“Dr. Ambedkar left the Hindu religion and proselytized himself to the Buddhist religion precisely for reasons of intolerance prevailing in the Hindu religion”. Pune: Novelist and Booker Prize-winner Arundhati Roy on Saturday said ‘intolerance’ was “too mild” a word to describe the grave state of current socio-political affairs. Ms. Roy, who earlier this month joined […]
MEERUT: Lakhs of dalits, SCs and STs will convert if 117th amendment bill of constitution is not passed in the current winter session, said members of Aarkashan bachao sangharsh samiti (ABSS) that met in Baraut on Friday to announce a Maharally in Ramlila Grounds of Delhi on December 10 in support of their demands. Around […]
Hyderabad: Contrary to the fact that Telangana State is striving to achieve golden era, the new state has witnessed attacks on Dalits, which have been increased by four-fold since its formation. While 688 cases were registered between January 2014 and June 2014, after the formation of the state a total of 2,879 cases were reported […]
NEW DELHI: A child’s birth certificate may bear the stamp of his or her being a Dalit as per the draft guidelines framed by the government. Besides, schools in all states and union territories will be responsible for issuing caste and domicile certificates to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students, when they are […]
Jalandhar: Gazetted & Non-Gazetted SC BC Employees Welfare Federation (Punjab) today held a meeting at Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall, where they condemned the Punjab Government for not implementing the 85th amendment to the Indian Constitution. Addressing a meeting of the federation, its chairman Jasvir Singh Pal said by not implementing the recommendations of the 85th […]
Pune: Stressing on the need for research on the writings of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis hailed him as a great economist who thought far ahead of his times. Fadnavis was addressing a public function on Saturday to mark the inauguration of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Library by the Symbiosis Society on Senapati Bapat […]
Vadodara: Congress leader Raj Babbar on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being indifferent toward the woes of the common man, who felt cheated as the NDA government has failed to fulfil the promises it had made before coming to power. Referring to the killing of Dalit children in Haryana, mob lynching in Dadri […]
Pune: Noted author Arundhati Roy on Saturday alleged that the Narendra Modi-led government was “promoting Brahmanism” in the name of “Hindu Rashtravad”, and word like “intolerance” is inadequate to describe the “fear” in which the minorities are presently living, prompting protest from right-wing activists, who dubbed her an “anti-national. Irked by Roy’s presence at a […]
PUDUCHERRY: AIADMK MLA L. Periyasamy on Thursday alleged that he has been discriminated by the ruling government since he belongs to the Dalit community. Addressing reporters here, Mr. Periyasamy said he has not been invited to any government function held in his constituency or to programmes such as distribution of welfare measures. “The government ignores […]
Maharashtra has more than 63,000 households dependent on manual scavenging, followed by Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura. Hot water, sanitary pads and bottles are flung at them when they work in filthy, obscure Mumbai gullies (lanes), but although manual scavenging is illegal, Maharashtra employs 35% of 1,80,657 Indian families whose livelihood depends on unblocking excreta-packed sewers in those […]
