Virudhunagar: The Union government should enact a law for reservation in employment in the private sector for Dalits ahead of the 125{+t}{+h}birth anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar by convening a special session of Parliament, said the general secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Sitaram Yechury, on Monday. It was not enough that they enjoyed […]
Lucknow: Medieval mindset continues to prevail despite the fact that 67 springs have passed since India attained Independence. In the latest reign of terror, 15 Other Backward Castes (OBC) villagers of Shahjahanpur’s Hareva in Uttar Pradesh stripped five women of the Dalit community, paraded them naked, caned them and then put them on exhibition on […]
New Delhi:The Delhi Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backwards Classes and Minorities Welfare Minister, Sandeep Kumar, today released a booklet of various government welfare schemes and policies for the uplift of backward classes. He said the booklet had been released to inform the SC, ST, OBC and Minorities in the capital about the Delhi government […]
Mumbai:It was on May 15, 1936, exactly 79 years ago to this day, that B.R. Ambedkar publishedAnnihilation of Caste: a text that affirmed humanity and negated caste. Priced at 8 annas, Ambedkar printed 1,500 copies of the text of his speech at his own expense. This was meant to be the presidential address at the […]
Madurai: A majority of Dalit victims continue to suffer in the hands of custodians of law. In a startling revelation, sought by Evidence, a Madurai-based non-governmental organisation, through the Right To Information Act, it has come to light that at least 30 per cent of the complaints lodged by Dalits in police stations in the […]
Madurai: Dalits should fight for their right over the panchami land as they need land for dwelling and livelihood, Communist Party of India leader R. Nallakannu said. Addressing a demonstration organised by the CPI and the Odukkapattor Vazhvurimai Iyakkam (Movement for right of the oppressed to live) at Melur near here, Mr. Nallakannu said the panchami land all […]
Mumbai: Is it wrong to spare a thought for your livestock’s water needs at a time when the mercury is soaring at 45 degree Celsius? Around 500 kms from Mumbai, Dalitsarpanch Datta Haribhau Kamble, 48, of Umra village in Parbhani district, who is battling for life after being set upon and attacked by upper-caste Marathas, has learnt […]
Tiruchy:A dispute between the Dalits and Caste Hindus of V-Kalathur in Perambalur over Chithirai festivities took a violent turn on Sunday when the members of both the communities entered into a free-for-all, leaving many injured. Later, a group of Caste Hindus allegedly went on a rampage, torching seven huts belonging to Dalits. However, no casualty […]
Bengaluru: A 24-year-old Dalit girl and her family members were brutally assaulted by an upper caste family in Kadugodi on Saturday morning. The victim, Parvati (name changed), and Sunil Kumar, a 30-year-old bachelor who belongs to the Gowda community, had been in love for seven years and have a seven-month old child born out of wedlock. […]
Rajendra Nagar:It is hard to say what left a bigger scar on the Dalit residents of Rajendra Nagar locality in Sonepat recently: a violent attack on them by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh men that injured over a dozen people, or the compromise they were driven to sign promising not to seek any legal remedy against their […]
