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Jharkhand tribals to observe day’s fast on January 30, demand freeing of Parasnath hills from Jains
arun Posted On January 12, 2023


Hundreds of tribals from Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha demonstrated in the hill area, carrying traditional weapons and beating drums. RANCHI: Tribals will observe a day’s fast on January 30 at Ulihatu in Khunti district, the birthplace of tribal icon […]


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Transgender Identity Cards: 53 Valid Applications Pending In West Bengal
arun Posted On January 12, 2023


In order to improve the status of the transgender people in India, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched a portal in 2020 which gave the transgender people a prerogative to issue identity cards that defined their self-perceived identity. […]


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Bangladesh border guards abduct, torture, kill Dalit youth, NHRC thinks ‘no rights violated’
arun Posted On January 3, 2023


In a suprise move, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has closed the case of a Dalit youth, who was “abducted, tortured and killed by border guards of Bangladesh” after claiming to be “satisfied” with the proceedings of the case. […]


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Dakshina Kannada: Dalit student accuses classmates of ragging, harassment in Sullia
arun Posted On January 1, 2023


Bengaluru: A dental student in Dakshina Kannada’s Sullia taluk has accused her classmates, who hail from Kerala, of ragging and harassment, police officials said. Pallavi NP, a Dalit, filed a complaint against Vishak G Panikar, Aishwarya R, Alfa Meri Myathu, […]


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Visva Bharati University VC accused of harassing Dalit students, snuffing out dissent
arun Posted On December 31, 2022


Visva Bharati University (VBU) in West Bengal’s Shanitiniketan suspended six students. The suspensions came a day after the varsity issued notice for termination to a professor. The suspensions and termination are the latest in a long list of harassments meted […]


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Hyderabad: Dalit leader booked for ‘abusing’ lord Ayyappa
arun Posted On December 31, 2022


Hyderabad: The city police’s cyber crime cell here booked a case against Bairi Naresh, Dalit leader and head of ‘Bharata Nasthika Samajam’ for allegedly passing derogatory statements against Hindu religious figures Lord Ayyappa, Shiva, and Vishnu at a public meeting. […]


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Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch For Building Joint Platforms to Thwart Growing Attacks
arun Posted On December 28, 2022


Kolkata: The Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) has decided to build solidarity and movements around dalit and minority issues in alliance with other organisations across the country at their third convention held at Begusarai in Bihar early this month. Ramchandra […]


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Dalit student thrashed for not touching upper caste student’s feet, FIR lodged
arun Posted On December 27, 2022


A case of beating of a Dalit student has come to the fore in Varanasi’s Kashi Hindu University i.e. BHU. The allegation of thrashing has been leveled against a general caste student. It is alleged that the dalit student did […]


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Dalit convention in Bengaluru pushes for internal reservation for SC&STs
arun Posted On December 8, 2022


A convention of Dalit organisations observing the death anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar saw a unanimous resolution being passed demanding the Karnataka government provide for internal reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in accordance with their population. […]


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Forcing staffs for domestic labour, denying admission to Dalit students: Students protest K.R. Narayanan institute director
arun Posted On December 8, 2022


K R Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts in Kerala which is named after the first Indian President from Dalit community, is currently facing caste discrimination against students and staff, under the leadership of the Director of the […]


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