Kin boycott Ilavarasan panel
Dharmapuri: Family members of deceased Dalit youth, Ilavarasan, on Thursday failed to appear before the state government-constituted one-man commission, headed by retired judge S.R.Singaravelu, to pr
Ilavarasan's parents wants CBI or SIT probe
Chennai: The parents of dalit youth Ilavarasan, whose death continues to remain shrouded in mystery, today refused to accept the police version that he committed suicide and demanded a probe by CBI o
Vanniyar girl married to Dalit seeks protection from PMK
Thanjavur: A 19-year-old girl belonging to the Vanniyar community who married a Dalit youth after falling in love with him surrendered at the district police office seeking police protection as she f
Dalit youth's death: Probe transferred to police
Dharmapuri (TN): An autopsy performed on the Dalit youth who was found dead along a railway track, has revealed that he died of a "serious head injury," even as the probe was transferred to local po
Ilavarasan found dead; curfew imposed in Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri: Dalit youth E. Ilavarasan, 20, was found dead by a rail track near here Thursday afternoon, a day after his Vanniyar wife Divya announced her decision to desert him and return to her mot
Panel begins probe into caste slur case
Madurai: The National Commission for SC/ST commenced its enquiry into the incident wherein a dalit child was forced to carry his footwear on his head by a caste Hindu at Vadugapatti, in Madurai d
Don’t hate me, I’m also a Dalit: Siddu
Mysore: Amidst growing resentment over his selection as the new CM from the Dalit community, Chief Minister-designate Siddaramaiah on Sunday said he would do his best to take care of Dalit interests.
Dalit woman tonsured, assaulted; 10 arrested
A Dalit woman was assaulted, tortured and tonsured by locals after holding her responsible for the death of a youth under mysterious circumstances in Sambalpur district, the police said on Saturday.
Dalit woman killed in Bihar for practising witchcraft
A 58-year-old Dalit woman was on Thursday killed by her neighbour in Bihar's Gaya district, around 100 km from state capital Patna, for allegedly practicing witchcraft, police said.
According to poli
Ramdev to fight for quota benefits to dalits among minorities
Making a conscious effort to shed his pro-Hindutva image, yoga guru Ramdev on Saturday shared the dais with Muslim leaders and announced he would launch a struggle to support their demand for amending