आगामी दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव में अल्पसंख्यक
By TwoCircles.Net staff reporter,
नई दिल्ली: जैसे-जैसे दिल्ली में जल्द मुमकिन विधानसभा चुनाव की करीबी बढ़ती जा रही है, उसी तरह से तमाम राजनीतिक पार्टियों में सरगर्मी बढ़ती दिख रही है. आम आदमी पार्टी और कांग्रेस ने अपने-अपने उम्मीदवारों की पहली सूची हाल में ही जारी की है.
Panel wants SC status for Chain community across Bengal
Kolkata : With the West Bengal government erroneously according Scheduled Caste status to the 'Chain' community only in four districts, the National Commission for...
Dalit literature festival to be held in December
New Delhi : The first edition of the Dalit Literature Festival will be held from December 6 to 8 on the 62nd death anniversary...
CPI-M accused of jailing Dalit women on false charges
Kannur (Kerala) : The Congress party in Kerala on Saturday accused the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in the state of misusing power...
Anandiben resignation offer due to AAP’s growing popularity, says Kejriwal
New Delhi : Soon after Gujarat Chief Minster Anandiben Patel offered to resign, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the development was the result...
Dalit woman in MP sees ‘conspiracy’ to remove her as Sarpanch
Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) : A Dalit woman here has accused Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jayant Mallya of engaging in a "conspiracy" to have...
Police file charge sheet in Kerala woman’s rape-murder case
Kochi : The Kerala Police on Saturday filed a charge sheet in a local court in the brutal rape-murder of a 27-year-old Dalit law...
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
Kashmiris should support United Punjab, a precursor to “United States of SAARC”
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...
Give up ‘hypocrisy’ of love for Dalits, BJP tells Rahul
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to stop his "hypocrisy of love for Dalits" and instead ensure rehabilitation of the 150 families of the community forced out of their homes by upper castes in Haryana.
The party also slammed the state Congress government for its failure.
Dalit girl killed for protesting harassment
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.
VCK gets one more constituency
Chennai: Mollifying its dissatisfied ally VCK, the DMK Saturday offered one more Lok Sabha seat to the Dalit party. With this, the VCK will...
Mayawati to begin UP campaign Thursday
Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati would begin a whirlwind tour of Uttar Pradesh, her home state, from Thursday, a party leader...
‘Awakened Ambedkarite’ wants to lead a coalition of Dalit and Muslims
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
Nagina/Bijnor: In most elections, the battle is two way contest or at most three ways, still what inspires so many other individuals and smaller parties to field their candidates, many of whom often forfeit their deposits as they fail to register even the minimum votes required.
Campaigning in Mumbai: Nightmare for candidates
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...
Ramdev insulted Dalits, women: Congress
New Delhi: Congress Saturday accused Ramdev of insulting Dalits and women, a day after the yoga guru said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited...
Delhi Congress’ women’s wing protests
New Delhi:Hundreds of female activists of the Delhi Mahila Congress protested at the BJP headquarters here against yoga guru Baba Ramdev for his recent...
Bihar chief minister to learn Urdu
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi will soon take lessons in Urdu and may hire a teacher for the purpose.
"I will try...
Mayawati rejigs party organisation, eyes set on 2017 polls
Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati late Sunday affected major changes in the party hierarchy by sacking all the coordinator booth in-charges...
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...
Four shot dead in Bihar for refusing to share fish
Patna : Four people were shot dead in Bihar allegedly by a group of people belonging to upper caste for refusing to share the...
Manjhi to continue as Bihar CM, says Nitish Kumar
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...
Mayawati reserves 50 percent of party posts for youth
Lucknow : Inspired by the results that young leaders are coming up with in other political parties, BSP chief Mayawati announced that from now...
Manjhi’s self-interest, political hara-kiri, an alarm bell
By Md. Mudassir Alam for TwoCircles.net,
Bihar has witnessed a very chaotic crisis in the recent time, which in turn has directly or indirectly affected the common people of the state. With the resignation of Jitan Ram Manjhi, the self-proclaimed political superman of Bihar from the CM’s post all types of speculations came to an end.
Chandy to hold reception for Ghulam Ali in Kerala
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...
Left parties demand recall of Hyderabad varsity vice chancellor
Hyderabad : The Left parties on Monday staged a protest in front of Raj Bhavan here, demanding recall of University of Hyderabad Vice Chancellor...
NHRC notice to Kerala over Dalit student’s rape, murder
New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to the Kerala government over the alleged rape and murder of...
