TUMAKURU: In an age where one hardly hears any vernacular language being spoken, with the chance of coming across literature in the country’s many native languages also being very slim, it’s refreshing to see locals trying to revive their culture […]
BENGALURU: Minister for Primary and Higher Education S Suresh Kumar on Wednesday announced the suspension of Director of Secondary Education KS Mani, and three other officials from the department pending an inquiry, a day after The New Indian Express carried […]
India seems to live in many centuries at once. In Karnataka a couple was stoned to death, four years after they got married. He was a Dalit, her family opposed their relationship. The couple had fled the social backlash, and […]
In an apparent case of honour killing, a Dalit man and his wife, who married against wishes of the woman’s family, were allegedly stoned to death when they returned to their village in Gadag district in Karnataka, four years after […]
Gadag (Karnataka): A young married couple was allegedly killed in Lakkalakatti village of Gajendragad Taluk here by the woman’s brothers for marrying a Dalit man, police said on Wednesday. According to the police, the husband and wife identified as Ramesh […]
State Madiga Mahasabha Organising secretary Sanjay Gandhi of Negalur village condemned the incident and said that it was unfortunate that untouchability still existed in the village. HAVERI: Police officials along with tahsildar managed to defuse the tension between the upper […]
“Are you a Brahmin?” “Yes.” “Have you bathed?” “Yes.” “Why haven’t you put vibhuti on your forehead? You will find some in that box over there. Use it.” Writer DV Gundappa’s essay on the origins of the restaurant business in […]
Faulting the district administration for its failure to facilitate the conduct of Mahisha Dasara, Dalit Sangharsha Samiti has urged the government to replace Mysuru Deputy Commissioner and Police Commissioner with efficient officials. The federation members gathered in front of the […]
SC/ST employees’ committee complains to Governor that a chief engineer has not been allowed to take charge A chief engineer transferred to the Hemavathi project in Gorur by the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd. (CNNL) about a month ago is still […]
BAGALKOT: Hundreds of Dalit activists on Wednesday took to streets condemning the gruesome murder of a man and his nephew in Shirol village, Mudhol taluk. The double murder has triggered tension in Bagalkot district. Mallappa Talageri, 65, and Vittal Talageri, […]
