Local Development Officer of Rukum, Bharat Kumar Sharma, handed over a piece of land to a Dalit family at Muru VDC-6 of the district.The five-member family of Pabitra Damai was facing a hard time after the untimely demise of her husband Man Bahadur, the breadwinner of the family, in April…

Thousands of members of the Dalit community in Bajura did not receive the social security allowances they were entitled to.Village secretaries did not distribute social security allowances for the first quarter of this fiscal to Dalits belonging to some 21 castes including Chandara, Sahani, Ukheda, Nepali, Sanai, Kadara, Tiruwa, Luhar,…

Aug 25, 2016- Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday directed the Ministry of Home Affairs and security agencies to form a committee to investigate the alleged murder of Ajit Mijar, a Dalit youth from Panchkhal in Kavre district.During a meeting with PM Dahal, representatives of Dalit rights organisations sought…

A 50-year old dalit man was assaulted  for entering a temple at Risidi village in Bajhang district.The incident took place on the early morning of September 5 when the victim, Lal Singh Agri, entered a local Durga temple to take shelter from the cold after spending the night outdoors. He…

Jamuna Chaudhary, a local of Udasipur-4, Kailali, was facing domestic violence. Prem, her husband, used to beat her after consuming alcohol. Further, he used to verbally abuse all community people when anyone tries to protect her.  Jamuna was facing domestic violence for months but nobody was successful to resolve this…