Chennai, Sept 20 (IANS) In another instance of caste being a dominant factor in the Dravidian land of Tamil Nadu, a caste Hindu woman, Lakshmi told a prospective Scheduled Caste tenant that she will not rent her flat to people belonging to Muslim, Christian, and Scheduled Caste /Scheduled Tribes as her family deity would be […]
Chennai, Aug 11 (BPNS) In a survey conducted by the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF), it was shockingly found that many Dalit panchayat presidents in the state were not even allowed a chair in their office. The survey found that in 22 out of the 386 panchayaths surveyed, Dalit presidents were not provided chairs. […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 (BPNS) Kerala SC/ST commission took a suo-moto case against policemen of Haripad police station on alleged atrocities at Champakkada colony in Haripad of Alappuzha district. Chairman of SC/ST Commission, Kerala, B.S. Maoji IAS (rtd)while speaking to media persons said that there were allegations that a few policemen had barged into a residence […]