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Resolution
discussed in National Assembly to end discrimination
against Dalits (rep 22/03/2023), National
Assembly passes resolution to end caste discrimination :
The 19-point motion aims to pressure the federal
government to work effectively towards ending
discrimination and oppression against Dalits (kp
23/03/2023)
Book
on political representation of Dalit unveiled in
Kathmandu (kh 21/03/2023)
Missing
Dalits in research institutions : The issues of Dalits
won’t be taken seriously when nobody is in the team to
put them forward, by Sagoon Bhetwal (kp 12/03/2023)
Musahar
children in Saptari village are still deprived of
education : Lack of government identity cards and
deprivation are forcing Musahar parents to keep their
children away from schools, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp
02/03/2023)
Social
justice moving backwards : The leaders of the political
parties are the biggest obstacles to achieving social
justice, by Pradip Pariyar (kp 06/02/2023)
Lack
of citizenship pushes Musahars deep into poverty : In 40
households of Shobhapur, more than 50 individuals above
the age of 16 do not have citizenship certificates,
by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 02/02/2023)
Baitadi
local unit changes names of Dalit settlements to assuage
caste discrimination : Residents say name change is a
good step but attitudes towards Dalits have not changed,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 17/01/2023)
Dalit
Commission Is Working In Collaboration With Local Level,
interview with Devraj Bishwokarma (sp 30/12/2022)
November
polls fail to ensure fair representation of Dalits : The
representation of Dalit community in the newly elected
legislature—5.81 percent— is the lowest since the 2008
Constituent Assembly, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
13/12/2022), 15
Dalit leaders elected to HoR under proportional category
(kh 15/12/2022)
Deprived
and repeatedly duped, Musahars are losing faith in state
: The residents of Musahari tole in Dhanusha say party
leaders come seeking their votes before every election,
but forget about them as soon as they get elected,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 15/11/2022)
Dalit
women in Nepali politics: Underrepresented, undermined,
discriminated and oppressed : If political parties are
really serious about ending the social discrimination,
they should not hesitate to provide enough opportunities
to Dalit women, by Radha Nepali (nlt 02/11/2022)
Chhath’s
essence is equality but Dalits still left out : For
Dalits in Bara, the four-day festival was a stark
reminder of the discrimination they have been subjected
to for decades, by Laxmi Sah (kp 01/11/2022)
How
the already-marginalized Dalit community is marginalized
in Nepali politics : The representation of the Dalit
Community, which accounts for almost 15 percent of the
country’s population, in the parliament is expected to
fall as only a few Dalit candidates got tickets from
major political parties for the upcoming polls, by
Laxman Darnal (nlt 31/10/2022)
For
Achham’s Badi community, festivals are a grim reminder
of poverty : Mangalsen mayor says his local unit has
prioritised the community for succour and is working on
new uplift plans, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 12/10/2022)
Ward
chairman who beat up a Dalit man for entering
temple lands in police custody, by Krishna
Oli (rep 29/09/2022), Dalit
man beaten up for entering temple : Police have detained
three people, including ward chair, in connection with
the incident, by Arjun Shah (kp 30/09/2022)
Dalit
family deprived of govt facilities (ht
29/09/2022)
Dalit
politicians being denied tickets : Political parties
didn’t field women Dalit candidates in 124 wards in the
local elections last May : The number of Dalit mayors
decreased by half in 2022 polls compared to 2017, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 15/09/2022)
Applications
sought from landless Dalits (ht 15/09/2022)
Dalits
refuse to shift, 26 houses dilapidated in Humla, by
Rajan Rawat (rn 11/09/2022)
Newly
constructed settlement for Musahars in Itahari
unoccupied for two and half years (kh 31/08/2022), Newly-built
settlement for Musahars in Itahari unoccupied for two
and a half years (rep 31/08/2022)
Dalit
families living on road for two months in Kailali
(ht 27/08/2022)
Derogatory
names of Dalits in citizenship papers kick up a row
(ht 09/08/2022)
The
system changed, but the plight of Badi community did not
(rep 10/07/2022)
Marginalized
since birth : Despite legal provisions, the births of
many Dalit children in the Madhes are not registered,
mostly due to a lack of documentation on the part of the
parents, by Rajendra Senchurey and Smriti Kafle (rec
28/06/2022)
Sublimation
of the subaltern : Chasing the chimaera of emancipation
through political ideologies is exhausting and
meaningless, by CK Lal (kp 22/06/2022)
Parties
are reluctant to ensure fair Dalit representation in
politics, report says : Dalit advocacy group’s report
regrets dwindling Dalit representation in local
governance (kp 21/06/2022)
Fighting
discrimination: Everyone's responsibility, by Simone
Galimberti (ht 16/06/2022)
Subhash
Nepali: ‘Writing helps heal the trauma of caste-based
violence’, by Tom Robertson (rec 15/06/2022)
The
caste struggle: Discrimination rife despite laws in
place : 16 years ago, Nepal was declared free of
untouchability and discrimination. But Dalits continue
to suffer, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 04/06/2022), Empowering
Dalits : We still have a long way to go to end all forms
of discrimination because of the cultural mindset
(ht 06/06/2022)
No
escape from poverty for marginalised Chidimars : This
year’s budget has not addressed the crushing poverty of
the endangered Chidimars, a community that remains
marginalised for generations, struggling to manage basic
needs, by J Pandey (kp 04/06/2022)
Constantly
spurned, how Dalits united to create history in local
elections : A team of independent Dalit candidates wins
four out of five seats in Ward 8 of Kanakasundari Rural
Municipality in Jumla, including the post of chair,
by DB Budha (kp 17/05/2022)
Despite
law, Nepal fails to achieve Dalit women representation
in wards : Parties say they failed to find candidates,
an argument Dalit activists do not agree with, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 10/05/2022)
Baby
on her back, Dalit mother on campaign trail : Mina
Biswakarma is standing for municipality chair in Myagdi
to uplift her community, by Anita Bhetwal (nt
06/05/2022)
Chandrapur
adopts door-to-door campaign to make Dalit children
attend school : The Education Unit of Chandrapur
Municipality says that every possible step would be
taken to help parents send their wards to school, by
Shiva Puri (kp 30/04/2022)
Dalit
youth thrashed to death over dispute (ht 28/04/2022)
Party
leaders reach Musahar settlement after five years since
last election (kh 21/04/2022) [This
proves the whole disinterest of the politicians!],
Call
for meaningful participation of Dalits in local level
polls (kh 22/04/2022)
Dalits
