https://en.themooknayak.com/labourer/manual-scavenging-crisis-55-sanitation-workers-killed-in-manual-scavenging-operations-across-india-in-2026-so-far https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-06-30/vwlb0sgb/Yp64L.jpg From February to June 2026, DASAM has documented at least 55 sanitation worker deaths across the country during dangerous sewer and septic tank cleaning operations. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2024-06/10b18715-dca5-49ee-84eb-aca075111ec1/manual_scavanging.jpg Despite a ban, manual scavenging is still a grim reality in India. themooknayak-en en 2026-06-30T14:11:52.400+05:30 55 Sanitation Workers Killed in Manual Scavenging Operations Across India in 2026 So Far: DASAM Labourer, India https://en.themooknayak.com/sexual-violence/justice-in-59-days-pune-court-awards-death-penalty-to-65-year-old-for-rape-murder-of-3-year-old-full-verdict-details-inside https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-06-30/2znpn3vx/pune-case-.png The court noted the criminal antecedents of the accused. He was previously prosecuted for attempted rape of an old lady in 1998 and for outraging the modesty of a 17-year-old relative in 2015. themooknayak-en en 2026-06-30T13:37:37.574+05:30 Justice in 59 Days: Pune Court Awards Death Penalty to 65-Year-Old for Rape-Murder of 3-Year-Old | Full Verdict Details Inside Child sexual assault, Special POCSO Court Pune, POCSO Act, 2012, Nasarapur rape-murder case, Bhimrao Prabhakar Kamble Death Sentence https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/can-caste-hindus-write-against-caste-ambedkars-radical-1928-experiment-with-samata https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-06-29/supg6kvk/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-29-2026-080945-PM.png Samata was the boldest, riskiest, and essentially most radical thing Ambedkar ever did as a journalist. themooknayak-en en 2026-06-29T20:18:58.322+05:30 Can Caste Hindus Write Against Caste? Ambedkar’s Radical 1928 Experiment with 'Samata' Ambedkar’s newspaper Samata, caste Hindu society , Indian Media, Dalit Journalism, Dalit media https://en.themooknayak.com/society/resisting-casteism-in-australia-to-premiere-at-melbourne-documentary-film-festival-2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-06-29/a4rpau32/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-29-at-1.24.33-PM.jpeg The 61-minute English-language documentary will be screened at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on July 19 at Cinema Nova, Melbourne. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-06-29/hv1hrqyq/2.jpeg Rather than presenting a single viewpoint, the documentary brings together a range of lived experiences and professional perspectives. themooknayak-en en 2026-06-29T12:30:00.000+05:30 'Resisting Casteism in Australia' to Premiere at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2026 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) 2026, Resisting Casteism in Australia, Dr Vikrant Kishore's movie, caste discrimination, social life in Australia https://en.themooknayak.com/governance/allahabad-high-court-questions-up-govt-over-panchayat-poll-delay-seeks-election-timeline-and-obc-report https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-06-29/f3d02yj8/Jun-29-2026-082718-AM.png "No Panchayat Can Continue Beyond Five Years", Says Court themooknayak-en en 2026-06-29T10:50:00.000+05:30 Allahabad High Court Questions UP Govt Over Panchayat Poll Delay, Seeks Election Timeline and OBC Commission Report UP panchayat elections, OBC Commission's report, Allahabad High Court, State Election Commission https://en.themooknayak.com/education/jantar-mantar-updates-sonam-wangchuk-begins-indefinite-hunger-strike-in-support-of-cjps-education-accountability-demands https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-06-28/zmdk5lvc/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-28-2026-022644-PM.png Wangchuk had previously announced his decision to fast if the government failed to address the demands by June 27, framing it as solidarity with affected students and families. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-06-28/6r5b9ys6/Amaira.jpeg CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke posted about the visit by the family of Amaira, a 9-year-old student who died by suicide in November 2025 after alleged bullying at Neerja Modi School, one of Rajasthan’s prominent private schools in Jaipur. themooknayak-en en 2026-06-28T14:38:28.219+05:30 Jantar Mantar Updates | Sonam Wangchuk Begins Indefinite Hunger Strike in Support of CJP's Education Accountability Demands Jantar Mantar Updates, Sonam Wangchuk Hunger Strike, Education Accountability , Indian Education System, NEET paper leak scandal, Dharmendra Pradhan resignation