dalits
- India
Dalits enter TN village temple for first time in 70 years
Tiruvannamalai: For the first time in about 70 years, Dalits offered prayers in their village temple near here on Monday following ‘peace’ talks facilitated by the district authorities with dominant castes. Amid…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra government committed to Dalit welfare: Adimulapu Suresh
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh minister for municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) Adimulapu Suresh said that the state government is committed to the upliftment of Dalits and the implementation of various welfare schemes…
- Telangana
We will win 14 out of 14 seats in Palamuru: Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Revanth Reddy said that the Congress party will win 14 out of 14 seats in Palamuru. Addressing the Dalita Girijana Atmagaurava Sabha held at Bijinepally…
- India
Bihar Edu minister says won’t apologise for Ramcharitmanas remark
Patna: Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekhar on Thursday reiterated his statement on Tuesday, claiming that the Ramcharitmanas, a poem based on the epic ‘Ramayana’, “spreads hatred in the society”. He also said that…
- India
Congress always insulted Dalits, tribals, OBCs: Nadda in Karnataka
Chitradurga: Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda on Thursday accused Congress of neglecting and insulting the Dalits, tribals and OBCs while also alleging that the party is known for “corruption, casteism,…
- India
Sangh Parivar ‘terrorists’ killing Muslims, Dalits in Karnataka, says SDPI
Dakshina Kannada: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) on Friday came down heavily on Sangh Parivar and Karnataka’s ruling BJP as it staged a protest to condemn the recent murder of…
- Telangana
Brahmins are common enemies of Dalits, Muslims: Waman Meshram
Hyderabad: BAMCEF President Waman Meshram in his speech at the inaugural of the five-day convention, highlighted the movement of BAMCEF and said that today this organization has reached every corner of the…
- India
TN temple sealed after Dalits entry prevented
Chennai: Revenue officials sealed the Sakthi Mariamman Temple at Virudasampatti in Tamil Nadu’s Salem district after caste Hindus prevented the entry of Dalits into the temple. Police said that the temple, under…
- India
Kejriwal wiped out rights of Dalits, minorities with his ‘jhadoo’: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have “wiped out” the rights of Dalits and minorities in Delhi. At a…
- India
Karnataka: If voted to power, we are open to a Muslim CM, says JD(S)
Janata Dal (Secular) party chief and former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday that if voted to power, the party is open to the idea of having a Muslim…
- Telangana
Telangana: Dalit Bandhu to reach 500 beneficiaries in every constituency, says K Eashwar
Hyderabad: Welfare Minister, Koppula Eashwar, said that Telangana’s Dalit Bandhu scheme benefits would be ensured to 500 Dalits in every assembly constituency after he laid the foundation stones for various developmental works…
- India
Karnataka: Temple refuses permission for Dalit couple to wed
Chikkaballapur: The authorities of a temple marriage hall, which comes under Karnataka’s Muzrai Department, have refused to give permission to a Dalit family to conduct the marriage. The incident took place in Gudibande…
- India
Congress making Dalits ‘scapegoats’: Mayawati after Kharge elected party chief
Lucknow: A day after Mallikarjun Kharge was elected the Congress president, BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday accused the 137-year-old party of remembering Dalits only in its bad times and making them “scapegoats”.…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru: ‘Repeal UAPA & free political prisoners’, demands Lawyers Association
All India Lawyers Association for Justice organised a protest on 28 September at Freedom park, Bangalore, backed by the All India students association (AISA) Karnataka demanding the repeal of the ‘draconian’ Unlawful…
- Hyderabad
Why Muslims are behind Dalits and Adivasis on development index? Asks Prof. Thorat
Hyderabad: “Why religious minorities like Muslims are still behind Dalits and Adivasis in jobs, higher education, housing and other areas of life? SCs and STs have got reservations and could find better…
