Class 12 Dalit Student Hacked To Death By Classmates In Hostel
Tirunelveli: In a case of caste animosity, 17-year-old dalit student P.Venkatesh was hacked to death by his classmates in Tirunelveli in southern Tamil Nadu on Friday night, police said. Venkatesh, a native of neighbourng Thoothukudi district, was about to have dinner in the hostel run by Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department when a youth […]
Minor dalit girl raped in Hathras
Agra: A minor dalit girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by her 20-year-old neighbour Vinod in Hathras on Thursday night. In her complaint to the police, the girl has alleged that Vinod, along with his friend Gyan, had kidnapped her while she was going to the fields. She has stated that the duo forcibly took […]
PIL against use of word ‘Dalit’ by media: Delhi HC seeks Centre’s reply
New Delhi: On Wednesday, Delhi High Court sought the response of the Centre on a plea seeking a direction to restrain media houses from using the word ‘Dalit’ in news articles, alleging it creates “inequality” in the society. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal issued notice to the Ministry of […]
The Dalit Voice is Simply Not Heard in the Mainstream Indian Media
Delhi:This is the English translation of a speech given by Jeya Rani, a journalist for over 15 years from Tamil Nadu at the Network of Women in Media in India (NWMI) conference last week. NWMI is an informal collective of women journalists across the country. Jeya spoke of her experiences as a Dalit woman journalist […]
Tribal women are the worst victims of police atrocities: Soni Sori
Indore: The maximum number of undertrials in the country are housed inside the jails of Chhatisgarh, said Dalit activist Soni Sori addressing a function organised to felicitate her in Indore on Saturday. “Tribal women are the worst victims of police atrocities, they are raped, abused and tortured by the men in uniform,” she said. “The […]
From campus to court, EFLU’s Dalit, tribal students continue to battle discrimination
Hyderabad: “Munavath Sriramulu,” a voice calls out. That was the cue for him, and a group of people to hurry into a court hall at the Nampally Criminal Court in Hyderabad. Roughly 20 minutes later, they come out and one of them remarks with a smile, “postponed to November 30.” The group consists of present and former […]
Indian Rape Victim Kills Herself After Marriage To Rapist
Haryana: An 18-year-old rape survivor from Haryana took her own life Nov. 1 — seven months after being forced to marry her rapist as dictated by Panchayat, the village council. She had hung herself from a ceiling fan in her in-laws’ house. The day after the Dalit community woman died, her mother, Sarla, blamed the daughter’s […]
In caste-riven U’khand region, Muslims ally with Dalits to seek rights
Dehradun: Across India, Dalits have been increasingly allying with Muslims, both in states heading to polls, and elsewhere. Uttarakhand’s Jaunsar-Bawar is the state’s most caste conflict-prone area, and was in the news earlier this year for violence over Dalit entry into a temple. Now, accusing district officials of denying them education, health and other services, Muslims have joined […]
Dalit rally to question ‘silence’ of SC/ST MPs over atrocities
New Delhi: Dalits, tribals and minorities from across the country who are slated to hold a rally here on November 27 during the winter session of the Parliament are set to put a poser before the MPs from SC and ST communities on the “silence” over atrocities against members of these communities. The Mahasangram Rally, to be held at Ramlila […]
Dalit woman gangraped inside a moving car in Haryana
Fatehabad: A Dalit woman was allegedly raped inside a moving car by three men after offering her a ride along the Narwana-Tohana road in Haryana, police said on Wednesday. According to the police officials, the incident had occurred on Tuesday evening and a complaint was lodged at the Tohana police station one day later. The victim has alleged that three people […]
