Deepak Kumar, a research scholar of Deendayal Upadhyaya University, Gorakhpur attempted suicide by alleging harassment by professors. Deepak alleged that Prof Dwarkanath and Chandraprakash Srivastava have been harassing him mentally for the last three months and even threatened to kill him. Deepak is a research scholar in the philosophy department[Read More…]
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“His thinking is anti-Dalit”: Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the government’s anti-Dalit mindset became clear when Prime Minister Narendra Modi rewarded with re-employment a judge who diluted an act that sought to deter atrocities against the marginalized. He said the Bharatiya Janata Party and the governments it led at the[Read More…]
Rohith Vemula was unhappy with ‘worldly affairs’, didn’t end life over university action, says report
The Ashok Kumar Roopanwal Commission report, which is related to Rohith Vemula’s death, was made public on Tuesday. The commission, reportedly, claimed that Rohith was not happy with ‘worldly affairs’ and his own problems, which led him to commit suicide. Rohith Vemula was a research scholar in the University of[Read More…]
Rohith Vemula not a Dalit, says Guntur Collector’s report
The District Level Scrutiny Committee in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh has submitted its final report to the government stating that neither Rohith Vemula nor his mother Radhika Vemula were Dalits. The report submitted by committee concluded that the Scheduled Caste certificate obtained through fraudulent means by the family should[Read More…]
True nationalism is found where students, citizens, are encouraged to think and speak freely: Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday alleged that independent thinking and free expression in Indian universities were under threat in the present situation. He said the recent attempts to interfere with free expression of the student community in Hyderabad Central University and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were of particular[Read More…]
Vemula’s mother, brother detained
Rohith Vemula Shahadat Din: Rohith’s family, students, journalists detained by Telangana police
Tensions prevailed in and around the University of Hyderabad as students observed Rohit Shahadat Diwas on his first death anniversary. Radhika Vemula, mother of Rohith Vemula and Raja Vemula, brother of Vemula were detained by the police from the university main gate on Tuesday. Telangana police also detained Hindustan Times correspondent Sudipto[Read More…]
Rohit Shahadat Din: Frontline journalist detained
Rights violations in 2016
2016 was a test year for humanity all around the world. India, world’s largest democracy, witnessed a series of attack on basic fundamental rights including freedom of speech in 2016. Those who dissent are branded as anti national.
Rohith Vemulla’s mother ‘faked’ Dalit status, HCU not to be blamed for his suicide says commission report
The one-man judicial commission set up by the HRD ministry has finished its inquiry into the suicide of Rohith Vemula. Constituted on January 28, 11 days after Vemula killed himself in his hostel room, the commission submitted its 41-page report where the report has claimed that Rohith’s mother “branded” herself[Read More…]
Rohith Vemula row: UoH VC will not be replaced, says Centre
The Centre has refused to transfer University of Hyderabad (UoH) vice-chancellor Appa Rao Podile, even though he has been accused of playing a role in Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s suicide. The ministry of human resources development (MHRD) said there is “no provision” for the VC’s transfer to another varsity under[Read More…]