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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
Union Govt Withdraws Indian Forest Act Draft Amendment
On November 15, 2019, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that the government has withdrawn the draft amendment of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (IFA) in order to remove any misgivings about taking away the rights of the tribals and forest dwellers.
Irony at its worst: Dalit boy thrashed for attending rally about ending caste discrimination
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Adivasi protests mount: Forest Rights Group plans Sansad Gherao on Nov 21
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Why is Periyar not taught in Indian schools and colleges?
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Haryana Dalits Face Boycott Over Using Village Hand-Pump; Approach SC
Members of a Dalit community from Bhatla village in Hisar, Haryana have approached the Supreme Court to seek relief from a series of atrocities that they have been facing at the hands of a caste-dominant community, including the blocking of access to drinking water from a village hand-pump.
Tougher Than Steel: Odisha Community Rally Against Transfer of Their Land, Again
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Bhim Army chief appeals to Mayawati to support the Bahujan movement
Chandra shekhar Aazad extends the olive branch again, he had earlier accused her of weakening the Dalit movement
Fear of “objectionable video” going viral led Dalit youth to commit suicide, says family
Disconsolate parents and siblings of an 18-year-old Dalit youth who had committed suicide in the intervening night of Diwali agreed to cremate their son’s body after three days of protest at Hisar’s civil hospital when one of the five accused named in the FIR was arrested by the police.
SC, ST, OBC community continues to question Twitter over verification criteria
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