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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
Uttarakhand: A Van Gujjar committee Revives an old Fight to Claim Land Titles in the Shivpuri Range
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The Van Gujjars are among a few surviving transhumant pastoral communities worldwide. They are a rarity in that they are one of the few Muslim Tribals who have survived as nomads to the present day.
Custodial torture of tribal in Karnataka?
A tribal man, detained by forest officials dies, kin allege custodial torture
Dalit Workers assaulted, confined for days; pregnant woman loses baby: Karnataka
According to the police complainant, 16 people were unlawfully kept under house arrest for 15 days
Tribal youths beaten, tonsured for entering pandal: Jharkand
Image Courtesy: telegraphindia.comFive youths belonging to a vulnerable tribal group...
“We do not sit at their doorpost”: Sanitation Castes and the Untouchability Within
Thinking false superiority to be true, sanitation castes continue to live in misconceptions.
UP: Dalit Man Dies In Police Custody in Fatehpur, Family Accuses Police of Rs 3 Lakh Extortion
Satendra Kumar is said to be the 503rd person to die in custody since the state’s BJP-led government took charge for a consecutive term in March this year.
Continuing deaths of sewer workers reveals a cynical culture of impunity
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A Funeral and a Death: Kumar Shiralkar (1948 – 2022)
Image: https://www.facebook.com/cpimccIt was a moment hard to define. Kumar's inert...
J&K: Pahari Community to Get Reservation Soon, Says Amit Shah Amid Protests by Opposition
The authorities suspended mobile internet services in parts of Jammu and Rajouri districts as Shah was addressing a rally.
Gujjar-Bakerwals Protest Ahead of Amit Shah’s J&K Visit Fearing Dilution of ST Status
The Pahari community is hopeful that the Home Minister will announce ST status for them, which the Gujjars and Bakerwals oppose.
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