Outrage in Hisar as 5-yr-old Dalit raped, brutalised with stick, killed
A five-year-old Dalit girl was abducted, raped, brutalised with a wooden stick and killed in Haryana’s Hisar district, sparking outrage in the area, in a chilling reminder of Nirbhaya’s gang-rape and murder in Delhi five years ago. The mother said she, along with her daughter, went to sleep in her house at Uklana village, about […]
Sewer cleaning deaths: ‘Workers hired for odd jobs were asked to clean manhole’
Ludhiana: A day after two workers died and three got took ill while cleaning sewer line at Hotel Grand Marian of Ludhiana, families of the victims told police that none of the five were professional sewer cleaners and were not even hired for this job. They were instead hired for other odd jobs at hotel […]
Uttarakhand: Dalits leave village after ‘Upper-caste threat’
Dehradun: Atleast 19 Dalits have left Gangi, a remote village in Tehri district’s Ghansali tehsil, and have taken refuge in the Bhilangna block building, stating that they have been getting “death threats from the upper-caste villagers”. According to Ghansali Sub-Divisional Magistrate C S Chauhan, the incident happened on December 1 when Rakesh Lal, a Dalit, […]
Ambedkar remembered on death anniversary
Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy, his cabinet colleagues, political leaders and representatives of various Dalit outfits on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his death anniversary. Mr. Narayanasamy, Speaker V. Vaithilingam, Minister for Public Works A. Namassivayam, Social Welfare Minister M. Kandasamy, Minister for Education R. Kamalakannan, Minister for Health Malladi Krishna Rao, […]
Muslims, Dalits & tribals to unite, thwart BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha polls
On the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, prominent Muslim groups in the state held a meeting to bring their community, Dalits and tribals together on a common platform to thwart the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls. A public meeting was organised on Wednesday at Rani Rashmoni Road in Kolkata, where two prominent Muslim […]
Dalit student thrashed in tuition class
Rajkot: A dalit student was beaten up by his teachers and a peon of a tuition class in Khodiyarnagar area of Rajkot on Tuesday evening. Police said the student, identified as Mayur Vala (18), a resident of Khodiyarnagar-3, 80-feet Road in Rajkot, was at Shiv Group tuition class at Pujara Plot lane-6 when the incident […]
Lakhs of Dalits arrive in Mumbai to pay homage to Dr Ambedkar
Mumbai: Lakhs of followers of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution and leader of the Dalit community, arrived at Chaityabhoomi in Mumbai’s central area of Dadar on Wednesday morning on the occasion of his 61st death anniversary. Rain was no deterrent for his followers who have been arriving in the city since […]
Gujarat fifth in crime against SC/ST: Data
Ahmedabad: According to the data released by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) on Thursday, Gujarat ranks fifth in crime rate against those belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) category in 2016. While Madhya Pradesh topped the list, Rajasthan, Goa, Bihar and Gujarat followed closely. The data states 40,801 cases were […]
India is among the deadliest countries for human rights workers, says Amnesty report
By Amnesty Report: Human rights activists around the world continue to be vulnerable to attacks, harassment and intimidation, but India is among the deadliest countries for defenders of rights related to land and environment, according to a new Amnesty International report. The report – Deadly but Preventable Attacks: Killings and Enforced Disappearances of Those who Defend Human […]
Bihar: Man rapes 7-yr-old girl after she tries to stop him for stealing radishes
A man raped a seven-year-old girl after she objected to him stealing radishes from her family field at Machiaon village in Bihar’s Kaimur district on Sunday evening. The victim, a Class 2 student belonging to the Mahadalit community, was taken to the Bhabua district hospital in a critical condition. Police arrested the suspect, Lalu Sharma, […]
