DALIT, Daily update ⋅
19 February 2020
After 100 years, developmental projects finally reach this Dalit colony in Tamil Nadu
The New Indian Express
VILLUPURAM: On the centenary year of Villupuram municipality, a colony housing around 3,000 Dalit families will finally wake up to development ...
'Expression of Our Oppression': Second Dalit Literature Festival Puts Women, LGBTQIA+ on Focus
The Wire
Speaking on the first day of the fest, Thorat made mention of the fact that Dalit women have to face oppression on several counts. “There are three ...
Podcast: Amit Ahuja on the Roots of Dalit Politics
Hindustan Times
India is home to over 200 million Dalits, formerly known as “untouchables,” who have historically occupied the bottom rung of the Hindu caste ...
Watch | 'Why Don't Corporate Funded Lit Fests Give Space to Dalit Literature?'
The Wire
Delhi University's Kirori Mal College in association with Ambedkar Authors Association organised the second Dalit Literature Festival. The Wire's ...
'No Injustice To Dalit Brothers': Uddhav Thackeray Refuses To Hand Over Koregaon-Bhima Probe ...
Outlook India
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said he will not hand over the probe in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case to the Centre ...
Centre wants to label Dalits as Naxals: Congress
The Hindu
The manner in which the Central government transferred the Elgaar Parishad case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raises concerns and is ...
Wedding procession of Dalit armyman pelted with stones in India
The News International
GUJARAT: Despite police protection, the wedding procession of a Dalit army jawan in Gujarat's Banaskantha district was on Sunday pelted with ...
How Tamil Nadu's Hindutva forces are using the Dravidian movement to get Dalits on their side
ThePrint
Or, take for instance one of the most anti-Dalit Hindutva measures of our time: ... are a bid to keep the Dalits forcefully and legally within the Hindu fold.
Stigma strips 'colony' Dalits of employment in Villupuram
The New Indian Express
Over 90 per cent of people living in GRP Street of Villupuram, which houses around 3,000 Dalit families, are labourers with municipality or private firms ...
BJP is anti-Dalit, anti-tribal, anti-minority party, says Cong' Syed Naseer Hussain
ANI News
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Tuesday alleged that BJP is an anti-Dalit, anti-minority and ...
Violence Against Dalits: Uttar Pradesh Tops List, Followed by Gujarat
NewsClick
New Delhi: On February 17, a wedding procession of a dalit bridegroom, who happens to be an Army Jawan, was disrupted in Gujarat's Banaskantha ...
BJP, TRS are anti-Dalit: Cong
Times of India
Hyderabad: Congress on Monday launched a scathing attack against BJP and TRS terming them anti-Dalit and sought to caution SCs, STs and BCs ...
CM distributes financial assistance to dalit law students for educational tour
United News of India
Puducherry, Feb 18 (UNI) Chief Minister V Narayanasmay on Tuesday distributed financial assistance to final year dalit law students here for their ...
'Add Elephant Symbol Too; Get Dalit Votes': Congress' Krishnam Slams 'confused' Cadre
Republic World
Another controversy has erupted between the UP Congress leaders Acharya Pramod Krishnam and Ajay Kumar Lallu after Krishnam's tweet ...
Eight held for attack on Dalit groom riding horse
Times of India
Palanpur: Eight persons were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a 27-year-old groom after pulling him down from a horse and then ...
BJP, TRS Govts are anti-Dalits, anti-Tribals: Uttam
The Rahnuma Daily (press release)
Hyderabad, Feb.17 (NSS): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has alleged that both BJP and TRS ...
Elgar Parishad, Bhima-Koregaon separate: MVA allies
Daijiworld.com
Terming as "unfortunate" the atrocities committed on the Dalit community members during the Bhima-Koregaon caste riots, the CM pointed out that the ...
DMK MP Slammed for Derogatory Remarks Against Dalit Judges, Media
The Quint
The lawyer, as seen in the video, then went on to claim that the appointment of Dalits as High Court judges was because of the “alms” given by the ...
Man Allegedly Shot Dead By Forest Official In Madhya Pradesh
NDTV
Fourteen people including a forest ranger have been charged for allegedly shooting a man in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district after he tried to ...
Caste based reservations should continue till caste based discrimination is there: RSS chief Mohan ...
OpIndia
Top Sangh brass brainstormed upon ways to combat the growing unrest among Dalits and decided to reach out to the Dalits and stop the caste fault ...
