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Exclusive courts to deal with SC/ST atrocity cases in Haryana
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana), [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to take up the matter on priority basis regarding the setting up of exclusive courts to deal with the cases registered under the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tri
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Sabarimala row: BJP shutdown in Kerala over alleged police atrocity
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) (India), Nov 2 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a 12-hour shutdown on Friday in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala alleging police of atrocities on Sabarimala devotees.
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PoK's Tarar Khel region with tourism potential lies in shambles
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Tarar Khel [Pakistan-occupied Kashmir], Aug 26 (ANI): Tarar Khel, a region of Pakistan occupied Kashmir [PoK] which has a huge potential to attract tourists every year because of its pristine snow-clad mountains and fascinating landscapes, now lie in an apathetic condition owing to its poor
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BJP to celebrate 'social justice week' from Aug 1- 9 every year
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): In an attempt to reach out to the backward classes, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar on Tuesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would celebrate Social Justice Week from August 1 to 9 each year.
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SC/ST Atrocity Law an appeasment, govt. not doing much for Dalits: Mayawat
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Tuesday expresssed anger against the Narendra Modi-led government, saying they are not making enough efforts for uplifment of Dalits in society.
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Nalanda spit-and-lick victim's family says they're 'scared for life'
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Nalanda (Bihar) [India], Oct. 22 (ANI): In the wake of the spit-and-lick atrocity which recently came to light here in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's constituency, the victim's family revealed that they are now "scared for their lives", and are "living on empty stomach".
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Jaipur shocker: Refused hospital admission, woman delivers baby on road
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 29 (ANI): In an act of sheer atrocity that came to light in the late hours of Friday, a pregnant woman gave birth to her baby outside a government hospital here, after the doctors allegedly refused to admit her until the next day.
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UN hopes US will support implementation of 'Fez Plan of Action'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], June 8 (ANI): The UN Secretary-General's Special Advisor for the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, has called upon the United States to support the implementation of the 'Plan of Action' for religious leaders and actors to prevent incitement that cou
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Jallikattu protest: Panneerselvam assures action against police if found g
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Tuesday assured strict action against the police if it is proved that they resorted to atrocity during the protests on bull-taming sport Jallikattu.
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Tripura: TMC organises torch rally to protest rising corruption, women atr
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): On the pretext of alleged growing atrocities on women and rampant corruption that has been prevailing at all levels of the administration in Tripura, the youth wing of Trinamool Congress (TMC) organised a protest torch rally on Tuesday evening in Agar
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PM's statements on Dalits 'notorious', motivated by vote ba
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 8 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statements on Dalit atrocity was "notorious (shsraratpurn) and motivated by vote bank policy".
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Sonia Gandhi to raise Gujarat Dalit atrocity issue in Parliament today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi is set to raise the issue of atrocities against Dalits in Parliament, particularly the recent case from Gujarat where four Dalit boys were stripped and thrashed brutally on charges of skinning a dead cow.
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