Citizens for Justice and Peace
80% Dalit Christians Facing Caste Discrimination
24-Jun-2015
Published: 24th June 2015 07:44 AM DINDIGUL: Around 80 percent of Dalit Christians suffer from caste discrimination in the Church especially in some Dioceses with a group of persons enjoying foreign funds, according to Christopher of Dalit Viduthalai Iyakkam (Dalit Liberation Movement). Deposing before the TN Minority commission, which held a review meeting here on…
Constable accused for gang rape in Nagaur
24-Jun-2015
AJMER: A woman was allegedly gang-raped by a police constable posted at an out post of Mualasar police station and his accomplice late on Monday evening. The alleged incident happened near Barad village. Police informed that a case has been registered against the two accused. “After registering a case we have started a probe into…
Cop Booked Under SC/ST Act for Framing and Arresting Dalits
24-Jun-2015
Published: 24th June 2015 06:02 AM THOOTHUKUDI:Inspector Selvam who had framed and arrested four innocent Dalits in a double murder case was booked under the SC/ST Act at Thattaparai police station on Tuesday. A senior police official claimed that Selvam was also added as one of the accused in the twin murder case at Varthagareddipatti…
Dalit Brothers Who Cracked IIT Face Stone-Pelting Back In Their Village
24-Jun-2015
Despite cracking what is deemed one of the toughest exams in the world, or perhaps because of it, two brothers from Uttar Pradesh are battling casteist stigma in their village. Raju and Brijesh Saroj, sons of a daily wage worker Dharamraj, are among the top 500 scorers in the competitive entrance examination for the prestigious…
Yoga opponents can go to Pakistan, says VHP leader
24-Jun-2015
Jun 23, 2015 | Age Correspondent| New Delhi Even before the controversy over BJP’s Ram Madhav’s tweet against vice-president Hamid Ansari could die down, VHP’s Sadhvi Prachi kicked up another controversy claiming those opposed to yoga should go to Pakistan as they have “no right” to stay in the country. She further said the yoga…
Will gouge out eyes, chop hands if you challenge TMC: Abhishek Banerjee dares Opp
24-Jun-2015
By: Express News Service | Kolkata | Updated: June 24, 2015 12:42 am Courting a fresh controversy, Trinamool Congress MP and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee has publicly threatened to “chop off the hands and gouge out eyes” of those who dared to challenge the ruling party in West Bengal, following which the…
Another rewrite of history textbooks could be on cards
24-Jun-2015
Stoking fears of saffronization of education in some quarters, the proc ess to rewrite NCERT histo ry textbooks may have begun. Earlier this monthbetween June 8 and 12NCERT conducted a work shop for a qu shop for a quick review of history textbooks attend ed by scholars from all parts of the country , including…
Dalit priest’s suicide: Tamil Nadu minister Panneerselvam’s brother gets bail
24-Jun-2015
L Saravanan,TNN | Jun 24, 2015, 06.25 PM IST MADURAI: A sessions court in Theni on Wednesday granted bail to O Raja, brother of Tamil Nadu finance minister O Panneerselvam, in a case relating to the suicide of a dalit priest. The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on June 11 directed Raja to…
How land disputes are fuelling caste clashes in Rajasthan
24-Jun-2015
By Zubair Ahmed BBC Hindi, Rajasthan 24 June 2015 A heap of mud and bricks are all that distinguish this plot of land from the rest of the village of Dangawas in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. Last month however, it was the scene of a brutal attack on its Dalit (formerly known as…
Protesting SC, ST category teachers shave heads
24-Jun-2015
Dehradun, June 24 Agitating teachers from the SC/ST category tonsured their heads to register their protest here today. The teachers have decided to intensify the agitation if the Congress-led state government does not take effective steps to fulfil their pending demands. The agitators, under the banner of SC/ST Teachers Association, gathered at the Parade Ground.…