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Thousands mourn slain Dalit litterateur Kirwale

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Kolhapur (Maharashtra), (IANS): Thousands of people on Saturday gathered at the home of noted Dalit litterateur Krishna Kirwale, who was murdered by a carpenter...

Dalits angry as Bihar massacre accused are acquitted

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By Imran Khan, Patna : Family members of the Dalits who were killed in 1999 in Bihar's Arwal district, allegedly by the outlawed, upper -caste militia Ranvir Sena men, are disheartened and devastated over the release of all the accused.

Campaigning in Mumbai: Nightmare for candidates

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By Quaid Najmi, Mumbai : From residential skyscrapers to the villas of the super-rich to the squalor of slums and starkness of pavement shacks, campaigning...

Cow vigilantes should be declared terrorists: Vemula’s online diary

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Preetha Nair New Delhi : Back in December 2015, well before politics over bovines took centrestage in India, the late Rohith Vemula, the Dalit...

File case against Ramdev: Rajasthan court to police

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Jodhpur : A court here in Rajasthan Saturday ordered police to file a case against yoga guru Baba Ramdev for his alleged remarks against...

Bhima Koregaon – One Year of Violence and Apathy

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By Atul Anand This Twocircles.net film recalls the violence near Bhima Koregaon memorial obelisk in Pune on January 1, 2018, left people shocked and angry....

Kerala to bring new law to ensure quota for SC/ST in aided colleges

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Thiruvananthapuram: Taking note of the poor representation of teaching staff belonging to SC/ST sections in aided colleges in the...

Dalit woman assaulted for son’s elopement

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By IANS,

Targetted for being Dalit, tweets sacked Delhi minister

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New Delhi : Former Delhi Social Development Minister Sandeep Kumar tweeted on Thursday that he was being targetted as he was a Dalit and...

PM launches SC/ST hub, women get ‘charkhas’ at Ludhiana event

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ArrayLudhiana : Launching the National SC/ST Hub and the ZED (Zero-Defect, Zero-Effect) Scheme for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector here on...

Pakistan to show patriotism.

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Ref:- Judicracy constitutionally absurd & politically untenable.

Dear Sir

Notwithstanding euphoria, in some quarters,Â over Supreme Court of Pakistan order to reinstate ex-Chief Justice IftikharÂ Chaudhry, it is a crucial and critical time for the people of Pakistan where they are required to show patriotism andÂ 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.

संडे स्पेशल : तो क्या भीम आर्मी सुप्रीमो चंद्रशेखर का सूरज अब डूब रहा...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ़।Twocircles.net पिछले कुछ सालों में राजनीतिक सरगर्मियों में तेजी से उभर कर सामने आए और दुनियाभर का ध्यान आर्कषित करने वाले भीम आर्मी के...

Manjhi launches front to ‘expose’ Nitish

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Patna : Nearly a week after he was forced to quit as Bihar's chief minister, Jitan Ram Manjhi Saturday launched a new political front...

Gujarat unrest: 5 more Dalits attempt suicide in Saurashtra

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Rajkot : Five more Dalit persons allegedly tried to commit suicide in two separate incidents in Gujarat as widespread protests against last week's thrashing...

यूपी उपचुनाव में विपक्ष को मिल गया जीत का पैटर्न

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आस एम कैफ़ ।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश में हुए तीन सीटों पर हुए उपचुनाव में खतौली विधानसभा सीट की सबसे अधिक चर्चा है। खतौली में...

समस्तीपुर लाइव : ‘छोटी जातियों’ का समर्थन महागठबंधन को

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पहले चरण के मतदान से पूर्व बातचीत में रोसड़ा के दलितों ने दिए इशारे राजन झा रोसड़ा, समस्तीपुर: दलितों के वोट की मदद से बिहार चुनाव...

28 crores to develop places related to Dr. Ambedkar

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By TCN News, Mumbai: It may be an unrelated move but in the wake of historic Ambedkar Bhavan destructoin on Saturday June 25th,...

Frequent tweeter Modi loses voice when it comes to rape of minority women: NYT

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New York, April 17 (IANS) Sharply criticising Prime Minister Narendra's silence over rape cases in India, the New York Times in an editorial on Tuesday...

