दलितों, आदिवासियों और मुस्लिमों को जेल ही दे पाया है हमारा लोकतंत्र – शिवमूर्ति
By TCN News,
लखनऊ : रिहाई मंच के तत्वावधान में ‘अवैध गिरफ्तारी विरोध दिवस’ के तहत यूपी प्रेस क्लब लखनऊ में ‘अवैध गिरफ्तारियां और इंसाफ का संघर्ष’ विषयक सेमिनार का आयोजन किया गया.
NHRC issues notice over sanitation workers’ death in Noida
New Delhi, (IANS): The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued notice to Noida authorities regarding the deaths last week of two sanitation workers...
Congress stages walkout in Lok Sabha over attacks on Dalits
New Delhi : The Congress on Monday staged a walkout in Lok Sabha on the issue of attacks on Dalits and hit out at...
सहारनपुर जातीय संघर्ष : मोदी-योगी सरकार ने जल्द ही कोई कार्रवाई नहीं किया तो...
TwoCircles.net News Desk
फ़रीदाबाद (हरियाणा) : सहारनपुर शब्बीरपुर गांव में हुए दलितों के साथ जातीय संघर्ष और फिर पुलिस की एकतरफ़ा का विरोध अब उत्तर...
मदरसों के पक्ष में मायावती ने उठाई आवाज़
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
बसपा प्रमुख मायावती उत्तर प्रदेश में अपनी खोई हुई ज़मीन मुस्लिम वोटरों के जरिए तलाशने में लगीं हैं। पिछले कुछ समय से...
An open letter to Rohith Vemula on behalf of murdered Muslim techie
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
The whole country is soothing with sad demise of Rohith Vemula, 26, a research scholar from a Dalit community who was...
Young Dalit writer attacked, threatened in Karnataka
Bengaluru: A young Dalit writer, who wrote a book against the caste system and Hinduism, was threatened by a few unidentified youth in Karnataka's...
पंजाबः मज़हब से हटकर राजनीतिक होती दलित गायकी
मनीषा भल्ला
बीएसपी दा आ गया हाथी, बणेया जो सबना दा साथी, गरीबी अते गुलामी वाला, जेकर अंत कराणा जी, इस बार वोटां ते सबणे...
Dhanya Raman: Giving a voice to the marginalised in Kerala
By Shafeeq Hudawi
Thiruvananthapuram: In March 2016, while the entire mainstream media was still busy with the incidents in JNU,...
Indian American civil rights groups protest UP state coverup of Hathras rape incident
TCN News
Over 10 leading Indian American civil rights groups dedicated to safeguarding India’s democratic and secular values, held a protest at Dallas Municipal Court...
Sanitation workers at Delhi’s all-women university allege caste discrimination
On February 12, scores of sanitation workers under the banner of SKU started a protest demonstration against the IGDTUW authorities for transferring two...
Lal Singh Dil wrote about wretched of the earth: Dalit poet’s translator
By Sourabh Gupta, IANS,
Education a constitutional right, says Adv Prakash Ambedkar; calls for rally to Vidhan Sabha...
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
As the students’ strike in Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) entered the 18th day, Advocate Prakash Ambedkar, National President, BHARIP...
BJP promises economic, social security to city’s Dalits
New Delhi : Going all out to woo the city's Dalit community, BJP leaders Monday took part in a rally here promising to dedicate...
Man weds widow in front of Gandhi statue
Patna : Breaking with tradition, a man married a widow in front of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, whom they termed a 'witness' like...
All vacant posts for SC/ST will soon be filled: Kejriwal
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said all vacant posts meant for SC/STs would soon be filled.
"We will ensure that...
Visually challenged Dalit labour rights activist jailed in Haryana, family alleges ‘torture’
Shiv Kumar is a Dalit labour rights activist who is named in the same FIR as incarcerated activist Nodeep Kaur, but according to eyewitnesses,...
मोदी जी! क्या लड़कियां सिर्फ़ अचार बेचने के लिए हैं?
