SC ST atrocities act
- Hate Crime
IIT Bombay sets up panel to probe suicide, Prof sent on leave
Mumbai: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Wednesday, September 23, set up a 10-member high-level committee to probe the circumstances surrounding the alleged suicide of B Tech student Sahil Wakode, an…
- Hyderabad
Pay compensation to SC, ST sexual assault victims: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, September 22, instructed officials to release funds through the ‘green channel’ to pay compensation to victims of sexual assault. He stated that the…
- India
Delhi HC agrees to urgent hearing of Swatantra Bhardwaj’s plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday, September 7, agreed to grant an urgent hearing on a plea by self-styled Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj against his arrest in connection with the…
- Hate Crime
Haryana official found dead, note cites caste-based harassment
Chandigarh: A suspended Superintending Engineer in Haryana was found dead with a suicide note inside his car on Monday, August 31, with his family alleging prolonged caste-based harassment. The deceased, identified as…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad CP lauds couple for saving girl aged 7 from sexual assault
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar commended the effrots of a couple for being vigilant and taking prompt action to prevent sexual assault on a seven year old minor girl under the…
- Telangana
Telangana: NHRC seeks report from Nagarkurnool Collector, SP on baby’s death
Hyderabad: The Telangana National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a formal notice to Nagarkurnool District Collector and the Superintendent of Police (SP), seeking an action taken report (ATR) on the death…
- India
Dalit student beaten for ‘damaging pipe’, FIR registered against accused
Agra: A Dalit student on Friday, January 30, was allegedly assaulted and abused with casteist slurs by a teacher and a school official in Uttar Pradesh‘s Manipuri district for a broken pipe.…
- India
‘SC/ST Act should be revoked’: Jagadguru Rambhadracharya sparks debate
New Delhi: Jagadguru Rambhadracharya on Tuesday sparked a debate with his statement on the SC/ST Act, saying that it should be repealed as Vedas do not mention Avarnas or Savarnas. Speaking to…
- Telangana
2 Telangana advocates booked for casteist remarks on CJI Gavai
Hyderabad: The shoe attack on Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was a shock for many as it was unprecedented in the country. Many believe that his identity as a…
- Telangana
Abused for taking bath near sump, tribal boy dies by suicide in Telangana
Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, a teenager belonging to the scheduled tribes (Yanadi) community died by suicide after consuming pesticide, after allegedly being beaten and scolded by a woman from the Yadava…
- Telangana
Telangana HC Judge recuses from Revanth Reddy SC-ST Act case
Hyderabad: Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court recused himself on Tuesday, April 15, from hearing the quash petition filed by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, which sought to set aside…
- Telangana
Sexual harassment allegations against police: SC/ST Commission to visit Lagcherla
Hyderabad: SC/ST Commission chairman Bakki Venkataiah has assured strict action against those responsible for the alleged police excesses against Lambada and Dalit women during the police investigation, after Vikarabad district collector and…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Shopkeeper abuses Dalit man assuming he is Muslim
Hyderabad: The condition of Muslims in the country is no different than that of Dalits when it comes to atrocities being perpetrated against them. While there is a legal safeguard for SCs…
- Bangalore
Karnataka CM urges people to question Centre on unjust use of SC/ST funds
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday that the people of the state must question the “anti-Dalit” Union government for not using the Budget funds meant for the development of the…
