The nightmarish Haryana MDU incident exposes how institutions treat Dalit employees
ThePrint view on the most important issues. The Haryana MDU horror shows how low we’ve fallen in treating women with dignity. It also exposes how institutions treat Dalit employees. Forcing three sanitation workers to give proof of menstruation is nightmarish. But the bigger tragedy is that such incidents barely stir public conscience or the state to course-correct. Courtesy : The Print Note: This news is originally published on https:/theprint.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights
Siddaramaiah’s camp to play Dalit CM card against DKS
DCM has assured high command that there will be no crisis in party if CM’s post is handed over to him. BENGALURU: The Dalit chief minister issue is likely to gain momentum as the Congress government completes two-and-a-half years in office on November 20 to counter DCM DK Shivakumar, who has been meeting close associates of senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, like Ambika Soni, to clinch the CM post. Shivakumar seems to have stuck to his strategy of reminding the high command about the reported agreement that was arrived at when the party came to power in 2023 about sharing of power between Siddaramaiah and him. He will insist that the high command keep its word, sources said. But it is to be seen if Dalit leaders, members from the Siddaramaiah’s coterie, would counter Shivakumar effectively. These leaders, including Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara, PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi and Social Welfare Minister Dr HC Mahadevappa, have held several rounds of talks to discuss the issue. They have also told some SC legislators to be prepared for a meeting with the high command, but it is unlikely to materialise, a source said. “Who said the high command will not consider a Dalit for CM. It might be waiting for an appropriate time. The high command is in favour of Dalits,” Mahadevappa said on Friday. The high command has, however, instructed the Dalit grouping not to create confusion, another source said. Housing Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan and APMC Minister Shivanand Patil on Friday said Siddaramaiah will continue as CM for the remaining two-and-a-half years. Some days ago, seven ministers wrote to the high command demanding Siddaramaiah’s continuation, an MLA in Shivakumar’s camp said. Shivakumar’s sympathisers, however, think that raising the Dalit CM issue is the last-ditch effort of the Siddaramaiah camp. They also believe that Sonia Gandhi and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would convince Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to have the final word in favour of Shivakumar. The Bihar assembly polls results, out on November 14, having a bearing on Karnataka politics cannot be ruled out, analysts said. Shivakumar has been assuring high command leaders that there would be no rebellion or crisis if there is a change in leadership, the source said. Siddu rubbishes report on CM change Siddaramaiah on Friday rubbished a report in a vernacular daily that Shivakumar would be sworn-in as chief minister in November last week. “Who told you? How did you know? Which newspaper? I read all the newspapers, nothing as such has appeared,” he said, replying to queries from reporters at Vidhana Soudha. “How will I know a deadline has been set? Only the CM, party president and high command know,” said Mahadevappa, replying to a query on Shivakumar reportedly setting a deadline for power transfer. Courtesy : TNIE Note: This news is originally published on https:/thenewindianexpress.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights
Gujarat: Dalit Man Killed by Bride’s Family for Inter-Caste Marriage in Narol, Six Booked Under SC/ST Act
In Narol, Gujarat, the family of a bride allegedly killed her 60-year-old Dalit father-in-law after being angered by an inter-caste marriage. Police have registered a case of murder and under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against six people, arresting five of them so far. According to reports, the bride’s family was furious after her marriage to Sunny, a Dalit man. On Thursday afternoon, when Sunny’s elder brother dropped their parents near the Usmanpura metro station for cleaning work, the bride’s relatives including her uncles, aunts, and brother-in-law arrived at the spot and attacked the couple with sticks and rods. Witnesses said the attackers hurled caste-based abuses before brutally beating them. Some passersby intervened and managed to rescue the injured couple. However, after returning home, the victim, Bhailal Vaghela, began to have breathing problems and was rushed to LG Hospital in Maninagar, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. The Narol police said the accused, identified as Raju Parmar, Mahesh Parmar (uncle), Lili Parmar, Kalavati Parmar, Mahesh Parmar (brother-in-law), and Prem Parmar, have been charged with murder, assault, and under the SC/ST Act. Five have been arrested, while one woman, Jyoti, is still absconding. Inspector V. J. Chavda said, “The accused were angry over their daughter’s marriage to a Dalit man. To satisfy their rage, they took a life.” The victim’s family said they had been receiving threats from the bride’s relatives even before the incident. Police officials added that further investigation is underway and more details will emerge soon. Courtesy : TOP Note: This news is originally published on https:/t.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights
