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Daily update ⋅ 26 February 2020
NEWS
Dalit torture case: Uproar in Rajasthan assembly, Opposition stages walkout
Deccan Herald
Opposition members shouted slogans and staged a walkout in the Rajasthan assembly on Monday, demanding removal of the Nagaur SP over the ...
Telangana: Sanatana Dharma treats everyone as equal before God, says Archaka who carried a ...
OpIndia
A Dalit man by the name of Ravi was carried on shoulders inside the Sri Laxmi Ranganatha Swamy Temple (Ranganayakula Gutta) by Krishna ...
Dalit youth's murder: One more surrenders in Tiruvannamalai
The Hindu
One more person surrendered in court on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a 29-year-old Dalit youth that took place during a quarrel between ...
Dalit leaders seek opening of Ambedkar Bhavan
The Hindu
Demanding inauguration of Ambedkar Bhavan in Urwa Store before Ambedkar Jayanti in April, Dalit leaders on Monday said the premises of the
Dalit youth murdered in caste clash in Tiruvannamalai
Times of India
TIRUVANNAMALAI: Five two-wheelers were torched after a dalit youth was stabbed to death, allegedly by a group of vanniyars, at Vilvarani near Polur ...
One more arrested in Dalit torture case in Raj; SHO shunted out
Outlook India
Jaipur, Feb 25 (PTI) One more person has been arrested in connection with the recent torture of two Dalit men in Nagaur district of Rajasthan, police ...
Sirohi Dalit schoolboy thrashed, video viral
Times of India
Jodhpur: A TikTok video showing a Dalit schoolboy in Sirohi being pinned against a wall and repeatedly beaten with a stick by another student in the ...
Temple priest carries Dalit devotee on shoulder during 'Munivahana Utsavam'
Asianet News English
A temple priest carried a Dalit man, Ravi on his shoulders and took him inside the Ranganayakula Gutta in Khammam, Telangana, on Monday.
“Dalits gang-raped and killed Muslims in 2002”: Ex-Indian Express journalist hates on Dalits, says ...
OpIndia
Former Indian Express journalist and rabid Islamist Irena Akbar today took to Twitter to spew venom and hate on Dalits. Early this morning, while ...
Dalits launch indefinite protest for title deeds
The Hindu
Dalits of Hadya village in Mandya taluk, who have been living in thatched houses on government lands from nearly eight decades, commenced an ...
Sanatana Dharma: Temple priest carries Dalit devotee on his shoulders in Khammam
The New Indian Express
Krishna Chaitanya, a priest from Bhadrachalam Narsimha Swamy temple carries Ravi, a Dalit man, on his shoulders and takes him into the ...
Rajasthan: Opposition walks out over Dalit atrocities
Times of India
Rajasthan: Opposition walks out over Dalit atrocities ... RLP MLA Narayan Beniwal who sought suspension of Nagaur SP over the torture of two Dalits ...
Nagaur Dalit case: SHO benched
Times of India
Jaipur: One more person has been arrested in the case related to torture and humiliation of two Dalit cousins at a motorbike service centre in ...
'Purity and honour'
Frontline
Tamil society today displays a weird combination of liberal and progressive values on one side and feudal and casteist mindsets on the other. Dalits .
Dalit youth hangs himself in police custody
Ahmedabad Mirror
PSO suspended for negligence, inquiry commissioned against four cops; family claims deceased was a minor and shouldn't have been arrested.
Vijayawada: Stress on quality education for Dalit girls
The Hans India
Vijayawada: School Education Principal Secretary B Rajasekhar said here on Tuesday that education was important for Dalit girls but it was high time ...
Elusive justice
Frontline
Justice delayed is justice denied. This cliche rings true in the case of the gruesome murder of the inter-caste couple S. Murugesan, a Dalit, and D.
Ending impunity
The Indian Express
Last week's incident in a village near Nagaur, where two young Dalit men were brutally assaulted on the pretext of an alleged theft, and the entire ...
Meeting held on harassment of dalit, minority employees
The Hans India
Basheerbagh: SC, ST, BC and minorities united front organised a meeting here at Press Club on Monday to discuss harassment of Intermediate Board ...
Conveying a powerful message of equality
The Hindu
The ritual involved carrying of a Dalit devotee by a priest from Bhadrachalam on his shoulders into the temple amid much fanfare. The event was ...
Bhadrachalam temple priest carries Dalit on shoulder during 'Munivahana Utsavam'
ANI News
Chilkur Balaji Temple head priest CS Rangarajan officiated the event when Archaka carried on his shoulders a Dalit devotee from outside the shrine .
Protests are most vibrant for society: TM Krishna
The Hindu
“I did a lot of field trips and was also simultaneously reading about the Dalit community who are the mrdangam makers,” says Krishna. The musician ...
Bapatla MP Nandigam blames Naidu, Lokesh for orchestrating attacks on him
Times of India
“I am being repeatedly targeted because I am a Dalit. Naidu might be thinking that only his community should rule the state and Dalits should serve ...t
'Be tough on anti-national activities'
The Hindu
The Dalit Sangharsh Samanvaya Samiti has demanded that anti-national activities and anti-social elements supporting violence in the country be ...
A Short Distance Away From Kanpur City: Jai Bhim!
NewsClick
In a considerable area, Dalit residents do not own a single piece of land. Most Dalits used to labour on the lands of others. These 'others' were and are ...
An enduring friendship wrapped in caste
The Hindu
... beautiful relationship between a Brahmin mrdangam player, Mani Iyer and its maker, Parlandu Fernandez, who belonged to a Christian Dalit family.
No dearth of funds for Pattana Pragathi: Errabelli
Telangana Today
He was speaking at the launch of Pattana Pragathi programme at Dalit Colony in Desaipet here. The Minister said there was no dearth of funds for the ...
For a comprehensive Central law
Frontline
In Tamil Nadu, a Dalit youth, Shankar, was murdered at Udumalpet in Tiruppur district in March 2016 by the kith and kin of his caste Hindu wife, ...
Students, anti-CAA protesters appeal for peace, seek Mishra's arrest
The Hindu
Other anti-CAA protesters in Wazirabad, a Dalit rights group from Uttar Pradesh — Blue Panthers — and doctors' association from the across the city ...
Akademi award for English translation of 'Kusumabale'
The Hindu
... it combines prose and poetry, mythology and realism to weave a tapestry of Dalit life. The award carries a purse of ₹50,000 and a copper plaque.
Ostracised over intercaste marriage, man attempts suicide
The New Indian Express
They had been allegedly spreading lies that Akila was a Dalit and demanded Saravanan to prove her identity. Saravanan refused. Muthusamy, his
Chilukuru: Munivahana Utsavam held
The Hans India
Chilukuru: Temples Protection Movement (TPM) along with Samajika Samarasatha Vedika, Narsimha Vahini and other organisations conducted ...
Death anniversary of last Nizam of Hyderabad observed
The Siasat Daily
Dalit Minority Students Association (DMSA) has also organized an event on the occasion. The Association's State President, Dudapaka Naresh
