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An Adivasi woman once in bonded labour now serves her village as a Sarpanch
As India marks 50 years of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, cases of bonded labour still surface in states like Telangana where many workers in sectors such as agriculture, brick kilns, fishing and construction remain trapped in debt and coercion; here the author reflects on a transformative journey of an Adivasi woman who serves as a Sarpanch.
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Jignesh Mevani calls for gathering on March 23 to demand justice for Amrabhai Boricha
The Dalit RTI activist was hacked to death, allegedly by upper caste men, in his home in Sanodar village of Ghogha taluka in Bhavnagar district earlier this month
Chhattisgarh HC seeks State’s reply over woman’s custodial death
The court has also directed the police to provide the post mortem report to her family
Hathras case: Victim’s family and lawyers threatened inside court premises
The High Court has taken note of the affidavit filed by the victim’s family and ordered for an enquiry into the matter within 2 weeks
Jignesh Mevani demanded suspension of policeman involved in murder of Dalit activist
He was evicted from the Gujarat Assembly after he repeatedly interrupted the address of a BJP Minister, demanding arrest and suspension of the sub-inspector
Growing disaffection for BJP among Adivasis, ethnic minorities in Assam?
Adivasis demand answers, prominent Bodo party ditches alliance with BJP in Assam after facing humiliation
3,110 rape cases recorded against Dalits and ST women in 2019: Centre in RS
1,117 cases of rape of SC children were recorded, and the number stood at 396 for ST children in the year 2019 across all states and UTs
Municipal officials look other way while manual scavengers still engaged for work: Madras HC
The Court opined that heads of corporations and municipalities should be personally held responsible for deaths of manual scavengers
Kerala HC directs Water Authority to compensate families of manual scavengers who died cleaning manhole
The court directed the state to pay compensation of Rs. 10 lakh in addition to the compensation paid by the contractor
Manual Scavenging cannot go on in a civilised place: Madras HC
The Bench was apprised about the alleged death of six men in the state since January, 2021 while undertaking manual scavenging work
No proposal to release 2011 caste-based census data: MHA to RS
In the Budget session, the Centre informed that Socio Economic and Caste census 2011 is finalised sans caste data
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