Time running out for Kashmiris

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Ref:- Invocation of Kashmiri martyrs , the only leverage left for Kashmir solution. Dear Sir This refers to the statement of Indian prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh at a function on Sunday in Jammu where he proposed (a)- the turning of LOC into a line of peace with free flow of ideas, material and people across the border and (b)- Land and water resources of entire J&K (including PAK) can be used jointly for the benefit of people of J&K living on both sides of LOC.

Atrocities against Dalits rising in Haryana: Panel

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By IANS,

‘It’s a constitutional issue, not a Christian one:’ Women groups protest violence against Adivasi...

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Over the last few months, hundreds of Adivasi Christians have fled their homes across several villages of Chhattisgarh after alleged attacks by Hindutva...

Why BAPSA’s support to Muslim Right is problematic: Part One

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This is a first in a three-part series on how Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students Organisation (BAPSA) has, while effectively countering Savarna politics espoused...

Ramdas Athawale – best survivor among Dalit leaders

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Mumbai : Republican Party of India (A) President Ramdas B. Athawale, who was sworn-in as Minister of State in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council...

Dalits will be protected against atrocities: Wasnik

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Rights of Dalits will be protected and strict laws will be implemented to prevent atrocities against them like the arson attack on Dalit homes in Haryana, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik said here Wednesday. "I have travelled to various states of the country to see whether there is any discrimination with these sections of society. We will strictly implement the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 at all places," Wasnik told reporters.

Funds collected outside Pune mosques help rebuild 74 Dalit homes in Pune

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By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net In a heart-warming story of Dalit-Muslim unity from Maharashtra, an NGO managed to rebuild homes of 74 Dalit families who lost...

Ambedkar King Study Circle of USA observed Ambedkar Jayanti

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By TCN News As social distancing and public gathering restrictions are in order during the COVID19 lockdown, Dr Ambedkar’s 129th birthday commemorations were organized over...

NHRC issues notice to Haryana over assault of Dalit boy

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By IANS,

Dalit ring draws controversy, designer says ‘ring aimed at creating awareness on plight of...

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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...

‘I am not here by luck. I am equal to everyone else’ says lone...

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This is the second of the three-part series of stories documenting caste discrimination against Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi students /faculty at the Mahatma Gandhi...

TCN Interview: “My purpose as a filmmaker is to bring stories of marginalised into...

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In this interview with TwoCircles.net, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Somnath Waghmare talks about the production of films and the social landscape that constitutes film-making...

Should caste matter?

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Caste system in India, according to a large number of historians and intellectuals began with the advent of the Aryans and...

Rajasthan’s Dalit women celebrate ‘liberty’ at temple

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By Asit Srivastava, IANS,

Mayawati inaugurates Rs.684 crore Dalit park

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By IANS,

Ambedkar King Study Circle Concludes Annual Conference in California

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By TCN News Around 120 people gathered with enthusiasm and engaged in lively discussions at Ambedkar King Study Circle's (AKSC) 2nd annual conference held on...

नीतिश राज में मुसहरों को बिल्डरों का खौफ़

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पटना:बिहार की राजधानी में मुसहर जाति के लोग इन दिनों भारी संकट में हैं. मुसहरों की जमीन पर एक बिल्डर की...

‘Chalo Thiruvananthapuram’ will bring forth issues of Dalits and Adivasis, expose Kerala model of...

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net Thiruvananthapuram: On the lines of Chalo Una movement in Gujarat followed by Chalo Udupi in Karnataka, Kerala will see the Chalo...

Abducted student found murdered in Guragaon

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Gurgaon : An 18-year-old student, who was abducted last weekend, was on Thursday found murdered, police said, adding she might have been sexually assaulted...

Left parties demand recall of Hyderabad varsity vice chancellor

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Hyderabad : The Left parties on Monday staged a protest in front of Raj Bhavan here, demanding recall of University of Hyderabad Vice Chancellor...

Maoist mediator Dandapani Mohanty held

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By IANS,

Notice to Tamil Nadu government over Dalits’ rights violations

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New Delhi : The NHRC Friday issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government, demanding a report on the human rights violations of the...

Congress MLAs suspended after Gujarat assembly ruckus over Dalits

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Gandhinagar : Gujarat assembly Speaker Ramanlal Vora on Tuesday suspended all Congress MLAs -- barring Leader of Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela and Balwantsinh Rajput --...

Supreme Court stays AP High Court Judgment in Tsundur Dalit massacre case

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: The Supreme Court stayed the Tsundur judgment delivered by Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday and also sent notices to all the convicts who were released and gave four weeks time to respond.

