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Dalit Man Tied Up, Burned With Sticks For Entering Uttarkhand Temple: Cops
A Dalit man was allegedly assaulted by a group of people and singed with burning sticks when he entered a temple to offer prayers at Salra village in Mori area of Uttarkashi district, police said on Thursday.
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Dalit Man Killed By In-Laws Over Inter-Caste Marriage: Uttarakhand Cops
A Dalit man was allegedly killed by his in-laws for marrying an upper caste woman in Uttarakhand's Almora district, an official said on Friday.
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Uttarakhand Cook, Allegedly Sacked Over Caste, Reappointed: Official
A Dalit woman cook was reappointed at a Champawat school in Uttarakhand, days after she was sacked as some students belonging to upper castes refused to eat midday meal cooked by her.
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Meal Boycott In Uttarakhand School After Cook Allegedly Sacked Over Caste
Dalit students at a government school in Uttarakhand's Champawat district refused to eat mid-day meals cooked by an upper-caste woman after a cook from the Scheduled Caste community was sacked allegedly following protests over her caste.
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Uttarakhand Cook Allegedly Sacked Over Caste. AAP Offers Job In Delhi
The Aam Aadmi Party today slammed the BJP government in Uttarakhand over the alleged sacking of a Dalit woman who worked as a cook at a school and offered to give her a job in the Delhi government.
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Dalit Man, Thrashed Allegedly For Eating In Front Of Upper Castes, Dies
Jeetendra, a Dalit, was allegedly beaten up by the upper caste men who lost their temper as they found him eating in front of them at a wedding function in Uttarakhand's Tehri district.
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Trivendra Singh Rawat's Cabinet Has 5 Congress Turncoats, Dalit Leaders
A long time RSS pracharak, Trivendra Singh Rawat was sworn-in as the ninth Chief Minister of Uttarakhand yesterday. Besides him, seven cabinet ministers and two state ministers also took oath in Dehradun's historic parade ground.
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Uttarakhand Election 2017: 68% Overall Voter Turnout In 69 Assembly Constituencies As Voting Ends
Voting has ended in Uttarakhand's 69 constituencies spread across 13 districts (7 in Garhwal region and the remaining 6 in Kumaon region of the state). Residents of Uttarakhand voted today to decide who will form the next government in the state. The overall voter turnout was 68%, which is 1.2% higher than the 2012 Assembly election (66.8%). The BJ...
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A Fierce Battle For The Dalit Vote In Uttarakhand's Jaunsar-Bawar Valley
The Jaunsar-Bawar valley of western Uttarakhand has nearly 400 Dalit settlements. The Charkrata constituency, under which it falls, is one of Uttarakhand's 15 reserved seats. In a state where Dalits account for nearly 18 per cent of the electorate, 15 out of 70 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and two for Scheduled Tribes. In 2012, the Congr...
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Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Ahead Of The Polls, BJP's Massive Dalit Outreach
The BJP's strategy to wrest Uttarakhand back from the Congress includes a big outreach to the Dalit community, a significant 18.8 per cent of the voters in the state. The party is going beyond its traditional Thakur-Brahmin support base to woo the Dalit vote, which can influence the result in more than 20 constituencies. That can make all the diffe...
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School Teacher Allegedly Beheads Dalit Man Over Caste Dispute
A 35-year-old Dalit man was beheaded allegedly by a primary school teacher who alleged that his presence made the flour mill "impure", since he used it before the upper caste villagers in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar district, a senior police officer said today.
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3 Men Arrested For Attacking BJP Lawmaker Tarun Vijay In Uttarakhand
Three persons have been arrested for attacking BJP lawmaker Tarun Vijay when he was coming out of a temple with some Dalit leaders in Chakrata, 180 km from Dehradun, an official said today.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat Meets Injured BJP Lawmaker Tarun Vijay
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today met BJP lawmaker Tarun Vijay, who was attacked while coming out of a temple with some Dalit leaders, and said such type of incidents would not be tolerated in the state.
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Mob Attacks BJP MP Tarun Vijay Outside Uttarakhand Temple
Rajya Sabha member Tarun Vijay was today attacked by a mob and his car vandalised after he came out of a temple with Dalit leaders in Chakrata, 180 kilometres from Dehradun.
