DALIT, Daily update ⋅
18 February 2020
14 forest officials booked for 'shooting dead' Dalit man in Madhya Pradesh
The Hindu
The Shivpuri Police have registered a case against 14 forest officials for allegedly shooting dead a Dalit man, while his family filled water from a hand ...
MP forest staff open fire during minor dispute, kill Dalit man - Outlook India
Thakor Kolis Pelt Stones at Dalit Army Jawan's Wedding Procession in Gujarat
The Wire
New Delhi: A Dalit army jawan's wedding procession was reportedly disrupted in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Sunday by stone pelting from the ...
Tamil Nadu: Dalit youth lynched in Villupuram for defecating by roadside, seven arrested
Scroll.in
Seven people, including three women, have been arrested in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district on charges of lynching a 24-year-old Dalit youth after he ...
Dalit youth beaten to death for defecating on upper caste private farmland - കേരള കൌമുദി
UP: In Village Near Kanpur, Thakur Mob Attacks and Injures Dalits
The Wire
A day after the two groups clashed during a Bhim Shobha Yatra, the Thakurs conducted a planned attack on two Dalit localities, victims say.
Dalit youth attacked with trident for not washing hands
Outlook India
Dalit youth attacked with trident for not washing hands. Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 17 (IANS) A Dalit youth was attacked with a trident by four youths for ...
Second Dalit Literature Festival Welcomes Authors from Country and Abroad
India Education Diary
New Delhi: The first day of the Second Dalit Festival was successfully concluded. This year's theme of the festival was “Literature will create a new ...
Rajkot: Dalit groom on horse dragged down, beaten
Times of India (press release) (blog)
PALANPUR: A 27-year-old man from Dalit community was forcibly alighted from a horse in his wedding procession, subjected to casteist slurs and ...
Denied of housing pattas, toilets, TN Dalit families decide to boycott local body polls
The New Indian Express
COIMBATORE: Claiming that the authorities have not addressed their demands, around 15 Dalit families in Asthanthira Naicker Street in Singanallur ...
Former BJP ally attacks Yogi govt over attacks on Dalits
Outlook India
Former BJP ally attacks Yogi govt over attacks on Dalits. Lucknow, Feb 17 (IANS) The Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), a former BJP ally, has ...
DMK MP RS Bharathi slammed for derogatory remarks against Dalit judges, media
The News Minute
The Rajya Sabha MP later expressed regret over his comment that the appointment of Dalit judges was alms given by the Dravidian movement.
Footage Of Cops Beating Jamia Students Surfaces, Dalit Youth Lynched + More Top News
India Times
In yet another shocking incident on casteism, a 24-year-old Dalit youth was lynched by villagers near Villupuram in Tamil Nadu, when he squatted by ...
Dalit residents in Singanallur demand action against MLA
The Hindu
Dalit residents from Asthanthira Naicker Street in Singanallur petitioned District Collector K. Rajamani on Monday demanding action against
Youth arrested for raping three-yesar-old Dalit girl in Kheri
Times of India
Bareilly: A 19-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly raping a three-year-old Dalit girl in Sampoornanagar area of Lakhimpur Kheri district on ...
Congress protests in Chandigarh against BJP's anti-Dalit policies
India Today
The Chandigarh unit of the Congress on Sunday organised a sit-in protest outside the Valmiki temple in Sector 24 against the "anti-Dalit" and
How many of you eat with Dalits? Ashok Gehlot attacks Modi govt over SC/ST reservation
India Today
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and other senior Congress leaders staged a protest near the collectorate in Jaipur and targeted the Modi government ...
Dalit woman alleges gang rape by cops in Gorakhpur hotel, police denies charges
Hindustan Times
A 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly abducted and gang raped and assaulted by two policemen in a hotel room in UP's Gorakhpur on Thursday ...
Gujarat: Dalit armyman rides mare on wedding day; pelted with stones in police presence
Times Now
In a fresh case, a Dalit groom, who is serving in the Indian Army, was not allowed to ride a mare on his wedding day in Gujarat. The groom and the ...
Over 430 Dalits convert to Islam in Indian state citing injustice
The News International
COIMBATORE, Tamil Nadu: Post the tragic incident in Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, where a wall collapsed and led to the death of 17 Dalits, close to ...
Dalit couple reached temple after marriage, villagers lock it
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
In Badaun, the bride and groom of a household reached the village temple, however as a result of being a Scheduled Caste, the folks of the village ...
UP: BJP to dispel doubts on CAA among Dalits, poor
Times of India
Top BJP sources said the party has directed leaders and cadre to visit Dalit-dominated pockets and tell them that the citizenship law is in favour of SCs ...
