Friday 31 August 2018

Guj: 2 persons stop Dalit's funeral procession over land row

Guj: 2 persons stop Dalit's funeral procession over land row: Dalits of a village in Gujarat's Mehsana district today carried a corpse to the local police station in protest after two persons allegedly stopped the funeral procession, an official said today.
However, police said that the incident, which took

Wednesday 29 August 2018

Modi government spreading hatred against Dalits: AAP Minister

Modi government spreading hatred against Dalits: AAP Minister: Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Wednesday accused the central government of spreading hatred against the Dalits and backward classes and arresting those who supported them.

Bhima-Koregaon: Indian activists arrested, state-wide Dalit protests and #UndeclaredEmergency





Bhima-Koregaon: Indian activists arrested, state-wide Dalit protests and #UndeclaredEmergency: 200 years later a different kind of battle started in Koregaon Maharashtra We break it all down

Tuesday 28 August 2018

Police raid homes of Left-wing activists in several states, arrest at least 4

Police raid homes of Left-wing activists in several states, arrest at least 4: Maharashtra police today raided the homes of prominent Left-wing activists in several states and arrested at least four of them for suspected Maoist links, sparking a chorus of outraged protests from human rights defenders.
The raids were carried

Police targeting Dalit rights activists post Koregaon: CPI-M

Police targeting Dalit rights activists post Koregaon: CPI-M: Condemning arrests of various activists and journalists such as Sudha Bharadwaj, Varavara Rao and Gautam Navlakha, the CPI-M on Tuesday alleged that the police have been targeting Dalit rights activists an intellectuals after Bhima Koregaon riots.

Saturday 25 August 2018

Atrocities against Scheduled Castes have shown no sign of abating, Delhi HC on Mirchpur case





Atrocities against Scheduled Castes have shown no sign of abating, Delhi HC on Mirchpur case: Atrocities against Scheduled Castes have shown no sign of abating even today, the Delhi HC stated in its judgment in the Mirchpur case passed today.

70 Dalit families debarred from village by dominant caste

70 Dalit families debarred from village by dominant caste: At least 70 Dalit families from Kanudi village in Rajasthan's Barmer district were allegedly debarred from accessing basic facilities by dominant Rajpurohit families.The matter flared up after a resident of the village Rawat Ram lodged a complaint

Wednesday 8 August 2018

Dalit cook row: Students now complain of food poisoning

Dalit cook row: Students now complain of food poisoning: A few students of a school, mired in controversy over appointment of a Dalit woman for cooking noon meal, took ill after eating the food in a suspected case of food poisoning even as she claimed it to be a conspiracy to throw her out.
As many as

Monday 6 August 2018

The scourge of untouchability

The scourge of untouchability: The young Dalit kids are despised for having been born in a community considered inferior to others but lauded for their talent

Wednesday 1 August 2018

Only a pro-Dalit party can form next Govt at the Centre: BJP MP Phule

Only a pro-Dalit party can form next Govt at the Centre: BJP MP Phule: BJP MP and Dalit leader Savitri Bai Phule today demanded a debate in Parliament to strengthen the SC/ST Act which, she said, has been made 'ineffectual' by the Supreme Court judgement and asserted that only a pro-Dalit party will form the next