Dalit youth dies, cop killed as violence engulfs Gujarat’s Saurashtra
Rajkot : A policeman was killed in mob violence and a Dalit committed suicide on Tuesday as protests against last week's thrashing of four...
Women quota bill: BSP, JD-S indicate reservations
By IANS,
New Delhi: Even as Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Sunday launched fresh attacks on the women's reservation bill in its present form, two other parties -- the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) also indicated that they were not in full agreement.
JD-S chief H.D. Dewe Gowda said that his party was not against reservation for women but would push for a quota for backward classes. The JD-S has two members in the Rajya Sabha, where the bill is slated to come up for discussion and vote Monday.
Government sets up fund for Dalit entrepreneurs
By IANS,
New Delhi : With the Lok Sabha polls only months away, the government Monday announced a Rs.200 crore venture capital fund to promote...
CPI-M announces 9 candidates for Tamil Nadu
Chennai : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday announced its candidates, including two women, for nine Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu.
Releasing the...
JD-U leadership warns Manjhi over controversial remark
Patna : Taking a serious note of Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's controversial remarks in the past few days, ruling JD_U's national leadership...
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...
No communal angle to church attacks: BJP Dalit leader
By Sushil Kumar,
New Delhi : Udit Raj, the Dalit face of the Bharatiya Janata Party, says the recent attacks on churches do not have...
Journalist says threatened by Sanatan Sanstha, refuses police cover
Mumbai: Journalist Nikhil Wagle, known for his aggressive stance on various public issues, says he has received threats from Hindu group Sanatan Sanstha. Maharashtra...
Acid attacks: SC raises compensation, asks pvt hospitals to provide full treatment
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: In a remarkable judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled that compensation amount to the acid attack victim cannot...
Dalit student’s suicide ‘murder of democracy’: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday described the suicide of the Hyderabad Dalit student as "murder of democracy, social justice and...
NDA to tread Ambedkar’s path; favours quota in private sector
New Delhi : The government on Monday asserted that it was unequivocally committed to upholding the principles as laid down in the Constitution by...
Una incident organised crime against Dalits: Mamata
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned the thrashing of Dalit youths in Gujarat's Una and...
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...
What are you doing about public toilets, court asks civic body
By IANS,
New Delhi : Pulling up the city civic body over the sorry state of public toilets in the national capital, especially with the Commonwealth Games due next year, the Delhi High Court Monday sought a detailed status report on what it plans to do to improve sanitation in the city.
A division bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and S.K. Mishra told the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) counsel, "We are not satisfied. The MCD should be directed to submit a detailed report in three months."
Tribal villagers help nab kidnappers in Orissa
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.
A former Marxist fights on BJP ticket
By Priyanka,
New Delhi: He used to be a Marxist who later took to Dalit activism before quitting his Indian Revenue Service job where he...
Karnataka to vote Thursday for all 28 Lok Sabha seats
Bangalore : Karnataka will Thursday vote to elect its representatives from all the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
Polling will be held in...
Andhra to challenge acquittal of accused in Dalits massacre case
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh will challenge in the Supreme Court an order of the state high court acquitting all 56 accused in Dalits massacre...
Notice to Tamil Nadu government over Dalits’ rights violations
New Delhi : The NHRC Friday issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government, demanding a report on the human rights violations of the...
Government will ensure complete freedom of faith: Modi
New Delhi: Coming out unequivocally for the first time against recent attacks on churches and controversial utterances by right-wing fringe elements, Prime Minister Narendra...
Odisha’s SC/ST MLAs plead with CM on reservation
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha assembly on Friday witnessed an unusual scene when opposition MLAs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Tribes fell at Chief...
One acerbic comment cracks BJP’s Dalit dream in UP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow : In politics, fortunes change overnight. They certainly did in Uttar Pradesh within just 24 hours for two players -- the...
Two accused arrested in Bihar Dalit assault case
Patna : The police on Saturday arrested two of the 11 accused in connection with a case in which two Dalit youths were beaten...
Every cloud has a silver lining
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 – 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.
Arrested Muslim Womens Sent to Judicial Coustody till 20th March 2008
Hyderabad (AP) 6 March 2008:
Four more missing tribals traced, apex court told
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.
Rights group condemns detention of activists
By IANS,
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat unit of the People's Union for Civil liberties and the Adivasi Mahasabha of the state have strongly condemned the illegal detention of two activists on "false grounds" and demanded their release.
Activists Avinash Kulkarni and Bharat Pawar, who have been working with the tribals, were detained by police.
"Is it a crime to work in a democratic and peaceful way for the empowerment of tribals," Rohit Prajapati and Xavier Manjooran said Tuesday.