चित्रकूट : गेंगरेप के बाद दलित युवती ने कर ली थी आत्महत्या, अब...

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विशेष संवाददाता। चित्रकूट। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश में महिलाओं के साथ बलात्कार की बेहद शर्मनाक घटनाओं की श्रेणी हाथरस की तरह चित्रकूट में भी एक दिल...

Maharashtra CM faces serious threats to life: Prakash Ambedkar

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Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis faces serious threats to his life from certain pro-Hindutva elements, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh President Prakash...

Upper caste BJP leaders upset over OBC as Bihar chief

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Patna : A powerful lobby of upper caste Bihar BJP leaders is disappointed over the appointment of OBC leader Nityanand Rai on Wednesday as...

भीम आर्मी सुप्रीमो चंद्रशेखर ‘रावण’ अस्पताल में भर्ती, प्रशासन पर लापरवाही बरतने का आरोप

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter सहारनपुर : भीम आर्मी के सुप्रीमो चन्द्रशेखर ‘रावण’ की जेल में आज तबीयत बिगड़ने के बाद उन्हें ज़िला अस्पताल के आईसीयू में...

Life term for student leader’s killer who shot witness’ father

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By IANS, New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday sentenced a man, already convicted for gunning down a students union leader of a Delhi University college in 1999, to rigorous imprisonment for life for also killing the father of a witness who had informed the police. Jitender alias Kalla was served with a second punishment days after he was awarded life sentence by the court for murdering Anil Bhadana, the then Satyawati College Students Union president.

Aaghaz’s Rohith Vemula Memorial Scholarship awarded to a Dalit student

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By TCN News, New Delhi:Aaghaz Foundation, an organisation that has been working towards reducing drop-out rate among minorities has announced the winner of ‘Rohith Vemula...

Properties of seven murder accused attached in Bihar

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Patna : The properties of the seven accused who killed four Dalits for refusing to share fish caught by them in Bihar's Patna district,...

‘Very few in media understand Dalit or Muslim issues’

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Naveen Joshi has been associated with journalism for the last 30 years. He has seen the growth of Hindi newspapers from being a poor cousin of English print media to a position of power and influence. Read by crores of Indians every day, content and look of a Hindi newspaper today reflects the aspirations of the reader but still they have yet to become a complete newspaper, feels Naveen Joshi, who is the Editor of Hindi daily Hindustan. Some exercpts from his interview last year with Kashif-ul-Huda of TwoCircles.net:

For Asit Sapkale, music is synonymous with resistance

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By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net 'Music for a cause' has been used, and abused by artists so often that one cannot help but become a little...

Dalits in Punjab bank on land reforms for economic, social prosperity

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With the new Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government promising to bring reforms, it will be interesting to see how things unfold for Dalit farmers...

“Lives of many Muslims ruined due to false terror charges”

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By TCN News, Gulbarga (Karnataka): The lives of many Indians have been ruined and their youth snatched away in the name of terrorism even as Muslims, Tribals and Dalits are mostly implicated in false cases due to prejudiced police, politics, media, prosecution and the society in general, Ajit Sahi, well known political analyst and a journalist, said.

Shut courts if they can’t protect rights: SC/ST Act vedict judge

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By IANS New Delhi: Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who headed a bench which delivered the judgment forbidding immediate arrest under SC/ST Act, on Friday said...

Modi pitches for AIJS, inclusion of oppressed

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the 50th anniversary function of the Delhi High Court here on Monday, called for inclusion...

MIM goons attacked a social worker

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Hyderabad : Mr.Masood Khan a Social Worker of Hafiz Baba Nagar Under Chandrayangutta Assembly Constituency who was rectifying Street Lights along with GHMC (Electrical ) Workers was attacked by Majlish Ittehadul Musleemin (MIM) goons.Later he was sfifted to Osmania General Hospital in a Serious condition.MBT leader Mr.Amjed Ullah Khan Visited the hospital and demanded stern action against the culprits by the police.

Submitted by Amjed Ullah Khan

Will Islam ‘liberate’ Dalits of Bhagana?

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By Vidya Bhushan Rawat, It was around 11 am on August 8 when the ‘Bhagana Kand Dalit Sangharsh Samiti’ had called a meeting at...

Bihar election will decide India’s future: Tejaswi Yadav

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Patna: The Bihar assembly election will determine the future of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says the cricketer-turned-politician son of Rashtriya Janata Dal...

