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California Senate committee passes bill to end caste discrimination in US State

If passed, the bill could make America's most populous state also the country's first to make caste bias illegal by adding it as a protected category in the state's anti-discrimination laws.

published on : 26th April 2023
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Caste discrimination case in US against two Indian-origin Cisco engineers dismissed

According to court filings, Iyer, the CEO of the division, was accused of harassment on the basis of caste.

published on : 11th April 2023
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Case against 25 after houses of Dalit families set ablaze in Karnataka's Nandihalli village

The eyewitnesses said that a group of villagers, against whom the police have booked the case, came to the houses at the Dalit colony and started throwing petrol and wood.

published on : 6th March 2023
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Indian American pushes anti-caste discrimination law in Seattle

Kshama Sawant is the city’s only Indian American council member and a socialist who recently announced she will leave the council when her term expires at the end of the year.

published on : 30th January 2023
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Faced discrimination as Dalit, was asked not to study: Ex-IAS officer Madhava Rao

The former chief secretary credited his development as an IAS officer to his parents and his seniors.

published on : 25th January 2023
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Tirunelveli: Caste ribbon tied to flagpole

School headmaster Alex Sahayaraj filed a police complaint against them, and some caste outfits petitioned Collector V Vishnu to arrest the suspects on Monday.

published on : 25th January 2023
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KR Narayanan film institute students call off strike

Move comes after higher edu minister’s assurance that all issues will be settled amicably

published on : 24th January 2023
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Shankar Mohan’s resignation a breather for Adoor Gopalakrishnan, govt

48 days of continuous protest by 82 students of KR film institute sows result, got wide attention through IFFK venue

published on : 22nd January 2023
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CB-CID to bank on technology to investigate Vengaivayal caste atrocity case

The team holds inquiries keeping in mind villagers’ convenience, such as mostly limiting it to after work hours.

published on : 22nd January 2023
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Stop casteism during R-Day flag hoisting: Chief secy to collectors

The chief secretary listed 15 instances that could pose problems when local body representatives from SC/ST communities hoist the national flag, and the collectors should preempt them all.

published on : 21st January 2023
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Caste discrimination PIL: Madras HC seeks TN govt’s reply

Shunmugam stated in the petitions that he, along with a few other persons, conducted a team survey in 33 out of 499 villages in the district.

published on : 20th January 2023
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Samathuva Pongal leaves bitter aftertaste at Vengaivayal village

Caste Hindus say the probe is biased; Dalits say dominant caste people skipped the event.

published on : 18th January 2023
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Vengaivayal row: Police mistreating villagers during probe, say outfits       

A report on the findings during their visit would be submitted to the state government, the members added.

published on : 14th January 2023
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Faeces in water tank: Stalin assures strict action

The chief minister said the collector and the superintendent of police visited the village on December 27, and appropriate steps were being taken by the departments concerned. 

published on : 12th January 2023
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Pudukottai collector, SP urged to conduct inquiry on attack on Dalit women

"Meanwhile, Iyyappan's wife who is also the vice-president of Perungattu panchayat met District Collector Kavitha Ramu and claimed no such attack or insult had happened.

published on : 12th January 2023
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Appoint single judge to probe excrement in water tank case: NGO

On December 27, Collector Kavitha Ramu and Superintendent of Police Vandita Pandey visited the villagers and were informed of the discrimination faced by the villagers, he said.

published on : 11th January 2023
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Vengaivayal tank excrement case: Bail plea of two persons rejected

The two suspects then moved the special court on January 4. Judge R Sathya then ordered for a two-member advocate commission to inquire into the incident. 

published on : 11th January 2023
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Puthirai Vannar community made to relive wretched past

Application of her father, S Balasubramanian, was also rejected for the same reason though he was employed in a salon. The tahsildar later issued caste certificates after my intervention,” he said. 

published on : 11th January 2023
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SCs in two Tiruppur villages bury bodies by road

Speaking to TNIE, P Subramanian (31) a resident of Veppampalayam, said, “More than 100 SC families live in Veppamapalayam, but we don’t have burial ground.

published on : 10th January 2023
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SC devotees, ‘caste out’ for 200 years, enter TN temple

For the first time in their living memory, about 300 devotees belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) communities entered a 200-year-old temple at Eduthavainatham village on Monday.

published on : 3rd January 2023
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