Raja targeted because he is Dalit: Karunanidhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday denied the allegations against Communications and IT Minister A. Raja over the 2G spectrum allocation saying he was being targeted because he was a Dalit.
"Dominant forces are creating a big issue because Raja is a Dalit," Karunanidhi said. He was speaking to reporters after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his 7, Race Course Road, residence.
BSP walks out over Dalit funds for Games
By IANS,
New Delhi : Alleging that funds meant for Scheduled Castes had been diverted by the Delhi government to the Commonwealth Games, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MPs Tuesday walked out of the Lok Sabha.
Soon after the house re-assembled at 11.40 a.m. following an adjournment, the BSP MPs created an uproar.
BSP's leader in Lok Sabha, Dara Singh Chauhan, alleged that Rs.750 crore meant for the welfare of Dalits had been diverted by the Delhi government for the October Games.
10000 KM yatra to liberate 1.2 million people from the caste ridden practice of...
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Provide job quota to Muslims, demands Samajwadi Party
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Samajwadi Party Monday urged the central government to bring a bill to provide reservation to Muslims in jobs, saying their condition was worse then that of the Dalits.
Ramdev says ‘honeymoon’ remark misinterpreted, complaint filed
New Delhi/Lucknow: A day after his comment on Rahul Gandhi visiting Dalit homes for his "honeymoon" sparked outrage, Baba Ramdev Saturday apologised and said...
Around 1,700 Hindus convert to Buddhism in Bihar
Patna : Around 1,700 Hindus in Bihar have embraced Buddhism citing the religion's emphaisis on unity and no discrimination among its followers, an official...
On Ambedkar birthday, Modi launches campaign to boost rural development
Mhow (Madhya Pradesh) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the 'Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday' campaign to promote rural development on the...
Modi phenomenon causing sea change in Dalit perception of BJP: Ram Vilas Paswan
By Nirendra Dev
New Delhi : There is a "sea change" in the perception by Dalits, backward class and scheduled tribes in the last two...
India’s IT capital caught in silly controversies
(LETTER FROM BANGALORE)
By V.S. Karnic,
Bangalore, May 17 (IANS) A new visitor to India's IT capital would be bemused as well as flummoxed - is this the same city that has become an international metaphor for outsourcing of jobs, particularly in its booming software industry?
The most talked about issues in the last two weeks have been the city civic authority's inability to find space for the hundreds of tonnes of garbage generated daily and whether women should be allowed to work in the night, particularly in its scores of call centres.
Secular India should legislate to stop politics entering religion.
Ref:- Present laws for stopping religion entering politics are not enough
Dear Sir
The following two events on July, 8-9 cause great concern that warrants immediate legislation by India during coming monsoon session of Parliament to ensure that politics does not enter religion:-
(i)-Media reported that jehadi CDs & incriminating hard disc were found by Bangalore Police from the house of Kafeel & Sabeel , the alleged accused of Glasgow terror blast.
Tribals demand release of detained villagers in Midnapore
By IANS,
Kolkata: Hundreds of tribal women Sunday staged a protest at a police station in West Bengal's West Midnapore district to demand release of 37 villagers detained during the joint forces' search for an abducted school teacher.
The demonstration took place at Goaltore police station in the district. Police said the villagers were detained for interrogation as they tried to obstruct the security personnel during a search operation in the village.
Haryana told to arrest all Dalit attack accused by Monday
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday slammed the Haryana government for its failure to arrest all those who looted and burnt Dalit houses in Mirchpur village in Hisar district April 21 and told it to arrest by Monday all accused who are on the run.
If those responsible for committing atrocities could not be arrested then what right does the director general of police have to continue in office, asked an apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice A.K. Ganguly.
Man kills self, family in Bihar
By IANS,
Patna : Driven by poverty, a man set his wife and three children on fire before killing himself in Bihar's Aurangabad district early Monday, police said.
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.
Anna Hazare’s Campaign against Corruption
A Perspective from India’s North East
By Madhu Chandra
Uddhav trying to split RPI: Athawale
Mumbai : Grappling with an intra-party controversy over his decision to ally with the BJP, Republican Party of India (A) President Ramdas Athawale Tuesday...
Will continue to speak my mind, says Manjhi
Patna : Ignoring warnings and advice of his party JD-U over his controversial remarks in recent days, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Sunday...
Rajya Sabha disrupted repeatedly over Dalit atrocities
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was disrupted repeatedly on Monday over atrocities against Dalits in Punjab, as Congress leaders protested the gruesome chopping...
BJP Dalit leaders to aggressively counter opposition onslaught on community
New Delhi : The BJP has decided to aggressively counter the Opposition's onslaught over the recent string of atrocities against Dalits in various parts...