demand respectable, proportional representation in
upcoming elections (ht 18/04/2022)
Dalit
women were elected in numbers. But have they been
empowered? Despite holding posts, experience as decision
makers was not encouraging as discrimination continued,
they say, by Tika R Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp
16/04/2022)
Governments
come, governments go. Badis’ condition as bad as ever :
Ranked at the bottom even among Dalits, generations of
Badi have endured extreme socio-economic marginalisation
over the past century, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp
10/04/2022)
Bajura
Gandharvas Living In Makeshift Huts, by Sher Bahadur
Sarki (rn 26/03/2022)
Musahar
children in Rautahat deprived of formal education and
state benefits : Musahar children are deprived of birth
and citizenship certificates due to the apathy of local
government, guardians say, by Shiva Puri (kp
24/03/2022)
Commercial
farming empowers women from a Musahar community in
Siraha : Self-employed women from the community are now
able to send their children to school, by Bharat
Jargha Magar (kp 27/02/2022)
First
Dalit woman CDO says caste discrimination is an affront
to society : Born as a girl in a Dalit family meant a
lot of struggle for this 44-year-old civil servant, who
is determined to work towards fighting the social
scourge of casteism, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/02/2022), Belated
but welcome : Caste-based discrimination is an
abomination of our society (kp 22/02/2022)
Whether
in Nepal or in the US, caste persists : Prem Pariyar’s
advocacy has shed more light on caste-based
discrimination in the US but back home, discrimination
continues in Nepali universities and colleges, by
Pranaya Shamsher JB Rana and Marissa Taylor (rec
17/02/2022)
Dalit
Community In Earthquake-Hit Barpak Still Under Makeshift
Huts, by Narendra Dhakal (rn 12/02/2022)
How
a Dalit activist from Nepal made a US varsity add caste
to its discrimination policy : Prem Pariyar says
decision by California State University to ban caste
discrimination is a major triumph, but the fight against
casteism is not over yet, by Ankit Khadgi (kp
09/02/2022)
Girls
in Pipalgaun deprived of education : There are more than
30 girls of school-going age in Pipalgaun, a Dalit
settlement in Achham, and none of them goes to school as
the parents want them at home to help run the household,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 31/01/2022)
SC
orders to implement rights for Dalits (kh
31/01/2022)
Musahars
on the margins : The Musahar community has long been
marginalized and discriminated against, but the Covid-19
pandemic only made things worse, by Rakesh Prasad
Chaudhary (rec 19/12/2021)
Dalits
living in rented homes hesitant to reveal caste during
census : Enumerators say they found many families who
were not keen to disclose their last names fearing
eviction, by Prakriti Dahal (kp 08/12/2021)
Dhanusha
attorney office says no need to probe Musahar’s
custodial death : District attorney’s office claims
Musahar committed suicide. Family members say he was
tortured to death, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/12/2021)
SP
Chair Yadav advocates for change in socio-political
system for Dalit liberation (kh 06/12/2021)
Dalit
representatives complain of social discrimination :
Ensuring Dalit rights as fundamental rights is not
enough unless they get implemented, Dalit leaders say,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/10/2021)
Protest
held denouncing killing of Bharatpur’s Bhim Bahadur BK
(kh 23/10/2021)
The
lived experience of a ‘low caste’ Newa person : For a
person belonging to an oppressed caste group, the path
to reclaiming and embracing one’s culture and caste
isn’t easy, by Ankit Khadgi (kp 23/10/2021)
Despite
laws in place, justice still out of reach for Dalits in
Nepal : As discrimination and deaths continue, experts
say law needs amendment to lift the burden of proof off
victims, by Parbat Portel (kp 19/10/2021)
In
Bharatpur, a Dalit man gets brutally assaulted and
killed for reportedly arguing for Dalits’ right to enter
a temple : While Nepal Police say an investigation into
the incident is ongoing, many locals, witnesses and
rights activists have said that caste-based
discrimination was what led to the incident, by
Anushka Nepal (nlt 18/10/2021)
Earthquake
Victims Of Barpak Dalit Settlement Await
Reconstruction, by Narendra Dhakal (rn 04/09/2021)
Biratnagar
to build integrated settlement for Dalits : Biratnagar
city, with financial aid from social organisations and
lawmakers, is building houses for 145 landless families,
by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 02/09/2021)
People’s
representative from Dalit community tied to a pole and
beaten : Police nab 8 on assault allegation (kh
21/08/2021)
A
voice from nowhere: Battling for rights away from
Kathmandu : Manoj Ram, a Parsa-based Dalit rights
activist, believes it’s his moral duty to struggle
against all odds for his community, by Srizu
Bajracharya (kp 12/08/2021)
The
Social Enigma behind Untouchability, by Rajaram
Bartaula (rep 26/07/2021)
Dalit
woman, son thrashed in Siraha (ht 25/07/2021)
Caste
persists, nurtured by the state, by Shradha Ghale
(rec 30/06/2021)
Dalit
rights: No respite at the top. Those in power are
allowed to get away with perpetuating atrocities against
Dalits, by Deepak Thapa (kp 28/06/2021)
As
a Dalit girl is denied a room to rent, an int’l report
highlights poor representation of Dalits in
state’s judicial, law enforcement agencies, by Shree
Ram Subedi (rep 24/06/2021) [see
report by American Bar Association - Center for Human
Rights (18/06/2021)], Dalit
Commission calls for impartial investigation into
alleged refusal of a house owner to rent her premises to
a woman of the Dalit community : In a statement, it has
also questioned the role of the education minister in
securing the release of the house owner while the
investigation was ongoing (kp 25/06/2021)
The
Failed Dalit Struggle : The dream of creating a
classless society has remained just a dream. It could
never become a reality, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep
23/06/2021)
NHRC
urges to ensure Dalit’s rights to justice and equality
(kh 04/06/2021)
Chain
of injustice : The perpetrators of the caste killings in
Rukum West are yet to face justice (kp 25/05/2021)
Dalit
journalists form international network (ht
03/05/2021)
Caste
discrimination still prevalent in Karnali, by lalit
Bahadur Budha (ae 22/04/2021)
Law
implementation remains weak in cases of caste-based
discrimination : A report says police are reluctant to
register cases. And even if cases get registered, they
lack evidence to back up the claims, which results in
low conviction rate, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/03/2021)
17
Dalits killed after introduction of act against
untouchability (ht 25/03/2021)
Musahars
deprived of land for lack of citizenship (ht
17/03/2021)
Dalit
Network urges govt to address Badi people’s problems
(kh 11/03/2021)
Address
Badis' woes : It is the responsibility of the government
to provide basic amenities to the underprivileged groups
