Jignesh Mevani calls for strike in Gujarat if Una protest cases against Dalits are not withdrawn

In 2016, four Dalit men in Somnath district were stripped and killed by an upper-caste mob for skinning a dead cow.

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· May 04, 2022 · 04:24 pm

Across India, Dalits are still fighting to claim lands promised to them

In several states, land titles given to Dalits as part of redistribution programmes are useless because the original higher caste owners never ceded control.

Nihar Gokhale

· Jun 09, 2019 · 01:30 pm

‘Dalit not an abusive word’: BJP MP, politicians, activists oppose government advisory

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s August 7 order says the media should use the term ‘Scheduled Caste’ instead of ‘Dalit’.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Sep 04, 2018 · 07:57 pm

Video: Why Maoist letters found on arrested activists in the Bhima Koregaon case seem to be fake

Despite announcing it to the media, the Pune Police have not included the letters in their submissions to the Pune Sessions Court.

Shone Satheesh

· Jun 24, 2018 · 12:08 pm

Haryana: 10 Dalit families flee village in Palwal area after dispute with Gujjars, says report

Phulwari village has been on the edge since April, when two members of the Gujjar community allegedly beat up a 21-year-old Dalit student.

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· Jun 09, 2018 · 07:31 pm

Dalits are being tortured after April 2 agitation, alleges BJP MP Udit Raj

He is the third party lawmaker to have pointed out alleged atrocities against the community in less a week.

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· Apr 08, 2018 · 10:54 am

Another Dalit BJP MP writes to Narendra Modi, says Centre has done nothing for the community

Yashwant Singh urged the prime minister to enact laws for quotas in promotion, and introduce reservation in the private sector.

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· Apr 07, 2018 · 07:58 pm

Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha calls for increased presence of Dalits, tribal people in top courts

The recent protests against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST Act indicated that Dalits have apprehensions about the Supreme Court, the minister said.

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· Apr 06, 2018 · 12:41 pm

Bhima Koregaon violence: RPI factions to organise Dalit morcha in Mumbai on February 28

The protestors will demand the arrest of Hindutva activists Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote and Shiv Sena MLA Rajesh Kshirsagar.

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· Feb 26, 2018 · 03:04 pm

Gujarat: Dalit activist dies after he immolated himself to protest against delay in land allotment

The Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch has threatened to block the Ahmedabad-Mehsana highway if Bhanu Vankar’s ‘murderers’ are not identified by 4 pm on Saturday.

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· Feb 17, 2018 · 10:06 am

Dalit women on an average die 14.6 years younger than women from higher castes, says UN report

A woman’s caste ‘can increase her exposure to mortality as a result of factors such as poor sanitation and inadequate water supply and health care’.

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· Feb 16, 2018 · 06:03 pm

Don’t use the word ‘Dalit’ in official communication, Madhya Pradesh HC tells states and Centre

The court said the word does not feature anywhere in the Constitution.

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· Jan 23, 2018 · 06:47 pm