Golden opportunity for both China and Tibetans
Ref: - China should exploit political weakness of India and USA & its democratic allies.
Dear Sir
Film Review: From Hindu to Hindutva
By Ram Puniyani,
Kandhmal violence has been the most ghastly communal violence in the Adivasi areas in India. Close to two years after the violence the tragedy of the area continues, the victims of violence, the rehabilitation, the justice to victims, most of these are no where close to what they should be.
Multi-crore SC scholarships racket unearthed in Uttar Pradesh
By Sharat Pradhan, IANS,
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has unearthed a multi-crore racket in disbursement of scholarships to Scheduled Caste students in educational institutions in the state.
The racket involves hundreds of engineering, medical, dental and management colleges that have mushroomed over the past few years in several parts of the state.
Dalits in Haryana allege bias over power supply
By Pradeep Singh, IANS,
Sihi (Haryana) : Residents of a Dalit-dominated village near Gurgaon say they are being denied adequate power supply because they are from depressed communities.
Contemporary Dalit Politics and Ambedkar’s Goal of Caste Annihilation
By Ram Puniyani,
On 28th Feb (2014) Ramvilas Paswan of Loktantantrik Jan Party joined the NDA alliance. Same Paswan had left the NDA twelve years ago with the beginning of Gujarat carnage, saying that with the violence in Gujarat he cannot be part of NDA. This time his son formulated the face saver when he said that Modi has received clean chit in the Gujarat carnage. Few days ago another dalit leader Udit Raj directly joined BJP, with the assurance of being given a ticket for forthcoming elections. In Maharashtra, Ramdas Athwaley of Republican Party of India had become part of NDA, and succeeded in being nominated for Rajya Sabha, Upper house of Parliament. There are many others dalits in the fold of BJP directly or in alliance with BJP to be in NDA, for pre poll alliance. Most of these leaders claim to be working on the path shown by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Ambedkar was committed to annihilation of caste and was totally opposed to the concept of Hindu nationalism, as propounded by RSS-BJP.
Ramdev booked in Rajasthan, faces court case in Bihar
Jaipur/Patna : Troubles seem to be mounting for Baba Ramdev for his remarks on Dalits and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with the yoga guru...
FIR against Baba Ramdev in Jaipur
Jaipur: An FIR was lodged here against yoga guru Baba Ramdev for his alleged remarks against Dalits, police said Monday.
"Some people showing newspaper cuttings,...
BSP wipeout: Is Mayawati losing touch with her vote bank?
By Ranjana Narayan,
New Delhi : The Narendra Modi-led BJP wave has left many political parties reeling, but perhaps the most surprising has been the...
Poll-by-poll, Mayawati’s appeal shrinking in UP
By Mohit Dubey,
Lucknow : Is former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati's stranglehold on her voter base dwindling? Having drawn a blank in the Lok...
Congress team to inquire into Rajasthan caste violence
New Delhi : The Congress on Monday said it has set up a fact-finding team to inquire into rising incidents of atrocities on Scheduled...
Under pressure to retract statement, says Pakistani Hindu scribe
By Aadil Mir
New Delhi/Karachi : A Dalit Hindu reporter working with Pakistan's state-run news agency says he has slipped into depression after facing discrimination...
Swami Prasad Maurya vows to form a majority BJP government in UP
Lucknow : Former Leader of opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly and senior Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Swamy Prasad Maurya, who joined the...
Computerise Capital’s mosques, suggests Delhi Minorities Panel
Dear Sirs,
Computerizing the mosques and minorities is a very good idea for empowerment of the minorities and poverty alleviation of the marginalized and deprived class of society.
Biometric registration of every minority and tracking their health, education, skills, employment and old age pension would go a long way in alleviating poverty.
The Zakat payments can also be tracked effectively using the biometric smart cards.
Computerizing the mosques and minorities is a very good idea for empowerment of the minorities and poverty alleviation of the marginalized and deprived class of society.
Biometric registration of every minority and tracking their health, education, skills, employment and old age pension would go a long way in alleviating poverty.
The Zakat payments can also be tracked effectively using the biometric smart cards.
Retired Generals failed to analyze current disenchantment of Indian youth with armed forces
Ref: Irrelevancy of martial element the main problem and the only solution is, to make human rights the martial jurisdiction.
Dear Sir
The...
Dalits denied water, NHRC issues notice to Bihar
By IANS,
New Delhi : The NHRC Wednesday sought a report from the Bihar government over the denial of water to Dalits by upper caste people in Kishanganj.
