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Khaps' diktat on women's dress and cellphone unlawful: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday said that Khap panchayats' diktat on dress code for women and asking them not to carry mobile is unlawful. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai said......

SC invites Khaps to hear their views

The Supreme Court on Friday invited 'Khap Panchayats' to hear their views before issuing any order to stop them from harassing and killing couples, particularly women in name of family's honour for......

Land at the centre of Khaps woman-centric marriage codes

Khap panchayats oppose marriage in same gotra to control landholdings, writes Richard Mahapatra It was a season of sons-in-law in Haryana. In October, the Congress-ruled state government scrambled......

Khap Mahapanchayat discusses ways to curb rape cases

A Mahapanchayat attended by several Khaps in Sonepat district in Haryana on Saturday refuted the idea of a Khap leader -- that marriageable age of girls should be brought down to 16 years -- saying......

Chautala backs Khaps' idea of early marriage of girls

Former Haryana chief minister Om Parkash Chautla today came out in support of the idea given by Khap panchayats that marriageable age limit of girls should be reduced to curb incidents of rape.......

Bandhs: Acts of terror by another name

Courting arrest and disrupting normal life may have been an election-winning strategy decades ago, but today it smacks of a khap panchayat's approach, says K Subrahmanyam. Media reports suggest......

'The price rise issue will trigger a backlash'

The issue of price rise is a worry for every government -- it is a political volcano. But the United Progressive Allianceon Friday steeply hiked the fuel price.Will people react? Or do they remain......

Businessmen and society: A conflicting relation

Businessmen and society have a strangely contradictory relationship, says Kanika Datta. The economic activity they generate can be an agent of social transformation and progress - a quick look at......

Not A Love Story fares poorly at box office

Last week's releases -- Chatur Singh Two Stars, Sahi Dhande Galat Bande and Not A Love Story fared poorly at the box office. Sahi Dhande Galat Bande was the biggest casualty.Trade analyst Vinod......

Aarakshan fails to score at the box office

Last week's release Aarakshan could not score at the box office despite the controversy and publicity generated around it. Phhir's fate was even worse.Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box......

Singham continues to rule the box office

Last week's releases -- I Am Kalam and Chala Mussaddi Office Office -- had no takers at the box office. Singham, meanwhile, continued to earn well.Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box......

Singham declared big hit at box office

Last week's releases -- Bubble Gum, Khap and Gandhi To Hitler -- had no takers. Singham, meanwhile, did excellent businness in the first week of its release, and continues to do well in the second......

Never intended to belittle BCCI: Modi's lawyer

Suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi's lawyer Mehmood Abdi on Thursday backtracked on his "khap panchayat" comment against the BCCI's Special General Meeting, saying his statement was misconstrued......

Modi lawyer calls SGM 'khap panchayat'

Suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on Wednesday hit back at the BCCI, questioning the legality of its July 3 Special General Meeting convened to determine his fate and called it a "khap......

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Q. what is the indian term for caste based councils that have been in news recently ?
Stalin: A. more

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Q. How do you address d fact that crimes against women have become more gruesome over the past few years....khap panchayats, or the brutal beating up of a girl during and after d r*pe?
Farhaan: A. khap panchayt!! more

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Q. where are Khap panchayats Now ? why we are not having any Fatwa against these Ra*pists ?
Shatabdi Express: A. This is happening once in every minutes as per recent surveyAfter Delhi brave heart case, this is coming in newsUnless otherwise we punish the...... more

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A voice for the voiceless

The contemporary social issues surfaces in the exhibition at Durbar Hall Art Centre by a father-in-law-daughter-in-law duo | EPS The Scream from... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/A-voice-for-the-voiceless/2013/05/25/article1604708.ece

What's law got to do with justice?

There are two perceptions of law and justice: One is of law delivering justice, the other is law as justice. The state, in legislative overdrive,... ...

http://www.infochangeindia.org/agenda/more-laws-more-rights-more-justice/what-s-law-got-to-do-with-justice.html

Khap leaders to press for reservation for Jats

Heads of around 150 khaps will convene a Mahapanchayat here on May 26 to discuss strategy for pressuring the Centre to announce reservation for... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/khap-leaders-to-press-for-reservation-for-jats-113052300762_1.html

Portfolio Night 11 - Women and Hair

Portfolio Night, an annual event where young creative people and students get to showcase their work to some of the best minds, is being organised... ...

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AIDWA Conference Calls for Intensifying Struggles, Strengthening Organisation

THE ninth state of the AIDWA was held in Captain Laxmi Sehgal Nagar at Ichalkaranji in Kolhapur The began with AIDWA vice-president Subhashini Ali... ...

http://pd.cpim.org/2013/0519_pd/05192013_16.html

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