Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, already battling corruption scandals and dissidence, is now caught in a delicate balancing act over a bizarre practice at a famous temple. The practice, said to be 400 years old, involves people rolling over plantain leaves containing leftovers of meals consumed by Brahmins in the belief that it cures them of skin ailments. It is called 'made snana' or 'urulu seve'...
05:20 PM, Dec 09, 2011
Lucknow: BJP leader Uma Bharti on Monday alleged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati is the biggest exploiter of sentiments of dalits and backwards. "Mayawati, who is ruling with a feudal mindset, has exploited and misused sentiments of dalits oppressed from centuries," she told reporters in Lucknow. Uma said Mayawati at a rally yesterday had affirmed that her elephant (BSP's party symbol) would crush opposition parties. "I want...
10:24 PM, Nov 28, 2011
New Delhi: A special court on Thursday pronounced the much-awaited judgement in the 1992 Vachathi case and convicted all 269 accused for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape. The forest, police and revenue officials were accused of brutal assault of tribal people and rape of several women during a search for smuggled sandalwood. Originally a total of 269 persons were cited as accused but 54 of them died during...
12:33 PM, Sep 29, 2011
Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu: With two more persons succumbing to injuries at a hospital, the death toll in the police firing on a stone-pelting mob of Dalits, who indulged in violence following detention of their leader John Pandian, has risen to seven, police said on Monday. Two persons identified as Teerpukani and Vellaichamy succumbed to injuries late on Sunday night. Officials have suspended bus services to the rural areas in the...
10:30 AM, Sep 12, 2011
New Delhi: Five persons were on Sunday killed in police firing at Paramakudi, 40 km from here, when a mob of Dalits turned violent, setting ablaze vehicles and blocking traffic following the detention of their leader, John Pandian at Vallanadu in Tuticorin district. Violence broke out after news spread that Pandian had been detained at Tuticorin en route to Paramakudi to pay homage on the death anniversary of Dalit leader...
07:34 AM, Sep 12, 2011
Chennai: The number of protestors killed in the police firing in Ramanthapuram district on Sunday has risen to five. The clash between the police and dalit protestors took place after their leader was arrested. Several police vehicles have also been damaged in the clash. The protests then spread to Madurai as well - where two people were injured in police firing after a mob attacked a police party. Tamil Nadu...
11:07 PM, Sep 11, 2011
Chennai: Three protesters were killed on Sunday at Paramakudi in the district after police fired at stone-pelting dalit agitators following reports that their leader had been detained, the security agency said. Reports say the firing took place after a face-off between police and Dalit protestors. 15 policemen, including DIG Sandeep Mittal, were injured in the stone-pelting as the mob set ablaze vehicles. The incident happened during Emmanuel Sekaran Memorial celebrations...
03:04 PM, Sep 11, 2011
Azamgarh: Digvijaya Singh on Sunday described Congress as the party which gave Dalits their rightful place in society by granting them a role in the making of the Constitution and installing them in high positions and accused the ruling BSP in Uttar Pradesh of doing nothing for them. "Congress always gave the right place to dalits. From giving them a role in Constitution making to installing a member of the...
06:49 PM, Sep 04, 2011
Lucknow: Chairman of SC/ST Commission PL Punia on Saturday alleged that the Constitution was facing "threat" due to the campaign launched by social activist Anna Hazare. "Constitution is facing threat due to the campaign launched by Hazare," said Punia. "What would happen when some people start fast unto death demanding withdrawal of facilities being given to Dalit, minorities and backwards," Punia said. Punia was addressing a SC/ST convention organised by...
11:10 PM, Aug 20, 2011
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government's move to ban the screening of Prakash Jha-directed film 'Aarakshan', based on caste-based reservations in the education system, has evoked a mixed response from people in the state. While a section of the people term the ban "illogical", others supported the government's decision, saying the movie could create law and order problems. "Considering the fact that the movie was cleared by the Censor Board, that...
12:32 AM, Aug 12, 2011
Mumbai: Twenty-four hours ahead of the release of his controversial socio-political drama 'Aarakshan', filmmaker Prakash Jha has sealed a deal with the Republican Party of India to ensure the film's smooth release in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. Jha has agreed to delete certain controversial scenes and dialogues, which pro-reservation activists said would harm the interests of the educationally backward classes. Jha, during a press conference in Mumbai, said he is...
03:32 PM, Aug 11, 2011
New Delhi: In an effort to woo the Dalit voters in Mumbai, the ruling Congress and NCP want the Dadar railway station to be renamed as Chaitya Bhoomi to honour Baba Ambedkar. MNS chief Raj Thackeray has opposed the move. The ruling Congress-NCP combine is planning to rename the city's arterial railway station at Dadar, which is located in a traditional Sena and now MNS baston, after Dr BR Ambedkar....
07:01 AM, May 31, 2011
On Talking Point, Rajdeep Sardesai asks, 'Are Dalits safe in Mayawati's UP?' ...
10:21 PM, Feb 07, 2011
On Talking Point, Rajdeep Sardesai asks, 'Are Dalits safe in Mayawati's UP?' ...
10:21 PM, Feb 07, 2011
Mangalore: Dalits in Karnataka have challenged the humiliating practice of rolling over used banana leaves on which Brahmins have eaten their food. They have protested against a tradition practiced for over 400 years at Kukke Subramanya Temple, one of the Karnataka's famous religious destination. Dalits follow the deeply humiliating tradition called 'Madhe Snana' and roll over banana leaves on which the Brahmins have eaten their food. The belief is that...
01:41 PM, Dec 11, 2010
Bikaner: In a shocking incident in Rajasthan, three Dalits were fined Rs 45 thousand by a Panchayat for daring to drink water from a public tap. A case has now been registered against the accused. These Dalits have been discriminated against not just by the upper castes, but also by Muslims. The three of them from Randhisar village near Bikaner were fined Rs 15,000 each by their Muslim sarpanch Gope...
09:08 AM, Oct 17, 2010
New Delhi: The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Haryana government on Thursday for not doing enough to protect Dalits. The court made the stinging observation while hearing the case related to the attack on Dalits in Mirchpur village of Haryana on April. The court said that the state government had been protecting those involved in attacking the Dalits instead of arresting them and warned that if the police...
05:12 PM, Aug 26, 2010
Appointing Dalit cooks for mid-day meal is an ambitious project of Mayawati to tackle caste discrimination. ...
10:39 AM, Jul 15, 2010
![Retd judge to probe Haryana caste killings]( "Retd judge to probe Haryana caste killings")
On April 21, an elderly man and his physically challenged daughter were burnt alive in Mirchpur village. ...
12:19 PM, Jun 19, 2010
![HC adjourns judgment in Khairlanji massacre case]( "HC adjourns judgment in Khairlanji massacre case")
A trial court had awarded death to six accused for murder and sexual assault of members of a dalit family in 2006. ...
01:41 PM, Jun 15, 2010
