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Karnataka: Dalits drink from public taps to protest ‘gaumutra cleansing’
Days after upper-class villagers in Heggotara village of Chamarajanagar taluk, Karnataka, cleaned a mini water tank with gaumutra in order to ‘purify’ it after a Dalit woman drank water; young men from…
- India
UP: Dalit woman claims threats by accused’s family to withdraw rape case
Bhadohi (UP): A Dalit gang-rape survivor has alleged that she was subjected to casteist slurs and threatened by family members of one of the accused to withdraw the case, police said on Monday.…
- India
Karnataka: Villagers clean mini tank with gaumutra after Dalit drinks from tap
A Dalit woman got castigated by upper-class Hindu villagers after she drank water from a mini-tank in Heggotara village of Chamarajanagar taluk, Karnataka. They later cleaned the tank with gaumutra (cow’s urine)…
- India
With BSP, Congress opting out, all eyes on Dalit votes in Mainpuri bypoll
Mainpuri: Dalit voters will play a decisive role in the bypoll to the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, which fell vacant after the death of Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, as…
- Bangalore
Portrayal of Dalits in superhit ‘Kantara’ condemned
Bengaluru: Dalit organisations have condemned the portrayal of Dalits in the super hit pan-India Kannada movie “Kantara”. Samatha Sainik Dal State Secretary Lolaksha has stated that the film has insulted Dalits. “The Dalit…
- India
SC status cannot be extended to Dalits converted to Christianity, Islam: Centre
New Delhi: The Central government has told the Supreme Court that plea seeking Scheduled Caste status to Dalits, who converted to Christianity and Islam, should not be allowed, since they did not…
- India
Bihar: Dalit woman burnt alive on suspicion of being a witch
A middle-aged Dalit woman was allegedly thrashed and burnt alive in her house on Saturday at Panchmah village, Gaya district, Bihar. The deceased – Hemanti Devi – was murdered on suspicion of…
- India
MP: Two men arrested for raping 65-year-old Dalit in Sidhi
Sidhi: Two persons were arrested for allegedly raping a 65-year-old Dalit woman after consuming alcohol with her in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district, a police official said on Thursday. The incident took place in…
- Opinions
Center dillydallying SC status to Dalit Muslims and Christians
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has filed a fresh affidavit before the Supreme Court, on giving SC status to Dalit Muslims and Christians in India. The affidavit filed on October…
- India
12 members of Dalit family convert to Buddhism in Rajasthan
Kota (Rajasthan): Twelve members of a Dalit family in Rajasthan’s Baran district have converted to Buddhism, allegedly upset over the assault of a family member by a man and the police’s refusal to…
- Telangana
Telangana: Dalit man found dead in canal; honour killing alleged
Hyderabad: In a case reported from the Suryapet district on Wednesday, the body of a Dalit man was recovered from a canal. The deceased was identified as Dharavath Nikhil, who went missing…
- India
Karnataka Dalit man stopped from offering prayers at temple
Tumakuru: A Dalit youth was stopped from entering a temple in this district of the state, reports said on Thursday. The incident which took place a few days ago in Nittur village…
- News
Bommai has breakfast at Dalit household; Cong calls it ‘photo-op’ ahead of polls
Hospet: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and BJP strongman B S Yediyurappa had breakfast at the residence of a Dalit man at a village near Hospet on Wednesday. They visited the village…
- India
Jharkhand: Dalit youth dragged out of home, murdered
Hazaribagh: A Dalit youth was dragged out of his house and murdered in Pachda village in the Keredari police station area of Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. His body was tied with his…
- India
Karnataka: Dalits including pregnant woman tortured, suffers miscarriage
Sixteen people from the Dalit community were trapped in a house and tortured for nearly 15 days by a coffee plantation owner in Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka. https://twitter.com/KeypadGuerilla/status/1579722952270311424 The accused Jagadeesha Gowda and…