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Biting
cold afflicts Musahar people (kh 28/12/2023)
A
security umbrella for Dalits : To ensure justice
for the victims, we must create a neutral force
of Dalits that cannot be swayed by politics,
by Mitra Pariyar (kp 26/12/2023)
Society
discourages Dalits from seeking legal recourse
against caste-based discrimination : Most cases
of caste discrimination and untouchability
rarely go to the police. Such cases are usually
settled in the village at the behest of local
leaders, by Parbat Portel (kp 16/12/2023)
Dalit
lives after Soti judgement : Unless the casteist
elements of Hinduism are reformed, no amount of
prison sentence will ensure human dignity,
by Mitra Pariyar (kp 12/12/2023)
Rukum
District Court sentences 24 in Soti incident,
imposes life terms held guilty for murder of six
(kh 05/12/2023) [Sentencing the Hindu mania
that the fundamentalists want to reconstitute as
normal!]
Earthquakes
and Dalit victims : Natural disasters tend to
hurt minorities and poorer sections of society
more, by Mitra Pariyar (kp 28/11/2023)
Dalit
community comes forward for culture conservation
(rep 16/11/2023)
Dom
community busy making variety of bamboo wares
for Chhath festival (rep 16/11/2023)
No
Dashain festivity for Badi community living on
river banks (ht 20/10/2023)
Dashain
and the Dalits : All their services
notwithstanding, Dalits are still forbidden from
entering Durga temples, by Mitra Pariyar (kp
17/10/2023)
Children
of Musahar communities drawn to school (kh
02/10/2023)
'Dalit
community still facing discrimination' (ht
01/10/2023)
Caste
in the diaspora : In this age of international
migration, caste has become a worldwide
phenomenon, by Mitra Pariyar (kp 19/09/2023)
Caste-based
discrimination rife in Doti : Dalit rights
activists say non-Dalits refuse to interact with
them, extend services, rent rooms or even sell
them milk, by Mohan Shahi (kp 12/09/2023)
Saraswati
casts net wide for justice : A Dalit activist
from Nepal gets global recognition for her
struggle against systemic discrimination, by
Dhanu Bishwakarma (nt 08/09/2023)
Dalit
politics: Identity or rights? There is a lack of
awareness among youths that the term Dalit is
not the same as untouchable, by Mitra
Pariyar (kp 05/09/2023)
The
outcasts : Nepalis at the grassroots for whom
grassroots democracy has not delivered, by
Chandra Kishore (nt 01/09/2023)
Caste
system and religious conversion in Nepal, by
Sushant Nepali (rep 21/08/2023)
Dalit
students at a disadvantage in under-resourced
community schools : Most villages in Kaski are
emptying out due to outmigration with only
impoverished Dalits left behind. With no other
option, their children go to schools riddled
with problems, by Deepak Pariyar (kp
10/08/2023)
Caste-based
discrimination persists despite being outlawed
in Nepali society : Dalit activists say lax
legal provisions pose a significant challenge to
swift justice delivery for cases of
discrimination, by Rupa Gahatraj (kp
28/07/2023)
Rising
Intolerance against Dalits in Nepal, by Hari
Prasad Shrestha (rep 27/07/2023)
Musahar
children deprived of education for lack of birth
certificates, by Shambhu Yadav (ae
27/07/2023)
Caste
killing progress : Nepali Sarkis could have
created luxury leather goods and become another
Louis Vuitton, by Mitra Pariyar (kp
25/07/2023)
Dalit’s
house torched for eloping with ‘upper-caste’
girl in Jumla : Police have arrested the girl’s
brother on charges of criminal arson and
caste-based discrimination, by DB Budha (kp
04/07/2023)
Dalit
lives must matter, by Shristi Karki (nt
02/06/2023)
3
years after Rukum West killings, kin still await
justice : Dalit activists accuse major parties
of weakening the case to protect the accused,
who are non-Dalits, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
24/05/2023), Justice
running late : The justice process in the Rukum
West killings should blaze a trail for other
caste-killing cases (kp 25/05/2023)
Government’s
policies and programmes disappoint the Dalit
community : Prime Minister Dahal had made lofty
promises but the document barely mentions Dalits,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 22/05/2023)
Cultural
revolution needed : People don’t give up caste
hatred even when they move from villages to more
urban parts of Nepal, by Mitra Pariyar (kp
19/05/2023)
Eruption
of Dalit rage : Political parties have little
interest in resolving the pressing problems of
the Dalit communities, by Mitra Pariyar (kp
07/05/2023)
Dalit
Network objects demolition of Badi people’s huts
(kh 04/05/2023)
Debating
the discourse of discrimination against
Dalits with JB Biswokarma : ‘The state
must be inclusive, society needs to
respect every member of the society
equally regardless of gender, caste and
ethnicity, and create an environment
where everyone can have a dignified
life’, interview by Simone
Galimberti (nlt 02/05/2023)
Dalit
freedom hinges on religious reform : The
incompatibility between caste rituals and
anti-caste laws has caused inevitable friction
in Nepali society, by Mitra Pariyar (kp
27/04/2023)
Inclusion
of Dalits, disadvantaged groups still negligible
: Experts demand amendment to election laws to
ensure inclusiveness as envisioned by the
constitution, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
12/04/2023) [And
please democratise the Political Parties Act at
the same time, which in its present form only
serves the authoritarian power of the
incompetent party leaders!]
Dalit
man insulted for joining feast for ‘upper-caste’
guests : Various political parties, their sister
organisations and several social organisations
deplored the incident and demanded legal action
against the guilty, by Deepak Pariyar (kp
03/04/2023)
Musahar
man kills self amid looming eviction :
Twenty-four families of Musahars have been
living on a piece of land at Kawilasi for the
past five decades. They have now been ordered to
move out, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp
31/03/2023)
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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