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Dalit Man Tied Up, Burned With Sticks For Entering Uttarkhand Temple: Cops
A Dalit man was allegedly assaulted by a group of people and singed with burning sticks when he entered a temple to offer prayers at Salra village in Mori area of Uttarkashi district, police said on Thursday.
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Dalit Man Killed By In-Laws Over Inter-Caste Marriage: Uttarakhand Cops
A Dalit man was allegedly killed by his in-laws for marrying an upper caste woman in Uttarakhand's Almora district, an official said on Friday.
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Uttarakhand Cook, Allegedly Sacked Over Caste, Reappointed: Official
A Dalit woman cook was reappointed at a Champawat school in Uttarakhand, days after she was sacked as some students belonging to upper castes refused to eat midday meal cooked by her.
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Meal Boycott In Uttarakhand School After Cook Allegedly Sacked Over Caste
Dalit students at a government school in Uttarakhand's Champawat district refused to eat mid-day meals cooked by an upper-caste woman after a cook from the Scheduled Caste community was sacked allegedly following protests over her caste.
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Uttarakhand Cook Allegedly Sacked Over Caste. AAP Offers Job In Delhi
The Aam Aadmi Party today slammed the BJP government in Uttarakhand over the alleged sacking of a Dalit woman who worked as a cook at a school and offered to give her a job in the Delhi government.
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Dalit Man, Thrashed Allegedly For Eating In Front Of Upper Castes, Dies
Jeetendra, a Dalit, was allegedly beaten up by the upper caste men who lost their temper as they found him eating in front of them at a wedding function in Uttarakhand's Tehri district.
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Trivendra Singh Rawat's Cabinet Has 5 Congress Turncoats, Dalit Leaders
A long time RSS pracharak, Trivendra Singh Rawat was sworn-in as the ninth Chief Minister of Uttarakhand yesterday. Besides him, seven cabinet ministers and two state ministers also took oath in Dehradun's historic parade ground.
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Uttarakhand Election 2017: 68% Overall Voter Turnout In 69 Assembly Constituencies As Voting Ends
Voting has ended in Uttarakhand's 69 constituencies spread across 13 districts (7 in Garhwal region and the remaining 6 in Kumaon region of the state). Residents of Uttarakhand voted today to decide who will form the next government in the state. The overall voter turnout was 68%, which is 1.2% higher than the 2012 Assembly election (66.8%). The BJ...
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A Fierce Battle For The Dalit Vote In Uttarakhand's Jaunsar-Bawar Valley
The Jaunsar-Bawar valley of western Uttarakhand has nearly 400 Dalit settlements. The Charkrata constituency, under which it falls, is one of Uttarakhand's 15 reserved seats. In a state where Dalits account for nearly 18 per cent of the electorate, 15 out of 70 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and two for Scheduled Tribes. In 2012, the Congr...
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Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Ahead Of The Polls, BJP's Massive Dalit Outreach
The BJP's strategy to wrest Uttarakhand back from the Congress includes a big outreach to the Dalit community, a significant 18.8 per cent of the voters in the state. The party is going beyond its traditional Thakur-Brahmin support base to woo the Dalit vote, which can influence the result in more than 20 constituencies. That can make all the diffe...
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School Teacher Allegedly Beheads Dalit Man Over Caste Dispute
A 35-year-old Dalit man was beheaded allegedly by a primary school teacher who alleged that his presence made the flour mill "impure", since he used it before the upper caste villagers in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar district, a senior police officer said today.
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3 Men Arrested For Attacking BJP Lawmaker Tarun Vijay In Uttarakhand
Three persons have been arrested for attacking BJP lawmaker Tarun Vijay when he was coming out of a temple with some Dalit leaders in Chakrata, 180 km from Dehradun, an official said today.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat Meets Injured BJP Lawmaker Tarun Vijay
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today met BJP lawmaker Tarun Vijay, who was attacked while coming out of a temple with some Dalit leaders, and said such type of incidents would not be tolerated in the state.
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Mob Attacks BJP MP Tarun Vijay Outside Uttarakhand Temple
Rajya Sabha member Tarun Vijay was today attacked by a mob and his car vandalised after he came out of a temple with Dalit leaders in Chakrata, 180 kilometres from Dehradun.
