A series of atrocities committed against the Dalit community have made national headlines this April. Ironically this is also the month that we dedicate to celebrating Dalit history. “Honour” killings, caste-based intolerance leading to murders, rapes, and even enforced “penance” are only a few instances of these incidents. In many …
Read More »Dalit leader shot dead in Bihar
Patna, April 14 (KMS): Dalit leader, Rakesh Paswan, was shot dead in his house in Hajipur city of the Indian state of Bihar. The incident took place on Thursday evening when Rakesh Paswan, National Organisation Secretary of Dalit Sena, was busy with preparations for Ambedkar Jayanti in the Panchdhamiya …
Read More »9-year-old Dalit boy thrashed by Hindu teacher for drinking water
Luknow, March 26 (KMS): A nine-year-old Dalit boy was thrashed by his upper caste Hindu teacher for drinking water from a pond in Indian state Uttar Pradesh. The boy’s parent said that their child was suffering from stomach pain for quite a few days. When the child felt the pain …
Read More »Dalit boy fined Rs 60,000 for touching idol in Karnataka
Bangaluru, September 23 (KMS): Member of a panchayat comprising upper caste Hindus fined a Dalit family with Rs 60,000 after their son touched a Hindu idol in the Indian state of Karnataka. The incident occurred in Ullerahalli village of Kolar district earlier this month. On September 8, when a Hindu …
Read More »Will sexual violence against Dalits ever end in India, asks DW
New Delhi, September 22 (KMS): There has been a shocking increase in sexual violence committed against Dalit women who languish at the bottom of India’s caste system. But the issue is likely worse than it appears because so many crimes go unreported, reported Deutsche Welle, a German state-owned international broadcaster. …
Read More »Congress says BJP, RSS giving communal color to Lakhimpur Kheri rape, murder case
New Delhi, September 17 (KMS): The Congress has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are giving communal color to the alleged rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri and demanded that justice delivery in the case be fast-tracked. The …
Read More »Cook, asks students to throw food served by Dalit girls, arrested
Udaipur (Rajasthan), September 04 (KMS): A cook was arrested for discriminating with two Dalit girls in a government school in the State’s Udaipur district, police said. The Dalit girls had reportedly served midday meal cooked by one Lala Ram Gurjar in a government upper primary school in Barodi area on …
Read More »Dalit man killed by in-laws for marrying upper-caste woman in Uttarakhand
New Delhi, September 03 (KMS): A Dalit man was killed by his in-laws for marrying an upper caste woman in Almora district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Salt sub-division tehsildar Nisha Rani said that Jagdish Chandra, a Dalit political activist from Panuadhokhan village, was found dead in a car …
Read More »Dalit student dies after upper caste teacher beats him for ‘drinking water’ from his pot
New Delhi, Aug 17 (KMS): New Delhi, August 17 (KMS): A nine-year-old Dalit student, who had suffered injuries on his eye and ear after his teacher thrashed him for drinking water from a pot meant for so-called upper caste Hindus at a private school in Rajasthan’s Jalore district, died in …
Read More »No chair for many Dalit Panchayat presidents in Tamil Nadu: Shocking survey report
Chennai, August 12 (KMS): In a survey conducted by the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF), it was shockingly found that many Dalit panchayat presidents in the state were not even allowed a chair in their offices. The survey found that in 22 out of the 386 panchayats surveyed, Dalit …
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