(ht 05/03/2021), Badi
people’s sit-in continues for two weeks : Around 400
people of the Badi community have come to Surkhet for
the protest, demanding land plots, by Kalendra
Sejuwal (kp 07/03/2021), Badi
people end protest after 16 day : Provincial government
of Karnali has pledged to address the demands concerning
their rehabilitation and reintegration, by Kalendra
Sejuwal (kp 1203/2021))
When
will Dalit lives matter? Despite voices being raised in
the Capital and across the country against the
injustices inflicted on Dalit people, their plight
remains the same. The Post takes a look at the
events that took shape last year and why they were not
enough, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp 23/01/2021)
Two
Dalit Villages In Bajhang Renamed As Lalitpur And
Bhaktapur For Previous Names Indicated Lowest Caste
Settlement, by Shailendra Rokaya (rn 21/01/2021)
New
rules for providing land to landless Dalits, squatters
(ht 23/12/2020)
जात–व्यवस्थाको
जाँतोमा मानवअधिकार : अधिकांश राजनीतिक शक्ति दलितमाथि
भएका अन्यायविरुद्ध नबोल्नु विभेदकारी जात–व्यवस्थाको
पक्षपोषण गर्नु हो [Human rights in the mill of caste
system : The fact that most of the political forces do not
speak out against the injustice done to the Dalits is to
support the discriminatory caste system], by JB
Bishwakarma and Rup Sunar (np 10/12/2020)
“I
am not angry at what happened to Nabaraj. I am scared
that it will happen to me”, by Binayak Sundas (rep
09/12/2020)
Dalit
family thrashed in Siraha; one critical (ht
22/11/2020)
सामान्यीकरण
: बढ्दो जातीय हिंसा तथा अपराधको कारण . मानव भएर जिउन
पाउने नैसर्गिक अधिकार खोसेर समाज र राज्यसत्तामा
रमाउनेहरूका विरुद्ध विद्रोह नगरुन्जेल दलित समुदायले
सामाजिक न्याय नपाउने निश्चित छ [Generalization: Due
to increasing ethnic violence and crime : It is certain
that the Dalit community will not get social justice
unless it revolts against those who rejoice in society and
state power by depriving them of their natural right to
live as human beings], by Prakash Bik (ka 18/11/2020)
राजनीतिमा
दलित महिला सहभागिता : अहिले करिब ६,६८२ वडासदस्य, २८
प्रदेश सांसद र संघीय संसद्मा १३ जना दलित महिला छन्
[Dalit women's participation in politics : At present,
there are about 6,682 ward members, 28 state
parliamentarians and 13 Dalit women in the federal
parliament] , by Tika Kumari Bishwakarma (np 13/11/2020)
Participation
of Dalit in media will be prioritized: Minister Gurung
(kh 06/11/2020) [You are the only one who believes in this
statement! Only male Bahuns are prioritised!]
दलित
आयोग गठनमा ढिलाइ : सरकारले कानुन निर्माण प्रक्रियामा
दलित आयोगले खेल्न सक्ने भूमिकालाई छल्न खोजेको त होइन
, by Sushil BK (ka 03/11/2020)
मधेसमा
पिटिएको पिटियै दलित समुदाय : प्रहरी र अदालतमा होइन, कथित
पञ्चायतमा टुंगिन्छन् कुटपिटका घटना, by Bhola Paswan
(np 02/11/2020)
Local
government moves Musahar families to homes without basic
amenities : Kankai Municipality has built 14 houses
without road connectivity, electricity and water supply,
by Parbat Portel (kp 30/10/2020)
Dalits
stage protest against violence (ht 16/10/2020)
COVID-19’s
impact on Dalit community in Nepal, by Binita
Bishwakarma (News Himalaya 14/10/2020), Dalits
suffer hardship, discrimination during pandemic, new
study finds : A nationwide study on the impacts of
Covid-19 pandemic on Dalits shows they have been hit
hard because of various measures put in place to contain
the spread of coronavirus, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 17/10/2020)
Caste
aside, Dalits battle stigma : Nepal’s Dalits say
ill-treatment and discrimination is worse among the
educated in the city, by Nunuta Rai (nt 09/10/2020)
Musahar
people and police clash over forest logging, by
Santoh Singh (kp 11/09/2020)
Yet
another Dalit death puts spotlight on culture of torture
police custody : Family members and rights activists
demand investigation into the death of Bijay Mahara
detained over a murder case, by Binod Ghimire (kp
29/08/2020)
‘I’m
shocked it happened to me’. Record-breaking athlete
encounters discrimination : Chandra Kala Lamgade, who
has represented Nepal in two South Asian Games and an
Asian Championship, was allegedly attacked for standing
up against caste-based discrimination, by Parbat
Portel(kp 28/08/2020)
Seven
persons charged with Dalit youth’s murder paraded
(ht 21/08/2020)
Dalit
lives matter: We do not know how many Nabarajs have to
sacrifice their lives in the name of caste if the state
fails to come up with the constructive and meaningful
strategies to address such issues, by Mandip
Lamichhane (rep 20/08/2020)
Untouchability
Living With Discrimination, by LB Thapa (rn
18/07/2020)
Blood
on the hills: Though insufficient, the parliamentary
probe committee's recommendations on the Soti killings
must be implemented to provide justice to the victims
(kp 16/07/2020)
Police
fire warning shots during demonstration by Dalit
Struggle Committee: The protest was launched demanding
justice for two Dalit youths who died in the past month;
one at an isolation centre in Dhanusha and the other in
Sabaila police custody, by Santosh Singh (kp
03/07/2020)
Rupandehi
District Court remands in custody three people arrested
in connection with murder of Dalit teen: Prosecutors
filed a charge sheet against the trio on June 21 and
presented them before the court on Tuesday, by Sanju
Poudel (kp 26/06/2020)
Reports
suspect police negligence, political protection for
murderers in Rukum killings: They doubt a strong case
will be presented to prosecute the perpetrators, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 17/06/2020), Kin
of the youths killed in Soti continues protest demanding
justice: Protesters demand to scrap of the alleged
‘falsified’ postmortem report, by Bhim Bahadur Singh
(kp 17/06/2020), Dalit
killings in Rukum village spark outrage over caste
discrimination (ht 18/06/2020)
Non-Dalits
are not shaken to the core; the response is hollow:
Dalit youths, by Anjali Subedi (rep 17/06/2020)
Cases
filed against 34 people demanding life imprisonment for
Dalit youth killings in Soti: Homicide, attempted
homicide and caste-based discrimination and
untouchability charges have been filed against them,
by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 15/06/2020), Relatives
of youths killed in Soti question 'ambiguous'
post-mortem reports: Protesters accuse doctors of caving
under political pressure and vandalise Jajarkot hospital,
by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 16/06/2020)
In
Saptari, a Musahar woman is accused of practising
witchcraft and beaten: Despite being beaten bloody with
a metal plate, Manjudevi Sada has been ordered by the
village panchayat to settle with the perpetrators and
not file a case, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp
11/06/2020)
For
Dalits, love is forbidden: A woman’s family harbors a
dislike for an inter-caste marriage only when the groom
belongs to a ‘lower caste’. The dislike is greater if he
happens to be a Dalit, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep
11/06/2020)
Digging
for justice: Keep an eye on the parliamentar committee’s
probe on Soti killings (kp 10/06/2020), Nawaraj:
The spark that will light the fire: Nawaraj was brave.
