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'Discrimination Of Dalits After 80 Years Painful': Madras High Court On Temple Row
Continued discrimination against Dalits, 80 years after independence, is painful, the Madras High Court said as it heard a plea demanding the Tamil Nadu government intervene to ensure Dalits can enter temples, such as one in Pudukkottai district.
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Tamil Minister's "Disgusting" Comment On Sex Workers Triggers Furious Row
Tamil Nadu's Forest Minister K Ponmudy's misogynistic remarks - laced with caste undertones - have landed Chief Minister MK Stalin in trouble, inviting fierce criticism from women's rights activists, the opposition, and within his DMK.
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Tamil Nadu Excreta In Water: No Caste Angle, Case Goes To Different Court
Two years after the outrage over a Tamil Nadu incident in which human excreta was found mixed with drinking water in a neighbourhood dominated by a Scheduled Caste, a special court has transferred the case to a regular court.
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Dalit Teen Attacked With Sickle, Beer Bottle Struck On Head In Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Police has been put on high alert in the southern region of the state following the assault on a 17-year-old Dalit teenager in Melapattam village in Tirunelveli district.
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"Why Retain Caste Names In Schools," High Court Asks Tamil Nadu Government
The Madras High Court on Friday came out strongly against the continued use of caste-based terms in the names of government schools, saying the practice may end up causing stigma to the students.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Adopts Resolution Seeking Caste-Based Census
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday moved a resolution in the State Assembly urging the Central Government to immediately commence the census work, along with a caste-based population census this time.
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Six Arrested For Assaulting, Urinating On Two Dalit Men In Tamil Nadu
Six people were arrested for allegedly assaulting, stripping and urinating on two Scheduled Caste men from the district, police said on Thursday. The men were also robbed.
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Drunk Men Thrash, Strip And Urinate On 6 Dalits In Tamil Nadu, Arrested: Cops
The Tamil Nadu Police has arrested six persons of an intermediate caste for allegedly assaulting, stripping and urinating on two Scheduled Caste youths, the police officials said on Wednesday.
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"Panchayat Winner Not Sworn-In...": Tamil Nadu Governor's Caste Charge
A woman panchayat president in Tamil Nadu was prevented from assuming office merely because she hailed from the Scheduled Caste community, Governor RN Ravi said on Friday.
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"New Era Of Equality": MK Stalin Welcomes 3 Women Who Will Become Priests
In a first of its kind, three women will become temple priests and enter the sanctum sanctorum of temples in Tamil Nadu, breaking caste barriers and bringing about gender equality.
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Tamil Nadu Forms Committee To Probe Attack On Scheduled Castes Students
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has constituted a one-man commission under retired Justice Chandru to recommend measures to create a situation without communal differences in schools and colleges.
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"Shows How Much Casteism Poison...": MK Stalin On Attack On Dalit Boy
A class 12 student belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community in Tirunelveli district was allegedly attacked by his classmates, even as Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed concern over "casteism poison" creeping into young minds.
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Temple In Tamil Nadu Sealed After Dispute Over Entry Of Schedule Castes
Revenue officials in Tamil Nadu sealed the Sri Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple at Melpathi village in Villupuram district today following a dispute over the entry of Scheduled Caste members into the temple.
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After Caste Horror, Tamil Nadu Village Comes Together For Happy Ending
After a horrific case of caste horror in which human excrement was found mixed with drinking water consumed by the Scheduled Castes community, Irayur village in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai has made a new beginning.
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In Tamil Nadu Village, Feces Dumped In Water Tank For Dalits
A shocking case of caste discrimination has surfaced from a village in Tamil Nadu, the home of Periyar movement, where human feces were found dumped in a water tank meant for the Scheduled Caste community.
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'Discrimination Of Dalits After 80 Years Painful': Madras High Court On Temple Row
Continued discrimination against Dalits, 80 years after independence, is painful, the Madras High Court said as it heard a plea demanding the Tamil Nadu government intervene to ensure Dalits can enter temples, such as one in Pudukkottai district.
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Tamil Minister's "Disgusting" Comment On Sex Workers Triggers Furious Row
Tamil Nadu's Forest Minister K Ponmudy's misogynistic remarks - laced with caste undertones - have landed Chief Minister MK Stalin in trouble, inviting fierce criticism from women's rights activists, the opposition, and within his DMK.
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Tamil Nadu Excreta In Water: No Caste Angle, Case Goes To Different Court
Two years after the outrage over a Tamil Nadu incident in which human excreta was found mixed with drinking water in a neighbourhood dominated by a Scheduled Caste, a special court has transferred the case to a regular court.
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Dalit Teen Attacked With Sickle, Beer Bottle Struck On Head In Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Police has been put on high alert in the southern region of the state following the assault on a 17-year-old Dalit teenager in Melapattam village in Tirunelveli district.
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"Why Retain Caste Names In Schools," High Court Asks Tamil Nadu Government
The Madras High Court on Friday came out strongly against the continued use of caste-based terms in the names of government schools, saying the practice may end up causing stigma to the students.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Adopts Resolution Seeking Caste-Based Census
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday moved a resolution in the State Assembly urging the Central Government to immediately commence the census work, along with a caste-based population census this time.
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Six Arrested For Assaulting, Urinating On Two Dalit Men In Tamil Nadu
Six people were arrested for allegedly assaulting, stripping and urinating on two Scheduled Caste men from the district, police said on Thursday. The men were also robbed.
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Drunk Men Thrash, Strip And Urinate On 6 Dalits In Tamil Nadu, Arrested: Cops
The Tamil Nadu Police has arrested six persons of an intermediate caste for allegedly assaulting, stripping and urinating on two Scheduled Caste youths, the police officials said on Wednesday.
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"Panchayat Winner Not Sworn-In...": Tamil Nadu Governor's Caste Charge
A woman panchayat president in Tamil Nadu was prevented from assuming office merely because she hailed from the Scheduled Caste community, Governor RN Ravi said on Friday.
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"New Era Of Equality": MK Stalin Welcomes 3 Women Who Will Become Priests
In a first of its kind, three women will become temple priests and enter the sanctum sanctorum of temples in Tamil Nadu, breaking caste barriers and bringing about gender equality.
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Tamil Nadu Forms Committee To Probe Attack On Scheduled Castes Students
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has constituted a one-man commission under retired Justice Chandru to recommend measures to create a situation without communal differences in schools and colleges.
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"Shows How Much Casteism Poison...": MK Stalin On Attack On Dalit Boy
A class 12 student belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community in Tirunelveli district was allegedly attacked by his classmates, even as Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed concern over "casteism poison" creeping into young minds.
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Temple In Tamil Nadu Sealed After Dispute Over Entry Of Schedule Castes
Revenue officials in Tamil Nadu sealed the Sri Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple at Melpathi village in Villupuram district today following a dispute over the entry of Scheduled Caste members into the temple.
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After Caste Horror, Tamil Nadu Village Comes Together For Happy Ending
After a horrific case of caste horror in which human excrement was found mixed with drinking water consumed by the Scheduled Castes community, Irayur village in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai has made a new beginning.
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In Tamil Nadu Village, Feces Dumped In Water Tank For Dalits
A shocking case of caste discrimination has surfaced from a village in Tamil Nadu, the home of Periyar movement, where human feces were found dumped in a water tank meant for the Scheduled Caste community.
