Una Gujarat

At least eight fishermen were missing after their boats anchored near the sea coast got destroyed and capsized amid the stormy weather overnight in Una taluka of Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, officials said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reached Bhavnagar in Gujarat to review the situation in the state in the aftermath of cyclone Tauktae.He landed at Bhavnagar from Delhi and proceeded for an aerial survey of Una, Diu, Jafarabad and Mahuva.

A Dalit family, whose four members were allegedly flogged by cow vigilantes in Una tehsil in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district in 2016, embraced Buddhism on Sunday at an event organised in Mota Samadhiyala village.

Two victims of the Una Dalit flogging incident in Gujarat on Wednesday alleged that one of the accused, who is on bail, threatened them and tried to pressurise them into withdrawing the FIR lodged in the case.

Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, being aggressively courted by the Congress, says he is clear he will join no political party. But he is also clear that he "will do what needs to be done to bring down the BJP" in Gujarat.

On February 14, members of the Dalit community have called a massive protest rally against the Home Ministry's decision to cancel the FCRA permit or the license to receive donations from overseas for Navsarjan, one of Gujarats most prominent Dalit organisations. Last July, Navsarjan had been involved in the campaign for justice after the Una incide...

The Gujarat High Court today granted bail to four accused, including two policemen, who were arrested for their alleged involvement in the Dalit flogging incident at Una town of Gir-Somnath district.

Gujarat government on Wednesday opposed the demand for a CBI probe into the Una Dalit atrocity incident before the Gujarat High Court, saying that the investigation done by the CID was "immaculate".

Cashing in on the Dalit uprising in Gujarat after the Una flogging incident, the state Congress on Friday decided to launch 'Dalit Swadhikar Andolan' from October 2 against the BJP-led state government.

At least 1,100 postcards with a small message and tagline 'Badbu (stink) Gujarat Ki' were sent today to state tourism's brand ambassador and Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan by Dalits as part of a campaign to highlight "atrocities" against them in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Social Justice Ministry has proposed release of 90 per cent of the total allocated funds to Gujarat for various welfare schemes for Dalits, two months after seven men of the community were flogged by cow vigilantes' in the state leading to widespread protests there.

Nearly two months after seven Dalit men were flogged allegedly by self-styled cow vigilantes at Una in Gujarat, police have filed a charge sheet against 34 persons, including four police personnel who were arrested today on charges of dereliction of duty and failure to stop the crime which triggered a massive unrest.

50 Congress legislators were suspended for a day from the Gujarat Assembly after they stages a demonstration and disrupted the proceedings over the Una Dalit flogging incident. During a discussion on Dalit atrocities, Congress members rushed to the floor of the assembly holding placards accusing the BJP government in the state of being "anti-Dalit....

The signs of a brutal assault are all too visible on the body of the 15-year-old Dalit boy. It has been more than 48 hours since he was attacked in his village by two young men infuriated at his family's decision to boycott lifting carcases of animals but he is still in shock.

The protest rally by Dalits in Una in Gujarat on the Independence Day has come in for praise from Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who said it was the people's response to the "farce" of Sangh Parivar's love for Dalits and that the movement had far reaching consequences in national politics.

At least eight fishermen were missing after their boats anchored near the sea coast got destroyed and capsized amid the stormy weather overnight in Una taluka of Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, officials said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reached Bhavnagar in Gujarat to review the situation in the state in the aftermath of cyclone Tauktae.He landed at Bhavnagar from Delhi and proceeded for an aerial survey of Una, Diu, Jafarabad and Mahuva.

A Dalit family, whose four members were allegedly flogged by cow vigilantes in Una tehsil in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district in 2016, embraced Buddhism on Sunday at an event organised in Mota Samadhiyala village.

Two victims of the Una Dalit flogging incident in Gujarat on Wednesday alleged that one of the accused, who is on bail, threatened them and tried to pressurise them into withdrawing the FIR lodged in the case.

Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, being aggressively courted by the Congress, says he is clear he will join no political party. But he is also clear that he "will do what needs to be done to bring down the BJP" in Gujarat.

On February 14, members of the Dalit community have called a massive protest rally against the Home Ministry's decision to cancel the FCRA permit or the license to receive donations from overseas for Navsarjan, one of Gujarats most prominent Dalit organisations. Last July, Navsarjan had been involved in the campaign for justice after the Una incide...

The Gujarat High Court today granted bail to four accused, including two policemen, who were arrested for their alleged involvement in the Dalit flogging incident at Una town of Gir-Somnath district.

Gujarat government on Wednesday opposed the demand for a CBI probe into the Una Dalit atrocity incident before the Gujarat High Court, saying that the investigation done by the CID was "immaculate".

Cashing in on the Dalit uprising in Gujarat after the Una flogging incident, the state Congress on Friday decided to launch 'Dalit Swadhikar Andolan' from October 2 against the BJP-led state government.

At least 1,100 postcards with a small message and tagline 'Badbu (stink) Gujarat Ki' were sent today to state tourism's brand ambassador and Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan by Dalits as part of a campaign to highlight "atrocities" against them in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Social Justice Ministry has proposed release of 90 per cent of the total allocated funds to Gujarat for various welfare schemes for Dalits, two months after seven men of the community were flogged by cow vigilantes' in the state leading to widespread protests there.

Nearly two months after seven Dalit men were flogged allegedly by self-styled cow vigilantes at Una in Gujarat, police have filed a charge sheet against 34 persons, including four police personnel who were arrested today on charges of dereliction of duty and failure to stop the crime which triggered a massive unrest.

50 Congress legislators were suspended for a day from the Gujarat Assembly after they stages a demonstration and disrupted the proceedings over the Una Dalit flogging incident. During a discussion on Dalit atrocities, Congress members rushed to the floor of the assembly holding placards accusing the BJP government in the state of being "anti-Dalit....

The signs of a brutal assault are all too visible on the body of the 15-year-old Dalit boy. It has been more than 48 hours since he was attacked in his village by two young men infuriated at his family's decision to boycott lifting carcases of animals but he is still in shock.

The protest rally by Dalits in Una in Gujarat on the Independence Day has come in for praise from Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who said it was the people's response to the "farce" of Sangh Parivar's love for Dalits and that the movement had far reaching consequences in national politics.