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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/tribal-news/rajasthan-how-a-government-schools-cracking-roof-only-got-action-after-it-fell-on-three-girl-students</loc>
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<image:caption>The situation took a serious turn when three Class 11 science students Puja, Kali Kumari and Sharada Kumari, all residents of Chadla village, were injured after a portion of the ceiling plaster collapsed on them.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>After the incident, the Chief District Education Officer (CDEO) summoned technical officials to the spot at Amarthoon. He issued on-site directives to prepare and submit proposals for the immediate repair of the dilapidated building.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>In a thorough inspection, officials, including SDO Damor and CDEO Rawal, even climbed onto the roof using ladders – despite apparent hesitation – to assess the ground reality.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-06T14:30:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rajasthan: How a Government School’s Cracking Roof Only Got Action After It Fell on Three Girl Students</news:title>
<news:keywords>dilapidated school buildings, Rajasthan govt schools, education department</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/governance/tm-special-mp-government-fills-key-vacancies-in-sc-st-womens-commissions-paving-way-for-action-on-pending-cases</loc>
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<image:caption>Among the appointments made to various commissions by the state government, Ramlal Rautel has been made chairman of the Scheduled Tribe (ST) Commission, and Kailash Jatav has been made chairman of the Scheduled Caste (SC) Commission.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-06T13:26:46.877+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TM Special: MP Government Fills Key Vacancies in SC, ST &amp; Women Commissions, Paving Way for Action on Pending Cases</news:title>
<news:keywords>MP Government , pending cases, Child and women rights, caste atrocities</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/education/students-injured-in-hcu-clash-as-abvp-protest-over-decades-old-play-holi-turns-violent</loc>
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<image:caption>Several students were injured in the incident, which took place at the GB Hall during a final-year academic production by the Theatre Arts Department.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Abvp activists allegedly thrashed the students.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Adith, University student and SFI member</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Few common students who had gone to watch the play, too, sustained injuries.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-06T10:30:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Students Injured in HCU Clash as ABVP Protest Over Decades-Old Play Holi Turns Violent</news:title>
<news:keywords>University of Hyderabad (HCU) , students clash, Holi-play row, ABVP vandalism, campus violence</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/labourer/napm-accuses-government-of-repression-against-workers-demands-rollback-of-labour-law-dilutions</loc>
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<image:caption>Industrial belts in Noida–Manesar, Panipat, and the mining hub of Singrauli witnessed workers taking to the streets over wage theft and gruelling working conditions.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-06T09:17:28.506+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NAPM Accuses Government of Repression Against Workers, Demands Rollback of Labour Law Dilutions</news:title>
<news:keywords>labour codes, labour laws</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/forcibly-pushed-out-called-by-caste-denied-exam-kanpur-dehat-student-alleges-teacher-brutality-police-cite-unpaid-fees</loc>
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<image:caption>According to the student, during the examination, teachers Aditya Yadav and Sunil forcibly snatched his answer sheet, misbehaved with him, used casteist slurs, and humiliated him in front of everyone.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-05T16:23:11.632+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Forcibly Pushed Out, Called by Caste, Denied Exam: Kanpur Dehat Student Alleges Teacher Brutality; Police Cite Unpaid Fees</news:title>
<news:keywords>casteist slur, unpaid fees,  Kanpur Dehat police</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/bahujan-nayak/pandit-c-iyothee-thass-a-visionary-who-challenged-caste-through-buddhism-and-dravidian-identity</loc>
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<image:caption>Arguing that Dalits in Tamil land were originally Buddhists whose egalitarian traditions were suppressed by the imposition of the caste system and Brahmanical dominance, Iyothee Thass led efforts to reclaim this heritage.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-05T14:22:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pandit C. Iyothee Thass – A Visionary Who Challenged Caste Through Buddhism and Dravidian Identity</news:title>
<news:keywords>Pandit C. Iyothee Thass,  caste oppression, anti-caste intellectual, Scheduled Caste leader, Buddhism</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/follow-up-curaj-dalit-professor-questions-rajasthan-police-impartiality-as-asi-probes-complaint-against-his-own-senior-inspector</loc>
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<image:caption>Dr. Rakesh Kumar, who had politely declined to participate in the event citing date discrepancy and alleged discrimination against SC/ST members by the university administration, was allegedly harassed, threatened, and detained for nearly four hours by police inside the university campus.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-05T13:15:10.592+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Follow-up: CURaj Dalit Professor Questions Rajasthan Police Impartiality as ASI Probes Complaint Against His Own Senior Inspector</news:title>
<news:keywords>CURaj, Rajasthan Police, caste discrimination, academic irregularities</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/labour-without-security-lives-without-dignity-public-hearing-chronicles-structural-exploitation-of-dalit-women-workers-in-delhi</loc>
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<image:caption>This was among the first public hearings in Delhi to centre the structural realities of Dalit women sanitation workers within outsourced labour systems.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>During the public hearing, a broader structural pattern became evident as the testimonies unfolded.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>By bringing together workers, legal experts, researchers, and civil society actors, the hearing transformed individual narratives into collective testimony and evidence, while opening space to critically examine the role of state institutions, private contractors, and existing labour frameworks.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T17:15:44.720+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Labour Without Security, Lives Without Dignity: Public Hearing Chronicles Structural Exploitation of Dalit Women Workers in Delhi</news:title>
<news:keywords>Public Hearing , Dalit Women Workers,  Dalit Adivasi Shakti Adhikar Manch, Mahila Kaamkaji Manch (MKM)</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/politics/the-tears-that-brought-down-pinarayis-fortress-how-keralas-forgotten-victims-ended-ten-years-of-ldf-rule</loc>
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<image:caption>Pinarayi Vijayan spent approximately 25 consecutive years either as the all-powerful Secretary of the CPI(M) Kerala State Committee or as Chief Minister making him the longest-serving Kerala CM in history at the time of his second term.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T16:53:33.174+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Tears That Brought Down Pinarayi's Fortress: How Kerala's Forgotten Victims Ended Ten Years of LDF Rule</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala Elections 2026 Result, LDF Rule, Pinarayi Vijayan , United Democratic Front (UDF) government</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/dalit-family-beaten-women-hurt-in-mps-chhatarpur-for-not-meeting-wheat-quota-for-temple</loc>
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<image:caption>When the victim Dalit Ahirwar families stood their ground, the Patel community members reportedly took an aggressive stance and attacked them with sticks, bricks, and stones.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T15:36:41.143+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Dalit Family Beaten, Women Hurt in MP's Chhatarpur for Not Meeting 'Wheat Quota' for Temple</news:title>
<news:keywords>Maharajganj Civil Line police station, Dalit Ahirwar community, Temple donation row</news:keywords>
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