Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

Ken-Betwa protest exposes the cost of state-led displacement

Activist Amit Bhatnagar’s removed after a 14-day fast, protesters allege compensation irregularities and lack of consultation as the State defends its rehabilitation process

Consider issuing directions for implementing Manual Scavenging Rules: K’taka HC

The court also directed the government to consider directing authorities to ensure while appointing contractors that Rule 3 is incorporated in the contract for work order

Nodeep Kaur gets bail in second case, but remains in jail for now

This is the second of three cases in which she has been granted bail

Nodeep Kaur’s ‘illegal confinement’: Punjab and Haryana HC take suo motu cognisance

The court directed the matter of the arrest of the Dalit activist to be listed in the urgent list and issued notice of motion to the State

Inter-caste couples can now choose their children’s caste

Tamil Nadu Government stops issuing class-based community certificates to such children of ‘Inter-caste’ couples

Over 1.3 lakh illiterate, 1 lakh Dalit prisoners in India: Centre to RS

The MHA also informed Rajya Sabha that it circulated a Prison Manual to all States/UTs in 2016 for rehabilitation and education of inmates

Justice for Nodeep Kaur: Trade union activist turns 24 years behind bars

The activist’s family meets her in Karnal jail on her birthday, even as injustice continues

Over 74 vacancies in NCST, over 1,200 cases under process: Centre  

The vacancies are across 7 different offices and the load of pending cases is accounted from all States/UTs for the period 2019-2020

Release Nodeep Kaur

23-year-old Dalit trade union activist languishing behind bars, allegedly being abused in Karnal jail

Five-year-old Dalit girl raped, killed in MP

Victim’s family and villagers block roads in protest on Friday, demanding stringent punishment for the accused

Lackluster Budget from Dalit-Adivasi perspective

Total Budget 2021-22 estimate is Rs. 34,83,237 Crs; allocation for the Scheduled castes is Rs. 1,26,259 Crs; for Scheduled Tribes it is Rs. 79,942 Crs

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