He walked up fearlessly and while outnumbered still
tried to reason. This is the courage we will all
require. Let his death not go in vain, by Binayak
Sundas (rep 10/06/2020)
Discrimination
against Dalits continues to stain Nepal’s social fabric:
Two recent incidents resulting in the killings of seven
Dalit individuals have once again brought to light the
uncomfortable fact that caste-based discrimination is
alive and well, by Elisha Shrestha and Aditi Aryal
(kp 03/06/2020), Parliamentary
committee directs formation of Dalit cell in Nepal
Police: Panel on law and justice calls for separate unit
to deal with cases of caste-based discrimination, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 03/06/2020)
Soti
incident premeditated, a team of provincial assembly
members concludes: Karnali state legislators call for an
impartial investigation into the Dalit killings and
punishment for the perpetrators, by Bhim Bahadur
Singh & Hari Gautam (kp 31/05/2020)
How
‘communists’ betrayed Nepal’s Dalits, by Hisila Yami
(rep 31/05/2020)
Still
untouchable: Navaraj BK and his friends died because he
loved an upper-caste girl. He won’t be the last, by
Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 29/05/2020)
UN,
AI demand impartial probe into Rukum incident (ht
29/05/2020), Nepal:
Bachelet condemns Dalit killings, calls for independent
investigation (OHCR 28/05/2020), Nepal:
Authorities must deliver justice for Dalit killings
(AI 28/05/2020), UN
condemns Dalit killings in Rukum (West) and calls for
independent probe: Despite constitutional guarantees,
impunity for caste-based discrimination and violence
remains high in Nepal, UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights says (kp 29/05/2020)
Bodies
of two Dalit men recovered from Bheri River: A Dalit man
went to marry a girl from ‘upper-caste’ but her family
and villagers chased them into the river, by Hari
Gautam and Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 25/05/2020), Serious
human rights violations against Dalits reported during
lockdown: Parliamentary committee orders the government
to book culprits, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
26/05/2020), One
more body recovered from the Bheri River on Monday: The
third victim was among the 18 who had accompanied
Nabaraj BK to Soti in Rukum (West). The deceased Nabaraj
was killed in his pursuit of a girl whose family deemed
him ‘untouchable’, by Bhim Bahadur Singh & Hari
Gautam (kp 26/05/2020), 15
including ward chair arrested in connection with Nawaraj
BK’s killing, by Dinesh Kumar Shrestha
(ht26/05/2020), Caste-based
discrimination ends a beautiful relationship: Even a
locally-elected representative was against their
relationship, by Lokendra Khanal and Ganesh Bishu
(rep 26/05/2020), Government
forms team to investigate the death of three youths in
Rukum West: Lawmakers have demanded a parliamentary
probe committee to study discriminations against Dalits
throughout the country (kp 27/05/2020) [This is an extremely severe criminal case, based
on Hindu fanatic thinking! Why are representatives from
ministries participated? Or are you loking for ways to
eliminate outdated Hindu social thinking and behaviour?],
Cracks
in the melting pot: The various rights bodies need
serious political support to truly stamp out
discrimination (kp 27/05/2020), Fourth
body recovered: from Bheri River: Family members and
relatives of the deceased had found the body on
Wednesday, by Hari Gautam (kp 28/05/2020), One
more body recovered from Bheri River; death toll of Soti
incident reaches five: Search is on for another missing
person, police say, by Hari Gautam and Bhim Bahadur
Singh (kp 29/05/2020), Soti
incident: Sixth missing body found after 10 days: The
deceased along with his 18 friends was attacked by Soti
villagers while the group was accompanying Nabaraj BK to
bring home his 17-year-old girlfriend as his bride,
by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 03/06/2020)
Cycle
of discrimination: Caste system in Nepal, among other
impositions, is one example of how a rudimentary form of
thinking that entails divide and conquer subsequently
took form of a discriminatory tradition, by Sarans
Pandey (rep 18/03/2020)
The
media’s portrayal of Dalits is incomplete: Narratives of
Dalits as just being victims of caste hierarchy ignores
many stories of resistance, by Sarita Pariyar (kp
12/03/2020)
Musahar
children are enrolled in schools but only a few go to
classes: Officials say despite annual enrolment campaign
and mid-day meal programme, children from the Musahar
community are not regular to school, by Shiva Puri
(kp 05/03/2020)
Caste-based
discrimination continues across Nepal: Report: “Dalits
are unable to sell dairy products due to superstitious
beliefs in society” (ht 05/03/2020)
Banke
Dalits discriminated against on Shivaratri festival:
Dalits were barred from offering prayers to Lord Shiva,
by Rupa Gahatraj (kp 23/02/2020)
Jesus,
Mao or Ambedkar: Who is the best or most suitable to
free the Musahars from the bondage of caste domination?,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 13/02/2020)
Dalit
children drop out of school due to poverty, by Janak
KC (rep 06/02/2020)
What
can a mere prayer to Saraswati do? Dalits and people
from other castes must organise and ask for their right
to an equitable education, by Pramod Mishra (kp
30/01/2020)
Jayaprithvi
Municipality pays off loans of Badi people: The
municipality also plans to run various income-generating
programmes to make them financially independent, by
Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 18/01/2020)
Tarai
cold wave hits Dalits hard, by Jitendra Kumar Jha
(rep 24/12/2019)
A
Musahar settlement in Rautahat lacks land to build
toilets: Local government-run open defecation free
programme fails to take off, by Shiva Puri (kp
21/12/2019)
Impoverished
Dalit families in Khamtoli plea for help from state: For
lack of education and employment opportunities, most of
them are living a life of poverty and destitution,
by Tripti Shahi (kp 26/11/2019)
In
Rautahat, people from Dalit communities continue to face
ostracisation during Chhath celebrations: On a recent
ground trip, the Post found that the people from
separate castes were celebrating the festival in
separate spaces, by Shiva Puri (kp 03/11/2019)
A
discrimination case riles up Dalit activists in Morang
district: A Dalit rights group has demanded the
authorities launch a fair investigation, by Binu
Timsina (kp 19/10/2019)
Dalits
must unite to institutionalise rights, says Minister
Bishwakarma (ht 15/10/2019)
Land
Rules amended to benefit landless Dalits (ht
14/10/2019)
Dalits
await houses under People’s Housing Programme in
Baglung: Although the plan was to construct 109 houses
for Dalits in the district last year, construction has
been left incomplete due to budget shortage, by
Prakash Baral (kp 12/10/2019)
How
a Dalit woman fell victim to caste-discrimination in
Pokhara, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 03/10/2019)
Discovering
