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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/jantar-mantar-protest-firs-against-students-quashed-is-relief-enough</loc>
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<image:caption>The significance of the order lies not in creating a general exemption from criminal law, but in recognising that participation in a peaceful protest should not, by itself, become a permanent impediment to a young person’s future.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Jantar Mantar Protest: FIRs Against Students Quashed; Is Relief Enough?</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/the-violence-of-honour-caste-patriarchy-and-constitutional-morality</loc>
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<image:caption>Honour-based violence is neither confined to any religion nor limited to any particular caste or region. It is a structural consequence of a social order that places family reputation above individual freedom, equality, and human dignity.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-03T15:19:31.706+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Violence of Honour: Caste, Patriarchy and Constitutional Morality</news:title>
<news:keywords>Honour-based violence, caste hierarchies, human dignity</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/former-ips-bikaner-congress-chief-beaten-publicly-over-ticket-distribution-gehlot-demands-arrests</loc>
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<image:caption>The four accused surrounded Meghwal as he came down the stairs, slapped him and punched him on the back.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-02T17:46:25.847+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Former IPS, Bikaner Congress Chief Beaten Publicly Over Ticket Distribution; Gehlot Demands Arrests</news:title>
<news:keywords>Madan Gopal Meghwal assault , Ticket distribution row, Bikaner Municipal elections, Bikaner Congress Chief </news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/education/despite-major-win-scst-medical-students-demand-statutory-protection-for-seat-quota-in-4-up-colleges-know-why</loc>
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<image:caption>According to the Uttar Pradesh government’s order for the 2026-27 academic session, the four medical colleges established under the Special Component Plan have been treated separately from the general government medical colleges for the purpose of the present seat distribution. The government has retained the earlier category-wise allocation for the state quota because the matter is pending before the court.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-02T16:30:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Despite Major Win, SC/ST Medical Students Demand Statutory Protection for Seat Quota in 4 UP Colleges. Know Why   
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<news:keywords>UP Government, reservation norms, state-quota seats, 70% reservation, Tribal Sub-Plan , Special Component Plan (SCP)</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/tm-special-from-a-dream-outside-bbau-to-a-gold-medal-amay-sonkers-journey-of-education-law-and-social-change</loc>
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<image:caption>Amay Sonker, a final-year BBA LL.B. (Hons.) student, was awarded the Gold Medal in the Scheduled Caste category at the 11th Convocation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow, held on August 29.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Sonker began viewing the university not simply as a place to obtain a degree but as a space where he could contribute to students and communities that had historically been denied equal opportunities.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Sonker became involved in student welfare and student politics through the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI).</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Amay took part in numerous national and state-level seminars and academic programmes.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Sonker organised a protest at BBAU in which an effigy of Amit Shah was burnt. Sonker says the protest subsequently brought repercussions for him within the university.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-02T14:32:47.103+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TM Special | From a Dream Outside BBAU to a Gold Medal: Amay Sonker’s Journey of Education, Law and Social Change</news:title>
<news:keywords>Amay Sonker Gold Medal, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) , BBAU 11th Convocation, Education and Social Justice</news:keywords>
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