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‘Scholarship, SC staffers promotions issues pushed Dalits away from Cong’
arun Posted On June 17, 2019


Choudhary Santokh Singh managed to win Jalandhar parliamentary seat but his victory margin came down in a direct contest with Charanjit Singh Atwal of SAD, which has been facing voters anger over issues like sacrilege. He explains the shift in […]


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Rape case against priest, three others
arun Posted On June 11, 2019


Two minor Dalit girls of Moga city were sexually abused by a priest of a gurdwara with the help of his associates at Jagraon in Ludhiana district. The victims are currently undergoing medical treatment. The police have registered a case […]


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Panchayat resolves land row in Fatehabad village
arun Posted On June 10, 2019


The dispute between a Scheduled Caste (SC) family and people from a dominant caste ended following the intervention of social panchayat at Tibbi village in Fatehabad district. Mange Ram’s cattleshed was set afire on May 29, after which the police […]


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How Patiala villages ended practice of separate cremation grounds for Dalits
arun Posted On June 10, 2019


The village got Rs 3 lakh as MPLAD grant, which they used to build boundary walls, a shed and toilets at the common cremation ground. The old cremation ground set aside for Dalits was closed and converted into a park. […]


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How Patiala villages ended practice of separate cremation grounds for Dalits
arun Posted On June 10, 2019


The village got Rs 3 lakh as MPLAD grant, which they used to build boundary walls, a shed and toilets at the common cremation ground. The old cremation ground set aside for Dalits was closed and converted into a park. […]


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Fee not revised, ITIs unsure of refund
arun Posted On June 4, 2019


Chandigarh, June 3. The Social Welfare Department has been “sitting” on a decision to fix the revised fee to be reimbursed to private Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) by the government under the post-matric scholarship scheme for Scheduled Caste (SC) students. […]


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Girl abducted from village in Moga dist
arun Posted On June 4, 2019


Moga, June 3.  A 17-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly kidnapped by a youth from Himmat Pura village in Nihalsinghwala subdivision of the district, the police said today. The police have registered a case under Sections 363 and 366 of the […]


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Lower land lease rates, say Dalits
arun Posted On May 22, 2019


Protests in Sangrur villages over hike; many auctions cancelled Dalits of many villages of the district have been demanding reserved land from their village common land on lower annual rates than last year. However, directions by the Punjab Panchayat Department […]


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Seven booked for poll violence
arun Posted On May 21, 2019


Gurmej Singh of Ghurkwind village, 40 km from here, was attacked by a group of persons when he was returning after casting his vote in the village on Sunday. The assailants allegedly made caste-based remarks against him. The complainant alleged […]


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Case registered against Naib Tehsildar under SC/ST Act
arun Posted On May 17, 2019


The local police have booked Shiv Raj, a Naib Tehsildar posted in the Land Acquisition Department, Urban Estate, Sector 8, under Section 3 (1) (s) SC/ST Act 1989, Amendment Act 2015, for harassing and humiliating the complainant by using foul […]


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