caste system, by Shikhar Gurung and Logan Hunnicutt
(rep 30/09/2019)
A
majority of Musahar children in a Rautahat village don’t
go to school: On school days, children from the
impoverished community are seen running and playing in
the village, by Shiva Puri (kp 28/09/2019)
In
Bardiya, even elected Dalit representatives face
caste-based bigotry: Untouchability and caste
discrimination may have taken a backseat in public
places and platforms, but it is still prevalent on an
individual level, say Dalits, by Kamal Panthi (kp
25/09/2019)
Times
are changing for the dhobis of Kathmandu: With young
people pursuing alternative career options and elder
people taking up initiatives to modernise the laundry
service, the traditional means of laundry is adapting
with changing times, by Alisha Sijapati (kp
11/09/2019)
Discrimination
against Dalits still rife, continue to be left out of
decision making processes: Marginalisation of members of
Dalit communities still persists even though several
laws and constitution bar discrimination, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 08/09/2019)
Province
2 Dalit empowerment bill: Scholarships, ration cards,
health benefits to poor Dalits proposed, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 08/09/2019)
Deuba
vents ire against gov't for dissolving Dalit Development
Committee, by Kamal Subedi (rep 06/09/2019)
Bhattarai
urges Dalits to renounce Hinduism (rep 06/09/2019)
Attendance
of Dalit students severely low in Kalikot: Guardians
lament that they can’t send their children to school
because they need manpower to make a living for the
family, by Tula Ram Pandey (kp 02/09/2019)
Dalit
women representatives in Pokhara say they continue to
face discrimination: The representatives say they are
disrespected by colleagues and are often relegated to
the sidelines, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 25/08/2019)
Locals
lament the 'emptiness' of the historical village of
Gairagaun: Gairagaun is where the pioneering Dalit
rights activist, Bhagat Sarbajit Bishwakarma, was born
and started his activism, by Prakash Baral (kp
20/08/2019)
Man
on the lam after ‘thrashing Dalit woman’ arrested,
by Ganesh Bishu and Govinda KC (rep 18/08/2019)
Badi
women can’t detach themselves from social stigma: From
propositions of sex to straight out sexual favours from
strange men, Badi women bear the burden of their
surnames, by Rupa Gahatraj (kp 29/07/2019)
‘People
refuse to rent me a room when I tell them my surname’:
New study says despite laws in place, caste-based
discrimination is rampant across the country, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 19/07/2019)
Rise
against discrimination: How many Dalits possess land in
cities? How many Dalit students are enrolled in
top-notch private schools and colleges? How many Dalit
politicians are there in higher ranks?, by Sangita
Chalise (rep 18/07/2019)
Nepal
can lead Dalit empowerment movement, says Indian rights
activist (ht 09/07/2019)
No
more caves, Badis get registered land, by Lokendra
Khanal (rep 03/07/2019)
Dalit
settlement to light up for the first time in Dadeldhura:
Dalit households in Ganyapdhura had been living in
darkness for lack of financial resources to connect to
electricity, by Pant (kp 02/07/2019) [???]
Dalit
women representatives and decision making: They are
entering positions of power in their own right, not
thanks to the quota system, and need to be respected,
by Sarita Pariyar (kp 27/06/2019)
Nurse
accuses colleagues of practicing caste-based
discrimination, by Sandesh Shrestha (rep 24/06/2019)
Capitalism
and Dalits: When capitalism stands supreme, the caste
order will loosen its grip. Dalits must trust capitalism
as a crusader against caste-based discrimination, by
Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 22/06/2019)
Casteism
is so deeply entrenched, not even law can deter it:
Elected representatives from Dalit communities say they
are discriminated by their own colleagues (kp
19/06/2019)
New
bill curtails Dalits’ right to education:
Activists, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 15/06/2019)
Dalits
used as ‘vote banks’ by parties forgotten after
elections, by Pant (kp 06/06/2019)
Caste
discrimination still a hindrance for Dalits, by
Binod Pariyar (rep 05/06/2019)
Musahars
in Siraha forced to drink contaminated water (ht
29/05/2019)
Musahar
families denied access to water after an intercaste
marriage dispute, by Binu Timsina (kp 16/05/2019)
One’s
identity, one’s pride: No need for consolation, by
Mim Bahadur Pariyar (ht 07/05/2019)
Sanskrit
for Dalits: In the past, untouchables were not allowed
to read and write Sanskrit. Sanskrit was considered to
be the subject meant only for Brahmins.The situation has
not changed, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 07/05/2019)
Two
arrested for misbehaving with and thrashing "low-caste"
principal (rep 06/05/2019)
Caste-based
discrimination still prevalent in Dolpa schools, by
Bishnu Prasad Devkota (rep 02/05/2019)
Untouchability
thriving in rural Bajura (ht 26/04/2019)
Non-Dalits
attend wedding but skip feast: Committee formed to
investigate the matter, by Binod Pariyar (rep
23/04/2019), Wedding
guests apologize to Dalit family for boycotting feast
(rep 28/04/2019)
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Dalit
families to get homes under housing programme: A budget
of Rs 10.8 million has been allocated in the current
fiscal for the project, by Sangita Timilsena (kp
21/04/2019)
Why
Dalits
convert: Dalits are strong Hindu believers but they have
been segregated and are not allowed to enter Hindu
temples while other castes are, by Giri Bahadur
Sunar (rep 14/04/2019) [The
Bahun and Chhetri 'leaders', especially those from RPP
and Nepali Congress, are against conversion and pro
Hindu state only because they want to preserve the
discrimination and servitude of the Dalits!!]
Musahar
settlement in Rautahat at risk of flood, by Shiva
Puri (hkp 10/04/2019)
Dalit
priests arein charge of Salmuni Temple in Doti village,
by Mohan Shahi (kp 09/04/2019)
Storm-hit
Dalits living under open sky, by Prabhat Kumar Jha
(ht 04/04/2019)
Campaign
against casteism: Reframing the narrative around
caste-based discrimination warrants a different outlook,
by Rajendra Senchurey (kp 24/03/2019)
Read,
write and bring about changes: The Dalit voice is seldom
heard in the mainstream, but its time we changed that,
by Subhash Nepali (kp 10/03/2019)
Nepal’s
Badi
community finds itself in a bottomless pit of despair:
Although the community is slowly weaning off the world’s
oldest profession to keep their hearths burning,
they are also struggling to shrug off the history they
are burdened with, by Basanta Pratap Singh and
Dipesh Khatiwada (kp 03/03/2019)
The
moment of truth: Dalits see converting to Christianity
as an escape from the caste system, by Rajani
Maharjan (kp 03/03/2019) [Probably
this is one of the most important reasons why a number
of male Tagadharis call for a return to Hindu state:
They want to keep the Dalits under suppression and
exclusion!]
