Police said that Manminder was allegedly attacked with sharp edged weapons, including axes. The accused first attacked the doors and windows of his house with axes and when Manminder came out, he was allegedly picked up and assaulted a little […]
Justice Katju’s advice to give up reservation hasn’t gone down well with residents Known for his controversial and politically incorrect stance wherever he goes, Justice Markandey Katju’s insinuation to Dalits in Jalandhar — to give up reservation — hasn’t gone […]
President of a Dalit rights’ group, Zameen Prapti Sangarsh Committee (ZPCS), Malaudh encouraged friends and even helped many couples to marry inter-caste. Young social activists — Mukesh Sharma alias Malaudh, Amandeep Kaur, Bhupinder Singh Longowal and Paramjit Kaur — have […]
Panchayat members of Kauni village protest in front of the SSP’s office in Faridkot on Friday. The Panchayat and upper caste residents of Kauni village in Faridkot and members of the Valmiki and Mazhabi Sikh Community have locked horns over […]
The victim was identified as Veeru, 25, a resident of Chandigarh. The other two sanitation workers were identified as Lakhan and Honey Kumar, both residents of Ropar. A SANITATION worker died while two became unconscious at Kurali when they inhaled […]
Hundreds of supporters from the Valmiki community today held a protest march in the city. The march commenced from the Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall and concluded at the office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC). The protesters also held a dharna. […]
Approves extension of DUI’s term, agrees to introduce migration test for engineering students Panjab University, in its Syndicate meeting deliberated on a 22-point agenda today, approved to waive of late fee of students belonging to the SC/ST category. It, however, […]
In a welcome step, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed governments in the two states and Chandigarh to refrain from mentioning the caste in police and judicial proceedings By Vipin Pubby in Chandigarh Despite several reformist movements and […]
A local court has held a father-son duo guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and under the SC/ST Act as well. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on Wednesday. The convicts have been identified as Rony Sharma […]
In a scene from Randeep Maddoke’s documentary film Landless, a woman is drinking tea from a metallic dish. After she is done, she picks up a handful of the soil and with it wipes its insides clean. The scene, enmeshed […]