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
इन दिनों सोशल मीडिया पर पीएम नरेन्द्र मोदी का एक बयान पर काफी कुछ शेयर किया जा रहा है, जिसमें उन्होंने कहा...
I&B Ministry denies permission to exhibit three documentaries, draws ire from Kerala government
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
The refusal of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to give permission for three documentaries to be exhibited in the International...
Pakistan to show patriotism.
Ref:- Judicracy constitutionally absurd & politically untenable.
Dear Sir
Notwithstanding euphoria, in some quarters, over Supreme Court of Pakistan order to reinstate ex-Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, it is a crucial and critical time for the people of Pakistan where they are required to show patriotism and common sense, without coming under undue pressure of international community.
In the entire world only two types of Governments are there:-
(i)- Democracy where ultimate power is with people's representatives.
Dear Sir
Notwithstanding euphoria, in some quarters, over Supreme Court of Pakistan order to reinstate ex-Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, it is a crucial and critical time for the people of Pakistan where they are required to show patriotism and common sense, without coming under undue pressure of international community.
In the entire world only two types of Governments are there:-
(i)- Democracy where ultimate power is with people's representatives.
Dalits protest against Jan Lokpal bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : Hundreds of Dalits Wednesday gathered at India Gate and marched towards Jantar Mantar to protest the Jan Lokpal bill proposed by activist Anna Hazare and his team.
Reduction in scholarship allocation for Dalit students a major concern, shows that Dalits, Adivasis...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
The Union Budget presented today by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley received sharp criticism from the National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights...
Union Budget continues to ignore real issues of Dalits and Adivasis: NCDHR
By TCN News
New Delhi: The Union Budget looks like a “very glossed over budget” for Dalits and Adivasis with reduction in allocations for key...
Rs.1.7 cr fine slapped for commercial use of property
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday directed a woman to pay Rs.1.7 crore for using for commercial purposes a residential plot alloted to her by the central government. Since the woman has died, her heirs have been asked to pay the fine.
The property, situated in posh Friends Colony, was leased out to Savitri Devi for residential purposes in the year 1976 but she rented out her premises for commercial purposes over the years.
बसपा ने 51 टिकट किए घोषित,23 मुसलमान बनाएं उम्मीदवार
न्यूज़ डेस्क। Two circles.net
बहुजन समाज पार्टी ने यूपी के दूसरे चरण के चुनाव के लिए प्रत्याशियों की सूची जारी कर दी है। बहुजन समाज...
Complaint filed against caste panchayat in Rajasthan
Jaipur : A complaint was registered Tuesday against some members of a caste panchayat in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district after they allegedly ostracized members of...
Kerala govt cancels aid to Dalit auto driver Chitralekha, Abu Dhabi organisation steps in
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Over the past decade or so, Chitralekha, a Dalit auto driver has been at the receiving end of abuse and threats...
Human Rights Watch criticises Modi government over increasing attacks on Muslims and Dalits
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: Hindu vigilante groups attacked Muslims and Dalits over suspicions that they had killed, stolen, or sold cows for beef....
Muslims and Dalits to hold joint protest against demolition of Guru Ravidas temple
TCN News
Representatives from the Muslim community have lent their support to the Dalit Community in their demand to re-build the Guru Ravidas temple at...
बिहार : एक जिला, दो महीने और 21 दलितों की हत्या
फहमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
बिहार : बिहार में जहां एक तरफ राजनीतिक सरगर्मियां बढ़ती जा रही हैं वहीँ दूसरी तरफ आपराधिक घटनाओं का ग्राफ भी तेजी से बढ़ा...
Untouchable in life, untouchable in death: Story of two dalit workers
By Ravichandran Chakkiliyan, TwoCircles.net,
Rs. 200,000 each for the lives of two- a Madiga and a Mangali.
Kaleikuri Prasad's Poem 'Karma Bhuumilo'
For whom do you search, for what saviours do you wait?