International CircuitTrump admin to restrict medical care for transgender youth
Access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth will be dramatically restricted by the Trump administration under new proposals by the Department of Health and Human Services. NPR has obtained the draft text of a proposed rule that would prohibit federal Medicaid reimbursement for medical care provided to transgender patients younger than age 18. It also prohibits reimbursement through the Children’s Health Insurance Program or CHIP for patients under age 19. An additional proposed rule would go even further, blocking all Medicaid and Medicare funding for any services at hospitals that provide pediatric gender-affirming care. The rules are being prepared for public release in early November, according to an employee at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The employee asked that NPR not use their name because they fear professional retribution for speaking to the media without authorization. An HHS spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment about the planned timing of the proposed rules’ release. A near ban in all states Both supporters and opponents of transgender rights agree that, taken together, the forthcoming rules could make access to pediatric gender-affirming care across the country extremely difficult, if not impossible. The care is already banned in 27 states. “These rules would be a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s attack on access to transgender health care,” says Katie Keith, director of the Center for Health Policy and the Law at Georgetown University. “I think it’s really, really important to note that nothing is changing immediately,” she explains. “These would be proposals that would go out for public comment, it would take months for the Trump administration to issue a final rule, and then, if past is prologue, we would see litigation over whatever the final rules are.” Administration goals In his first days in office, President Trump signed an executive order declaring that the United States “will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another.” In the months since, HHS released a report critical of the research that supports access to this care. A federal suicide prevention lifeline specifically for transgender youth was cancelled, as were hundreds of millions of dollars in scientific research funding related to LGBTQ people. Federal health officials warned state Medicaid directors to tread carefully, and the Department of Justice announced subpoenas of some children’s hospitals and threatened providers with prosecution. “I think these restrictions are very good,” says Terry Schilling of the forthcoming rules. Schilling is president of the American Principles Project, a conservative advocacy group. “It’s going to change the entire transgender industry, and it’s going to take away a lot of their funding streams.” He points to an opinion poll from the spring, which found 66% of the public opposes Medicaid coverage for this type of care for young people. “They believe that if you want to get some type of sex-trait modification procedure, you should have to pay for it,” Schilling says. “The American people are fully behind this effort.” Dramatic new expansion of power The proposal to condition a hospital’s participation in Medicaid and Medicare on halting gender-affirming care for youth represents an “unprecedented” use of the executive branch’s power to control what medical care is available in hospitals, says Keith. “Because Medicare is such a significant portion of many hospitals’ revenue,” she explains, the rule would essentially force hospitals to end their gender care programs for transgender youth. That would mean all of those programs’ patients — whether they have Medicaid or private insurance — would lose access. This is not how the federal government normally uses this type of rule, Keith says. She served in the Biden administration on the Gender Policy Council, and worked on some “conditions of participation” regulations for Medicare and Medicaid, she says. “They’re so basic — it’s like, you have to have a crash cart [with] enough medicine to help a pregnant woman in crisis.” Instead of health and safety standards, this proposal would instruct hospitals “to stop offering a certain type of care completely to a certain patient population,” she says. Law professor Katie Eyer of Rutgers University questions whether such a rule would survive a court challenge. “But if it were successful, I shudder to think what this administration would do with such a tool in their hands,” she says. It could open the door for any White House to withhold all federal funding from hospitals over the provision of medical care that it disfavors. “The writing has been on the wall that this has been coming,” says Lindsey Dawson, director of LGBTQ Health Policy at KFF, a nonpartisan health research organization. Yet the timing of the release has been a mystery for months. Notice of both proposed rules — though not the rules themselves — appeared on a government register over the summer, and it’s been unclear why they have yet to be released, Dawson says. NPR Courtesy : Medical Buyer Note: This news is originally published on https:/medicalbuyer.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights
Bihar Elections 2025: 8 Key Constituency and Candidates to Watch in the Two-Phase Poll Battle
From Raghopur to Purnia, Bihar gears up for a fierce fight as top leaders of BJP, RJD, JD(U) and Congress face off in key constituencies ahead of the November 6 and 11 polls. The 2025 Bihar Assembly Election is scheduled to be held in two phases — the first on 6th November 2025 and the second on 11th November 2025. The counting will be done on 14th November 2025. The election will be held for the Bihar Legislative Assembly to elect all 243 members. The tenure of the current assembly will end on 22nd November 2025. Bihar is facing issues related to unemployment, migration, and electoral rolls, and the election at this time has made it stand out, with the whole country’s eyes on it. It would be interesting to see how the state’s huge population of youth shapes the outcome, as a major part of them are first-time voters. Political campaigns are mainly focusing on development, welfare schemes, and governance records. It would be an interesting contest, with one side being the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United), and the other side being the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Indian National Congress (INC). Raghopur Former Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav wearing a white kurta and giving interview to the press. Several mikes can be seen infront of him. Former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav from RJD is contesting from Raghopur constituency for the third time.X The most talked-about constituency in the 2025 Assembly election of Bihar’s Vaishali district is Raghopur. Earlier, it was represented by Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi, highlighting the traditional stronghold of the Yadav family. Former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav from RJD is contesting again, hoping for a third win. BJP’s Satish Kumar Yadav is his main rival in the constituency, whereas Chanchal Singh is contesting from the Jan Suraaj Party. The election will be a test of Tejashwi’s enduring influence on his own family’s political fort. Tarapur Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary wearing a grey Nehru coat and an orange shawl and giving speech standing before a mike. Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is contesting this time from the Tarapur constituency, bringing the region into focus.X The Munger district constituency will go to polls in the first phase of the 2025 Assembly election on 6th November 2025. Earlier, it was represented by Rajeev Kumar Singh of the JD(U), who won in the 2020 election. However, there may be a shift in power as Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Samrat Choudhary is contesting from Tarapur, bringing the region into focus. It falls under the Jamui Lok Sabha seat, with issues ranging from employment to road connectivity. It seems like the NDA has its eye on this area, and it will be interesting to see how the election develops. Lakhisarai Image of BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha facing the camera wearing a green Nehru jacket and wearing a shawl. He even has vermilion on his forehead. Vijay Kumar SInha from BJP has held the seat from the Lakhisarai constituency since 2010, and has geared up for this year election as well. https://dpl.rashtrapatibhavan.gov.in/public/uploads/upload_files/125c0e943c73bb8a0840ab524fdcbd08.jpg (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons Lakhisarai is all set to witness a high-profile contest in the 2025 Assembly election. This seat has been a stronghold for the BJP, as the party’s senior leader Vijay Kumar Sinha has held it since 2010. He will be facing Amaresh Kumar from Congress and Suraj Kumar from the Jan Suraaj Party this year. Sinha retained the seat in 2020 with over 74,000 votes, defeating Congress by a margin of 10,000 votes. It will be interesting to see if Sinha’s personal rapport helps him retain his leadership in the area. Mahua RJD’s Mukesh Kumar Raushan wearing a white kurta and covering his head by a white cloth and seeing sideways. Mukesh Kumar Raushan of the RJD is contesting from the Mahua constituency of the Vaishali district, he is currently representing the area. X The Vaishali district constituency has often drawn attention owing to its political legacy and high-profile candidates. The seat is currently held by Mukesh Kumar Raushan of the RJD, who won by a margin of 13,700 votes, defeating JD(U)’s Ashma