Govt To Give Rs 2.5 Lakh Incentive For Every Inter-Caste Marriage Involving A Dalit

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Government has unveiled a scheme to give Rs. 2.5 lakh to inter-caste marriages involving a dalit. The scheme has been unveiled after the Administrative Council gave a go-ahead for the same. The scheme has been framed for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1995 and the Scheduled Castes … 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

Three booked for proscribing Dalits from attending feast at temple in UP’s Bareilly

Three booked for proscribing Dalits from attending feast at temple in UP’s Bareilly

[ad_1] Representative Image Bareilly: Three people have been booked for allegedly refusing to allow Dalits to participate in a feast here in Rajpur Kalan village of the Aonla area, held after recitation of Bhagvad Gita, police said on Monday. The accused, all of them organisers of the feast, were booked Sunday night at Aonla Police … Read more

Dalits enter TN village temple for first time in 70 years

Dalits enter TN village temple for first time in 70 years

[ad_1] Tiruvannamalai: For the first time in about 70 years, Dalits offered prayers in their village temple near here on Monday following ‘peace’ talks facilitated by the district authorities with dominant castes. Amid tight police security, in the presence of top district and police officials, villagers belonging to the Scheduled Castes entered the temple premises … Read more