If they poison you or burn you, or even if they strangle you with a rope
No doctor shall testify for you, no court shall protect you
All the laws and the courts promise illusory hope
They’re only mirages for the common man (Translated by Kuffir Nalgundwar)
Indian PM’s Rebuke to the British PM Over Terrorism
By giving a befitting rebuke to the British Prime Minister over the alleged involvement of Indians in the so-called failed terrorist attack in England, the India Prime Minister, Dr. Man Mohan Singh deserves accolades for having expressed himself from the most dignified plank as the leader of the largest democracy of the world. What Dr. Singh stressed in the most unambiguous words was his strong objection to the Western mentality of intimidating the world through its hypothetical narratives of terorism.
Undermining Democracy: Stifling Academic Institutions
Kanhaiya Kumar: JNU and University Autonomy
By Ram Puniyani
On the back of the death of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad Central University (HCU), one of...
2ND Ayyankali Lecture held at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: The second Ayyankali Lecture was held at Tata Institute of Social Sciences on September 11, 2015. It was an important...
Banaras weavers to showcase their products at Dilli Haat
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Rahul Gandhi to visit Hyderabad university on Tuesday
Hyderabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday will visit University of Hyderabad, where a Dalit research scholar committed suicide.
Rahul will land at Begumpet...
Wanted: a 73rd-like amendment to Constitution
By Parveen Qamar,
India is included among developing nations. Of course, there are areas where we have achieved much better results than expectations but there are areas which, even after 68 years of Independence, remain neglected.
“Celebration of love and harvest amid Covid-19,” How Bhil tribes of Gujarat celebrate Holi
The Bhil tribal belt of Gujarat celebrates Holi according to their rituals. The celebration of Holi is integral in the Bhil tribe as it...
Modi must speak against growing intolerance: NCSC chief
Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi must react over "growing intolerance" in India since after the NDA government came to power, National Commission for the...
On Eid, an entire village mourns the loss of a son: A visit to...
By Mehebub Sahana and Shahnawaz Ahmad Wani for Twocircles.net
The recent lynching of Mohammed Junaid, a 16-year-old from Haryana, has not only shocked the Muslim...
Ashif Sheikh ‘cleaning’ up India’s shame of manual scavenging
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
टीसीएन 2021 : साल भर हम उठाते रहे वंचितों और पिछड़ों की आवाज़,पढ़िए...
बीते वर्ष, 2021, में कई तरह की बदलती हुई राजनीतिक और सामाजिक गतिविधियां देखने को मिली। इस बदलती परिस्थिति में, हाशिए पर खड़े...
बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का निधन
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और बहुजन समाज पार्टी की अध्यक्ष मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का शनिवार शाम दिल्ली के एक...
IAMC urges Modi government to ensure justice to Hathras rape victim
TCN News
President of the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), Ahsan Khan condemned the recent Uttar Pradesh government’s mishandling of the Hathras rape case that...
Over 1,000 detained near Nitish Kumar’s residence
Patna : Over 1,000 people were detained when they were peacefully protesting near Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's official residence here Wednesday morning, police said.
Senior...
बिजनौर में बन रही है बसपा की दलित-मुस्लिम एकता की नर्सरी
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
बिजनौर: दलितों की देवी के तौर पर प्रचार पाने वाली मायावती ने अपना पहला चुनाव बिजनौर लोकसभा से लड़ा था. उनका...
‘Muslims have become New Subalterns’
Interview with JNU Prof. Ajay Gudavarthy by Mishab Irikkur and Abhay Kumar.
New Delhi: Ajay Gudavarthy is an assistant professor at Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Apart from his deep interest in theory, particularly critical school, post-Marxism and postcolonial studies, he also keeps an eye on political processes and dynamism of Indian politics. As the fire of communal violence is fast engulfing many parts of the country and the ruling BJP, as alleged by the opposition parties, remains involved in polarising society for electoral gains, Mishab Irikkur and Abhay Kumar spent Sunday’s morning with Ajay Gudavarthy at his house in South Delhi, conversing with him about the current volatile situation.
A prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in India: Report
New Delhi : A human rights group on Tuesday said one prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in Indian jails and that there are three...
बिहार में सभी 243 सीटों पर लड़ेगी चंद्रशेखर की आज़ाद समाज पार्टी
नेहाल अहमद। Twocircles net
भीम आर्मी चीफ चंद्रशेखर आजाद ने बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव में 243 सीटों पर चुनाव लड़ने का ऐलान किया है। चंद्रशेखर की...
वंचितों की नायिका पल्लवी पटेल ने डिप्टी सीएम केशव प्रसाद मौर्य को हराया
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
डॉक्टर पल्लवी पटेल ने सिराथू विधानसभा क्षेत्र से पूर्व डिप्टी सीएम और प्रत्याशी केशव प्रसाद मौर्य को हराकर एक इतिहास सा रच दिया है।...
Minus Pakistanis, the Kashmiris without leadership
Ref: - Indifference to Dutch offer, the sign of Kashmiri atrophy.
Dear Sir
The present position of Kashmir problem is given below as it evolved through its history after 1947: -
(1)- The Kashmiris, speaking same language and practicing same religion (predominantly Islam) cannot be expected to remain divided across LOC.
Shifting Allegiances: Dalits in Uttar Pradesh Explore ASP and Congress Amidst BSP’s Woes
Asad Rizvi, TwoCircles.net
Lucknow: Amid the Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) existential crisis, Dalits seem to have begun exploring new political alternatives. They are apparently weighing their...
Chidambaram says ‘minimal’ Maoists in Arunachal
By IANS,
Itanagar: Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said there was a minimal presence of Maoists in Arunachal Pradesh.
12 people held for Dalit woman’s murder in Kerala
Perambavoor (Kerala) : The police has so far arrested about a dozen people in connection with the murder last week of Dalit law student...
नृशंस आपराधिक अग्निकांड : दोषियों को बचाने की फिराक़ में प्रशासन!
TwoCircles.net News Desk
लखनऊ : सीतापुर के लहरपुर थाने के पट्टी देहलिया गांव में हुई आगजनी के मामले के बाद आज पीड़ितों से...
Karnataka parties in suspended animation over power strategy
By V.S. Karnic
Bangalore, (IANS) Political parties in Karnataka are in a state of suspended animation, just like the state assembly, with confusion persisting on what they can do next.
Of the three major contenders for power in the state - the Congress, the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), only the BJP hopes to benefit from the collapse of its coalition with the JD-S last week.
Students protesting for Rohith Vemula detained in Delhi
New Delhi : About 250-300 students, staging a demonstration here commemorating the death anniversary of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, were on Tuesday detained when they...
Aaghaz Foundation of India calls for applications for Rohith Vemula Scholarship
By TCN News
Lucknow based Charity organisation Aaghaz Foundation is inviting applications for its second annual Rohith Vemula Memorial Scholarship.
Constituted in memory of deceased Hyderabad...
इस काम में जान का ख़तरा भी है और कमाई भी कुछ ख़ास नहीं…
TwoCircles.net News Desk
नई दिल्ली : दिल्ली शहर की घनी आबादी के बीच ओखला के एक कमरे के घर में 25 साल का रंजीत अपने...
मायावती, महाराष्ट्र और गुजरात : दलित समय में मोदी की जवाबदेही
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
कल उत्तर प्रदेश भाजपा के उपाध्यक्ष दयाशंकर सिंह के बयान के बाद उत्तर प्रदेश का राजनीतिक माहौल बेहद गर्म हो गया है....
Amid Covid-19 lockdown, Mushar children in Bihar collect rats to feed themselves, families as...
With a population of 2.5 lakh, Mushar community in Bihar are considered Maha-Dalits (Dalits among Dalits) and discriminated against. Amid the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown...
Gujarat CM Anandiben finally offers to quit
Ahmedabad : Ending months of speculation, Gujarat's first woman Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Monday offered to quit in keeping with the BJP's...
