Dalits to join hands with MIM to counter stir by Marathas
Mumbai: After prominent Maratha organization Sambhaji Brigade registered itself as a political party and announced its intent to contest the forthcoming local polls, dalit organizations and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) have come together to float a political front to counter Maratha politics.Various dalit organisations have planned a ‘Maha Morcha’ in Aurangabad on Friday and […]
Over 55 per cent of undertrials Muslim, Dalit or tribal: NCRB
New Delhi: Over 55 per cent of undertrials across the country are either Muslims, Dalits or tribals, according to the National Crime Records Bureau’s prison data for 2015. According to the NCRB, over two-thirds of all jail inmates are undertrials. The data also shows that more than 70 per cent of undertrials have not passed […]
UoH Teachers’ Forum Protest over Casteist Discrimination
Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad (UoH) SC/ST Teachers’ Forum staged a protest on Monday alleging that casteist discrimination was meted out to the convener of the forum – Prof. Sudhakar Babu and demanded an apology from Vice Chancellor Prof. Appa Rao Podile. The faculty members and students raised slogans at the administrative building for the discrimination […]
‘Problem graver than Una’: Chhattisgarh Dalits up in arms over custodial death
Chhattisgarh: Rage, grief, fear and helplessness flit across the face of 13-year-old Rahul Norge when he talks about September 17, the day he claims he saw the police beat his father to death at Mumula police station. The memories of his cowering father, Satish Norge, a Dalit, haunt him and the tears flow. “Fansi deni […]
Rapes on rise: Another minor falls victim
Bhopal: A seven-year-old Dalit and a student of Class three was raped by a married man, on Saturday evening. A case was later registered at Govindpura police station. It is fourth incident of rape with a minor less than 10 years of age in past around 20 days. Three rape survivors have attempted suicide in […]
Two out of three in prison are from weaker sections of society, reveals NCRB
New Delhi: The Indian prisoner is typically from a weaker caste or tribe, male and poorly educated. Two out of every three prisoners in the country is a scheduled caste, tribe or backward caste person, or someone whose education was terminated before Class 10, a government survey released on Friday showed. More than 95% of […]
Dalits, OBCs rally for stronger SC/ST Act
Aurangabad: Dalits and OBCs stepped out in large numbers in Jalna and Beed, respectively, on Thursday for their demand of stricter implementation of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in which the Marathas want some changes. Nearly 90,000 participated in the Dalit rally organised in Jalna on Thursday. Observers said it was show of strength in the Marathwada region, […]
Dalit man commits suicide amid protest over land rights
Ahmedabad: A Dalit man has killed himself in Gujarat in a fresh protest over land, as a campaign for land rights for the low-caste community widened across the country. Three Dalit men who had been protesting over a lack of land titles in Junagadh in Gujarat had consumed poison earlier this week, a district official […]
Now, Dalits react by staging more rallies, raise concerns in goverment
Mumbai: Even as processions by Marathas to demand reservation and halt misuse of the SC/ST (Prevention of atrocities) Act have drawn huge crowds, counter rallies seeking implementation of the Act in letter and spirit too are getting massive support. Alarmed by the Maratha morchas, prominent dalit organisations under the banner of the Atrocity Samarthan Samiti have begun taking out […]
Dalits renew stir for land, block highways in Surendranagar
Rajkot: At least 60 dalits were detained from three different locations in Surendranagar town and nearby places on Monday after they blocked the roads while pressing for their demand for land. The protest was led by dalit activist Jignesh Mewani and Subodh Parmar. They also raised other issues like discrimination faced by the community in Surendranagar district. According to […]
