Topic: Dalit
University in Varanasi removes Dalit guest lecturer over social media post
A Dalit guest lecturer at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidhyapith in Varanasi has been removed from University for a social media post in which he suggested that women’s life will be liberated from slavery and fear if they read the Indian Constitution and Hindu Code Bill for nine days rather than fasting during Navratri.
UP Dalit boy’s death: My son beaten to death by teacher for mistake in exam, says father
A class 10th Dalit student in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya, Nikhil Dohre, who was beaten to death by his school teacher from an upper-caste Hindu community, was beaten up by the accused teacher on 7 September after he made a mistake in an exam.
UP: Class 10 Dalit student beaten to death by upper-caste Hindu teacher
A class 10 Dalit student from Adarsh Intercollege in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya was allegedly beaten to death by upper-caste Hindu teacher Ashwini Singh.
Dalit boy fined Rs 60,000 for touching idol, eight upper caste Hindus booked
The Karnataka Police booked eight upper caste Hindus on Wednesday after a Dalit boy touched an idol after which panchayat members fined the Dalit family Rs 60,000.
Union to set up panel to study conversions of Dalits to Islam, Christianity
The Narendra Modi government is constituting a national commission to study the social, economic and educational status of Dalits who converted to Islam and Christianity.
Dalit sister’s murder: UP Police arrest six men, file case of murder, rape
The two minor Dalit sisters, who were found hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district, were allegedly raped and strangulated before being hanged, police said a day after the incident.