Eight Mahadalits converted to Christianity in Bihar

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Patna: Eight poor Mahadalits, including a woman, converted to Christianity in a village in Bihar's Munger district, an official said Saturday. "It is a fact...

Mayawati to begin UP campaign Thursday

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Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati would begin a whirlwind tour of Uttar Pradesh, her home state, from Thursday, a party leader...

Amnesty’s annual report criticizes India for ‘growing intolerance’

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Amnesty International in its annual report released today has accused India of supporting a climate of intolerance by cracking...

Dalit bodies want SC/ST Act restored through ordinance

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New Delhi, (IANS): A number of Dalit organisations on Thursday asked the Narendra Modi government to "restore" through an ordinance the SC/ST Act that...

No bail for activists arrested in Bhima Koregaon arrests even after a year; campaign...

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TCN News Last year on 6th June, the Pune police had arrested 5 activists on false charges of inciting violence on Dalits that took place on...

Yogesh Wanjari: Translating Dalit literature so that Ambedkarite struggle can be looked through its...

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By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net Yogesh Wanjari, an M.Phil Student of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai recently translated the book of J V Pawar...

Kashmiris should support United Punjab, a precursor to “United States of SAARC”

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Ref: - India need not be over sensitive to revival of Punjab movement minus terrorism. Dear Sir This refers to last week news in Indian and...

Rahul Gandhi to visit Hyderabad university on Tuesday

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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...

The Uphill Battle to Rejuvenate the Bahujan Samaj Party: Aakash Anand’s Daunting Task

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Asad Rizvi, TwoCircles.net Lucknow: Rejuvenating the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will be a formidable challenge for Aakash Anand. Despite his reinstatement as the national coordinator of...

बिहार : एक जिला, दो महीने और 21 दलितों की हत्या

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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...

Racial and caste oppression have many similarities

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By Rajesh Sampath, Comparisons can be risky, but not impossible. Consider for a moment India’s Dalits, or “untouchables,” and African Americans. Racial inequality in America has its...

Lone survivor of Khairlanji massacre, Bhaiyalal Bhotmange, dies of heart attack

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By Shiva Thorat, Twocircles.net Bhaiyalal Bhotmange, the lone survivor of the Khairlanji massacre, died of a heart attack on Friday, January 20. For the past...

Young Dalit writer attacked, threatened in Karnataka

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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...

Discrimination against Dalit women in Ahmedabad

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(Editor’s Note: This is Case Study which is part of a new annual report titled ‘State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2015’...

BJP’s Dalit MP lambasts ‘proponents of nationalism’ over attacks on Dalits

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New Delhi : BJP MP Udit Raj on Sunday hit out at the alleged "protectors of the Hindu religion" and "proponents of nationalism" over...

Beef Ban – A source of discontent in Khandesh

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By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net Guna Pawara: 40-year-old Adivasi farmer lives in Sangavi, about 25 kilometres from Shirpur tehsil in Dhulia district of Northern...

Death of a Delta: Part 2

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By A Mirsab and Afroz Alam for TwoCircles.net, TwoCircles.net visited Nokha to investigate the story of Delta Meghwal. Within a couple of hours we...

Benazir should be under house arrest rather up to elections to provide level field...

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Ref:- Time running out fast for Musharraf to declare joint martial & civilian rule in Pakistan. Dear Sir Musharraf so far has shown uncanny acumen & dexterity in State / political matters where:- (1)- Elections to National & State assemblies of Pakistan are announced in January 2008. This should please international community especially USA & its democratic allies who were breathing on Musharraf's neck for early elections in Pakistan.

सहारनपुर : डीजीपी सुलखान सिंह ने सर्किट हाऊस में लिया जायज़ा, घटनास्थल पर नहीं...

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर : उत्तर प्रदेश में सहारनपुर ज़िले के शिमलाना व उसके आस-पास के गांव में शुक्रवार को हुए जातीय संघर्ष...

Documentary on Rohith Vemula aims to address caste discrimination and Dalit-Muslim solidarity

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Hyderabad: In March 2015, Satya Chakra, a 44-year-old documentary filmmaker from Hyderabad, conceived an idea of making a short documentary...

“We are united to fight fascism”, CPI (ML) candidate Sandeep Saurav aims to bring...

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By Chinki Sinha, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: There was a poem by Punjabi communist poet Pash he stumbled upon in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) during his...