Dalits
in Bajhang shut down meat shops as non-Dalits refuse to
buy, by Jagat Khadka (rep 26/02/2019)
Badi
community threatens protest (ht 13/02/2019)
A
Dalit settlement awaits land ownership for over four
decades, by Govinda KC (rep 12/02/2019)
Justice
deferred
for Dalits: Many reports have pointed out that the
police hardly register the cases of crimes of
caste-based discrimination and rarely carry out
investigation, by Saraj Ray (rep 06/02/2019)
From
tika to ashes: There are layers upon layers of injustice
in the rape of Dalit women, by Sarita Pariyar (kp
25/01/2019)
Dalit
community practises untouchability, by Mohan Budhair
(kp 22/01/2019), Caste-based
discrimination rampant, by Tularam Pandey (kp
22/01/2019)
Third
space of conversationIt should be a space for
transformation for Dalits and non-Dalits, men and women,
by Sanjeev Uprety (kp 13/01/2019)
Badis
urge govt to implement decade-old agreement, by
Yogesh Rawal (rep 09/01/2019)
Unlike
others, Mushahar children inherit debt, by Upebndra
Lamichhane (rep 05/01/2019)
Dalit
homestay
blazes a trailin fighting ‘untouchability’: Community
homestay, started two years ago by Dalits, has housed
tourists from 18 countries, by Pratap Rana and Bibhu
Luitel (kp 29/12/2018)
‘Untouchability’
culture among Dalits weakens anti-discrimination drive,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 28/12/2018)
Dalit
settlement sold after ward chair errs (ht
17/12/2018) [????]
Girl
disowned by in-laws for being Dalit, husband out of
contact since months, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep
16/12/2018)
Dalit
ward members excluded from decision-making, by
Pushparaj Joshi (rep 27/11/2018)
No
festive
joy forMusahar families in Bishariya: Festivals are only for
the well-off families, Musahar people barely manage two square
meals a day, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 15/10/2018)
Groups
clash in Bara after boy teases priest (kp 13/09/2018)
Enduring
importance of Darnal: Suvash Darnal was an ardent and
effective spokesman against caste discrimination, by
Carl Gershman (kp 28/08/2018)
Dalit
kids yet to get nutrition allowance (ht 23/08/2018)
Landless
Dalits to get land (ht 23/08/2018)
Activist
honoured for helping cause of landless Dalits (kp
16/08/2018)
Dalit
family agrees to return home after security assurance,
by Akson Rai (rep 16/08/2018)
Cops
beat up Dalit man 'without reason' (rep 15/08/2018)
[Cops don't have the right to
beat anybody, espexcially not the downtrodden Dalits!!]
Badis
in Bajhang turn to begging to feed themselves: Poverty,
illiteracy and unemployment are rife among Badi people,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 06/08/2018)
Hypocritical
politicians sustain caste system: Dalits, by Jagat
Khadka (rep 06/08/2018)
Woman
sacked by school ‘for being Dalit’ seeks justice (kp
04/08/2018)
Court
jails two persons for assaulting Dalits (kp
12/07/2018)
Dalit
leaders warn of stir over commission criteria (kp
27/06/2018) [related to Province 2]
Appointment
of Dalit cook halts mid-day meal programme (ht
14/06/2018), Shameful
act:
That caste-based discrimination and untouchability still
continue in the country in this day and age is but a
national shame (ht 15/06/2018)
Darnal
Award selects Baitadi activist (kp 10/06/2018) [on
Saraswati Nepali]
Casteism
denies Dalit lawmaker rental apartment in Kathmandu
(kp 05/06/2018), Dalit
MP’s difficulties in renting quarters in capital
(rep 05/06/2018)
Dalit
ward member killed, three women held (kp
05/06/2018), Dalit
ward member dies after beating by paramor's children,
by Anjali Subedi (rep 06/06/2018)
Province
2 organizes conference to discuss the prosperity of
Dalits, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 26/05/2018), Dalits
should launch organised protest for their rights: CM
Raut (ht 27/05/2018)
Badis
turning to Christianity to ‘overcome poverty, caste
discrimination’, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 15/05/2018)
Doms
still treated as ‘untouchables’ (ht 09/05/2018)
Casteised
economy: State failed to support traditional leather
makers even as leather industry booned, by Subhash
Nepali (kp 22/04/2018)
Dalits
still treated as ‘untouchables’ (ht 20/04/2018)
Exclusion
story:
In Nepal, nobody wants to take responsibility for the
injustice perpetrated in the name of caste and gender in
the past, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 19/04/2018)
Water
shortage in Musahar settlement, by Shiva Puri (kp
14/04/2018)
We
shall
overcome: Dalits still face discrimination due to
state-protected ideology and undeclared exclusion in
politics and profession, by Dhana Bahadur Mijar (kp
25/03/2018)
Dalits
enter temple for first time in 960 years, by Bishnu
Prasad Devkota (rep 25/03/2018)
Times
change, mindsets don’t: For how many more years will the
people need to wait to see an inclusive Nepal?, by
Raj Pariyar (kp 23/03/2018)
Girls
of Badi community being deprived of school education
(ht 17/03/2018)
Still
in the dark ages, by Prakash Bhattarai (kp
01/03/2018)
No
toilets for Dalits in ODF Rukum, by Ganesh BK
(20/02/2018)
Damai
community struggling for livelihood, by Dinesh
Subedi (rep 12/02/2018)
Badi
MP hopes to uplift her community, by Ganesh
Chaudhary (kp 04/02/2018)
Uma
Devi Badi: An epitome of struggle, by Yogesh Rawal
(rep 13/01/2018)
Mushahar's
endless suffering in no man's land, by Mahesh Kumar
Das (rep 11/01/2018)
Dalits
hit hard as temperature plummets (ht
09/01/2018)
Musahars
take to vegetable farming (ht 30/12/2017)
Dom
families in Saptari have no land to build latrines
(ht 28/12/2017)
Dalit
presence in Parliament still seen as tokenism, by
Bhadra Sharma (rep 22/12/2017), Protect
political rights of Dalits: NHRC chair (ht
23/12/2017)
Badi
voters seek guarantee of permanent settlement, by
Tekendra Deuba (ht 25/11/2017), Musahar
community neglected by candidates in Bara, by
Pushpa Raj Khatiwada (ht 25/11/2017)
Dalit
leaders demand fair distribution of tickets in second
phase elections (ht 28/10/2017)
16
Dalit families receive land deeds (kp 18/10/2017)
Dalits
in Saptari disappointed over election ticket snub:
'Political parties have taken us only as vote banks',
by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 12/09/2017)
Dalit
women
come forward to assume leadership (kp 10/09/2017)
Remembering
Ambedkar
in Bangalore: Nepali Dalits lack the generations of
affirmative action through reservations in politics, the
civil service and other state organs, by David
Gellner (kp 31/07/2017)
Where’s
the
will? The constitution is largely Dalit-friendly but
sadly few of its implementers, by Dhana Bahadur
Mijar (rep 24/07/2017)
Written
by
the winners: Things are improving for the Dalits, but
not fast enough; we must do more to ensure an inclusive
state, by Dhana Bahadur Mijar (kp 20/07/2017)
Dalit
candidate
elected Dhangadi mayor, by DR Panta (kp 09/07/2017),
Nripa
Bahadur Od: The first dalit mayor of a sub-metropolis,
by Dil Bahadur Chhantyal (rep 09/07/2017)
Poor
Nepali
Dalits: Only special packages for poverty-reduction
among Dalits will bring meaningful change in their lives,
by Hira Vishwakarma (rep 09/07/2017)
Livelihood
training
empowering Dalit women in rural areas (ht
08/07/2017)
Dalit
beaten for entering temple (kp 29/06/2017), Dalit
thrashed
for entering temple in Bode Barsain Municipality (ht
29/06/2017)
Dalit
fined Rs 2,000 for touching cowshed, by Krishna Oli
(rep 26/06/2017)
Caste-based
discrimination,
untouchability punishable (ht 25/06/2017)
Badi
women
continue to be deprived of citizenship,
by Anita Shrestha (ht
01/06/2017)
Musahars
deprived of allowance for not having toilets, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 01/06/2017)
Houses
for
Dalits limited to paper (ht 25/05/2017)
Come,
all
ye faithful: Why would Dalits stand outside a closed
door when the next one says welcome?, by Rajendra
Senchurey (kp 23/05/2017)
Dalits
in leadership: Dalit community is hopeful that they will
no more have to fight for their rights, by Janak KC
and Sangam Gharti Magar (rep 22/05/2017)
Technically
included,
practically left out: The number of Dalit candidates for
top jobs in municipal and village councils is near zero
despite commitments for inclusion in the constitution
and party documents, by Bhola Paswan (The Record
13/06/2017)
Food,
shelter,
clothes our main concerns: Badi locals, by Tekendra
Deuba (ht 11/05/2017)
Dalit
women
candidates face discrimination, by Janak Nepal,
Tularam Pandey and LP Devkota (kp 09/05/2017)
Disastrous
discrimination:
Dalits left behind as Nepal slowly recovers from the
earthquake two years ago, by Patrick Barron (nt
21/04/2017)
Badi
kids
out of school in Bajhang, by Basanta Pratap Singh
(kp 19/04/2017)
Caste
discrimination: Where Dalits can’t buy milk, by
Jagat Khadka (rep 18/04/2017)
Dhurmus
Suntali
Foundation gifts homes to Musahar community, by
Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 15/04/2017), Dhurmus-Suntali
Foundation
gifts 53 new houses to Musahars, by Mahesh Kumar Das
(rep 15/04/2017), A
New Year Gift To Mushar, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
15/04/2017)
The
pariah
problem: PM Dahal’s suggestion that discrimination
against Dalits will end with federalism is too
simplistic (kp 14/04/2017)
Musahar
community at mercy of kala-azar, by Santosh Sigh
(rep 12/04/2017)
Mahottari
Musahars to get brand new homes, by Mahesh Kumar Das
(ht 12/04/2017)
Water
crunch
hits Udayapur Dalit settlement (ht 11/04/2017)
Govt
moves to address Musahars’ woes: Long deprived of
drinking water, the community now gets tube-well,
by Mithilesh Yadav (rep
08/04/2017)
A
Dalit caste’s struggle for toilet, by Madan Thakur
(rep 06/04/2017)
New
homes,
New Year for Musahars (kp 03/04/2017)
Neighbours
thrash
Dalit boy for entering kitchen, by Prakash Adhikari
(kp 01/04/2017)
Dom
youth
from Rautahat clears PSC examination (ht 01/04/2017)
The
never ending miseries of Musahars, by Mithilesh
Yadav (rep 01/04/2017)
Dalits
in
civil service: They got in through seat quotas, but they
are no less capable and skilled than others, by
Pradeep Pariyar (kp 28/03/2017)
Dalit
children crush stones to buy books, by Janak KC (rep
22/03/2017)
Untouchability:
Still
entrenched; The state should apologize for its
historically inhumane treatment of the Dalit community,
by David Kainee (rep 21/03/2017)
13
years on, society yet to accept Maoist leader who
married a Dalit girl, by Ram Hari Gajurel (rep
08/03/2017)
Devoid
of
aid, Badi women continue sex trade (ht 05/03/2017)
PM
pledges
to raise Dalit issues at UN (kp 28/02/2017)
Conference
on
Dalit concerns starts in Capital (kp 26/02/2017)
Musahars
submit memo to PM, by Santosh Singh (rep
20/02/2017), Musahars
lament lack of land ownership certificate, by Mahesh
Kumar Das (rep 21/02/2017)
Questioning
the
Questions: Caste struggle against structural minds:
Let’s challenge the system by re-imagining, redefining,
re-narrating and retelling our story, by Sarita
Pariyar (kp 18/02/2017)
The
marginalised: Toilet and school, still a dream for
Musahars, by Santosh Singh (rep 14/02/2017)
2
temple priests held for abusing Dalit worshipper (kp
08/02/2017)
Less
equal:
We must aim for a socially inclusive country that
ensures the welfare of a broad section instead of
serving few elites, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep
17/01/2017)
Battling
illiteracy: Youths launch tuition classes for
community's children, by Santosh Singh (rep
09/01/2017)
Badis
protest
in Kailali demanding support (kp 08/01/2017)
The
Dalit
Question: The least well-meaning Nepalis can do is
acknowledge that caste discrimination has occurred
structurally against the Dalits in the past, by
Shreya Paudel (kp 07/01/2017)
Dalit
community
submits 5-point demand to PM (kp 30/12/2016)
Home
ministry
tells DAO to study reality of needy Dalit kids (ht
27/12/2016)
Make
it
a crime: The state should do more to end discrimination
against Dalits because the people won’t, by Dhana
Bahadur Mijar (kp 23/12/2016)
National
Dalit
Commission: Panel starts taking suggestions on bill
(kp 21/12/2016)
Winter
hits
poor Dalit households, by Shankar Acharya (kp
15/12/2016)
Caste
in
doubt: If the struggle is for the rights of everyone,
how can that ‘everyone’ not include Dalits?, by