Parveen. This year, Mahua will see a fierce competition among JD(U), BJP, and Jan Suraaj’s Indrajeet Pradhan. It has always remained a closely watched constituency with its changing local aspirations. Alinagar Singer Maithili Thakur posing for a picture by joining her hand in “Namaskar” and smiling. She is wearing a saree and has a shawl, standing before a gate. The folk singer Maithili Thakur is debuting from Alinagar which comes under Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency, adding a touch of culture to the election. X The area comes under the Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency, having a mix of Brahmin, Yadav, and Muslim voters. It gives equal importance to local alliances as well as caste equations. Mishri Lal Yadav won the seat from this constituency in the 2020 election; he was then with VIP and later joined BJP. This time, folk singer-turned-politician Maithili Thakur is contesting in this area. Frequent flooding and poor road conditions pose major challenges here. The parties are holding campaigns focused on development and better infrastructure. Hasanpur RJD’s Tej Pratap Yadav looking backward wearing a yellow cap and a white kurta and has tilak in his forehead. He is in a ralley and several people have joined him as seen in the picture. The Hasanpur constituency in Samastipur district is currently represented by RJD’s Tej Pratap Yadav, but this time, Mala Pushpam will be contesting from the seat on a BJD ticket.X Hasanpur is again in the spotlight ahead of the 2025 Assembly election, located in the Samastipur district. The constituency is represented by Tej Pratap Yadav of the RJD, who defeated Raj Kumar Ray of the JD(U). However, RJD has fielded Mala Pushpam for the upcoming battle, generating interest
Bihar Election 2025: Jan Suraaj Fields Transgender Social Worker Preeti Kinnar from Bhore Assembly Seat in Bihar
Jan Suraaj Party nominates transgender social worker Preeti Kinnar from Bhore Assembly seat to showcase the party’s image of inclusivity. The Bhore Assembly constituency in Gopalganj district is emerging as one of the most closely watched seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Reserved for Scheduled Castes, Bhore has long been a stronghold of traditional political faces. But this time, the contest has taken a new turn with the Jan Suraaj Party fielding Preeti Kinnar, a transgender social worker, as its candidate — a move that has drawn both attention and controversy. The Bhore Constituency Bhore, located in southern Gopalganj, has a mixed voter base of Dalits, Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs), and minorities. The constituency has seen tough contests in the past, with narrow victory margins. In the 2020 Assembly elections, JDU’s Sunil Kumar, who also serves as Bihar’s Education Minister, defeated CPI (ML)’s Jitendra Paswan by just 462 votes — one of the slimmest margins in the state. The tight race reflects how volatile and unpredictable Bhore’s political mood can be. This time, the entry of the Jan Suraaj Party, led by political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, has added a new dimension. Kishor’s party has positioned itself as an alternative to Bihar’s mainstream players — JDU, RJD, and BJP — by focusing on grassroots leaders and social workers instead of established politicians. On October 9, 2025, Prashant Kishor released Jan Suraaj’s first list of 51 candidates. Among doctors, lawyers, retired bureaucrats, and community leaders, one name stood out — Preeti Kinnar. Her nomination from Bhore symbolized Kishor’s promise of giving space to people from underrepresented and marginalized groups. Who is Preeti Kinnar? Preeti is from Khap village of Sonbarsa block in Sitamarhi district. Aged 41, she has been living in Kalyanpur village of Bhore block for the past 22 years. A matriculate by education, she earns her living through singing devotional songs and animal rearing. But what defines her most is her long-standing commitment to social service. Since 2008, Preeti has been actively working for the poor, especially women and girls. She has arranged marriages for over 27 underprivileged couples and provided food and essentials to hundreds of families during the COVID-19 lockdown. During natural calamities and accidents, she has often stepped in with relief materials, using her personal funds and community donations. Preeti’s nomination has not come without controversy. Jan Suraaj leader Vijay Aman has accused her of falsely claiming Dalit status to contest from the reserved constituency. He alleges that Preeti belongs to an upper-caste family and that her Scheduled Caste certificate was obtained fraudulently. Some of Preeti Kinnar’s caste is listed as Paswan on some documents, while official records like land registries list her father’s name as Harischandra Srivastava. This is why questions are being raised about her caste. Preeti has strongly denied these allegations. According to Jan Suraaj officials, a party team had visited her village in Sitamarhi and found no grounds to doubt her caste identity. Despite the controversy, Preeti’s candidacy has been welcomed by many locals. People believe that this could be a good strategy by Jan Suraaj to showcase its inclusive image. There are only 13 transgender voters in Bhore and 67 in the entire district, but the symbolic importance of her nomination goes beyond numbers. The representation of the third-gender community in politics is still very low. For Jan Suraaj, the move signals its commitment to a politics of inclusion. For Preeti, it’s a chance to transform years of grassroots work into legislative action. [Rh] Author: Varsha Pant Courtesy : News Gram Note: This news is originally published on https:/newsgram.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights
