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NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan Govt over attack on Dalits
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance in a matter where during a pre-wedding procession, a Dalit family was allegedly attacked in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district by few people belonging to upper caste after the groom rode a ma
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Dalit man forced to drink urine in UP's Badaun
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Badaun (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 30 (ANI): A Dalit was allegedly assaulted and forced to drink urine by a group of men in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district.
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Dalit groom thrashed during wedding procession
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhilwara, (Rajasthan) [India] Apr 30 (ANI): A Dalit man was allegedly beaten up and forced off a horse by a group of villagers during his wedding procession in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district.
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Dalits converting to Buddhism, a dangerous situation: BJP MP
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Una (Gujarat) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Terming the mass conversion of Dalits to Buddhism as a "dangerous situation," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Udit Raj on Monday cited "social injustice" as the prime reason.
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Gujarat Assembly Speaker calls BR Ambedkar 'Brahmin'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Gujarat Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi on Sunday described BR Ambedkar as a 'Brahmin', contending that there was nothing wrong in calling a learned person a Brahmin.
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Dalits convert to Buddhism, say 'not considered Hindus'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Una (Gujarat) [India], Apr. 29 (ANI): A group of Dalits in Gujarat's Una renounced Hinduism on Sunday to convert to Buddhism.
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Domestic workers, Gender Equality, and Women Empowerment
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr 26 (ANI): Domestic work has been one of the oldest jobs in the world. Due to various reasons like drought, lack of agriculture, lack of employment option, land acquisition in the name of development, displacement, harassment of Dalit class, lack of bas
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Despite thin rally, Mayawati enjoys thick support in Karnataka
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India] April 25 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati's maiden rally in poll-bound Karnataka failed to attract expected crowds but those who attended the rally said Mayawati is like a 'God' to them.
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Yogi's visit to Dalit's house a mere election gambit: Mayawati
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President, Mayawati, on Tuesday, alleged that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath's visit to a Dalit house, where he also had dinner, was nothing more than an election gambit.
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Yogi dines at Dalit family's home in Pratapgarh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the house of a Dalit family and had dinner with them at Kandhaipur Madhupur village in Pratapgarh district on Monday.
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Dharmendra Pradhan announces free LPG for backward classes in Bihar
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Darbhanga (Bihar) [India] Apr 20 (ANI): In a bid to promote Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced free gas connections for Dalits and every other backward class in Bihar.
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Bhim Pathshalas strengthening Dalit movement by imparting education on the
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 17 (ANI): Educating Dalit kids about the history, achievement and struggles of prominent Dalit icons like Dr B.R. Ambedkar and Sant Valmiki, Bhim Pathshalas (BPs), an initiative by the Bhim Army, are quickly gaining prominence in the Indian state of Uttar
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