Poonam Kangra, Congress leader and a member of Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes, along with her husband, Darshan Kangra, and one of her sons Vikasdeep were arrested on Sunday night on charges of abetment to suicide of a local […]
The protesting Dalit community members alleged that the Panchayat authorities allotted the land to “dummy bidders” planted by the members of the upper caste. “There are two groups of Dalits in Gharachon. On one side there are 174 families, while […]
A Dalit man’s house was demolished allegedly by some people belonging to an upper caste at Dhulkot village in the Gidderbaha subdivision here yesterday. The video of the incident, in which a man can be seen driving a tractor and […]
While Seema died in Jalandhar after allegedly being refused admission by seven hospitals, Asma died in Thane after reportedly being refused admission by five hospitals Medical mismanagement and apathy has robbed many people of their loved ones during the lockdown. […]
Bathinda, The family members of Dalit farm worker Kuldeep Singh today levelled allegations against the latter’s landlord and the police for giving him third degree torture when he was kept in illegal custody at the Sangat police station here. Victim’s […]
MACHHIWARA: Against the backdrop of Covid-19 triggered restrictions, a Muslim couple in Ludhiana made the wedding of a Hindu couple possible. The family from Bhatiyan in Ludhiana district stepped in to solemnise the marriage of 22-year-old Pooja with Sudesh Kumar […]
Sangrur, Having stayed behind the veil for many years, local Dalit women have finally begun to stand up for their rights. They have been leading protests against upper castes and the Panchayat Department, demanding 33 per cent reserved village common […]
Barnala, June 1, After allegations of torture of a 17-year-old Dalit boy in Bhadaur police station of Barnala, a team of Punjab State Scheduled Castes (SC) Commission visited the victim and his family in Kothe Bhan Singh on Monday. The […]
Chandigarh, The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that the use of casteist words during a phone call, away from public view, does not constitute an offence under the SC/ST Act. Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill passed the order on […]
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that casteist remarks made over mobile phone against a member of the Scheduled Caste community does not constitute any offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of […]
