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Funds Withheld, Futures on Hold: Dalit, OBC, Minority students face scholarship crisis amidst delays and cuts
A sudden funding freeze leaves dozens of marginalised students in limbo, exposing deepening cracks in the government’s commitment to educational justice
K’taka: ‘cow urine’ used to purify tank as Dalit woman drank water from it
This incident happened in Heggotara Village of Chamarajanagar District in Karnataka.
MP: Ahead of Assembly Polls, Govt Enacts PESA 1996, CM Believes ‘It Will Stop Tribal Conversion’
Tribal leaders pointed out that Gram Sabhas have been given partial executive powers without any financial powers.
‘Our Collective Deliverance’, interrogating the inhumanity of caste malpractice
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J&K: “Tribals Bachao” protest intensifies over govt move to declare upper castes as ST
The Gujjar and Bakerwal nomad communities are carrying out a 500km march throughout the UT to voice their concerns against granting ST status to Paharis
Odisha: Over 1.5 lakh Individual Forest Rights claims rejected without reason!
Even though Odisha has usually been at the forefront in implementing the FRA, rejection rate at the district level paints an incongruent picture
Special Report: Dalits killed for wanting to build temple in BJP-ruled Karnataka
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Exclusion of SC/ST/OBC from EWS is valid for keeping balance of equality: SC bench in majority
The Supreme Court in a 3:2 judgement upheld the validity of the constitutional amendment that enables upto 10% reservations for EWS in education and public employment
Our Constitution does not speak the language of exclusion: minority judgement holds EWS as unconstitutional
Justice Ravindra Bhat and CJI UU Lalit, in the dissenting judgement held that by excluding SC/ST/OBC from EWS reservations, the basic structure of the Constitution as well as the Equality Code is violated
Rajasthan: 46-yr-old Tribal man lynched for drawing water from tubewell
The police have arrested arrested 3 persons under SC/ST Act, who also allegedly hurled castiest slurs on the victim
Rohith Vemula’s Mother Joins Rahul Gandhi, Extends Solidarity:Bharat Jodo Yatra
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