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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
15-yr-old Dalit ‘gangrape victim’ takes her own life: Chitrakoot, UP
In a gruesome case of gendered assault, her family members have alleged after her death that she was raped by three men in a forest area on October 8, the UP police said
BREAKING: A’bad HC summons suspended SP, Hathras on November 2, Victim was Entitled to Dignified Cremation
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad HC has said that the combined decision of the Uttar Pradesh Police and District Magistrate to go ahead with the cremation without the family’s consent has infringed the fundamental right to life to live with dignity and to exist with dignity even after death as well as right to decent burial/cremation, hurting the sentiments of not only the family members but of all persons and relatives assembled on the spot.
Horror! Three Dalit Sisters, minors, attacked in their sleep with acid: UP
The attack took place in the early hours of Tuesday, October 13, while they were sleeping on the roof. An FIR has been registered against unknown persons.
Dalit man forced to fall at feet after row over baby goat
The Dalit man was allegedly made to fall on the feet of seven men to humiliate him after one of his baby goats had mixed with their herd.
Accused in Payal Tadvi case return to studies; Left organisations question the decision
Members of AIDWA and DYFI express great disappointment at the SC decision to allow the three accused in the Payal Tadvi institutional murder case to continue their education.
65 year-old Dalit man allegedly forced to drink urine, thrashed when he refuses: UP
According to ANI, the accused, Sonu Yadav, was forcing the old man and his son to compromise and take back the police complaint lodged earlier by them
Allahabad HC slams ADG, DM for cremation of Hathras victim’s body
Daughter cremated against our wishes, victim’s family tells court. Allahabad HC asks DM if things would have been the same if the victim belonged to an affluent family
75 years of Warli revolt
Left organisations and supporters of Adivasi farmers assembled at Talasari village in Palghar to celebrate the anniversary of the 75-years long struggle of the Warli community.
Metro car shed to shift from Aarey forest to Kanjurmarg
Forest dwellers and activists rejoice as Maharashtra government decides against plundering the Aarey forest any more, cases against forest rights activists also dropped
Family of Hathras victim to testify in Court shortly
Hathras victim’s kin head to Lucknow amid tight security, to appear before Lucknow Bench of Allahabad HC
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