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10 Jailed In Karnataka For Assaulting Dalits For Filing Police Complaint
The High Court of Karnataka has sentenced 10 people on seven counts with sentences ranging from two months to one year for assaulting members of Schedule Castes for complaining against upper caste people.
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Castes Panel Notice To Madhya Pradesh After Dalit Sarpanch Assaulted
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) issued a notice Madhya Pradesh government today after a Dalit sarpanch and his family members were allegedly assaulted by a gram panchayat secretary from an upper caste.
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Hathras Gang Rape Case Updates: Allahabad High Court Adjourns Hearing To November 2
Family members of the 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after allegedly being raped by four upper caste men in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras appeared before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, which fixed November 2 as the next date of hearing.
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Hathras Family To Appear Before High Court Monday, Cops Assure Security
Family members of the 20-year-old Dalit woman who died after allegedly being raped by four so-called "upper caste" men in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district will appear before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court amid tight security on Monday.
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Demands For 'Justice For Accused' At Gathering Near Hathras Victim's Home
Members of the so-called upper castes in Hathras are holding a meeting in support of the men arrested for the alleged gang rape and murder of a 20-year-old from Scheduled Castes, which has triggered countrywide outrage. BJP Leader Rajveer Singh Pehelwan, at whose home the meet will be held, said he is involved "in a personal capacity".
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UP Man Allegedly Tries To Molest Woman, Then Targets Family, Runs Over 2
Two elderly women were killed after being run over by a car driven allegedly by a man who tried to molest a woman from their family in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr. Two others were injured in the hit-and-run on Monday night.
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Dalit Brutally Thrashed In Haryana Village, Accused Yet To be Arrested
A case has been registered against two members of the upper caste community in connection with the brutal thrashing of a Dalit at Bajana Kalan village in Haryana's Sonipat village two months ago. The police took this step after a clip of the incident, which has been in circulation on social media for over two weeks, finally came to their notice.
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Dalits In Rajasthan's Barmer Accused Upper Caste On Social Boycott
Seventy Dalit families in the district have alleged that they were ostracised and harassed by 'upper caste' members in Kaludi village in Rajasthan's Barmer district, following a row over social media post.
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Dalits In Haryana Allege Social Boycott, Threaten To Convert To Buddhism
A Dalit organisation in Haryana has alleged that people from the community in Hisar district's Bhatla village are being socially boycotted by members of the upper castes and have threatened to convert to Buddhism.
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Dalit Man Thrashed, House Attacked In Gujarat After He Adds "Sinh" To His Name
Tension prevailed between members of the Dalit and upper caste communities in Dholka town of Ahmedabad district on Tuesday evening over a Dalit man adding suffix 'sinh' to his name.
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Violence Near Dalit Rally In Pune, Minister Asks For State's Intervention
Dalits on their way to an event to mark 200 years of the Bhima Koregaon battle near Pune were attacked and their vehicles damaged on Monday afternoon.
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Sad That Kayasthas Left Out Of Nitish Kumar Cabinet, Says BJP Lawmaker
An upper caste BJP lawmaker has expressed shock over his party's decision to not induct anyone from his Kayastha community in Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet. Members of his community, he said, have been loyal to the BJP since 1977. There were educated and experienced BJP leaders from the Kayastha community, but he said they had been ig...
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1 Dead In Fresh Violence In Saharanpur In Uttar Pradesh
There was fresh violence in western Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district on Tuesday afternoon, before and after a visit by Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati to a village that saw a clash between Dalits and upper caste members a fortnight ago that left one dead and over 20 injured.
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Shiv Sena Magazine Saamana's Office Vandalised Over Cartoon On Maratha Protests
The Shiv Sena, whose members have often vandalised the property of opponents, turned into a target today with an office in Mumbai of its mouthpiece, Saamana, attacked with stones over a cartoon that mocked recent protests by the powerful Maratha caste, which constitutes about 30% of Maharashtra's population.
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Private Member Bill On Scheduled Castes Defeated In Rajya Sabha
A private member bill proposing inclusion of certain castes in the Scheduled Castes (SC) category was defeated in the Rajya Sabha today, nearly three months after the government almost faced an embarrassing situation on it in the Upper House.
