI) activists led by local leaders took to streets and staged ‘road […]
Dalit body moves National Human Rights Commission
Guntur: The difficulties being faced by the government in collecting land to build the capital are mounting with each passing day. The Dalit Bahujan Front on Friday lodged a complaint against the land pooling proposal with the National SC, ST Commission and National Human Rights Commission. DBF is further planning to knock the doors of […]
Manjhi dubs upper caste people as foreigners, BJP slams comment
Patna:Stirring yet another controversy, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has termed upper caste people as “foreigners and descendants of Aryan race”, a remark for which the BJP has slammed him for “stoking caste tension” in the state. “The upper caste people are foreigners and descendants of the Aryan race….they have come here from foreign […]
Members of Muslim community celebrated the spirit of harmony on Prakash Utsav
New Delhi: New Delhi: On the occasion of “Prakash Utsav” of Guru Nanak, members of the Muslim and Dalit community celebrated the spirit of harmony and brotherhood with Sikh brethren. Fruits were distribution in the Peace procession of “Nagar Kirtan” on 5 November, 2014. It was jointly organized by INSAF, SDPI and United Sikh Mission. […]
Conspiracy of silence over death of Dalits
Mumbai: The recent massacre of a Dalit family in Javkhed tehsil of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra has brought into sharp focus the atrocities and cruelties heaped on the marginalised lower castes under the watchful eyes of the authorities. More than a fortnight since three from a Dalit family were hacked and burnt, there has been […]
Don’t let Dalit murders become a tool to spread violence: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: Describing the triple murders in a Dalit family at Javkheda village as ‘gruesome’ and ‘inhuman’, the Shiv Sena on Monday said the new BJP government should ensure that “selfish” politicians and naxals don’t exploit the situation to spread violence. “On one hand there is widespread anger among people as a result of these killings […]
