A heart-wrenching incident in Nepal exposes the destructive impact of caste prejudice as a family home is reduced to ashes. Nepal— In a disturbing incident, a young man set fire to the house of his sister’s lover, driven by his […]
From a social justice perspective, our society is becoming regressive. The World Economic Forum recently published its Global Gender Gap report which predicts that it will take another 100 years to achieve equality between men and women. But how much […]
DHANGADHI: The Karnali Province Government has allocated a huge amount of budget targeting the activities for upliftment of Dalit community compared to the previous fiscal years. However, implementation part of the activities is not that much effective as planned. In […]
The Constitution of Nepal envisions proportional inclusion of marginalised groups—women, Dalits, Aadibasi Janajati and Madheshi, among others—in the state bodies. A few laws have also been formulated for the same. But ‘proportional representation’ still looks far from reality, despite long […]
He made the remark while addressing a gathering of supporters in Fatehgarh Sahib during the ongoing Punjab leg of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. Fatehgarh Sahib: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today launched a fresh attack on the Centre, saying the general […]
Dalit rights activists on Wednesday have staged a protest in Maitighar against Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Mayor Harka Sampang Rai, for his derogatory remarks against the community. Rights groups and organisations have organised Jatiya Birodh Sabha demanding actions against Rai and […]
Geetha Rani, a headmistress (HM) who absconded after she was booked for forcing school students belonging to Dalit communities to clean the toilets, was arrested by Erode police on Saturday, December 3. Geetha Rani, HM of Palakkarai panchayat union primary […]
Tekendra Sunar was beaten mercilessly for entering a Hindu temple in Triveni Municipality in Bajura on Tuesday, police said. His offence was that he is a Dalit who “sullied” the purity of the temple. Sunar, a resident of Nuwaghar in […]