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10 Jailed In Karnataka For Assaulting Dalits For Filing Police Complaint
The High Court of Karnataka has sentenced 10 people on seven counts with sentences ranging from two months to one year for assaulting members of Schedule Castes for complaining against upper caste people.
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Castes Panel Notice To Madhya Pradesh After Dalit Sarpanch Assaulted
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) issued a notice Madhya Pradesh government today after a Dalit sarpanch and his family members were allegedly assaulted by a gram panchayat secretary from an upper caste.
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Hathras Gang Rape Case Updates: Allahabad High Court Adjourns Hearing To November 2
Family members of the 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after allegedly being raped by four upper caste men in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras appeared before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, which fixed November 2 as the next date of hearing.
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Hathras Family To Appear Before High Court Monday, Cops Assure Security
Family members of the 20-year-old Dalit woman who died after allegedly being raped by four so-called "upper caste" men in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district will appear before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court amid tight security on Monday.
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Demands For 'Justice For Accused' At Gathering Near Hathras Victim's Home
Members of the so-called upper castes in Hathras are holding a meeting in support of the men arrested for the alleged gang rape and murder of a 20-year-old from Scheduled Castes, which has triggered countrywide outrage. BJP Leader Rajveer Singh Pehelwan, at whose home the meet will be held, said he is involved "in a personal capacity".
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UP Man Allegedly Tries To Molest Woman, Then Targets Family, Runs Over 2
Two elderly women were killed after being run over by a car driven allegedly by a man who tried to molest a woman from their family in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr. Two others were injured in the hit-and-run on Monday night.
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Dalit Brutally Thrashed In Haryana Village, Accused Yet To be Arrested
A case has been registered against two members of the upper caste community in connection with the brutal thrashing of a Dalit at Bajana Kalan village in Haryana's Sonipat village two months ago. The police took this step after a clip of the incident, which has been in circulation on social media for over two weeks, finally came to their notice.
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Dalits In Rajasthan's Barmer Accused Upper Caste On Social Boycott
Seventy Dalit families in the district have alleged that they were ostracised and harassed by 'upper caste' members in Kaludi village in Rajasthan's Barmer district, following a row over social media post.
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Dalits In Haryana Allege Social Boycott, Threaten To Convert To Buddhism
A Dalit organisation in Haryana has alleged that people from the community in Hisar district's Bhatla village are being socially boycotted by members of the upper castes and have threatened to convert to Buddhism.
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Dalit Man Thrashed, House Attacked In Gujarat After He Adds "Sinh" To His Name
Tension prevailed between members of the Dalit and upper caste communities in Dholka town of Ahmedabad district on Tuesday evening over a Dalit man adding suffix 'sinh' to his name.
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Violence Near Dalit Rally In Pune, Minister Asks For State's Intervention
Dalits on their way to an event to mark 200 years of the Bhima Koregaon battle near Pune were attacked and their vehicles damaged on Monday afternoon.
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Sad That Kayasthas Left Out Of Nitish Kumar Cabinet, Says BJP Lawmaker
An upper caste BJP lawmaker has expressed shock over his party's decision to not induct anyone from his Kayastha community in Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet. Members of his community, he said, have been loyal to the BJP since 1977. There were educated and experienced BJP leaders from the Kayastha community, but he said they had been ig...
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1 Dead In Fresh Violence In Saharanpur In Uttar Pradesh
There was fresh violence in western Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district on Tuesday afternoon, before and after a visit by Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati to a village that saw a clash between Dalits and upper caste members a fortnight ago that left one dead and over 20 injured.
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Shiv Sena Magazine Saamana's Office Vandalised Over Cartoon On Maratha Protests
The Shiv Sena, whose members have often vandalised the property of opponents, turned into a target today with an office in Mumbai of its mouthpiece, Saamana, attacked with stones over a cartoon that mocked recent protests by the powerful Maratha caste, which constitutes about 30% of Maharashtra's population.
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Private Member Bill On Scheduled Castes Defeated In Rajya Sabha
A private member bill proposing inclusion of certain castes in the Scheduled Castes (SC) category was defeated in the Rajya Sabha today, nearly three months after the government almost faced an embarrassing situation on it in the Upper House.
