-Countercurrents.org The events of last over two decades have shown us, more than before that the efforts of dividing the nation by communal forces have been a major obstacle to social peace and process of development. In India while the communal violence began with the Jabalpur riot of 1961, it is from last couple of decades especially from 1980s that the divisive politics has tried to drive a wedge between different...
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Police failed to prevent attack on Dalits by Rors, says report
-The Hindu The caste Hindus were enraged by a Dalit boy marrying a Ror girl Chandigarh: Despite having prior information, police failed to prevent an attack on Dalits of Pabnawa village in Haryana's Kaithal district by members of the Ror community (caste Hindus) on April 13, says a report by the Caste Annihilation Movement (CAM). Some 200 Dalit families fled the village after their homes were attacked by Rors enraged by a Dalit...
More »Change in welfare plan funding pattern
-The Times of India The Centre will stop direct transfer of funds to districts or societies operating in states, and will instead provide the money to the state exchequer, having concluded that the existing system was the reason for multi-crore scams like the one in the National Rural Health Mission. The new system to put funds in the consolidated fund of states is apparently aimed at putting central funds under the scanner...
More »Dalits attacked over temple festival row
-The Times of India NELLORE: At least five Dalits were grievously injured at Ramapuram village of Tada mandal in the district when they were chased and attacked by upper caste landlords following a dispute over the festival of the village goddess on Monday. In the mayhem that lasted for two hours, the landlords smashed the valuables of the panic-stricken Dalits after forcing them to flee their homes. The tension spread to four...
More »30% Dalits in UP 'tech literate'-Amita Verma
-The Asian Age A silent revolution is taking place in the backwaters of Uttar Pradesh as more and more Dalits are turning computer savvy. UP has a four-crore dalit population and nearly 30 per cent of this is already computer literate. According to the findings of a survey on computer literacy in the state, all computer-savvy Dalits may not be owners of a desktop, laptop or tablet, but they know how to...
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