COIMBATORE: The principal district and sessions judge on Wednesday granted bail to a 30-year-old BK Pudur resident, who was arrested by the city police in December for social media posts against his religion. M Aneesh, an ex-Muslim well-known in Tamil […]
The Dalit youth was tied up and thrashed by six stooges of the landlord after he attempted to meet his lover, according to M Mathi Ambethkar of the Welfare Party of India. Coimbatore: An 18-year-old youth belonging to the Dalit […]
The Anamalai police have registered a case against seven persons on charges of assaulting an 18-year-old Dalit youth. The police said that Kesavan, Kalimuthu, Raman, Rasathi, and Ramasamy of Makkal Sakthi Nagar and two guest workers were booked based on […]
Coimbatore: Activists are planning to conduct a protest in Pollachi on Monday, demanding action against seven people who allegedly attacked a dalit youth in Anaimalai three days ago. The 18-year-old boy was beaten up when he tried to meet his […]
A special camp to provide smart cards for transgenders will be held at the respective taluk civil supplies office here on Saturday. A press release said that transgenders who were yet to receive new smart cards can apply for it […]
Representations on issues facing Dalits submitted to SC panel chief Representatives from several social organisations on Sunday submitted a memorandum to the Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Vijay Sampla, demanding support to Dalit members of local bodies and […]
CHENNAI: ONGC Chennai has distributed aid worth Rs.33.56 lakh under SC/ST Component Plan among beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu. Aid was towards education, self-employment & livelihood support, school infrastructure development, promoting art & culture and health & fitness. Deserving beneficiaries from […]
Keertan, a transgender from Madurai, is training six bulls for the upcoming Jallikattu festival in Tamil Nadu. Jallikattu is practiced in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day in January annually. While talking to ANI, […]
Madurai: A 27-year-old dalit man was murdered on Sunday evening near Silaiman in Madurai district after a drunken brawl near a Tasmac shop. Police identified the victim as P Vijayakumar of Viraathanoor belonging to pallar community. According to the complaint […]
The Parangipetai police recovered the transgender’s body from a farm and sent it for a post-mortem to Mundiyambakkam government hospital. More than 30 transgenders gathered at the hospital seeking justice for Panimalar. A 31-year-old transgender was found dead Monday night […]
