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Karnataka: Dalit woman thrashed as cow strays on upper caste land
A Dalit woman, whose cow had strayed inside an upper caste person’s land was assaulted, beaten with chappals, and hurled casteist abuses by the latter in Koppal district of Karnataka. The incident…
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Gujarat: After social boycott fails, family ‘kidnaps’ woman
Ahmedabad: After cops intervened and ended the social boycott of 17 families of the ‘Nai’ (barber) community, which were facing discrimination post one of its members married an upper caste woman in…
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Jharkhand: Following protests, upper caste man held for murdering Dalit girl
Piyush Tiwari, a 23-year-old belonging to the upper caste was arrested on December 9 in Bihar on charges of murdering a 17-year-old Dalit girl. The murder took place on December 5 in…
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Explainer: Why is SC’s order on the EWS 10% quota relevant
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 percent reservation to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) who sought admission to higher educational institutions and government jobs.…
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Suspected of theft, Dalit boy tied to a pole, thrashed in Karnataka
Chikkaballapur: Ten persons have been booked in connection with alleged inhuman act of tying a 14-year-old Dalit boy to the pole and thrashing him in this district of the state, police said…
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TN: Video of upper caste shopkeeper denying candies to Dalit children surfaces
A video of a shopkeeper in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu denying candies to Dalit children stating that they have been ostracised by the village has surfaced online. The incident happened…
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Rajasthan: Dalit man beaten up for drinking water from pot for upper castes
Jaisalmer: A Dalit man was allegedly beaten up with iron rods and sticks by a group of men for drinking water from a pot meant for people from upper castes in Rajasthan’s…
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UP: Village head arrested for assaulting Dalit man with shoes
Muzaffarnagar: Two people were booked for allegedly beating a Dalit man with shoes after the video of the incident went viral on the internet, police said on Saturday. #Casteism A Dalit youth publically…
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Raj: Lathi-charged for slow funeral, claim deceased Dalit child’s uncle
Jaipur: “We wanted to wait until all relatives arrived, but the state administration forced us for a quick funeral. We were lathi-charged and got injured,” claim the nine-year-old Dalit student’s relatives. On…
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TN: Dalit panchayat presidents fear reprisal from upper caste for hoisting national flag
Chennai: A day after they had rejoiced in hoisting the national flag for the first time during Independence day celebrations, some Dalit panchayat presidents in Tamil Nadu are fearing reprisal from the upper…
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Rajasthan Dalit boy murder: BJP demands action against private school owner
Jaipur: The BJP on Sunday demanded action against the owner of a private school after a minor Dalit boy died after being allegedly beaten up by a teacher for touching a water pot.…
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UP: Dalit teenager beaten to death on suspicious of theft
A 14-year-old Dalit boy was brutally beaten by upper-caste Hindu men in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. According to a complaint lodged by the deceased’s father, Pappu Ram, it said, “My son Vijay Kumar…
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Karnataka: Dalits enter Anjaneya temple amid heavy police force
The district administration of Yadgiri district, Karnataka, ensured that the Dalit community got to offer prayers at Anjaneya temple in Amalihall village of Surapur taluk. Amid heavy police deployment, Dalits entered the…
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They don’t like rice: Parents defend students who refuse meals prepared by Dalit cook
Around 7-8 students of Uttarakhand government school refused to eat midday meals cooked by a Dalit woman named Sunita Devi. The Indian Express spoke to Prem Singh, the principal of the school…
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Karnataka: Dalit man assaulted for texting upper caste girl
Davanagere: Dalit activists on Tuesday staged a protest against the brutal attack on a 20-year-old young man of their community for messaging an upper-caste girl in this district of the state. Demanding immediate…
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