Dalit anger erupts
Haryana: The killing of a Dalit youth led a mob to torch two Haryana Roadways buses in a Hisar village on Friday. The incident of arson and rioting is blamed on police inaction against wanted criminals and is an indication of the simmering Dalit resentment, which easily reaches the boiling point in the Jat belt, […]
From dirty drains to smart cabs: 1,150 women from manual scavenger families to train as Uber and Meru drivers under Modi government scheme
New Delhi: In Tigdi Camp, one of the largest JJ clusters in Delhi, Malini sets out for her driving class, walking through a labyrinth of small, dilapidated houses. “Collecting someone’s excreta in a bucket, and carrying it away on your head is the worst job in the world. My mother did it with her head […]
Pondy university to hold seminar on dalits in Hindi cinema
Puducherry: The department of Hindi, Pondicherry University, will hold a two-day national conference, ‘Hindi cinema: Dalit and tribal discourse’ on October 5 and 6 on the university premises. The conference will focus on the portrayal of dalit and tribal communities in cinema. More than 30 delegates from all parts of the country will participate in […]
SC body condemns RSS chief’s remarks
Jalandhar: The recent statement of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat regarding an end to reservation is aimed at polarising the Indian society, said the National Scheduled Castes Alliance (NSCA). It also amounts to violation of the Indian Constitution, the NSCA added. “Dalits and OBCs form 80 per cent of the population. In fact it […]
SC/BC employees protest outside DC office
Jalandhar: SC/BC employees along with the Lok Ekta Front, Punjab, held a dharna outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office here to reiterate their demand for seniority lists and promotions to be done in the state on the basis of 85th constitutional amendment. While the SC/BC cadres and general cadres are already in a tussle over the […]
More Muslims, Dalits in Prison, Says NCRB Data
Coimbatore: The percentage of Muslims, Dalits and OBCs lodged in prisons in India is disproportionate to their population, if one were to go by the data of prisoners compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau and the latest Census figures. While the NCRB report reveals that 26.4% of the prisoners in the country were Muslims, […]
Economic Power to Dalits, BCs Could Stop Caste Atrocities’: Yechury
Cuddalore: The CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury said altering the attitude towards dalits and backward castes was not sufficient to root out caste bias, and that economic empowerment of these sections could stop caste atrocities. Yechury took part in the Cuddalore conference on honor killing. Thousands took part in the meet on Tuesday night. He […]
Stamp on BR Ambedkar Released
New Delhi: A commemorative stamp on BR Ambedkar, the chief architect of India’s Constitution, was released on Wednesday by union ministers Thaawar Chand Gehlot and Ravi Shankar Prasad. The stamp was released as part of the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Ambedkar, and is aimed at making the world aware of his work as a […]
