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New York: Support Bill to end caste discrimination, campaign intensifies
Last week, May 6, the move to get caste equity bills pushed in New York state, received a push with a group of 50+ inter-faith coalitions, led by Dalit leaders and advocates met with several legislators
Caste in CBSE Texts, Who is to Blame?
While the CBSE issued a clarification over viral 'casteist' text in Class 6 History textbook, the fact that caste bias surfaces time and again, over decades, in official board texts is a matter of concern
286 booked in Uttar Pradesh, police say violence breaks out over Dalit boy’s death
On Tuesday afternoon, the body of young Nikhit Dohre, who succumbed to his injuries allegedly after the brute beating by his teacher, was finally cremated outside the village after the family received a cheque of ₹3 lakh as ex gratia compensation
Death of Dalit teen boy, after assault by teacher, sparks angry protests: UP
In a police complaint, the boy's father has alleged that the teacher beat him with sticks and rods until he fell unconscious after he spelt a word wrong in the social science test, 20 days ago
UP: Dalit Student In Auraiya Beaten to Death For Spelling Error, Booked
The incident has sparked outrage among the dalit community in the region and the district administration has deployed additional forces in the victim’s village to control the situation.
Madhya Pradesh has 7.72 Lakh Registered SC/ST Youths Without Jobs: Govt Data
Around 30% of the registered unemployed persons belong to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe categories, and this does not even take into account a lot of people who are not registered.
Adivasi groups resolve to intensify agitation demanding inclusion of Sarna Code in Census
Rail Roko protests planned across five states on November 30
Video: Dalit family replaces Ambedkar with Hindu Gods after being fined 60K
"If God does not want us, we will not pray to him. We will worship only Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar from now on," said Shobhamma, the boy's mother.
Kurmi community’s Rail Roko protest demanding ST status continues
Community also demands inclusion of their language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution; train services affected in Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal for second straight day
Varanasi: Martial arts teacher allegedly rapes Dalit girl
The incident comes close at the heels of bodies of two Dalit sisters being raped and murdered in Lakhimpur Kheri where their bodies were found hanging from a tree
3 More UP Manual Scavengers Dead After Inhaling Toxic Fumes
Three young labourers employed at a house construction site in Kanpur died after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning an unused septic tank without any protective gear.
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