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JNU Students Lathi-charged, Injured, first detained during protest over V-C remarks, UGC Equity guidelines, now Jailed
Fourteen of hundreds of protesting students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were sent to Tihar Jail on Friday, February 27 after a late night brutal lathi charge by the Delhi police on February 26, attacking a student protest and long march aimed to march towards the Ministry of Education; protesters were demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor (VC) JNU Ms Pandit who had made derogative remarks against Dalits and Blacks recently
In Madhya Pradesh, Claims Don’t Match Reality of Crimes Against Dalits
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While Modi plays the OBC card, backward castes & Adivasis remain excluded from Central University
The premier educational institutes of the country continue to exclude marginalised communities. According to the latest figures, the constitutionally-mandated reservation policies are not fully implemented in 45 central universities.
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UAPA slapped on activists of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti: Kahalahandi, Orissa
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Naga groups unite against controversial amendments to forest law (FCA 2023)
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Indigenous groups from Nagaland join in to raise concerns over threats to land, forest and biodiversity and urge the state government to use constitutional provisions for Nagaland to prevent its implementation.
Assam mob brutally tortures tribal and Muslim men
Two men are mercilessly attacked by a mob in Magurmari, Kokrajhar, Assam, in a shocking incident of violence
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Derogatory Article on Savitribai Phule: No Arrests So Far
While the opposition staged a walkout in the state assembly, in objection to no action taken against IndicTales for creating derogatory content against Savitribai Phule
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