Ruckus in UP House over assault on Dalit man, 'threat' to Akhilesh Yadav
Yahoo India News
The issue of Dalits being allegedly beaten up in a Kanpur village and the alleged threat to the life of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav rocked the ...
UP Assembly stalled over threat to Akhilesh''s security - Outlook India
Tamil Nadu: Dalit man brutally beaten to death for defecating in field
IndiaGlitz.com
A 24-year-old Dalit man was viciously beaten to death by a group of locals in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram after he stopped to defecate in an open field ...
Tamil Nadu: Dalit Man Beaten To Death For Allegedly Defecating In A Field - Youth Ki Awaaz
Dalit girl's rape & murder: NCSC asks Doon DM, SSP to be present during case hearing
Times of India
Dehradun: National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has sent a letter to Doon district magistrate (DM) and senior superintendent of police ...
Thakur Mob Attacks Dalits in Kanpur Dehat, Torches a House
NewsClick
Kanpur Dehat: In what can be said as the redux of Saharanpur clashes, over 30 people belonging to the dalit community sustained serious injuries ...
BJP, TRS governments against quota for dalits and tribals, says TPCC
The Hindu
Terming the protest taken up by the Congress as non-political, the TPCC president said it was organised to infuse confidence among dalit, tribal, ...
CAA meet sees calls to co-opt Dalits, other minorities
Times of India
NAGPUR: Calls were made to persuade Dalits and other minorities to join the anti CAA-NRC agitation, at a protest on Sunday. The main speakers ...
'Dalits do not get justice without stepping out on the streets': Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad
Scroll.in
'Many people will be put in detention camps because of laws...that the ruling party has brought.' Scroll Staff. 12 hours ago .
Israel prepares for return of passengers quarantined on Japanese ship
i24NEWS
Dalit Gliksman talks to i24NEWS about parents who are quarantined on the Diamond Princess. As the quarantine period of the Japanese cruise ship ...
QCrime: 7 Held for Lynching Dalit Man in TN; Punjab Cop Kills Wife
The Quint
Police arrested seven people including three women on Friday, 14 February, on charges of lynching a 24-year-old Dalit in Villupuram district.
Reserved uncertainty or deserved certainty? Reservation debate back in Mysuru
The New Indian Express
A century after Mysuru made history, quota debate is back; the Supreme Court verdict raises storm as Dalits are apprehensive about their future.
18 February 2020
14 forest officials booked for 'shooting dead' Dalit man in Madhya Pradesh
The Hindu
The Shivpuri Police have registered a case against 14 forest officials for allegedly shooting dead a Dalit man, while his family filled water from a hand ...
MP forest staff open fire during minor dispute, kill Dalit man - Outlook India
Thakor Kolis Pelt Stones at Dalit Army Jawan's Wedding Procession in Gujarat
The Wire
New Delhi: A Dalit army jawan's wedding procession was reportedly disrupted in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Sunday by stone pelting from the ...
Tamil Nadu: Dalit youth lynched in Villupuram for defecating by roadside, seven arrested
Scroll.in
Seven people, including three women, have been arrested in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district on charges of lynching a 24-year-old Dalit youth after he ...
Dalit youth beaten to death for defecating on upper caste private farmland - കേരള കൌമുദി
UP: In Village Near Kanpur, Thakur Mob Attacks and Injures Dalits
The Wire
A day after the two groups clashed during a Bhim Shobha Yatra, the Thakurs conducted a planned attack on two Dalit localities, victims say.
Dalit youth attacked with trident for not washing hands
Outlook India
Dalit youth attacked with trident for not washing hands. Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 17 (IANS) A Dalit youth was attacked with a trident by four youths for ...
Second Dalit Literature Festival Welcomes Authors from Country and Abroad
India Education Diary
New Delhi: The first day of the Second Dalit Festival was successfully concluded. This year's theme of the festival was “Literature will create a new ...
Rajkot: Dalit groom on horse dragged down, beaten
Times of India (press release) (blog)
PALANPUR: A 27-year-old man from Dalit community was forcibly alighted from a horse in his wedding procession, subjected to casteist slurs and ...
Denied of housing pattas, toilets, TN Dalit families decide to boycott local body polls
The New Indian Express
COIMBATORE: Claiming that the authorities have not addressed their demands, around 15 Dalit families in Asthanthira Naicker Street in Singanallur ...
Former BJP ally attacks Yogi govt over attacks on Dalits
Outlook India
Former BJP ally attacks Yogi govt over attacks on Dalits. Lucknow, Feb 17 (IANS) The Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), a former BJP ally, has ...