Vijaykant seals poll deal with Vaiko, Left, Dalit party

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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,...

Manjhi to continue as Bihar CM, says Nitish Kumar

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Patna : Senior Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar Sunday said Jitan Ram Manjhi will continue to be Bihar's chief minister, ending speculations over his...

Dalit woman raped in Odisha, one arrested

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: A 50-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for raping a Dalit woman in Odisha, police said.

Caste prejudices hit Bihar’s anganwadi centres: Report

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By Imran Khan

Dalit girl attacked for resisting rape, one held

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By IANS,

Mirchpur violence: Delhi, Haryana told to protect witnesses

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By IANS,

Nine people sent to jail for burning houses in Kandhamal

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By IANS,

SC/ST amendment bill to be introduced in Parliament in this session

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New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said a bill to amend the SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act, approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday,...

Tribal villagers help nab kidnappers in Orissa

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: Residents of a tribal hamlet in Orissa helped police rescue a man within a few hours after his abduction, an official said Saturday.

Boston: Organizations protested against arrests of activists, journalists and intellectuals in India

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TCN News Several community organizations in the Boston area came together on the evening of June 8 to protest the arbitrary arrests of Surendra Gadling,...

Mob blocks traffic in Ghaziabad after Ambedkar statue damaged

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By IANS, Ghaziabad: An agitated mob Friday blocked traffic in Ghaziabad after a statue of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar was found damaged in the Bamheta locality of the city, police said.

March in Delhi on February 23 over Rohith’s suicide

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Hyderabad: The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice of University of Hyderabad will take out a march in New Delhi on February 23 to...

Agnivesh to lead peace march from Dadri against ‘intolerance’

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Kolkata: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "deafening silence" on the raging issue of "intolerance" as an endorsement of the "communal statements" of union ministers...

Dalit scholar’s suicide an indictment of BJP’s Hindutva agenda, say Indian Americans

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By TCN News Washington: The Indian American Muslim Council, an advocacy group aimed at safeguarding India's pluralist and tolerant ethos, expressed shock...

‘Sangma not representative of tribals’

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By IANS,

Dalit girl killed for protesting harassment

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By IANS, Bhopal : A minor Dalit girl died in Madhya Pradesh Friday after a boy who was harassing her set her ablaze after pouring kerosene on her, police said.

Kejriwal invokes Vemula, laments atrocities against Dalits, tribals

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Panaji : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday invoked the suicide of Rohith Vemula while lamenting atrocities against Dalits and tribals, especially in...

Activists vow to fight on for complete freedom of thought, speech

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New Delhi : A number of academicians, writers, students and activists on Friday vowed at the Pratirodh forum here to keep resistance alive till...

Canterbury Archbishop for special status to Dalit Christians

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By IANS,

चन्द्रशेखर पर रासुका के बाद ‘रिफार्म’ हुई भीम आर्मी

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मेरठ : रासुका की कार्रवाई से सरकार के रुख को देखते हुए दलितों में भीम आर्मी चीफ़ चन्द्रशेखर आज़ाद ‘रावण’ के प्रति...

Another Dalit girl alleges rape in Haryana

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Another Dalit girl in Haryana has alleged that she was gang-raped by two youths, police said Wednesday.

Caste or Creed? Dalit Christian Identity Sparks Reservation Row in Karnataka Census

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TCN News Desk Bengaluru: Identity of Dalit Christians has become a hotly debated and controversial issue amid the ongoing census for internal reservation of Scheduled...

Gorakhpur: SP alliance to pose a tough challenge to BJP thanks to NISHAD party’s...

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net A few kilometres east of Gorakhpur railway station, there is a lake named Ramgarh Tal. Walking along the banks of the...

I have a dream for India …

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Martin Luther King Jr. famous "I have a Dream" speech reimagined in Indian context" By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net

तेलंगाना के नल्लामाडूगु गांव में अंबेडकर प्रतिमा के लिए रंग लाया दलितों का संघर्ष

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निकहत फ़ातिमा । Twocircles.net भारत के संविधान के वास्तुकार और समाज सुधारक डॉ बीआर अंबेडकर को सम्मानित करने के लिए उनकी प्रतिमा के निर्माण के...

UP Jats poised to join hands with Haryana khaps for reservation

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New Delhi: The Jats of Uttar Pradesh, mainly concentrated in the western flank of the state, have decided to launch an agitation to demand...

