Maha: 111 people held during protest against refinery; Sena (UBT) says stop ‘atrocities’

Maha: 111 people held during protest against refinery; Sena (UBT) says stop ‘atrocities’

[ad_1] Mumbai: Police on Tuesday arrested 111 people, most of them women, during a protest against a proposed oil refinery at Barsu village in Maharashtra’s coastal Ratnagiri district, an official said. More than 100 women were among the protesters who tried to block a road in Barsu and Solgaon areas of the district, around 400km … Read more

Telangana HC rejects BJP MP Arvind’s plea in SC/ST atrocities case

Telangana HC rejects BJP MP Arvind’s plea in SC/ST atrocities case

[ad_1] Hyderabad: The bench of Telangana High Court headed by chief justice Ujjal Bhuyan quashed Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Arvind’s plea, seeking directions to drop a complaint lodged against him under the SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act at the Nizamabad Police Station. The judge ordered him to face trial in a case registered against him in Madannapet … Read more

Atrocities against Dalits on rise in TN, state govt not acting: NCSC vice chairman

Atrocities against Dalits on rise in TN, state govt not acting: NCSC vice chairman

[ad_1] National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Vice Chairman Arun Halder New Delhi: National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Vice Chairman Arun Halder on Thursday said cases of atrocities against Dalits are on the rise in Tamil Nadu and accused the state government of not taking any action in these matters. The NCSC has written … Read more