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- Bangalore
Karnataka CM airs concern over poor conviction in cases of atrocities against Dalits
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over the poor conviction rate in cases relating to atrocities committed against Dalits. He was speaking at the annual conference of senior police…
- India
TN: 60 Dalits walk on street wearing chappals after decades of oppression
As many as 60 Dalits from Madathukulam taluk, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, entered a street with chappals for the first time, thus breaking the age-old oppressive caste system and challenging social discrimination.…
- India
SP flags off ‘Samajik Nyay Yatra’ to strengthen base among Dalits, minorities
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday flagged off here the ‘Samajik Nyay Yatra’ to strengthen his party’s base among the PDA — Pichde (backward classes), Dalit and Alpasankhyak (minorities). The yatra…
- India
Once OBCs, Dalits, tribals learn about their actual population, country will change: Rahul
Bemetara/ Balodabazar: Reiterating his party’s demand for a caste census, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the day the Other Backward Classes, Dalits and tribals learn about their actual population, the “country…
- Telangana
Why only in Telangana? Prakash Ambedkar slams Congress over scheme for Dalits
Hyderabad: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) president Prakash Ambedkar on Sunday, November 12, raised questions about the Congress party’s selective poll promise to Dalits in Telangana and not in other states. “The Congress…
- Telangana
Telangana polls: PM Modi woos Dalits with MRPS chief by his side
Hyderabad: In a major outreach to the Madiga community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, November 11 promised to constitute a committee to examine the long-standing demand for the sub-categorisation of the…
- Telangana
‘Dalit Bandhu has become BRS Bandhu’: Protests intensify in Telangana
Hyderabad: Alleging irregularities in allotment of Dalit Bandhu scheme units, women from Dalit community staged a protest in front of the gram panchayat office in Dharmapuri mandal of Jagtial on Wednesday. The…
- India
Rajasthan govt not bothered about atrocities against Dalits: BSP leader
Jaipur: BSP leader Akash Anand on Saturday accused the Rajasthan government of not being bothered about atrocities against Dalits in the state. He said the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will contest all…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Actor Upendra in soup for casteist remarks, home min issues warning
Bengaluru: Reacting to the casteist remarks made by Kannada superstar Upendra, state Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara on Wednesday warned that such demeaning and insulting statements will not be tolerated. Speaking to…
- India
Yogi slams opposition for being unaware of farmers’ problems
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday slammed the opposition saying that those who eat with silver spoons are unaware of the problems of the poor, farmers, and the Dalits.…
