Anand Mohan Sahay in Patna | May 05, 2006 In a fresh episode of caste violence, four youths were murdered in Arari village in Shiekhpura district on early Friday. It has created tension and fear…
Police invoke draconian laws against Dalit activists
JALANDHAR: Agitators taking to the streets to register their protests will be forced to think twice before letting their anger spill into the open. In a pathbreaking decision that is likely to change the course…
Gujarati Dalits insist Deesa boy was murdered
AHMEDABAD: Dalit families from Deesa, who have been fighting for justice for one of their boys who was killed recently, reached Ahmedabad demanding that local police file a complaint of murder instead of accidental death.…
Dalits barred from entering Karnataka temple
BELLARY: Untouchability is prevalent in many parts of the country and Dharmasagara village near Hospet taluk is no exception. Here, people from upper castes have forbidden the dalits from entering into temples. Read More
Tribal literacy rate is far below : Hamid…
New Delhi, Aug 27 : Delivering inaugural address at the International Seminar on “Adivasi/ST Communities in India: Development and Change” organized by the Institute for Human Development here today, Indian Vice President M Hamid Ansari…
Jain Sadhvi arrested on charges of hurting religious…
Jalandhar: A Jain sadhvi was arrested on charges of hurting religious sentiments of a community after her comments sparked violent protests in Jalandhar cantonment area where a complete bandh was observed today. 50-year-old Chelna Devi…
Tribal struggle against displacement in Jharkhand
Jharkhand is known as the abode of Adivasis (the indigenous people, constitutionally they are called as scheduled tribe), the land of struggle and mineral rich state in India. “Jharkhand” literally means ‘the land of forests’…
Meira Kumar, a Dalit leader is the new…
New Delhi - A new chapter was written in the annals of India's political history as country's parliament unanimously elected a former diplomat from the lowest rung of Hinduism's rigid caste ladder, the Dalits or…
Court upholds Dalit rights
An appeals court judge stunned a lower court when he overruled the lower court judge's ruling against a Dalit man. The landmark decision was handed down by a judge in India's Jammu & Kashmir state…