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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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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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Minor pushed into fire, upper-caste students booked in TN
Chennai: In a gruesome incident of caste-related violence in Tamil Nadu, three upper-caste juvenile students were booked by Tindivanam police for assaulting and pushing into an 11-year-old boy fire. The boy, who…