Three Ambedkar statues vandalised in UP

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By IANS,

NDA to tread Ambedkar’s path; favours quota in private sector

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New Delhi : The government on Monday asserted that it was unequivocally committed to upholding the principles as laid down in the Constitution by...

Govt. to give 27% of petrol pumps to OBCs

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By TCN News,

Chandy to hold reception for Ghulam Ali in Kerala

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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will lead a reception here for Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali on January 14 ahead of his performance. Ali...

BJP a party of greedy people, not Hindus, says Kejriwal

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New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday hit out at the BJP, saying it claims to be a party of the...

Why Dalits in Phillaur, Jalandhar have been protesting for the past three weeks

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By Pritam Singh Tinna, Twocircles.net As the Dalit struggle in village Jalloor continues in Sangrur district over land dispute, another such case of a...

Rashtriya Ekta Manch organizes protest and peace rally against killings of Muslim techie and...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Mumbai: With the intention of spreading environment of peace and harmony in the state and to express solidarity with the...

AIMMM delegation meets victims of Una violence case, asks for CBI inquiry

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By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net A four-member delegation of All India Muslim Majlis e Mushawarat, led by its President Navaid Hamid, visited the...

उत्तर प्रदेश : दलित युवतियों का तालाब में मिला था शव, ख़बर लिखने पर...

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आकिल हुसैन । Twocircles.net लोकतंत्र में मीडिया को चौथा स्तंभ माना गया है, मीडिया की जिम्मेदारी होती है कि वो लोगों तक सही खबर पहुंचाए।...

Dalit rights activists to hold protest in Delhi

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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.

Students, teachers associations seek removal of Hyderabad varsity VC

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New Delhi : Students' and teachers' associations here on Monday sought immediate removal and arrest of University of Hyderabad (UoH) Vice Chancellor P. Appa...

Facing atrocities, Dalits in this Gujarat hamlet on verge of mass migration

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Mahesh Trivedi, TwoCircles.net Gujarat: Tormented with atrocities by high-caste bullies, Dalits in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s native state of Gujarat continue to lead a difficult...

इस काम में जान का ख़तरा भी है और कमाई भी कुछ ख़ास नहीं…

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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...

On Bhima Koregaon, your Janaeu was shining brightly on Republic TV: An open letter...

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By Disha KR for TwoCircles.net Dear Mr Arnab Goswami, Your debate #Endcastepolitics on both 2nd and 3rd of January is a perfect example of a casteist...

Sub inspector in Maharashtra booked for Dalit woman’s rape

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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...

‘Liberal’, ‘Ambedkerite’ Islamophobia and communal violence: A counter narrative

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By Dr Mohammad Kamran Ahsan As hate becomes the fulcrum, and the new normal of Indian polity, various view-points have emerged analysing this institutionalised hatred...

Four more missing tribals traced, apex court told

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Chhattisgarh government told the Supreme Court Tuesday that it has traced four more of the 12 tribals who were missing. The apex court was moved for a probe into the alleged killings of 10 villagers by security forces in the state's Dantewada district during anti-Maoist operations.

NCDHR expresses alarm at NITI Aayog’s claims of not being able to monitor Schedule...

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By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter New Delhi: The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights has expressed disappointment at a recent news item which...

The untold story behind the Sabarmati riverfront

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By Vanya Mehta, TwoCircles.net, The Sabarmati riverfront, for Ahmedabad residents, is a welcomed respite of clean walkways and greenery. Young middle class teenagers safely venture out with their friends in the evening to enjoy the pleasant views of the river, watching the riverfront light up. The elderly take their morning walks nearby adolescent trees, before the heat settles in for the day. Gujarati tourism, boasted by Chief Minister and BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, is given a further facelift by the presence of this cultural landmark that stretches 11 kilometers across the length of the Sabarmati River.

Dalit girl’s ragging: Karnataka Police arrest three

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Kozhikode/Bengaluru : The Karnataka Police has arrested three female nursing students for allegedly ragging and forcing their junior, Aswathi K.P., to drink a disinfectant,...

Raped Dalit girl battles for life

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Ghaziabad : A minor Dalit girl who set herself on fire after being raped in Ghaziabad is battling for life with 50 percent burns...