Collapsing credibility Of Western media: An opportunity for India
By Saeed Naqvi,
Even the skeptics now agree that India shall be a power in the Asian century. To insure this rise to the top, India must maximize all its assets. One asset for which it has a reputation is a lively media, a function of a relatively stable democratic order since independence.
“We should record our history, our victory” Dalit poet Mercy Margaret
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Dalit literature that revolves around the struggles and lives of Dalits first emerged in the 1960s and has seen exponential growth since....
For these girls living in Delhi’s slums, education is a dream fraught with violence,...
By Suprakash Majumdar, TwoCircles.net
The first thing Janaki does in the morning is to help her mother prepare food. Beside the chulha (a stove), covering her face...
Dalit rights activists to hold protest in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Dalit land rights activists Friday said they would start a two-day agitation in the national capital beginning Saturday to press for their various demands.
A letter to the Financial Reforms Committee of Planning Commission of India
By Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai
proposal for joint ventures in islamic banking in collaboration with international islamic banks and/or international banks with islamic banking operational expertise
Financial Sector Reforms are needed, as per Mr. Raghuram G. Rajan's introductory remarks, to
Eastern UP chosing mechanical over manual farming
Amit Dwivedi
Special Correspondent, CNS
Farmers in Eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) are increasingly chosing costlier mechanical ways of farming over less-expensive manual ways. Why?
"Mechanical harvesting is easy and less time taking. At main harvesting time its become very tough to get the labourers at right time. And if the harvesting process will get late it can harm our crops due to hail storm and heavy rains. Due to these factors big and even small and marginal farmers are also moving towards mechanical harvesting" said a farmer living in eastern part of UP, Gyan Chand.
क्या है भीमा कोरेगांव का इतिहास और 200 साल बाद की सियासत?
कलीम अज़ीम, TwoCircles.net के लिए
1 जनवरी 1818 को ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनी और पेशवा के बीच पुणे ज़िले के ‘भीमा कोरेगांव’ में लड़ाई हुई थी....
Glorifying self: Modi’s gimmick of washing feet of sanitary workers
By Ram Puniyani
Gimmicks are a part of Modi's style of politics. Rather they form the core of his strategies. His act of washing the feet...
The Telegraph redefine newspaper front pages
By IndScribe
Telegraph, the Calcutta-based English newspaper, has redefined the front pages of newspapers.
Creative, catchy and often shocking headlines, apart from unique presentation has...
‘दलित महिलाओं के ज़िन्दा जलाने पर नेताओं की चुप्पी दुखद’
TwoCircles.net News Desk
हरदोई : ‘इलाहाबाद में क़ानून की पढ़ाई कर रहे दलित समाज के दिलीप सरोज की निर्मम हत्या को हम भूले भी नहीं...
Dalit ring draws controversy, designer says ‘ring aimed at creating awareness on plight of...
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Stella Simona is a Bangladeshi origin designer, who before starting her jewelry store was a model and a fashion photographer. The...
March in Delhi on February 23 over Rohith’s suicide
Hyderabad: The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice of University of Hyderabad will take out a march in New Delhi on February 23 to...
‘Raven’: The new art of protest from the land of Sahodaran Ayyappan
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.Net
When Adarsh Kumar Aniyal gave the title ‘A story of an Indian’ to his music video titled ‘Raven’, he did so...
House attacked because I am Mahadalit: Bihar speaker
Patna : Bihar assembly Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary Wednesday said his house was pelted with stones by Rashtriya Janata Dal workers because he hails...
Does the BJP intend to change the Indian Constitution?
By Ram Puniyani
BJP, which believes in Hindu nationalism, faces a dilemma about Indian Constitution. The party, at least on the surface, has to pay...
साल 2022 की टीसीएन की कुछ शानदार रिपोर्ट
टीम टीसीएन। Twocircles.net
वर्ष 2022 संपन्न हो गया। हमें कई तरह के राजनीतिक और सामाजिक बदलाव देखने को मिले। TwoCircles.net इस दौरान पत्रकारिता का धर्म...
