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From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions
Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march
Muslim men can re-marry without divorce, women can’t: Punjab & Haryana HC
The High Court held the petitioner’s marriage to be illegal since the woman did not divorce her first husband
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
Allahabad HC reinstates LGBTQIA member as Home Guard, deems cancellation order ‘vindictive’
The aggrieved petitioner was removed from service in 2019 for his sexual orientation
Release Nodeep Kaur
23-year-old Dalit trade union activist languishing behind bars, allegedly being abused in Karnal jail
Don’t reveal name of kin, school or employer in rape cases: Bombay HC
The court has issued specific directions in furtherance to the Supreme Court guidelines issues in Nipun Saxena case, to not reveal any information could invariably establish the victim/survivor’s identity
Are low numbers of Communal Riots in 2020 a mere deception?
Excerpts from a report that appeared in Secular Perspective (February 1-15, 2021)
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
Why was Dalit activist Nodeep Kaur denied bail?
The court order states that since the allegations are serious and investigation is at nascent stage, she does not deserve bail
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