New Delhi: “Touching a Dalit or tribal woman in a sexual manner without consent” or “acts/gestures of sexual nature” against them would invite the stringent provisions of the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act (POA). The Centre has decided to amend the POA along the lines of UPA’s ordinance, with the objective of strengthening the special […]
Madurai: K Krishnasamy, Puthiya Tamizhagam leader, flayed the BJP saying, “If the BJP is genuinely keen on Schedule Caste welfare, why is it silent on greater discrimination and atrocities against these Castes in Tamil Nadu?” Questioning the BJP legitimacy in trying to bring the party president Amit Shah to push the long-pending demands of six […]
New Delhi: To end the impasse in parliament, the government is planning to bring out next week its trump card – two pending bills related to the empowerment and reservation for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, something which the opposition will not be able to ignore. The strategists for the government are of […]
Mumbai: In yet another attempt to portray it to be the party of Muslims and Dalits, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has asked its supporters to join the July 22 mass protest rally – Aakrosh Mahamorcha – here against growing atrocities in the state meted out to dalit and other backward communities. The protest […]
Tirupur:Dalit people staged a day-long demonstration here on Monday asking the State Government to take back around 1,000 acres in the district given during the British regime to them which were allegedly in possession of other communities. A. Tamilvendhan, district secretary of Viduthalai Chirutahigal Katchi, who coordinated the agitation, told reporters that the lands were […]
Alappuzha: The Viswha Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday ‘converted’ 39 people from 11 dalit Christian families to Hinduism as part of its controversial ghar wapsi programme in Kerala’s Alappuzha district on Sunday. The ceremony was held from 6 am to 10 am at Nallaveetil Bhadrakali temple near Cheriyanadu in the district. Several VHP and Arya […]
Jind:A day after the death of a youth in a clash over panchayati land in Dharodhi village in Jind district, tension prevailed in the village on Sunday and over 50 below poverty line (BPL) families, most of them belonging to Dalit community, left their houses and shifted to nearby villages. A clash broke out between […]
Ajmer: A Dalit woman was ganged-raped by seven youths in Kanechen village of Shahpura block of nearby Bhilwara district. The victim was hospitalized and is undergoing treatment. All the accused are absconding. According to police, two youths Rahul Kumar and Sager lured the woman and raped her. Later, five more drunk youths reached the spot […]
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court issued notices to the state government over atrocities against Dalits in the state and directed the director general of police (DGP) to take effective steps to prevent such incidents and fix responsibility of officials concerned to deal with such cases. The division bench of chief justice Sunil Ambwani and Ajit Singh […]
Sangrur:A beginning has been made. With 32 per cent population share, the highest among developed states, Dalits have started asserting themselves in Punjab. A movement has begun to take shape in the countryside, where they have been living on the margins. It is difficult to gauge what momentum it will gain in the days to […]
