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JNU: Former JNUSU President complains against Vice Chancellor’s casteist & racist remarks
Two complaints, one by former JNUSU president, Dhananjay and the second BY Suraj Kumar Baudh, an activist, take on Santishree D. Pandit, Vice-Chancellor of JNU for her recent casteist and racist comments
Nearly 20 days later, MoEFCC shares FCA proposal in regional languages
While the amendment proposal is now available in local languages, the Ministry states it stands by the English interpretation
Do not file FIR on “third party” complaint under SC/ST Act, without approval: Punjab & Haryana HC
The court issued a direction to the Punjab DGP to instruct all districts that approval of District Attorney should be sought before filing such complaints on the instance of third parties
Hate Watch: Teacher flogs Class 12 Dalit boy in class, video goes viral
The boy was found to be missing a class, and sustained injuries after being flogged and kicked by the teacher
Kundli murder: NCSC Chief writes to Punjab DGP over villagers denying last rites to Dalit victim
On October 15, a Dalit labourer’s mutilated body was found at the Kundli border and the Nihang community accused him of disrespecting the Guru Granth Sahib
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Hate watch: BJP man makes racist, anti-Dalit social media posts about Dr. Udit Raj
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Jal, Jungle, Zameen: Chhattisgarh Adivasis march 300kms to oppose coal mining projects
Nearly 350 members of tribal communities started walking from Sarguja and Korba districts nine days ago, to meet the Governor and the CM
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Prior to the changes in the Forest (Conservation) Act, the AIUFWP reminded that the MoEFCC had also resorted to similar changes in the draft EIA 2020 notification
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