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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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DMK vs Tamil Nadu Governor Again, This Time Over Crimes Against Dalits
Less than a week after the Supreme Court pulled him up for blocking Bills, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has targeted the MK Stalin-led DMK government over atrocities against Dalits
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Menstruating Dalit Student Made To Take Exams Outside Class In Tamil Nadu
A Class 8 student of a private school in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore was forced to take her exams outside the classroom, apparently because she was menstruating.
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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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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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"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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6 Minors Detained For Attacking Dalit Boy, His Sister With Sickles In Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu Police on Friday detained six minor boys for allegedly attacking a 17-year-old Dalit student with sickles following the complaint from the victim to his school management against three of the boys alleging harassment.
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Man Kills Son For Marrying Dalit Girl, Also Kills His Mother In Tamil Nadu
A 45-year-old man allegedly killed his son and mother in Arunapathi village near Uthangarai on Saturday, said police.
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"Dravidian Movement Empowered Dalits": DMK Leader Hits Back At Governor
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader TKS Elangovan today said barring a few sporadic incidents of caste violence, the Dravidian movement empowered Dalits with education and employment.
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"Human Faeces Put In Dalit...": Tamil Nadu Governor's Barb At Government
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, who has been in a constant tussle with the MK Stalin-led state government, today took potshots over caste-based oppression in the state with a "so much for social justice" jibe at the Dravidian ruling party.
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In Historic Move, Over 200 Dalits Defy 'Ban' To Enter Tamil Nadu Temple
The dominant communities were reluctant, saying the communities agreed to pray at different temples decades ago, and no change in that so-called tradition is required now.
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Human Feces Found In Water Tank In Tamil Nadu, Probe Ordered
Taking note of the Vengavayil village incident where human feces were found dumped in a water tank supplying drinking water to a Dalit colony, Tamil Nadu DGP on Saturday ordered a Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department probe into the incident.
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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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Scheduled Caste Students Made To Clean Toilet In Tamil Nadu School, Case Filed
According to a complaint filed by Jayanthi, the mother of a class five student, the "HM Ms Geetha Rani singled out only SC children to clean the toilet".
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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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DMK vs Tamil Nadu Governor Again, This Time Over Crimes Against Dalits
Less than a week after the Supreme Court pulled him up for blocking Bills, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has targeted the MK Stalin-led DMK government over atrocities against Dalits
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Menstruating Dalit Student Made To Take Exams Outside Class In Tamil Nadu
A Class 8 student of a private school in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore was forced to take her exams outside the classroom, apparently because she was menstruating.
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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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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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"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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6 Minors Detained For Attacking Dalit Boy, His Sister With Sickles In Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu Police on Friday detained six minor boys for allegedly attacking a 17-year-old Dalit student with sickles following the complaint from the victim to his school management against three of the boys alleging harassment.
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Man Kills Son For Marrying Dalit Girl, Also Kills His Mother In Tamil Nadu
A 45-year-old man allegedly killed his son and mother in Arunapathi village near Uthangarai on Saturday, said police.
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"Dravidian Movement Empowered Dalits": DMK Leader Hits Back At Governor
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader TKS Elangovan today said barring a few sporadic incidents of caste violence, the Dravidian movement empowered Dalits with education and employment.
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"Human Faeces Put In Dalit...": Tamil Nadu Governor's Barb At Government
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, who has been in a constant tussle with the MK Stalin-led state government, today took potshots over caste-based oppression in the state with a "so much for social justice" jibe at the Dravidian ruling party.
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In Historic Move, Over 200 Dalits Defy 'Ban' To Enter Tamil Nadu Temple
The dominant communities were reluctant, saying the communities agreed to pray at different temples decades ago, and no change in that so-called tradition is required now.
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Human Feces Found In Water Tank In Tamil Nadu, Probe Ordered
Taking note of the Vengavayil village incident where human feces were found dumped in a water tank supplying drinking water to a Dalit colony, Tamil Nadu DGP on Saturday ordered a Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department probe into the incident.
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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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Scheduled Caste Students Made To Clean Toilet In Tamil Nadu School, Case Filed
According to a complaint filed by Jayanthi, the mother of a class five student, the "HM Ms Geetha Rani singled out only SC children to clean the toilet".