Cong plans Pacgmarhi camp for dist leaders, Rahul invited
Bhopal: The State Congress is organising a ten-day training camp in Pachmarhi for the party’s newly appointed 72 organisational district presidents, starting from 2 November. State Congress President Jitu Patwari has sent an invitation to Lok Sabha LOP Rahul Gandhi to address the congregation on any day he is available during the training course. Initially, it was claimed that the Congress MP from Rae Bareli would address the Congress district presidents on 9 or 10 November after election campaigning comes to a halt in Bihar. However, sources in the state party office on Wednesday said that requests have been made for Rahul Gandhi to address the inaugural session in Pachmarhi on 2 November. But, the Lok Sabha LOP’s office has not confirmed his programme in Madhya Pradesh. PCC organisational general secretary Sanjay Kamle told TOI, “There is a possibility that the Lok Sabha LOP may come to the state either on 9 or 10 November. Campaigning in Bihar will come to an end on 8 November, after which he may come to address the training camp,” he said. Sanjay Kamle also added that the state Congress has requested the office of Rahul Gandhi to see if he can address the district presidents after campaigning stops for the first phase of Bihar elections on 3 November. State Congress vice-president Mahendra Joshi is the coordinator and in charge of the training camp. Speaking to TOI, he said, “The training camp will be for the district party presidents appointed during the Sangathan Srajan Abhiyan inaugurated by Rahul Gandhi in June. There are 72 organisational districts, including some city offices like Bhopal and Indore, which have one district president for rural areas and another for the city.” Joshi said that the district Congress presidents will be trained in various political aspects, social situations, organisational views, electoral rolls, the communalism factor, “false promises made by the ruling BJP and how to expose them to the people.” “After the training is completed, the district presidents will return to their work areas and utilise what they have been taught to train the grassroots workers at the district, assembly constituencies, blocks, mandal, sector, and panchayat levels,” Joshi said. “The focus of the training will be on how Congress workers can face the challenges of voter list manipulation by the rival political party, misinformation spread by them via technology, and how to make people aware of such tactics so they know the truth,” Mahendra Joshi argued. “Empowering our workers to spread information among people can come only with training,” he said. The district Congress presidents will be trained by party functionaries from Delhi and Bhopal, as well as political and academic experts. Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights
CM Yogi: Rahul’s entry in campaign is guarantee of NDA’s victory in Bihar
Lucknow: Taking potshots at Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the Congress MP’s joining Bihar poll campaigning itself would ensure NDA’s victory. “Rahul Gandhi’s entry has happened in Bihar elections. This itself is the guarantee of BJP and NDA candidates’ victory. Whenever he campaigns, NDA’s victory becomes certain. He is the biggest guarantee of BJP and NDA’s victory,” he said during his three public meetings. At Siwan, Yogi warned people against the attempt by a mafia family to regain power in Bihar, giving the example of UP where he used the bulldozer to crush the mafia. “I came to Raghunathpur earlier because a dynastic mafia wants to capture power there again. In UP, we have crushed such mafiosos with bulldozers. No Marich and Subahu should be able to raise their heads again on the land of our Sita Maiya,” he said. He added that people across the world have acknowledged the intelligence and talent of Bihar’s youth which has been nurtured by the Nitish Kumar govt over the last 20 years. Promising that NDA would bring back the glory days of Chandragupta and Chanakya, the CM said during that era, India’s contribution to the world economy was 40% and the country was seen as a golden bird. “Foreign invaders destroyed Nalanda University, and their current descendants are using political Islam to obstruct development. The British forced the craftsmen, artisans and farmers to starve to death. As their heirs, Congress first created a crisis in Bihar and then obstructed development. Whatever was left to destroy, RJD completed it,” Yogi