DMK MP RS Bharathi slammed for derogatory remarks against Dalit judges, media
The News Minute
The Rajya Sabha MP later expressed regret over his comment that the appointment of Dalit judges was alms given by the Dravidian movement.
Footage Of Cops Beating Jamia Students Surfaces, Dalit Youth Lynched + More Top News
India Times
In yet another shocking incident on casteism, a 24-year-old Dalit youth was lynched by villagers near Villupuram in Tamil Nadu, when he squatted by ...
Dalit residents in Singanallur demand action against MLA
The Hindu
Dalit residents from Asthanthira Naicker Street in Singanallur petitioned District Collector K. Rajamani on Monday demanding action against
Youth arrested for raping three-yesar-old Dalit girl in Kheri
Times of India
Bareilly: A 19-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly raping a three-year-old Dalit girl in Sampoornanagar area of Lakhimpur Kheri district on ...
Congress protests in Chandigarh against BJP's anti-Dalit policies
India Today
The Chandigarh unit of the Congress on Sunday organised a sit-in protest outside the Valmiki temple in Sector 24 against the "anti-Dalit" and
How many of you eat with Dalits? Ashok Gehlot attacks Modi govt over SC/ST reservation
India Today
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and other senior Congress leaders staged a protest near the collectorate in Jaipur and targeted the Modi government ...
Dalit woman alleges gang rape by cops in Gorakhpur hotel, police denies charges
Hindustan Times
A 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly abducted and gang raped and assaulted by two policemen in a hotel room in UP's Gorakhpur on Thursday ...
Gujarat: Dalit armyman rides mare on wedding day; pelted with stones in police presence
Times Now
In a fresh case, a Dalit groom, who is serving in the Indian Army, was not allowed to ride a mare on his wedding day in Gujarat. The groom and the ...
Over 430 Dalits convert to Islam in Indian state citing injustice
The News International
COIMBATORE, Tamil Nadu: Post the tragic incident in Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, where a wall collapsed and led to the death of 17 Dalits, close to ...
Dalit couple reached temple after marriage, villagers lock it
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
In Badaun, the bride and groom of a household reached the village temple, however as a result of being a Scheduled Caste, the folks of the village ...
UP: BJP to dispel doubts on CAA among Dalits, poor
Times of India
Top BJP sources said the party has directed leaders and cadre to visit Dalit-dominated pockets and tell them that the citizenship law is in favour of SCs ...
Ruckus in UP House over assault on Dalit man, 'threat' to Akhilesh Yadav
Yahoo India News
The issue of Dalits being allegedly beaten up in a Kanpur village and the alleged threat to the life of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav rocked the ...
UP Assembly stalled over threat to Akhilesh''s security - Outlook India
Tamil Nadu: Dalit man brutally beaten to death for defecating in field
IndiaGlitz.com
A 24-year-old Dalit man was viciously beaten to death by a group of locals in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram after he stopped to defecate in an open field ...
Tamil Nadu: Dalit Man Beaten To Death For Allegedly Defecating In A Field - Youth Ki Awaaz
Dalit girl's rape & murder: NCSC asks Doon DM, SSP to be present during case hearing
Times of India
Dehradun: National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has sent a letter to Doon district magistrate (DM) and senior superintendent of police ...
Thakur Mob Attacks Dalits in Kanpur Dehat, Torches a House
NewsClick
Kanpur Dehat: In what can be said as the redux of Saharanpur clashes, over 30 people belonging to the dalit community sustained serious injuries ...
BJP, TRS governments against quota for dalits and tribals, says TPCC
The Hindu
Terming the protest taken up by the Congress as non-political, the TPCC president said it was organised to infuse confidence among dalit, tribal, ...
CAA meet sees calls to co-opt Dalits, other minorities
Times of India
NAGPUR: Calls were made to persuade Dalits and other minorities to join the anti CAA-NRC agitation, at a protest on Sunday. The main speakers ...
'Dalits do not get justice without stepping out on the streets': Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad
Scroll.in
'Many people will be put in detention camps because of laws...that the ruling party has brought.' Scroll Staff. 12 hours ago .
Israel prepares for return of passengers quarantined on Japanese ship
i24NEWS
Dalit Gliksman talks to i24NEWS about parents who are quarantined on the Diamond Princess. As the quarantine period of the Japanese cruise ship ...
QCrime: 7 Held for Lynching Dalit Man in TN; Punjab Cop Kills Wife
The Quint
Police arrested seven people including three women on Friday, 14 February, on charges of lynching a 24-year-old Dalit in Villupuram district.
Reserved uncertainty or deserved certainty? Reservation debate back in Mysuru
The New Indian Express
A century after Mysuru made history, quota debate is back; the Supreme Court verdict raises storm as Dalits are apprehensive about their future.
