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Pudukottai, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi should be declared caste atrocity-prone districts, NGO demands
1 year, 1 month ago

Pudukottai, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi should be declared caste atrocity-prone districts, NGO demands

The Hindu  

The rising number of crimes against members of the Scheduled Castes are alarming, and the Tamil Nadu government should immediately declare Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Pudukottai as ‘caste atrocity-prone’ districts, demanded A. Kathir, executive director, Evidence, a Madurai based NGO that works towards the protection and promotion of Dalit and tribal rights. Speaking to media persons on Monday, November 6, 2023, …

Tamil Nadu Thoothukudi Crimes Tirunelveli Kathir Pudukottai Pudukottai District
Vengaivayal case | Blood samples of four juveniles taken for DNA test
1 year, 5 months ago

Vengaivayal case | Blood samples of four juveniles taken for DNA test

The Hindu  

Blood samples of four juveniles were taken on Friday, for a DNA test, as per the direction of a Special Court in Pudukottai in connection with the Vengaivayal case, of faecal matter being found in a water tank that supplied water to Dalits in the village, last December. The four boys from Eraiyur and Vengaivayal villages were accompanied by their …

Dna Test Blood Samples Test Blood Vengaivayal Four Juveniles
No answers even months after atrocity against Dalits at Vengaivayal in Pudukottai
1 year, 7 months ago

No answers even months after atrocity against Dalits at Vengaivayal in Pudukottai

The Hindu  

The social fabric of Tamil Nadu, widely acknowledged as a progressive State, is put to severe strain every now and then by appalling acts of atrocities against Dalits. The most recent of such cases — the dumping of human faeces in an overhead tank that supplied drinking water to Dalit families at Vengaivayal in Pudukottai district — remains unresolved even …

Dalits Water State Act Tank Pudukottai Vengaivayal
Vengaivayal water tank issue | NHRC directs Pudukottai SP to submit ‘action taken’ report within four weeks
1 year, 9 months ago

Vengaivayal water tank issue | NHRC directs Pudukottai SP to submit ‘action taken’ report within four weeks

The Hindu  

The National Human Rights Commission has directed the Superintendent of Police, Pudukottai, to submit an ‘action taken’ report on the case pertaining to the mixing of faeces with water in an overhead tank providing drinking water to Adi Dravidar families at Vengaivayal village in the district. The NHRC asked for the report based on a complaint submitted to it by …

Report Nhrc Muthu Pudukottai Vengaivayal
Vengaivayal water tank incident | National Commission for SCs seeks report from Pudukottai Collector, SP
1 year, 10 months ago

Vengaivayal water tank incident | National Commission for SCs seeks report from Pudukottai Collector, SP

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has asked for the report on the action taken, from Pudukottai District Collector and Superintendent of Police, regarding the incident in Vengaivayal village. The Commission had issued a notice to both of the authorities early this month based on the representation made to the Commission by Ilamurugu Muthu, executive president, Ambedkar People Movement. Mr. …

Commission Muthu Vengaivayal Scs Seeks
Caste atrocity: Pudukkottai incident leaves Tamil Nadu outraged
1 year, 11 months ago

Caste atrocity: Pudukkottai incident leaves Tamil Nadu outraged

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 06, 2023 15:18 IST The shocking act of dumping faeces in an overhead tank that serves potable water to a Dalit colony in a village of Tamil Nadu’s Pudukottai district has yet again exposed the persistence of caste oppression in a State that claims to be the land of social justice. The revolting act came to light …

Water Dalit Caste Act Village Pudukottai District
Pudukottai Collector leads temple entry of Dalits in T.N. village, detects two-tumbler system at Vengaivayal
1 year, 11 months ago

Pudukottai Collector leads temple entry of Dalits in T.N. village, detects two-tumbler system at Vengaivayal

The Hindu  

The prevalence of the two-tumbler system at a tea shop came to light during an inspection by Pudukottai Collector Kavitha Ramu at Vengaivayal on Tuesday, a day after human faeces were found floating in an overhead tank supplying drinking water to Adi Dravidar families. Accompanied by Superintendent of Police Vandita Pandey and officials, Ms. Kavitha Ramu spent nearly two hours …

Dalits Temple Adi Dravidar Vengaivayal Collector Leads Kavitha Ramu