Mangalore : Konaje resident and Ahinda leader Lolaksha filed complaint against Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev for giving a foul statement against the Dalit community during Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s visit to city. In the three page complaint Lolaksha stated that Baba Ramdev in his media statement have insulted the Dalit community by commenting Rahul […]

Mangalore : The CPI(M) staged a protest in front of the DC office in Mangalore on July 9, Tuesday in support of several of its demands including end to the practice of Pankti Bedha in Udupi Krishna Mutt and Made Made Snana at Kukke Subrahmanya Temple. Addressing the protestors, Vasanth Acharya, CPI(M) leader said there […]

Ahmedabad : Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government has come forward with a unique idea of training manual scavengers in Hindu religious rituals, a leading newspaper reported on Saturday. Manual scavengers, termed as ‘safai kamdars’ in Gujarat, will now be trained in Vedic rituals in institutions like SolaBhagvatVidyapith and Somnath Sanskrit University. Meanwhile, to kickstart the project, […]

Udupi :  KL Ashok, State General Secretary of the Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike has alleged that the police action of using the IPC sections only against Muslims and Dalits, while not registering even a single case against leaders like Kalladka Prabhaker Bhat and Bhajrangdal men who incite communal strife, was a clear indication of the […]

Mangalore: At the SC ST grievance redressal meeting held in Mangalore on August 5, Sunday, some Dalit leaders alleged that those registering  cases of atrocities on Dalits are suppressed by the cops by registering counter cases against them. Speaking on the issue, L Shekhar, President of the Dalita Hakkugala Horata Samithi said Dinesh Naik, a […]

Mangalore : Dr. Madhava Peraje, lecturer in Hampi Kannada University said that British people were responsible towards the atrocities against Dalits. He was speaking at the seminar titled “Life of Dalits in Independent India” organized by the Karnataka Dalita Sangharsha Samithi (DSS) in University College, Mangalore on June 8, Sunday. He also said that during […]

Mangalore : Speaking at the monthly SC/ST grievancemeeting held in the commissioner’s office on June 24, Sunday Dalit leader GirishKumar complained that even after informing the police about the youngsters planningto kill some of the residents of a Dalit colony in Chombugudde in Ullal, they have not taken any action. He also said that the […]

Mysore:  Nearly 15 policemen sustained minor injuries after they were stoned at by some miscreants who were protesting against the damage caused to the portrait of Dr BR Ambedkar by some miscreants at the Baba Saheb Ambedkar Circle on the Mysore-Bangalore road in the heart of the city on May 11, Friday. As the news […]

Bangalore: The raging controversy, against and for Madesnana (rolling over leftover Banana Leaves by devotees after Brahmins take their meals in a temple) at Kukke Subrahmanya, has not been overcome by state government taking a middle position of maintaining the tradition, as a status-quo at best. The Dalits had felt deeply wounded, as Brahmins were […]

Bangalore: The state BJP government is seriously considering a ban on the age-old ritual of Made-snana practised openly in Kukke Subrahmanya Temple during champa Shashti festival, as it has incurred a lot of social criticism from Dalits and other groups. The Government has ordered the social welfare department to prepare a report on the subject […]