Muslim fundamentalist militancy, the product of western secularism.
Ref:- Improvised Shiv-Sena model (as UN controlled IPP) can be the solution
Dear sir
The various terrorist attacks like 9/11, terrorist attacks in UK, terrorist attacks in India, Lal Masjid fight etc. by Muslim militants, during last 6 years, have made the Muslim fundamentalism a burning issue which is testing the competence & sagacity of politicians / statesmen / political scientists of the entire world. And now after Glasgow terror attack in which three highly qualified Indian Muslims (Engineer and Doctors) are alleged to be accused, it has become a political head-ache for India.
Tension in UP town over BJP, Congress protests
Ghaziabad : Tension gripped the Kanth area of Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district Saturday as the BJP refused to back out of its proposed protest...
Even today people treat me as an untouchable: Bihar CM
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Sunday revealed that he is still treated as an "untouchable" by some "powerful people" as he...
“His head was blooming like a lotus,” recalls mother of slain 9-year-old Dalit boy...
By Aparajita Ghosh, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: “His head was blooming just like a lotus”, recalls Mangesh Shivsharan’s mother, who collected parts of his nine-year-old son’s brain,...
Mahadalit exodus: Bihar to develop Pura as model village
Patna : Pura village, which witnessed an exodus by hundreds of Mahadalits who were threatened by upper caste men, will be developed as a...
Haryana to give free bicycles to SC students
Chandigarh: Haryana has sanctioned Rs.7 crore for this fiscal to provide free bicycles to the Scheduled Castes (SC) students studying in government schools, an...
After Moradabad, 180 Dalit families of Saharanpur to convert to Buddhism if atrocities do...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
After 50 Dalit families from Moradabad converted to Islam last week citing Yogi Government's total negligence and upper caste violence against...
Call for “Chalo HCU” by Dalit Organisations on Rohit Vemula’s death anniversary
TCN News Hyderabad:
Several Dalit organisations in Hyderabad have given a call for “ Chalo HCU” to protest against the demolition of the Velivada this month...
Saddened by Rohith Vemula’s death: Modi
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday broke his silence on the suicide of Dalit scholar from University of Hyderabad, Rohith Vemula, saying that...
SC status demanded by Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims
Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Thousands of Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims organized a protest rally and a dharna at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 21st July, 2010 and demanded Scheduled Caste status to Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims.
Several representatives from Dalit groups and politicians including Sam Paul, National Secretary Public Affair of All India Christian Council, Ali Anwar, an MP and president of All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz and Hafiz Ahmad Hawari, president All India Jamiatul Hawwarin, among others addressed the peaceful rally.
Rajasthan to amend economically backward classes quotas act
Jaipur: The Rajasthan cabinet on Tuesday approved introduction of a bill in the state assembly for amending legislations relating to reservation for economically backward...
क्या महज़ राजनीति का मुद्दा है डेल्टा मेघवाल?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
राजस्थान के नोखा शहर में एक प्रतिभाशाली लड़की को तंत्र की अमानवीयता के चलते अपनी जान से हाथ धोना पड़ा. डेल्टा...
Why hundreds of Dalits were unable to vote in Bhagana, Haryana
By Inder Bisht, TwoCircles.net
Initial reports from Haryana are indicating that neither the BJP nor the Congress is emerging as a clear winner in the...
कन्हैया के चुनाव लड़ने से किन्हें और क्यों परेशानी?
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net
बात 2016 की है. जेएनयू स्टूडेंट्स यूनियन के उस वक्त के अध्यक्ष कन्हैया कुमार जमानत पर जेल से छूट कर आये थे. कन्हैया...
With Gandhi as guide, Gates goes to a Dalit village
By IANS,
Kande Rao ka Purwa (Uttar Pradesh), May 11 (IANS) After showing Bill Gates a glimpse of the development he had initiated in the social and the health sectors in the Amethi and Rae Bareli constituencies represented by him and his mother and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi took the Microsoft chief to experience life in a Dalit village in Pratapgarh district Tuesday evening.
