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Hyderabad: Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) has released its new study material (four books) for the competitive exams, which are available online for sale. The university said that the main objective of printing new books is to provide students with quality books at an affordable cost. The books are selling like hotcakes as already 500 […]
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Hyderabad: BS Venkata Rao subsequently changed the name of Ambedkar Youth League into Hyderabad State Depressed Classes Association. In recognition of the importance of Dalit movement in Hyderabad, Ambedkar invited Venkata Rao to preside over the Bombay Presidency Mahar Sabha. Inspired by the growing Dalit movement in Maharashtra, Venkata Rao initiated several activities to spread […]
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Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister G Kamalakar said that the state government was fulfilling the aspirations of Dr BR Ambedkar, Babu Jagjivan Ram and Jyothirao Phule by introducing various schemes for the welfare of downtrodden sections. The minister inaugurated the units sanctioned under Rythu Bandhu scheme Kisannagar and Rekurthi here on Saturday. Speaking […]
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday decided to rename Konaseema district as Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district, a month after the district was rocked by violence protesting against the proposal. The state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy approved the gazette notification issued on May 18 to rename […]
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Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar said that aspirations of Dr BR Ambedkar were being fulfilled in Telangana state through implementation of various schemes for the welfare of dalits and other downtrodden sections. Economic and social growth of dalits was the main aim of the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. So, state […]
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Visakhapatnam: State BJP president Somu Veerraju has blamed the YSR Congress Party government in the state for the riot and arson in Amalapuram on Tuesday. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, he felt that the attitude of Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy was responsible for a `war-like’ situation there. Referring to the murder of the […]
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Amalapuram: The police in Amalapuram town of Andhra Pradesh have arrested 46 people in connection with Tuesday’s large-scale violence in which houses of a minister and MLA were set afire, a senior official said on Wednesday. Police tightened the security with the deployment of additional forces called from various districts to prevent further flare-up amid reports […]
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Kingston: President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated a street named in the honour of Dr B R Ambedkar here in the Jamaican capital and a monument highlighting the work of the architect of India’s Constitution. The newly-inaugurated avenue is the part of Tower Street in downtown Kingston, according to the Jamaica Information Service, a government […]
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Nirmal: Government Whip Balka Suman said that Dalit Bandhu was one of the most innovative and the finest schemes in the world. He was addressing a gathering after handing over units to 71 beneficiaries of Telangana Dalit Bandhu scheme on the occasion of Dr BR Ambedkar’s 131st birth anniversary held here on Thursday. Addressing beneficiaries, […]
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Rajanna-Sircilla: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao said that the word Ambedkar was a slogan for a few political parties. However, it was a policy for the Telangana government. A majority of the people would confine themselves to talk about Ambedkarism. However, they would not show interest in implementation. It was the […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to B R Ambedkar, the key architect of India’s Constitution, saying he has made indelible contributions to the country’s progress. Born in Maharashtra in a Dalit family in 1891, Ambedkar was a jurist and economist who played an important role in India’s freedom movement. Ambedkar […]
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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid tributes to B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary and said he gave India its strongest pillar of strength – the Constitution. A key architect of India’s Constitution, Ambedkar is regarded as an icon, especially by Dalits, for his relentless work for social reforms and empowerment […]
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Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar said that the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was fulfilling the dreams of social reformists such as Dr BR Ambedkar and Babu Jagjivan Ram by introducing various welfare schemes for the upliftment of dalits and other weaker sections. The minister distributed goods transportation vehicles to Dalit […]
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Chandigarh: After registering a landslide victory in Punjab Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Chief Minister-designate Bhagwant Mann and his Cabinet colleagues will be sworn-in on March 16, it was announced on Friday. The AAP recorded a thumping win in the Assembly polls by winning 92 of the 117 seats. The ruling Congress won 18 […]
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Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy said Congress would intensify its agitation against Chief Minister K Chandrahshekhar Rao’s remarks for drafting a new Constitution. The TPCC president said along with him, Nalgonda MP Uttam Kumar Reddy and Bhongir MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy would stage a day-long dharna in the Parliament premises on Monday. Addressing at […]
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Adilabad: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy said that Dr BR Ambedkar remains a source of inspiration to the world as the ‘Architect of the Indian Constitution. Speaking after paying floral tributes to the Ambedkar statue on his 65th death anniversary in Nirmal on Monday, Indrakaran Reddy recalled the contribution of Ambedkar to the country. He […]
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By Nayakara Veeresha The second wave of the Covid pandemic has hit the economy, polity and society hard. The first wave was broadly an urban phenomenon whereas the second wave percolated into the rural and semi-urban areas. In the context of Covid-19, the ongoing discourse has widely covered the aspect of healthcare reforms. One of […]
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The Chief Minister, in the course of his 50-minute address, praised Ambedkar for helping Dalits get some respite through reservations in education and jobs.
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The voluntatily retired IPS officer said he would like to transform the lives of downtrodden communities
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Successive governments in undivided Andhra Pradesh had only used dalits as vote bank and did not take any step for the uplift of the community, he said.