said. In Bhojpur, the CM hit out against Naxalism and said chants of ‘Lal Salaam’ would be replaced by ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and that communists were being wiped out not just in India but across the world. During a rally in Vaishali, he said if the Congress-RJD alliance was allowed to come to power, the era of mafia raj, loot and kidnapping would return to Bihar. “The INDIA bloc has come here to rob poor people’s rations. They are experienced in this kind of loot. They also stole fodder for cattle. These people will talk about the poor and will work to suppress them. They won’t give jobs but will grab land. They will force farmers to migrate. The mafia raj will create a crisis of identity and security,” he said. Targeting the Opposition, Yogi said RJD, CPI(ML) and Congress were birds of the same feather. They supported slavery, opposed India’s heritage, opposed the Ram temple in Ayodhya, opposed Sita’s temple in Sitamarhi, divided Indians, and tried to create riots before festivals. “Earlier, the road to Kashi Vishwanath temple was very narrow, but now 50,000 people can have darshan together. More than 10 lakh devotees have darshan together in Kashi and Ayodhya. Congress used to say that Ram never existed. RJD used to stop Ram temple’s chariot. SP people used to fire on Ram devotees and communists think about some other world. Those who do not accept Ram are of no use to us. Those opposing Ram are opposing the nation. Those opposing the nation are of no use to us. They need to be shown the way out of the nation,” the CM said. Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights
‘It was raining …’: Congress recalls Indira Gandhi’s 1977 Bihar visit; posts pics of her on elephant
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on the 41st anniversary of Indira Gandhi’s assassination remembered the former prime minister’s “uncommon grit, courage, perseverance, and resilience,” recalling her 1977 visit to Belchhi in Bihar. Ramesh, in a post on X, said, “Today, the nation recalls the indomitable Indira Gandhi and pays tribute on the 41st anniversary of her martyrdom. She was a person of uncommon grit, courage, perseverance, and resilience.” He recounted how on a rainy August 13, 1977, Gandhi travelled through difficult terrain — “first by car, jeep, and tractor and then rode on an elephant to the remote village of Belchhi” — to meet families devastated by caste atrocities. Calling it an “extraordinary and spontaneous outreach,” Ramesh wrote that the visit “marked her political revival.” Belchhi, in Nalanda district, had witnessed one of Bihar’s worst caste massacres earlier that year, and Gandhi’s visit to console the Dalit victims was widely seen as a turning point that reignited her connection with the masses after her electoral defeat in 1977. Ramesh added that a day later, Gandhi met her “then-bitterest political critic and adversary Jayaprakash Narayan in Patna,” recalling their “deep personal association over a period of four decades.” He also shared archival images of Gandhi riding the elephant through muddy fields to reach Belchhi. At Delhi’s Shakti Sthal, Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge paid floral tributes to the former prime minister. “India’s Indira – Fearless, resolute, and steadfast in the face of every power,” Rahul Gandhi wrote on X, saying her “courage, compassion, and patriotism” continue to inspire him. Kharge described her as the “Iron Lady of India” and said her “resolute commitment to India’s progress and unity remains in our hearts and minds.” Indira Gandhi, India’s first woman prime minister, served from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination on October 31, 1984. She was born on November 19, 1917. Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights
Dalit organisation threatens protest seeking Bajpe road repair
Several two-wheeler riders have sustained injury after falling off from their vehicles while trying to avoid potholes on the stretch The Karnataka Dalit Sangarsha Samiti (B.Krishnappa Stapita) has threatened of protest if authorities fail to repair the pothole filled State Highway stretch from Kinnigoli to Mangaluru, via Bajpe and Kavoor. Talking to reporters in Mangaluru on Thursday, Samiti’s Organisational Convenors Raghu Yekkar and D. Krishnananda said the stretch was filled with potholes for a long time and it has become difficult for people to come to the city using this stretch. This stretch was being used by those from Mulky and Belman to reach the Mangaluru International Airport. Motorists use this road to reach the popular Kateel Durgaparameshwari temple. Several two-wheeler riders have sustained injury after falling off from their vehicles while trying to avoid potholes on the stretch. The two said authorities should taken action within the next 15 days to fill potholes on the stretch. If officials fail to take any action, the DSS will be forced to hold a protest, Mr. Yekkar and Mr. Krishnananda said. The Hindu Bureau Courtesy : The Hindu Note: This news is originally published on https:/thehindu.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights