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IndiaNewsWatch<p>Despite Untouchability, Contractual Service, Paltry Remuneration — Why Bihar’s Mehtars Scavenge Human Excreta for a Living</p><p>Despite financial constraints, the community has promising aspirational youth who are countering the notion that individuals from marginalized castes lack the desire for education.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bihar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bihar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dalits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dalits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mehtars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mehtars</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/untouchability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>untouchability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/despite-untouchability-contractual-service-paltry-remuneration-why-bihars-mehtars-scavenge-human-excreta-for-a-living" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news</span><span class="invisible">/despite-untouchability-contractual-service-paltry-remuneration-why-bihars-mehtars-scavenge-human-excreta-for-a-living</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>10 Issues For Which The Government Did Not Provide Data In Parliament</p><p>Government frequently cites data unavailability in Parliament as the main reason for not providing data.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnionGovt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionGovt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RTI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RTI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/parliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parliament</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CovidMismanagenent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidMismanagenent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CovidDeathToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidDeathToll</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MigrantWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MigrantWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmersProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarmersProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DetentionCentres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DetentionCentres</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeignerTribunals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignerTribunals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InterfaithMarriages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterfaithMarriages</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lynching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lynching</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hindutva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hindutva</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiMuslimViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiMuslimViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.indiaspend.com/top-news/10-issues-for-which-the-government-did-not-provide-data-in-parliament-910104" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">indiaspend.com/top-news/10-iss</span><span class="invisible">ues-for-which-the-government-did-not-provide-data-in-parliament-910104</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>‘State-sanctioned casteism’: Madras HC on continuation of manual scavenging</p><p>The court, in an important move, widened the definition of the word ‘sewer’ under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, to include storm water drains.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TamilNadu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TamilNadu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MadrasHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MadrasHC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/casteism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>casteism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SKA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SKA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/state-sanctioned-casteism-madras-hc-on-continuation-of-manual-scavenging" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenewsminute.com/news/state-s</span><span class="invisible">anctioned-casteism-madras-hc-on-continuation-of-manual-scavenging</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>Sewer line tragedy snuffs out lives of father-son duo in Lucknow, probe ordered</p><p>Following Wednesday’s incident, urban development minister AK Sharma ordered the suspension of a junior engineer and an assistant engineer for negligence. Last week, an eight-year-old boy died after falling into an open manhole in the state capital.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UttarPradesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UttarPradesh</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lucknow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lucknow</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/sewer-line-tragedy-snuffs-out-lives-of-father-son-duo-in-lucknow-probe-ordered-101714587935082.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hindustantimes.com/cities/luck</span><span class="invisible">now-news/sewer-line-tragedy-snuffs-out-lives-of-father-son-duo-in-lucknow-probe-ordered-101714587935082.html</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>Gujarat HC pulls up state for FIR against sanitation worker for ‘wilfully’ entering septic tank</p><p>The High Court asked the Bhavnagar civic body to compensate the sanitation worker who suffered injuries while cleaning a septic tank in November.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gujarat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gujarat</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bhavnagar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bhavnagar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GujaratGovt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GujaratGovt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GujaratHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GujaratHC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanitationWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanitationWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dalits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dalits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scroll.in/latest/1066342/gujarat-hc-pulls-up-state-for-fir-against-sanitation-worker-for-wilfully-entering-septic-tank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scroll.in/latest/1066342/gujar</span><span class="invisible">at-hc-pulls-up-state-for-fir-against-sanitation-worker-for-wilfully-entering-septic-tank</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>'Manual scavenging not allowed in Karnataka': CM Siddaramaiah warns of strict action</p><p>CM Siddaramaiah warned of strict legal action if anyone is found engaging any individual in manual scavenging, while saying there should be no manual scavengers in the state.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/karnataka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>karnataka</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/siddaramaiah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siddaramaiah</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dalits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dalits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/casteism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>casteism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/manual-scavenging-not-allowed-in-karnataka-cm-siddaramaiah-warns-of-strict-action" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenewsminute.com/karnataka/ma</span><span class="invisible">nual-scavenging-not-allowed-in-karnataka-cm-siddaramaiah-warns-of-strict-action</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>Manual scavenging: The unending pain of India's sewer workers</p><p>Manual scavenging is banned in India but the practice is still commonplace, with people forced into it because of rigid caste rules and the lack of other livelihood options. Successive federal governments, including the current one, have missed several deadlines to declare India free of manual scavenging, most recently in August this year.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sanitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanitation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanitationWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanitationWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/casteism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>casteism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-67191131" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-</span><span class="invisible">67191131</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>Tamil Nadu: Two Dalit men die while cleaning sewage tank</p><p>The contractor who hired them has been arrested for not providing safety gear.</p><p><a href="https://scroll.in/latest/1055681/tamil-nadu-two-dalit-men-die-while-cleaning-sewage-tank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scroll.in/latest/1055681/tamil</span><span class="invisible">-nadu-two-dalit-men-die-while-cleaning-sewage-tank</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TamilNadu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TamilNadu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chennai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chennai</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dalits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dalits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OCF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OCF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavengingAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavengingAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SCSTAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCSTAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>The Long Struggle of India’s Sanitation Workers<br> <br>For centuries, the caste system has forced Dalit laborers to handle human waste in deadly conditions. Now they are rising up.</p><p><a href="https://www.nybooks.com/online/2023/08/24/the-long-struggle-of-indias-sanitation-workers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nybooks.com/online/2023/08/24/</span><span class="invisible">the-long-struggle-of-indias-sanitation-workers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanitationWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanitationWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dalits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dalits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/untouchability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>untouchability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LongRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongRead</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>'Dalits kept as cleaners': Brahmins dominate Sulabh toilets' top managerial positions</p><p>The founder of Sulabh International, Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, is said to have brought 'revolution' to the toilet system in India by introducing the concept of 'paid toilet' system. However, Sulabh International actually became the biggest beneficiary of the hypocrisy of a society which refuses to pay honourably to a community which is enslaved. Community people continue to work as manual scavengers.</p><p><a href="https://www.counterview.net/2023/08/dalits-kept-as-cleaners-brahmins.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">counterview.net/2023/08/dalits</span><span class="invisible">-kept-as-cleaners-brahmins.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sanitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanitation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dalits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dalits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SulabhInternational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SulabhInternational</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/untouchability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>untouchability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/brahminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brahminism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>Social Justice Ministry doubts app’s numbers on cases of manual scavenging</p><p>The Central Monitoring Committee of the Ministry has confirmed that “majority of the data uploaded on the mobile app have been verified by the National PMU and none of them has been found to be correct”.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJusticeMinistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJusticeMinistry</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SwachhataAbhiyaan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwachhataAbhiyaan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NSKFDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSKFDC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SwachhBharatMission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwachhBharatMission</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavengingDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavengingDeaths</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnionGovt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionGovt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/social-justice-ministrys-app-identifies-6253-manual-scavenging-cases-but-ministry-unsure-if-numbers-are-correct/article67138211.ece" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thehindu.com/news/national/soc</span><span class="invisible">ial-justice-ministrys-app-identifies-6253-manual-scavenging-cases-but-ministry-unsure-if-numbers-are-correct/article67138211.ece</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>339 Lives Lost to Manual Scavenging in the Last Five Years, Govt Data Reveals</p><p>Although manual scavenging is an outlawed practice under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation (PEMSR) Act, 2013, several die every year cleaning sewers and septic tanks.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PEMSRAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PEMSRAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dalits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dalits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/marginalisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marginalisation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnionGovt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionGovt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thewire.in/rights/339-lives-lost-to-manual-scavenging-in-the-last-five-years-govt-data-reveals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thewire.in/rights/339-lives-lo</span><span class="invisible">st-to-manual-scavenging-in-the-last-five-years-govt-data-reveals</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>TN saw five manual scavenging deaths in 18 days. All deterrents only on paper?</p><p>Activists allege that successive governments in the state have failed to effectively enforce the ban on manual scavenging through awareness campaigns, rehabilitation measures and technological advancements.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TamilNadu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TamilNadu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dalits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dalits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DMK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DMK</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-saw-five-manual-scavenging-deaths-18-days-all-deterrents-only-paper-177544" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenewsminute.com/article/tn-s</span><span class="invisible">aw-five-manual-scavenging-deaths-18-days-all-deterrents-only-paper-177544</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>CM Stalin expresses concern over T.N. lagging behind in prevention of deaths due to manual scavenging</p><p>The CM said officials were not paying enough attention to this and warned of strict action; he also asked that a standard operating procedure be brought out to be followed, to prevent such deaths.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TamilNadu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TamilNadu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManualScavenging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualScavenging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasteViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TNGovt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TNGovt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MKStalin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MKStalin</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cm-stalin-expresses-concern-over-tn-lagging-behind-in-prevention-of-deaths-due-to-manual-scavenging/article66880276.ece" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thehindu.com/news/national/tam</span><span class="invisible">il-nadu/cm-stalin-expresses-concern-over-tn-lagging-behind-in-prevention-of-deaths-due-to-manual-scavenging/article66880276.ece</span></a></p>
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Director Pa Ranjith asks why TN police bowed to pressure from Hindu group

An FIR was filed by Tamil Nadu police against Assistant Director Viduthalai Sigappi based on a complaint by a Hindu right-wing group alleging he hurt to Hindu sentiments.

#TamilNadu #ManualScavenging #CasteViolence #TNPolice #ViduthalaiSigappi #PaRanjith #dalits #caste #hindutva #communalism #TNGovt #cinema #india

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‘Need Concrete Blueprint, Not Sloganeering‘: Sanitation Workers on Budget Promise on Sewage System

All the noise about mechanical cleaning of sewers and septic tanks neither has any accountability nor transparency,' the Safai Karamchari Andolan said in a statement released on February 1.

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The Wire‘Need Concrete Blueprint, Not Sloganeering‘: Safai Karamcharis on Budget Promise on Sewage System'All the noise about mechanical cleaning of sewers and septic tanks neither has any accountability nor transparency,' the Safai Karamchari Andolan said in a statement released on February 1.
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