Bathinda: Veerpal Kaur, a 42-year-old homeless Dalit woman from Ahlupur village in Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency, is one of the more fortunate members of her community. As we visit her at her one-room home inside the Dalit community centre, she […]
Chandigarh ,Opposition party the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday urged the Punjab Assembly Speaker to extend the Budget session to 21 days so that state’s “burning issues” are discussed in the House. A SAD delegation, including former ministers Bikram […]
Taking strong exception of the allegations of dalit girl of sexual harassment against the professors, the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission today summoned report from Senior Superintendent of Police, Roopnagar. In a letter issued to the police officer it has […]
CHANDIGARH: Seven years after an acid attack visually impaired her and brought life to a standstill, 30-year-old Inderjeet Kaur of Mohali has started a new innings of her life as a banker. Kaur, whose petition before the Punjab and Haryana […]
Finding no solace in recently passed Bill by Lok Sabha, they hope for fee exemption at Panjab University On Monday, the Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill-2018 after carrying out 27 amendments (out of 55 recommendations […]
CHANDIGARH: In a move that was expected to fight social stigma and promote education among transgender students to stop them from dropping out of schools and colleges, the Centre had in 2015 launched a Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme. However, in all […]
Though the issues concerning people hardly found any mention during the electioneering, it was the Atta-Dal scheme that most of the Dalits were seen concerned over during the polling in several villages on Wednesday. The polling booths in Dalit localities […]
After playing Kabaddi for over 24 years and earning fame in the state, 42-year-old Kabaddi star Soma Singh Gharachon, who failed to get a government job and spent his life in poverty, is all set to contest the Zila Parishad […]
The Scheduled Caste (SC) students under the banner of Punjab Students Union protested at the District Administration Complex against college management officials for asking them to pay tuition fees. The students from Lyallpur Khalsa College, HMV College and Doaba College […]
“Kinnars or transgenders in our country have a very organised society of their own. They need to be connected with the mainstream society and only then we can build a conducive environment for them,” he said. The transgender community of […]
