Casteism

'It's 2023 and...': Netizens Fume Over Allegedly Casteist Housing Society Notice

Several netizens re-shared the notice by the housing society in Gujarat on Twitter and criticised it for being 'casteist'.

Feb 18, 2023, 20:17 PM IST

Shocking: Cook forces students to THROW meal served by Dalit girls at Udaipur school

In a case of caste discrimination, the cook asked the students to throw away the meal served by the Dalit girls.

Sep 03, 2022, 12:17 PM IST

'Rahul Gandhi is silent...': BJP slams Congress after 9-year-old Dalit student killed for touching water pot in Rajasthan

"Incidents of atrocities on Dalits are increasing continuously in the state. Rahul Gandhi, who has commented on every subject of the country, has been silent," the BJP leader wrote in a tweet.

Aug 14, 2022, 16:42 PM IST

Dalit boy dies after being beaten by school teacher for touching pot of water in Rajasthan

According to the doctors, the boy's ear had burst during the alleged beating by his school teacher Chail Singh.

Aug 14, 2022, 10:29 AM IST

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan aims to make Madhya Pradesh free of corruption and poverty by 2022

The chief minister said that Rs 8,500 crore would be invested to develop greenery on the sides of Narmada river and to treat its water in next three years.

 

Aug 15, 2017, 13:36 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi denounces mob violence

In an obvious attack on cow vigilantes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said violence in the name of one`s values was unacceptable.

Aug 15, 2017, 08:54 AM IST

Mann Ki Baat: Lets make India free from poverty, terrorism, casteism and communalism by 2022, says PM Modi

Addressing  34th edition of his montly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called on the nation's youth to remember the ' August Kratni Diwas' or Quit India Movement of 1942 and said that a similar revolution must be taken to end terrorism, poverty, corruption, communalism and casteism in the country.

Jul 30, 2017, 13:29 PM IST

Dalits send 125 kg, 16-ft-long soap to UP CM Yogi Adityanath – Here's why

Dr Ambedkar Vechan Pratibandh Samiti said that with this 16-ft-long soap, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath can bathe himself before meeting the Dalits.

Jun 09, 2017, 17:04 PM IST

Casteism, appeasement will end, development and nationalism will sustain: UP CM

He was speaking at the two-day BJP meet which began here.

May 01, 2017, 18:17 PM IST

Promote inter-caste marriages to end casteism: Ramdas Athawale

"Gau raksha jaruri hai (cow protection is necessary) but who will save humans," newly inducted Union Minister and dalit leader Ramdas Athawale said on Thursday, asserting that incidents like the attack on dalits in Gujarat should not be be allowed to recur.

Jul 21, 2016, 15:24 PM IST

Samiti launches stir against atrocities on dalits

 People belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) under the banner of Ganjam District Dalit Samanwaya Samiti have launched a stir in Ganjam district demanding protection from alleged atrocities.

Jul 19, 2016, 15:32 PM IST

UP school principal divides class on caste basis, removed

A principal in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district worked out his own "caste arithmetic", segregating students of Class IX on the basis of their caste and appointing class teachers on a similar basis, prompting authorities to remove him.

May 13, 2016, 15:13 PM IST

Rajya Sabha witnesses three adjournments over Kumari Selja's caste bias row

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed three adjournments in the pre-lunch session after an uproar over former union minister and Congress member Kumari Selja's remark that she was asked about her caste at a temple in Gujarat.

Dec 03, 2015, 14:34 PM IST

Rajya Sabha disrupted over Kumari Selja's claim of caste bias in Gujarat's temple

The government and the opposition locked horns in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday when the treasury benches contradicted Congress member Kumari Selja`s claim that she faced caste discrimination at a temple in Gujarat, citing what she wrote in the visitor`s book there.

Dec 02, 2015, 14:02 PM IST

NHRC notice to Tamil Nadu for asking students to wear wrist band based on their caste

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government over a media report on students of a district being asked to wear coloured ribbons and wrist bands based on their caste.

Nov 26, 2015, 17:37 PM IST