Dalit
- India
UP Dalit student humiliated last year found dead under mysterious circumstances
A 21-year-old Dalit student from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut was found dead on a medical college campus under mysterious circumstances, raising concerns of possible revenge killing linked to a caste-based humiliation he suffered…
- India
Karnataka: 4 held for alleged negligent disposal of Dalit labourer’s body
Mangaluru: Four people have been arrested for allegedly disposing of a Dalit labourer’s body negligently in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, police said on Tuesday. The deceased, Shivappa (70), a resident…
- India
Dalit woman murder: Karnataka court awards life imprisonment to 21 persons
Tumakuru: A Karnataka court has given life imprisonment for 21 accused persons on Thursday in connection with the murder case of a Dalit woman reported in Tumakuru district in 2010. The order…
- News
Savarnas oppose Dalit entry to Karnataka temple, remove diety
Hyderabad: Tensions prevail in Hanakere village of Mandya district in Karnataka, after Savarna Hindus removed the diety from Sri Kalabhairaveshwara Swamy temple in the village, in protest of the government providing temple…
- India
Odisha: Dalit women stage dharna over denial of ritual at temple
A group of women belonging to the Dalit community staged a dharna (sit-in protest) against alleged caste bias at the Siddheswari Ramachandi Shakthi in Garajanga village of Odisha on Saturday, November 9.…
- India
Rajasthan: Dalits face intense opposition over burial ground rights
A case of caste-based discrimination has emerged from Rajsamand district of Rajasthan where a Salvi family belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community was attacked by upper caste individuals during a funeral.…
- India
Mayawati accuses BJP and Congress of undermining Dalit reservation
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday accused the BJP and the Congress of attempting to alter reservation policies for Dalits in states governed by them, claiming these changes threaten the…
- India
Aligarh court sentences priest to 20 years for raping minor Dalit girl
A local court in Aligarh has delivered a significant verdict sentencing a 50-year-old temple priest, Jamuna Das, to 20 years in prison for raping a five-year-old Dalit girl. The swift justice was…
- India
UP: Dalit teen assaulted, forced to chant communal slogan in Kanpur
A school boy belonging to the Dalit community was assaulted and forced to chant Jai Shri Ram slogan in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district. A video of the incident has gone viral on…
- India
Madhya Pradesh: Dalit girl killed for filing harassment complaint
A 19-year-old woman belonging to a Dalit community died after allegedly being set on fire by the son of a man who attempted to assault her. The incident took place in Madhya…
- Hate Crime
Bihar: Dalit laborer ‘assaulted, urinated and spat on’ for demanding his wages
A daily wage labourer belonging to the Dalit community was reportedly brutally assaulted and humiliated by three members of the Patel family identified as Ramesh Patel, Arun Patel, and Gaurav Patel after…
- India
UP: Dalit man killed in clash over land dispute in Amethi
Amethi: A 65-year-old Dalit man was killed in a clash over land dispute in a village here, police said on Wednesday, October 9. The victim was identified as Raja Ram Kori, a…
- India
Will protect Constitution that gives Bahujans their rights: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: The Congress will protect that Constitution that gives Bahujans their rights but true inclusion and equality for all in the society will be possible only when every Indian strives with…
- India
Video: Dalit man paraded with shoe garland in Madhya Pradesh; 2 held
A man belonging to a Dalit community was subjected to public humiliation in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district. He was paraded half-naked with his face blackened and a garland of shoes around his…
- Telangana
Dalit literary icon B Vijaya Bharathi passes away in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Renowned Dalit Telugu author B. Vijaya Bharathi, who was the first woman to translate the life history of Jyotirao Phule into Telugu and a prominent critic known for her analytical commentaries…