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...
Paswan files nomination from Hajipur
Patna : Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan Tuesday filed his nomination papers from Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader...
AIDWA condemns Dalit youth’s murder in Maharashtra
New Delhi: The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) Thursday condemned the murder of a Dalit youth in Maharashtra in the name of honour...
Allocate more funds for Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan: CPIM to Jaitley
By TCN News
New Delhi: K. Varadharajan, Member, Polit Bureau of Communist Party of India (Marxist) has written to Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister requesting more...
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.
Shah woos Dalit voters in Delhi
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah Friday wooed thousands of Dalit voters and appealed to them to vote for his...
Manjhi quits, claims threat to life
Patna : Embattled Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Friday dramatically resigned just ahead of a floor test, the move coming despite the BJP...
50 injured in police, protestors clash in Patna
Patna : At least 50 people, including 12 police officers, were injured here on Friday afternoon when police in a bid to disperse...
Rohith Vemula’s brother to get job: Delhi government
New Delhi : The Delhi government said on Wednesday it would give a job to the brother of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula of...
38 wounds on murdered woman’s body, police profile suspect
Perumbavoor (Kerala) : A poor Dalit woman whose brutal murder has shocked Kerala had 38 wounds on her body, her autopsy revealed, as police...
“Secularists” & Muslim leadership enemy of secularism in India
Ref: - ECI being allowed to derelict in BJP CD case
Dear Sir
What communal politics did to Muslims of India during last two decades can not be fully comprehended merely by the stories of demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992 (despite Supreme Court's observe over there) and by the horrifying details of the massacre of thousands of innocent Muslims since late eighties including in 2002 Gujarat pogrom.
Mayawati to give land holdings to poor dalits
By IANS,
Lucknow : After prolonged upper caste baiting, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati is back to focussing on her core support base of dalits.
She has begun the exercise by issuing directives to allot 'pattas' (small land holdings) to landless and homeless dalits in the vast rural expanse of the state.
In a circular issued by the chief minister's office Friday, Mayawati directed all divisional commissioners and district magistrates to undertake a special drive for allotment of 'pattas' to "eligible persons", which primarily include landless dalits.
Probe launched into Dalit youth’s killing in Haryana
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Haryana Police are investigating the killing of a Dalit youth in a village of Bhiwani district, police officials said Thursday.
Jitan Ram Manjhi sworn-in as Bihar’s new CM
Patna: Jitan Ram Manjhi, a 68-year-old Mahadalit leader, was Tuesday sworn-in as the 23rd chief minister of Bihar.
Manjhi along with 17 ministers took oath...
Dalit settlement in focus of Modi’s Clean India mission
New Delhi: Dozens of municipal workers were busy Wednesday sprucing up Valmiki Colony, a settlement of poor, once-outcast Dalits where Mahatma Gandhi once dwelt,...
Congress, BJP treat Dalits as vote bank: Mayawati
Lucknow : Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BSP chief Mayawati lashed out at the Congress and the BJP on Tuesday, accusing the two...
Mayawati: Will her garland turn into noose?
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
The apparently bizarre nature of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's politics can be understood by remembering that she is driven by an intense desire to make a mark in politics and, moreover, to do so in a manner which she believes will impress the core group of her supporters, the Dalits.
As a newcomer in politics and that too from a depressed community, she has had to build her career from scratch, as it were, without the help of an established party or an influential social network. Hence her unconventional ways.
Rahul visits Haryana village hit by anti-Dalit violence
By IANS,
Hisar (Haryana): Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday paid a surprise visit to Mirchpur village in this Haryana district which was rocked by an arson attack on Dalit houses last week, in which two people were burnt alive.
Accompanied by senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan, Rahul Gandhi reached Mirchpur village in an Innova car that was escorted by two other vehicles at around 12.30 p.m.
Three of Dalit family killed in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow : Three members of a Dalit family were killed in Uttar Pradesh's Jyotiba Phule Nagar Tuesday, police said.
Mukhram, 55, his wife Gyanwati, 50, and their son Rahul, 22, were found murdered inside their house in Dhanaura area, about 300 km from here.
"Prima facie it appears the three died of injuries inflicted by a sharp-edged weapon," police inspector Sanjay Tiwari told reporters in Jyotiba Phule Nagar.
"We are yet to ascertain the exact reason behind the killings. Investigations are on to nab those involved in the incident," he said.
Dalit killing case shifted out of Haryana
By IANS,
New Delhi : In a blow to the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government, the Supreme Court Wednesday transferred the trail of those accused of attacking Dalits in Haryana to New Delhi.
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.