Dalit IAS officer explores law to preach Christianity
Chennai : Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer C. Umashankar is looking at legal options to challenge a government directive forbidding him from preaching...
मेरठ : दलित व जाट में खूनी संघर्ष, दलितों पर एकतरफ़ा कार्रवाई का आरोप
आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
मेरठ : गंगानगर थाना क्षेत्र के रजपुरा में शुक्रवार की शाम बुग्गी टकराने को लेकर हुए मामूली विवाद ने शनिवार को...
BJP ally RLSP announces candidates for two Bihar seats
Patna : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s ally in Bihar, the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), Tuesday announced candidates for two of the 3...
I dream of a casteless society – Jeyarani
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Dalit History Month began in 2015 inspired by the ‘Black History month’ in the US. April is observed as the Dalit...
LJP demands Bihar CM’s resignation over Mahadalits’ exodus
Patna : Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP Friday demanded Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's resignation following the exodus of hundreds of Mahadalits...
Six activists arrested by Pune Police in relation to Bhima Koregaon, protests in Mumbai...
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
Six months after the Bhima Koregaon incident, Pune police along with Deonar Police, Mumbai barged into the office of Dalit Activist...
Bihar Elections: “Our plight will not change without political representation,” Dom community members decry...
By Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Bihar: Nearly 100 years ago, well-known Bhopuri poet Hira Dom wrote a now famous poem in ‘Achhut Ki Shikayat (Protest of...
In a first, two seats reserved for ST candidates in upcoming UP elections
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
For the first time in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, two assembly seats—Obra and Dudhi in Sonbhadra district have been reserved for...
Bihar’s Healthcare Crisis: Dalit Woman Struggles for Kidney Transplant After Tragic Surgery
MI Khan, TwoCircles.net
Patna: There appears to be no hope for justice for Sunita Devi, a Dalit woman from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, who allegedly had both...
Budget related dharna and rally of 29th February, 2008
submitted by Satinath Choudhary, Delhi
We started gathering in the morning about 11 am and around three O’clock in the afternoon, we marched towards the Parliament, led by our own Parliamentarian Hon’ble Athavale Sahab, as far as the police let us go. We then had some speeches and concluded the rally by burning a replica of the new budget! The following memorandum of demands was submitted to the Prime Minister and Finance Minister:
SC/ST Budget Hissedari Andolan
(Movement for SC/ST Share in Budget)
c/o 36/12, 1st Floor, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi -110 008
To
Rajya Sabha disrupted over Gujarat Dalit issue
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha faced disruptions on Wednesday as opposition members demanded a debate on atrocities against Dalits in Gujarat's Una town,...
Jharkhand Dalit Minister was prevented from inaugurating Shravani Mela: JMM
Ranchi : Main opposition party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has alleged that state Tourism Minister Amar Bawri, who belongs to the Dalit community, was...
Protest demonstrations by dalits and adivasi intensifies over Kanhar dam construction
By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter
Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh): In a move intended to protest the alleged illegal land acquisition by the Uttar Pradesh government...
Christian of Dalit origin will be Dalit if he embraces Hinduism
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday said that a Dalit whose parents or grandparents embraced Christianity will get the benefits of reservation meant...
Doms in Varanasi seek justice through honorable rehabilitation
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat,
Hundreds of pilgrims seek to see the sunrise on the banks of Ganges in Varanasi and the boatmen go on live commentary of these ghats narrating the mythological details.The most poignant moment come when you see the Manikarnikaghat, Dashashwamegha Ghat and Harishchandraghat reminding you the stories of Raja Harishchandra’s loyalty to his ‘profession’. In an indirect reference, these are the same ‘preachings’ which ask you to do thy duty while ‘result’ is not thy concern.
Emergency can never be imposed again: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi : Another emergency can never be imposed in India and the country can run only as a democracy, union minister Ravi Shankar...
