Uttarakhand Dalits demand entry into temples, spark fears of conflict
Dehradun: Dalits in Uttarakhand are preparing to fight a centuries-old tradition that forbids them from entering and worshipping at 349 temples of the hill state’s Jaunsar-Bhabar region, which might ignite a volatile face-off with upper-caste communities. Dubbed the holiest land for Hindus, the Himalayan state is studded with thousands of temples, many of which have […]
5 dalits go down abandoned well in search of water, killed by ‘poison gas’
Chandigarh: Five men, including two teenagers, trying to revive a disused well in a parched Jind village on Monday died after reportedly inhaling a gas released unexpectedly from its depths. The victims, Mahipal Singh, 35, Dinesh Kumar, 24, Sanjay Kumar, 23, Sukhchain, 18, and Mohan, 17, were all Dalits and residents of Nidana village. Their […]
Caste-based UP school: where section A is Upper Caste, B is OBC, C is SC
Hathras: A intermediate college principal in the Hathras district wrote a new chapter on casteism by segregating Class IX students on caste lines and allotting each caste a separate classroom. The principal, Radhey Shyam Varshney, of Seth Phulchand Bagla Inter College did not stop there. He extended his caste discrimination in appointing teachers. He appointed […]
Dalit families attacked over use of village pond
Berhampur: Dalit families are allegedly facing caste-related atrocities at Panchabhuti village under Jagananthpur police station in Ganjam district of Odisha over use of village ponds. The local sarpanch and husband of the nayab sarpanch, who have links with the ruling party, are alleged to have led an attack on Dalit families of the village on […]
It’s red vs saffron as Jadavpur University goes the JNU way
Kolkata: The confrontation between the students of Jadavpur University and the members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) draws a stark semblance to the conflict between the Leftist and saffron camps at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the Capital. That the ABVP is struggling to secure a foothold in the predominantly red zone of […]
Most on death row are poor, from backward caste groups, minorities: Law University report
New Delhi: The Death Penalty Research Project, undertaken by researchers at the National Law University in Delhi, found that over 80 per cent of prisoners facing capital punishment had not completed school and nearly half had begun working before the age of 18. The first comprehensive study of the socio-economic profile of prisoners serving the […]
Dalit student at CU attempts ‘suicide’
Ajmer: PhD scholar at the Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ) at Bandrasindri was rushed to a hospital after he jumped from the first floor of his hostel on Wednesday night. On one hand the university authorities claim that scholar Rajendra Kumar, who was caught drinking in his room, jumped in an attempt to avoid the […]
‘Dalit’ minor girl gang-raped by four goons in Kanpur Dehat distri
Kanpur: A `dalit’ minor girl was allegedly gang-raped by four village goons in Kanpur Dehat district. The incident, which took place late on Friday night, came to light on Sunday after the girl’s parents lodged a complaint with the local police. “The girl was sleeping on the roof-top of her house when she was allegedly abducted […]
