The High Court has said that it is ‘crystal clear’ that the manual scavenging act has not been implemented properly in the state Death of manual scavengers The Karnataka High Court has expressed its grief over the recent deaths of […]
The court observed that “no specific role” can be assigned to him and that he has been in jail since January 26 Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat has granted bail to Ashish Kumar accused of engaging in violence on Republic […]
Farmers organisation announces a series of events upto March 15 including another Mahila Kisan Diwas to honour women farmers. Stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) government only understands votes and MP seats, farmers organisation Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) appealed […]
While opposing the brazenly pro-corporate policies of the present government, the further success of the farmers’ movement lies in co-operative farming, addressing issues of land ownership and distribution, fair wages, implementation of the FRA 2006 as well as the barriers […]
In the latest, the National Human Rights Commission slammed the government for manipulating the data of manual scavengers in the country. Many states made tall claims of successfully reducing the number of manual scavengers, even going as far as declaring […]
Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old Dalit activist, was released from Karnal Jail in Haryana on 26 February. Nodeep, who works with the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan, a labourer-rights organisation, was arrested on 12 January by the Sonipat Police. That day, two first-information […]
Responding to a viral message calling for increased milk prices under the SKM’s name, the farmers’ organisation published a formal statement to dismiss the rumour In an effort to dismiss any misinformation regarding the farmers’ struggle, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha […]
The farmers’ group demanded that the Delhi Police Commissioner cancel the show cause issued against SKM leaders and called for a judicial enquiry. Farmers organisation Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) sent a letter to the Commissioner of Police Delhi on February […]
During a protest last month, Haryana police arrested the 24-year-old under charges including murder and extortion among others. Preetha Nair INTERVIEWS Nodeep Kaur Days after being granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Dalit labour rights activist Nodeep […]
Even as welcoming the bail granted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to young Dalit labour rights leader Nodeep Kaur, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), taking note of continued incarceration of her colleague Shiv Kumar, also a […]