Republic Day Eve marked by anti-caste vigil outside India House, London
By TCN News
London: Representatives of rights groups, Indian Diaspora and Dalit organisations marked India’s Republic Day eve by holding a candlelit...
Vijaykant seals poll deal with Vaiko, Left, Dalit party
Chennai : Actor-turned-politician A. Vijaykant on Wednesday announced that his DMDK will contest the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu in alliance with Vaiko's MDMK,...
RS stalled over discrimination against backward classes
New Delhi, (IANS): The Rajya Sabha was on Monday disrupted and repeatedly adjourned, with opposition parties alleging that the central government was discriminating against backward...
Kerala forests suspected to shelter Maoists: Police
By IANS,
Alappuzha: Police suspect the presence of Maoists in the forests across Kerala but is unsure of their activities, a top police officer said here Wednesday.
Ambedkarites across Mumbai pay homage to Panther Raja Dhale
Daisy K for Twocircles.net
Ambedkarites across Mumbai paid homage to Raja Dhale the co-founder of Dalit Panthers of Maharashtra.Raja Dhale 78, passed away at his...
Leaders urge Modi government to pass a bill against lynching
New Delhi, (IANS): Leaders of different political parties on Wednesday extended their support to a draft bill against lynching prepared by a civil society organisation...
V.K. Singh stirs row with ‘dog’ remark, clarifies
New Delhi : Union minister V.K. Singh on Thursday triggered a huge row when he spoke of a dog's stoning while commenting on...
Varun Gandhi for abolishing death penalty, BJP says personal view
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday came out against the death penalty, noting most of the death row convicts are...
Panther Sena protests against move to install Shivaji statue in BAMU using students’ fund
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net
It would be normal to assume that providing adequate facilities to students would be a priority for the administration of any...
NDA government is anti-Dalit: Congress
New Delhi : The Congress on Wednesday termed the NDA government at the Centre as "anti-Dalit".
"The NDA government is anti-Dalit. A BJP MLA from...
Indian Americans’ mark Independence Day celebration by solemn pledge to protect pluralism
Indian American Muslim Council organizes celebratory event in Florida; participate in protests against targeting of Dalits and minorities in the name of cow...
Nationalism is core identity of BJP, says Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the "nationalism" was core identity of the BJP and called upon party workers...
TCN seeks a full-time reporter for its Dalit section
TwoCircles.net (TCN) is a platform for the news of the marginalized communities of India, particularly Muslims, Dalits and Adivasis. For the past 10 years,...
Seven get life term for lynching Dalits in Haryana
By IANS,
Jhajjar (Haryana): A court here Monday awarded life imprisonment to seven people for the 2002 lynching of five Dalits in this Haryana district.
All the convicts were produced in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge A.K. Jain, amidst heavy security. After the sentencing, the accused were sent to Rohtak jail.
The court acquitted 19 people in the case Saturday.
Sub inspector in Maharashtra booked for Dalit woman’s rape
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Nagpur: A Dalit woman has filed a rape complaint against a police sub-inspector (SI) alleging he sexually exploited her for...
Bihar cabinet stays Manjhi’s 36 decisions
Patna : The Bihar cabinet on Wednesday stayed 36 decisions taken by the government of former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi last month, officials...
Central ministers drove Rohith to commit suicide: Kejriwal
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused central ministers of driving Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, of the University of Hyderabad,...
Justice Roopanwal to head panel probing Rohit Vemula suicide
New Delhi : The HRD ministry on Thursday appointed former Allahabad High Court judge Justice Ashok Kumar Roopanwal to head the one-man judicial commission...
चंद्रशेखर ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र में उठाया मानवाधिकार का मुद्दा
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
भीम आर्मी चीफ चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद रावण ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र मानवाधिकार परिषद के समक्ष किसान आंदोलन एवं सीएए विरोधी आंदोलन के दौरान...
Police in Uttar Pradesh beat protesting Dalit women, call it ‘minimal force’
The police denied the allegations claiming the protesting women threw stones at them prompting them to use 'minimal force'.
Afnan Habib | TwoCircles.net
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