Every cloud has a silver lining

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After the darkest of dark clouds of uncertainty prevailing over AMU, the acting Vice Chancellor Prof Saleem Uddin has taken a courageaous and bold step to appoint a very competent team of administrators (Registrar-Prof. Jawed Masarrat; Controller of Exams â€“ Prof. Akhtar Haseeb; and Proctor- Prof Muzaffar Ahmad Siddiqui), to beam a ray of hope among the student community. I take this opportunity to congratulate the VC and all the newly appointed stalwarts, for accepting the challenge and wish that their dedicated efforts will shed all fears among students and their parents.

NCERT advisor’s office ransacked over cartoon

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By IANS,

Patel delegation hands over 27-point charter to Gujarat CM

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Ahmedabad: A delegation of Patidar community leaders, including BJP MP from Porbandar Vitthal Radadiya, who is mediating between the state government and the agitating...

NHRC issues notice over sanitation workers’ death in Noida

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New Delhi, (IANS): The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued notice to Noida authorities regarding the deaths last week of two sanitation workers...

Bihar priest beaten for pushing Dalit woman out of temple

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Patna: A priest was beaten up by a group of men after he pushed a Dalit woman and forcibly stopped her from offering prayers...

Temple can’t prohibit entry of women devotees: SC

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that unless a temple had a constitutional right, it could not prohibit the entry of the...

Hundreds gather at Jantar Mantar against Citizenship Amendment Bill

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By NewsDesk, TwoCircles.net Hundreds of students, activists and citizens gathered in Jantar Mantar on Dec 7 under the banner of United Against Hate (UAH) to...

अब मां कमलेश लड़ रही हैं चन्द्रशेखर ‘रावण’ की लड़ाई

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर : कहने को चन्द्रशेखर आज़ाद ‘रावण’ के साथ दुनिया भर का दलित था, मगर अब वो अकेला पड़ गया है....

Anil Kumar N S of Dalit Human Rights Movement passes away

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By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net Thiruvananthapuram: Anil Kumar N S, chairman of the Dalit Human Rights Movement (DHRM) and among the foremost activist who led the...

Act against those who burnt Ambedkar’s posters: Dalits

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Ghaziabad : Members of the Dalit community here on Tuesday urged strict action against unidentified miscreants who burnt the posters of Bhimrao Ambedkar and...

पातालकोट : जहां ज़मीन के अन्दर से पनपता है भारत का भविष्य

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जावेद अनीस छिंदवाड़ा जिले के तामिया ब्लॉक में स्थित पातालकोट मानो धरती के गर्भ में समाया है. तकरीबन 89 वर्ग किलोमीटर क्षेत्र में फैली यह...

Raj Thackeray may work for India’s transformation

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Ref:- Mumbai can be equated with USA regarding immigrants. Dear Sir

Campaign to make minority and SC/ST women legally aware

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By Saiyed Danish, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Ashray Welfare and Charitable Society (AWCS) organized an event on legal awareness for women belonging to SC/ST and minority communities living near Pant Nagar and Nizamuddin in the community hall of Pant Nagar neighbourhood.

Students flock to Hyderabad varsity for protest

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Hyderabad: Tension prevailed in the University of Hyderabad on Monday with students from other states reaching here for a massive protest over the suicide...

Dalit groups give political warning to UPA over SC status

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,

Upgrade Mayawati’s security, BSP tells Akhilesh

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By IANS,

Haryana village appeals to Dalit families to return home

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By IANS, Hisar (Haryana): Residents of a Haryana village Monday made an appeal to Dalit families, who had fled after clashes and arson attack, to return home. Nearly 20 families of Valmiki community in Mirchpur village fled after an arson attack April 21. At least 15 houses were damaged and a 70-year-old Dalit man and his 18-year-old physically challenged daughter were burnt alive.

समस्तीपुर लाइव : ‘छोटी जातियों’ का समर्थन महागठबंधन को

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पहले चरण के मतदान से पूर्व बातचीत में रोसड़ा के दलितों ने दिए इशारे राजन झा, रोसड़ा, समस्तीपुर: दलितों के वोट की मदद से बिहार चुनाव...

Shootout at ISRO facility, hunt on for two men

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By IANS, Bangalore: Security was stepped up around the sensitive Deep Space Network (DSN) facility of India's space agency ISRO near here after a shootout early Tuesday between two unidentified men and security guards. Police said hunt was on for the men and maintained it was not a terror attack. The incident occurred at Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) complex in Byalalu, 40 km from here. "There is no injury or damage," ISRO director S. Satish told IANS.