Deepak Thapa (kp 01/12/2016)
Dalits
demand
additional budget (kp 27/11/2016)
Displaced
Badis
yet to return home (ht 19/11/2016)
Classes
being
run for Dalit girls, by Byas Shankar Upadhyay (ht
13/11/2016)
Capturing
a
community’s quest for dignity: Dalit: A Quest for
Dignity touches upon three important axes—gender, law
and literacy—that require immediate attention if the
practice of hereditary discriminations is to be
unravelled, by Kurchi Dasgupta (kp 16/10/2016)
Dalits
deprived
of social security allowance (ht 14/10/2016)
Dalit
man
from Bajhang tortured for ‘defiling temple’ (kp
04/10/2016)
Allures
of respectability: Ambedkar’s call to “educate, agitate
and organize” is applicable for all dominated groups
everywhere, by CK Lal (rep 22/08/2016)
Chamar
receives
Darnal Award, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 16/08/2016), Together
we
stand: The Darnal award to Chamar shows the marginalised
of the hills and the Madhes have a common agenda to
pursue, by Pramod Mishra (kp 18/08/2016)
A
consummate democracy activist: Suvash knew that real change
would require activist institutions of civil society capable
of collective action, by Carl Gershman (kp 16/08/2016) [on
Suvash Darnal]
Sorry
about
that: Madhesi social activists have started a campaign
apologising for past discrimination, by Randhir
Chaudhary (kp 31/07/2016)
Badi
community
struggling (ht 06/07/2016)
Still
talking:
Caste-based discrimination and untouchability persist in
different parts of Nepal despite efforts to promote
equality, by Kirpa Ram Bishwakarma (kp 15/06/2016)
Funds
shortage
stalls housing programme (kp 06/06/2016)
Caste-based
Discrimination
Of Dalit Children, by Roshan Kumar Jha (rn
28/05/2016)
Badi
women
demand security, by Kamal Panthi (kp 25/05/2016)
Lack
of
roads isolate Musahar village (ht 22/05/2016)
Badis
upset
by rehab delay: Warn of protest to stir the government
into action to implement the eight-year-old plan; In
2008, the government had decided to provide land and
teach income-makingskills to Badi people (kp
19/05/2016)
Saptari
Dalit
families fear destitution (ht 04/05/2016)
Panchthar
Dalits
vow to stamp out caste-based discrimination, by
Laxmi Gautam (ht 24/04/2016)
Badis
in
Kailali turning to Christianity for variety of reasons,
by Yogesh Rawal (rep 07/04/2016)
Fighting
discrimination:
Dalits are deprived from exercising their human rights,
by Bharat Nepali (rep 21/03/2016)
Dalits
in
Saptari deprived of social security allowance (ht
17/03/2016)
Caste
away:
Untouchability and discrimination cannot be ended
without strong state intervention, by Ratna BK (kp
13/03/2016)
Writing
for
change: Dalits should write their own stories; Writers
from other communities cannot capture their feelings,
by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 27/02/2016)
Civil
society
demands proportional representation of Dalit community
(ht 21/02/2016)
Double
trouble:
The Dalit community has faced discrimination in relief
distribution after the Great Quake, by Raj Pariyar
(kp 30/12/2015)
Dalits
recommend
to end untouchability (kp 28/12/2015)
Kailali
Dalit
women take social leadership (ht 24/02/2015)
Discourse
on
dignity: The first step to dignifying Dalits is to
consistently address Dalit issues, by Steven Folmar
(rep 08/10/2015)
Double
jeopardy:
Upper caste people use their social, economic and
political power to silence the Dalit women, by Giri
Bahadur Sunar (rep 12/09/2015)
Ensure
Dalit
rights in statute: Dalit Civil Society (ht
12/09/2015)
Dalit
blues:
The draft constitution has taken a step back from the
Interim Constitution when it comes to Dalit's rights,
by David Kainee (rep 17/08/2015), Rights
of
the Dalits, women have indeed been reduced,
interview with Baburam Bhattarai (kp 17/08/2015)
Paying
a
moral debt: We need to support Dalits in their struggle
to better their economic and social status, by
Jagannath Adhikari (kp 16/08/2015)
Dalits
stage
alertness rally (ht 16/08/2015)
Police
help
Dom family gain access to village well, by Bharat
Jarghamagar (kp 06/08/2015), Dalits
barred
from well: Ministry seeks clarification from Siraha
authorities (kp 08/08/2015), Rights
groups
clamour for legal remedy to Dom family, by Bharat
Jarghamagar (kp 08/08/2015)
Dalits
in
Gulmi village unable to sell milk, by Bishal
Bhattarai (ht 06/08/2015)
Dalits
suffer
due to lack of sec school (ht 03/08/2015)
Lantern
rally
for Dalit rights (ht 02/08/2015)
We’ve
had
enough: The new constitution should empower Dalits and
break the legacy of discrimination, by Dhana Bahadur
Mijar (kp 26/07/2015)
Neglected
Badi
community in a lurch, by Bharat Koirala (kp
15/06/2015)
Dalits:
Empower
them; Earthquake taught us that we are just a puppet in
the hands of existence, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep
13/06/2015)
Time
to
say sorry: As a successor to the state that entrenched
untouchability, it behooves our govt to apologise to
Dalits, by Deepak Thapa (kp 23/04/2014)
Broken
dreams:
There is a need to critically discuss the Dalit movement
in Nepal to move forward, by Santosh Pariyar (kp
19/04/2015)
Demand
for
rehabilitation of Badi women (kp 07/04/2015)
Dalits
changing
caste for shelter (ht 06/04/2015)
Caste-based
discrimination
rife among Dalits: BK family refuses to accept
daughter-in-law whose caste is Nepali (ht
29/03/2015)
Plight
of
untouchables: I was beaten black and blue by upper caste
people when I attended a religious ceremony as a child,
by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 28/03/2015), Dirty
design:
Division of labor is strategy of upper-caste people to
dominate, divide and rule over the lower castes, by
Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 11/04/2015)
Eight
houses
gutted in Dalit settlement (ht 11/03/2015)
Poor
sanitation
among Madhesi Dalits attributed to extreme poverty,
by Nirjana Sharma (rep 14/02/2015)
Dalits
demand
‘or’ provision on citizenship (kp 05/02/2015)
Dalit
children
deprived of education in remote Mugu, by Raj Bahadur
Shahi (kp 27/01/2015)
Dalit
students
declining in govt schools (ht 27/01/2015)
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