Gujarat elections: If I lose now, I will pull BJP down in 2019, says Jignesh Mevani
Ahmedabad: Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, convener of the Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch (RDAM), took out his first roadshow Monday in Vadgam of Banaskantha district, where he is contesting as an independent backed by the Congress. Before he set out, The Indian Express spoke to Mevani over the phone. He discussed his plans and the impact […]
Dalits protest in Delhi against NSA slapped on Bhim army leader
Dalit leaders from 17 states who gathered here on Tuesday to stage a protest against the atrocities on them and to demand the withdrawal of National Security Act (NSA) slapped on Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar and two other community leaders urged dalits to vote against the ruling BJP. The development comes ahead of the […]
Cops arrest Dalit activist Kancha Ilaiah in Khammam
Khammam: A mild tension prevailed at CPM party office when police came to arrest Dalit activist Kancha Ilaiah who came to participate in Shepherds’ Second State Conference in the district on Sunday. However, police personnel took control of the situation, put Ilaiahinto custody and shifted him to Hyderabad. Police told the conference organisers that if […]
Dalit groom not allowed to ride ‘ghodi’, assaulted in Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur: The Punjab police in Gurdaspur have registered a case against four persons for allegedly beating up the groom, belonging the scheduled caste (SC) and members of the marriage party in Khuthi village under the Dorangla police station on Thursday. Gurdaspur SSP HS Bhullar said on Sunday that the accused, including Pritpal Singh, Amritpal Singh, […]
No salary for Dalit woman cook since 16 months
Kendrapara: A poor dalit woman, who works as a cook in a school, has not got her salary for 16 months forcing her to approach multiple layers of authorities, but to no avail. Laxmipriya Majhi, a resident of Gangarampur Patina under Pattamundai block, has knocked the doors of the education department and the district collector […]
Telangana: Dalit youth missing after harassment video return
Nizamabad: The two Dalit youth returned home on Monday, nearly 20 days after a video had surfaced, showing them being harassed by former BJP leader M. Bharath Reddy. Mr K. Lakshman and Mr B. Rajeshwar had gone missing from their homes in Abhangapatnam of Navipet mandal on November 12. The duo was allegedly kidnapped by […]
Report highlights barriers Nepali girls face in accessing education
Kathmandu: A report launched by the US Embassy in Nepal yesterday highlights barriers adolescent girls in the country face in accessing education, health care and safety. The study was undertaken by the US embassy in rural, urban and semi-rural municipalities in Baitadi, Kapilvastu, Nuwakot, Saptari, Sindhupalchowk and Surkhet from among the stakeholder groups that included […]
Haryana Police No 1 in committing crime
Rohtak: 488 criminal cases were registered against policemen in Haryana in 2016. The Haryana Police have got the maximum number of criminal cases registered against them as compared to their counterparts in other states and union territories, as per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report of 2016 As many as 488 criminal cases were […]
2 Dalit women gangraped by 5 youths in Kaithal
Chandigarh: Two young women from Dalit families were allegedly gangraped by a group of five youths who had been stalking them for the past few days. Police registered a case against the accused on Friday, following a complaint by the survivors at the Kaithal women police station.The survivors belong to ‘sapera’ (snake charmers) community, which […]
Dalit woman burnt to death, minor girl held
Jaipur: Centre for Dalit Rights (CDR), an NGO, recently investigated a case where a Dalit woman, who had been taken to fields to clear straw in exchange for 15 kg of wheat, went missing in September this year from Sakulpura village of Karauli district. The team has concluded that the Dalit woman was burnt alive […]
