Ahmednagar: A local court in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, is expected to announce today the quantum of sentence to three people convicted of the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Kopardi village last year. The developments in the case have been keenly followed, but the final outcome today has assumed even greater significance in view […]
Sehore: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be talking of roof over every head but the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is riddled with corruption. Whether it is the Sarpanch or the Panchayat secretary – all want their pound of flesh in the money due to the beneficiaries of the scheme. And they are so emboldened […]
Mumbai: Human rights platform Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) unveiled its new website on Tuesday, relaunching with a wider area of work. Till now focused on the rights of religious minorities, victims and survivors of communal violence, it will now also fight for the rights of Adivasis, Dalits, women, children and the LGBTQIA community. […]
Jhalawar: Two days after the rape of a Dalit girl in Khanpur region of Jhalawar, another Dalit girl was on Tuesday allegedly raped and murdered in Dug region. Police said that the 10-year-old girl from a labourer family has been missing since Monday evening. Deputy SP Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat said that the body of the […]
Bhopal: RSS is not only a threat to Muslims but also to SC/ST, OBC and women, alleged former JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar. while addressing a public meeting here on Monday. The student leader was here to participate in ‘Youth Sansad’ organised at Bhopal Jan Utsav. Besides Kanhaiya, a number of students’ leaders including […]
Patna/Bhagalpur: A Dalit couple and their son were bludgeoned to death and their daughter seriously injured when armed men attacked their house in Bhagalpur district late on Saturday night. Police said over a dozen men killed Kanik Ram (55) and his wife Meena Devi (48) at their house in Jhandapur Harijan Tola under Naugachhia sub-division […]
Kota: A 12-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and raped by her neighbour on the pretext of taking her to a relative’s birthday party in Jhalawar district, police said on Monday. The girl, a class 6 student, resident of Tailiyo ka Mohalla in Khanpur town, was allegedly abducted on Sunday by Vijay Singh (22) while […]
Madurai: A 55-year-old dalitwoman died on Sunday night after being attacked by a non-dalit couple at Anna Nagar in Madurai on Saturday night. The victim has been identified as P Katchammal, 55. The accused — Irulandi and Muniammal — were staying in the same building where Katchammal and her husband K Pandi were living. The […]
Ongole: The Constitution was adopted on this day in 1949, yet the fruits of development have not reached the Dalits, opined various Dalit organisations which resolved to wage relentless struggle to ensure socio-economic and political justice for the downtrodden sections of people. Speaking after paying floral tributes to Constitution architect B.R. Ambedkar, Dalit Hakkula Porata […]
Meerut: A Dalit resident of Muzaffarnagar was brutally assaulted a local moneylender for not paying him a sum of Rs. 5000. Rantez Singh, the moneylender, not only beat Sanjeev, but also recorded the humiliation and put it up on social media. With the video going viral on Wednesday, the Muzaffarnagar police arrested Rantez the next […]
