-The Times of India Several laws have been enacted and commissions set up for the protection of scheduled castes and tribes. Yet violence and discrimination against underprivileged communities go on with impunity. The latest in the long list of such incidents took place in Haryana, where over 200 dalit families were forced to migrate from Pabnawa village following Attacks on them by upper caste Ror community members. The reason for...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 3560
Doublespeak on electoral reforms-N Gopalaswami
-The Hindu The paid news case is no longer just about Ashok Chavan. It concerns every individual and institution opposed to the sway of money power in elections Politicians everywhere are known to indulge in doublespeak and our politicians are no exception. But some recent pronouncements of our Law Minister only show that our politicians may have very few serious rivals in this sport. Not long ago, the Minister was all praise...
More »As Attacks on women increase, Supreme Court threatens to ban chemical
-PTI The Supreme Court today said it will wait for the Centre and the state governments to explore ways to regulate sale of acids for domestic use before it imposes a ban on the chemical, being increasingly used to Attack women. Expressing displeasure that the matter has been pending for seven years, a bench headed by Justice R M Lodha said the apex court will consider banning sale of acids for domestic...
More »200 Dalit families flee village after Attack by upper caste group
-The Hindu Thirteen people of the Ror community have been arrested and heavy security deployed in Pabnawa village of Kaithal district in Haryana, after a 400-strong mob allegedly launched an Attack on 150 Dalits on Saturday, causing some 200 Dalit families to flee the village. Their houses were allegedly looted and women humiliated. The Attack was a sequel to Dalit boy Suryakant's marriage with Ror community girl Meena on April 10. The...
More »Fear keeps young dalit women away from Haryana village -Kim Arora
-The Times of India PABNAWA (HARYANA): It has been over 48 hours since the Attack took place. But fear still stalks the dalits of Pabnawa village in Haryana's Kaithal district. The young women from the community have been moved out en masse by their families fearing sexual assault by upper-caste goons. Some were picked up by relatives from nearby villages after desperate SOS calls; others were escorted to safety by their...
More »