CM lays down guidelines for 'Pattana Pragathi'
The Hindu
'Pattana Pragathi' programme should be conducted across the State on the well-laid foundation of ' Palle Pragathi' with focus on Dalit bastis where a ...
Thakur Mob Allegedly Attacks Dalits in UP Village, Injures 25
The Quint
In an alleged attack by the Thakur community on Dalits, twenty-five people were injured in Mangta village in Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh on ...
Historic trench in Wanaparthy transforms into integrated market
Telangana Today
Swetha Mohanty had assured the Dalit women that those who had lost that encroached space would be given loans from SC Corporation to the tune ...
4 BJP corporators resign from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
The Siasat Daily
My ward in Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is a Muslim and Dalit dominated constituency, and people in my ward requested me to not ...
Uttam Kumar Reddy Speaks About Dalits, BC & Minorities Reservation (Video)
SocialNews.XYZ
Uttam Kumar Reddy Speaks About Dalits, BC & Minorities Reservation. For All Political and Latest News Updates Subscribe to #MangoNews ...
Won't block NPR in Maharashtra: CM
The Hindu BusinessLine
“Elgar and Koregaon-Bhima are two separate topics. The issue facing my Dalit brothers is about Koregaon-Bhima and I will not give it to the Centre.
Congress to fight battle for SC/ST reservation: Wasnik
The Hitavada
He added that atrocities against dalits have increased in Modi government rule. The BJP ruled Uttar Pradesh has the maximum cases of dalit atrocities ...
246 Elephants Have Died In Odisha Since 2016: Minister
Republic World
Odisha government on Tuesday informed the state Assembly that at least 246 elephants have died in the state due to several factors including
Thorat raises concern over transfer of Elgar Parishad case to NIA
United News of India
... indicates that it is the attempt by the central government to label people associated with progressive, Dalit and pro-Ambedkar movements as Naxals.
HC withdraws order curbing movement of Melavalavu convicts
Times of India
The case involves the massacre of six dalits at Melavalavu village in Madurai district on June 30, 1997 by members of another caste following the ...
'Can Ram temple be built on Muslim graves?' 9 Ayodhya residents ask trustees to spare 'graveyard'
Scroll.in
On February 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of the trust and Union Home Minister Amit Shah said it will will have one Dalit ...
19 February 2020
After 100 years, developmental projects finally reach this Dalit colony in Tamil Nadu
The New Indian Express
VILLUPURAM: On the centenary year of Villupuram municipality, a colony housing around 3,000 Dalit families will finally wake up to development ...
'Expression of Our Oppression': Second Dalit Literature Festival Puts Women, LGBTQIA+ on Focus
The Wire
Speaking on the first day of the fest, Thorat made mention of the fact that Dalit women have to face oppression on several counts. “There are three ...
Podcast: Amit Ahuja on the Roots of Dalit Politics
Hindustan Times
India is home to over 200 million Dalits, formerly known as “untouchables,” who have historically occupied the bottom rung of the Hindu caste ...
Watch | 'Why Don't Corporate Funded Lit Fests Give Space to Dalit Literature?'
The Wire
Delhi University's Kirori Mal College in association with Ambedkar Authors Association organised the second Dalit Literature Festival. The Wire's ...
'No Injustice To Dalit Brothers': Uddhav Thackeray Refuses To Hand Over Koregaon-Bhima Probe ...
Outlook India
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said he will not hand over the probe in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case to the Centre ...
Centre wants to label Dalits as Naxals: Congress
The Hindu
The manner in which the Central government transferred the Elgaar Parishad case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raises concerns and is ...
Wedding procession of Dalit armyman pelted with stones in India
The News International
GUJARAT: Despite police protection, the wedding procession of a Dalit army jawan in Gujarat's Banaskantha district was on Sunday pelted with ...
How Tamil Nadu's Hindutva forces are using the Dravidian movement to get Dalits on their side
ThePrint
Or, take for instance one of the most anti-Dalit Hindutva measures of our time: ... are a bid to keep the Dalits forcefully and legally within the Hindu fold.
Stigma strips 'colony' Dalits of employment in Villupuram
The New Indian Express
Over 90 per cent of people living in GRP Street of Villupuram, which houses around 3,000 Dalit families, are labourers with municipality or private firms ...
BJP is anti-Dalit, anti-tribal, anti-minority party, says Cong' Syed Naseer Hussain
ANI News
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Tuesday alleged that BJP is an anti-Dalit, anti-minority and ...
