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BJD trying to mislead Dalits, tribals with false claims on reservation: Pradhan
Bhubaneswar: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday alleged the ruling BJD in Odisha was trying to mislead Dalits and tribals over reservation by resorting to lies. Speaking to reporters, Pradhan also sought…
- India
First Dalit seer to be ordained as ‘Jagadguru’
Prayagraj: For the first time ever, a seer belonging to the Scheduled Caste, has been conferred the title of ‘Jagadguru’. Juna Akhara, one of the 13 Akharas of the country, conferred this…
- India
Tamil Nadu: Cow dung mixed in water tanker in Dalit colony
In a disturbing turn of events, many children fell sick after consuming the water contaminated with cow dung in Gandharvakottai town of Tamil Nadu recently. A Dalit locality in Tamil Nadu complained…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSRCP MLC sentenced to jail in 28-yr-old case of tonsuring Dalits, gets bail
Visakhapatnam: A special court in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam on Tuesday sentenced YSR Congress Party MLC Thota Trimurthulu and nine others to imprisonment for 18 months for tonsuring two Dalit youths 28 years…
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Dalit sanitation worker dies inhaling poisonous gas in Varanasi
In a tragic incident, a sanitation worker from the Dalit community lost his life after reportedly being exposed to poisonous gases while cleaning a sewer in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi district. The incident…
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Dalit leader expelled from Telangana Congress gives BRS ammo
Hyderabad: The expulsion of Bakka Judson, a Dalit leader, from Congress on Tuesday seems to have turned into an opportunity for the BRS. A day after the party’s disciplinary committee took action…
- India
Rajasthan: Dalit boy beaten up for touching bucket full of water
In an incident laying bare caste oppression in India, an eight-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly beaten up by an upper-caste man for touching a bucket full of water in Rajasthan’s Alwar district.…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Minister’s remarks raise pitch for ‘Dalit CM’ call
Bengaluru: Karnataka Social Welfare Minister HC Mahadevappa has raised the issue of Dalits not being chosen for the post of chief minister, stating that the community does not rally behind their leaders,…
- India
UP has become haven for lawlessness, anti-Dalit hate crime: Cong
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh has become a “haven for lawlessness and anti-Dalit hate crime”, The Congress alleged on Friday attacking the BJP government in the state over the death of a Dalit…
- India
Rajasthan: Dalit teacher suspended for refusing to garland Saraswati portrait
A government school teacher belonging to the Dalit community, posted in Rajasthan’s Baran district, was suspended for allegedly refusing to garland portrait of goddess Saraswati during the Republic Day celebrations. Primary school…
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NIT Calicut suspends Dalit student over ‘India is not Rama Rajya’ placard
A Dalit student from NIT Calicut’s Department of Electronics and Communication has been suspended for taking part in a protest against the celebration of the Ram temple consecration event in Uttar Pradesh.…
- India
UP: 3 held for desecrating flag bearing B R Ambedkar’s image
Ballia: Three men were arrested here on Saturday after a purported video of them desecrating a flag bearing a picture of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar went viral on social media, police said. The…
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UP: Dalit student hit for chanting ‘Jai Bhim-Jai Bharat’ in R-Day event
Sambhal: Two students allegedly hit a Dalit student, who chanted ‘Jai Bhim-Jai Bharat’ after finishing his speech at the Republic Day function in a school in Narauli town of this district, police…
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Karnataka: Villagers chase away BJP MP, call him anti-Dalit
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Mysuru Pratap Simha was shooed away by angry villagers of Gujjegowdanapura on Monday, January 22, after he tried to participate in a ceremony organised to mark…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Hotel owner refuses to serve food to Dalit youth
Bellari: In an abhorrent incident, a woman hotel owner in Guttiganur village of Kurugod Taluk refused to serve food to Dalits out of an antiquated social intuition of untouchability. A video of…