Jat Community

Lord Hanuman row: Shiv Sena takes dig at ally BJP, say now Ramayana characters should keep caste documents ready

Taking a dig at the ongoing debate over the caste of Lord Hanuman, BJP ally Shiv Sena Saturday said other characters from the epic Ramayana better keep their caste certificates ready.

Hanuman caught in caste row: After Yogi Adityanath labelled Hindu god as Dalit, UP minister claims he was Jat

Opining that Lord Hanuman belonged to the Jat community, Uttar Pradesh Minister for Religious Affairs Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary joined the debate surrounding the identity of the Hindu deity.

Panchayat orders ostracisation of Dalit rape survivor, family in Rajasthan's Churu; police term accusations 'false'

Although the police say they have filed a final report declaring the case as ‘false’, but a challan hasn’t been submitted to the court yet.

Congress leader Vishvendra Singh demands withdrawal of cases on Jat quota stir, claims 'no progress on govt's assurances'

The Congress MLA reached the police superintendent's office along with his supporters and courted arrest with the demand to withdraw cases lodged against Jat community but were later released.

Mirchpur violence: Resident's pet dog barking at accused led to Dalits' killing, rioting in Haryana village

The incident was described in the court's 209-page verdict in which it convicted 33 Jats for the crime in Haryana's Mirchpur.

Delhi High Court dismisses appeal of 15 convicted of killing Dalits in Haryana's Mirchpur village

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of 15 persons belonging to the dominant Jat community against their conviction and sentencing in a case of burning alive a 70-year-old Dalit man and his physically-challenged daughter at Mirchpur village in Haryana's Hisar district in 2010.

Jat quota stir: Community in Rajasthan calls off agitation after talks with govt delegation

The Jat community in Rajasthan called off their stir demanding reservation on the second day after holding talks with a government delegation, police said

Jat agitation: Protest, which threatened to cripple Delhi, postponed; Haryana CM Khattar meets community leaders

The Jat agitation that threatened to cripple normal life in Delhi on Monday has been postponed, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Jat leader Yashpal Malik announced on Sunday.

Jat quota agitation continues on a subdued note

Jat quota agitation continued in various parts of Haryana for the third day on a subdued note, with no untoward incident being reported

Haryana government sets up a state-level riot control room amid threats from Jat community

Amid threats from the Jat community to launch a fresh agitation from 5 June, Haryana government has set up a state-level riot control room at the Civil Secretariat to report any untoward incident.