Violence Against Dalits: Uttar Pradesh Tops List, Followed by Gujarat
NewsClick
New Delhi: On February 17, a wedding procession of a dalit bridegroom, who happens to be an Army Jawan, was disrupted in Gujarat's Banaskantha ...
BJP, TRS are anti-Dalit: Cong
Times of India
Hyderabad: Congress on Monday launched a scathing attack against BJP and TRS terming them anti-Dalit and sought to caution SCs, STs and BCs ...
CM distributes financial assistance to dalit law students for educational tour
United News of India
Puducherry, Feb 18 (UNI) Chief Minister V Narayanasmay on Tuesday distributed financial assistance to final year dalit law students here for their ...
'Add Elephant Symbol Too; Get Dalit Votes': Congress' Krishnam Slams 'confused' Cadre
Republic World
Another controversy has erupted between the UP Congress leaders Acharya Pramod Krishnam and Ajay Kumar Lallu after Krishnam's tweet ...
Eight held for attack on Dalit groom riding horse
Times of India
Palanpur: Eight persons were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a 27-year-old groom after pulling him down from a horse and then ...
BJP, TRS Govts are anti-Dalits, anti-Tribals: Uttam
The Rahnuma Daily (press release)
Hyderabad, Feb.17 (NSS): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has alleged that both BJP and TRS ...
Elgar Parishad, Bhima-Koregaon separate: MVA allies
Daijiworld.com
Terming as "unfortunate" the atrocities committed on the Dalit community members during the Bhima-Koregaon caste riots, the CM pointed out that the ...
DMK MP Slammed for Derogatory Remarks Against Dalit Judges, Media
The Quint
The lawyer, as seen in the video, then went on to claim that the appointment of Dalits as High Court judges was because of the “alms” given by the ...
Man Allegedly Shot Dead By Forest Official In Madhya Pradesh
NDTV
Fourteen people including a forest ranger have been charged for allegedly shooting a man in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district after he tried to ...
Caste based reservations should continue till caste based discrimination is there: RSS chief Mohan ...
OpIndia
Top Sangh brass brainstormed upon ways to combat the growing unrest among Dalits and decided to reach out to the Dalits and stop the caste fault ...
CM lays down guidelines for 'Pattana Pragathi'
The Hindu
'Pattana Pragathi' programme should be conducted across the State on the well-laid foundation of ' Palle Pragathi' with focus on Dalit bastis where a ...
Thakur Mob Allegedly Attacks Dalits in UP Village, Injures 25
The Quint
In an alleged attack by the Thakur community on Dalits, twenty-five people were injured in Mangta village in Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh on ...
Historic trench in Wanaparthy transforms into integrated market
Telangana Today
Swetha Mohanty had assured the Dalit women that those who had lost that encroached space would be given loans from SC Corporation to the tune ...
4 BJP corporators resign from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
The Siasat Daily
My ward in Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is a Muslim and Dalit dominated constituency, and people in my ward requested me to not ...
Uttam Kumar Reddy Speaks About Dalits, BC & Minorities Reservation (Video)
SocialNews.XYZ
Uttam Kumar Reddy Speaks About Dalits, BC & Minorities Reservation. For All Political and Latest News Updates Subscribe to #MangoNews ...
Won't block NPR in Maharashtra: CM
The Hindu BusinessLine
“Elgar and Koregaon-Bhima are two separate topics. The issue facing my Dalit brothers is about Koregaon-Bhima and I will not give it to the Centre.
Congress to fight battle for SC/ST reservation: Wasnik
The Hitavada
He added that atrocities against dalits have increased in Modi government rule. The BJP ruled Uttar Pradesh has the maximum cases of dalit atrocities ...
246 Elephants Have Died In Odisha Since 2016: Minister
Republic World
Odisha government on Tuesday informed the state Assembly that at least 246 elephants have died in the state due to several factors including
Thorat raises concern over transfer of Elgar Parishad case to NIA
United News of India
... indicates that it is the attempt by the central government to label people associated with progressive, Dalit and pro-Ambedkar movements as Naxals.
HC withdraws order curbing movement of Melavalavu convicts
Times of India
The case involves the massacre of six dalits at Melavalavu village in Madurai district on June 30, 1997 by members of another caste following the ...
'Can Ram temple be built on Muslim graves?' 9 Ayodhya residents ask trustees to spare 'graveyard'
Scroll.in
On February 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of the trust and Union Home Minister Amit Shah said it will will have one Dalit ...
