Khaira: Dalit people of Khaira block are deprived of the benefits provided by the government, alleged leaders of the community here on Tuesday. A delegation of SC and ST community members of Khaira met the district collector here and complained of the neglect that they are being subjected to. The members alleged that the head […]
Vijayawada: The CPM has alleged that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has given instructions to the collectors to concentrate on assigned lands for building a land bank as the government will not have to pay any compensation. CPM state secretary P Madhu, speaking to mediapersons here on Monday, said that it meant that the government […]
Madurai: Many of the 30-odd dalit women who attended a public hearing meeting in Arasaradi in the city said they had been subjected to sexual harassment, including rape, but had been unable to take the legal path for justice due to pressure and discrimination. The meeting was held by Madurai-based NGO Evidence so as to […]
Champaran: Thirty five years ago, Bhagirathi Devi was a sweeper in the block development office in Narkatiyaganj, a town in Bihar’s West Champaran district. Today, she is a third-term member of the legislative assembly (MLA) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), representing the Ramnagar (formerly Shikarpur) constituency in northwestern Bihar, one of 34 female MLAs in the 243-member vidhan […]
New Delhi: Congress on Monday launched a hard-hitting attack on BJP-RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Mohan Bhagwat’s call for review of reservation policy, saying it was a “manifestation of anti-poor mindset”. The party’s reaction came against the backdrop of two of its leaders — Manish Tewari and Jitin Prasada — criticising the existing […]
UDUPI: Members of the district committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged a dharna in front of the Clock Tower here on Monday against the increasing atrocities on Dalits in the State. Balakrishna Shetty, secretary of the district committee, said that it was unfortunate that after 68 years of Independence, Dalits were not […]
Kathmandu: Dalit Civil Society today demanded that the rights of Dalit community ensured by the previous Constituent Assembly be ensured in the new constitution. Addressing a press meet in Lalitpur today, Chairperson of Dalit Civil Society and Samata Foundation Padam Sundas demanded three, five and 10 per cent representation of Dalits in federal, provincial and […]
Coimbatore: Slamming the Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu for failing to stand up for the dalits, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday questioned the silence of these parties regarding the alleged atrocities perpetrated against them. Addressing the public at a meeting organized by Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF) in Coimbatore on Wednesday, […]
The Congress party is divided over the issue of reservations. As the RSS-backed anti-reservation movement of Hardik Patel is gaining momentum, it has the tacit support of a large section of the upper caste particularly, the Brahmin lobby in the Congress The over 130 year old Congress party has always been known to be an […]
Hassan: Demanding action against a section of the people for allegedly abusing Dalit women for entering a temple and also attempting to assault them, residents from Shigaranahalli in Holenarasipur taluk staged a protest near the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Monday. The protesters alleged that 16 women, including four Dalit women, belonging to a self-help […]
