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Dalit Family 'Ostracised' For Not Playing Instrument In Telangana, 16 Arrested
Sixteen people of a village in Medak district of Telangana were arrested for allegedly enforcing a social boycott on members of a Dalit family after they refused to play 'Dappu' (a percussion instrument) during village ceremonies, police said.
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Madhya Pradesh Tribals Face Social Boycott Over Durga Puja Donation
Fourteen tribal families in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district have complained about facing a social boycott for not donating towards Durga Puja festivities in their village Motegaon. They are not allowed to graze cattle and even being denied medical and health services, the families say.
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Facebook Q2 Profit Nearly Doubles as Monthly Active Users Top 3 Billion
Facebook reported that its quarterly profit had nearly doubled, and users grew despite a boycott by advertisers and the pandemic-induced economic turmoil. He said that the number of people using Facebook’s overall family of apps each month topped three billion.
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Chhattisgarh Family Threatens Suicide Over Alleged Social Boycott: Official
Suffering from social boycott for a year due to a local goon's alleged torture, a family of four in Mahasamund's Charoda village in Chhattisgarh recounted their agony while speaking to ANI on Wednesday. The social ostracism has been such that the family is now considering suicide.
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COVID-19 Survivor Puts House On Sale After "Social Boycott By Neighbours"
The family of a 28-year-old man in Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh who recovered from the coronavirus infection have put their house up for sale alleging social boycott by neighbours due to the disease.
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Family In Chhattisgarh Village Alleges Social Boycott Over Dispute
Jashpur, Chhattisgarh: The family has alleged that villagers are fined Rs 5,000 if they speak to anyone from their family.
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Maharashtra Family Faces Social Boycott For Opposing Virginity Test
A family from the Kanjarbhat community in Thane district of Maharashtra has approached the police after it faced social boycott for opposing the practice of virginity test of women, an official said on Thursday.
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Dalits In Rajasthan's Barmer Accused Upper Caste On Social Boycott
Seventy Dalit families in the district have alleged that they were ostracised and harassed by 'upper caste' members in Kaludi village in Rajasthan's Barmer district, following a row over social media post.
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Christians Allege Social Boycott In Jammu Village After Church Vandalised
Caught in the web of religious hatred, social boycott and alleged forced conversion, four Christian families have been living in fear in a remote village in Nowshera in the Jammu region.
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Family Of Soldier Serving At Border Ostracized At Home
A soldier serving in Jammu and Kashmir, protecting the borders of the nation, was forced to rush back to his village in Karnataka earlier this month to protect his family. The aggressors were the men and women of Tottagatti village in Belagavi district, where he had grown up.
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Maharashtra Sets Strong Example With This Ban. Will Other States Follow?
Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to ban village councils from imposing "social boycotts" that ostracise individuals or families for defying tradition.
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Families of Eloping Couple Ostracised by Panchayat
A community panchayat has decided to socially boycott families of a couple who had eloped recently in neighbouring Shamli district, police said today.
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Woman refuses to marry differently-abled man, faces boycott
A Rajasthan community panchayat has ordered a social boycott of a 20-year old woman and her family after she refused to marry a mentally unstable man, with whom she was engaged 15 years ago, police said on Thursday.
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Three Haryana families face social boycott
The families of three men, who eloped with a girl of the same gotra (lineage) and village, are being socially boycotted in Haryana following a diktat by a panchayats (village council).
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Dalit Family 'Ostracised' For Not Playing Instrument In Telangana, 16 Arrested
Sixteen people of a village in Medak district of Telangana were arrested for allegedly enforcing a social boycott on members of a Dalit family after they refused to play 'Dappu' (a percussion instrument) during village ceremonies, police said.
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Madhya Pradesh Tribals Face Social Boycott Over Durga Puja Donation
Fourteen tribal families in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district have complained about facing a social boycott for not donating towards Durga Puja festivities in their village Motegaon. They are not allowed to graze cattle and even being denied medical and health services, the families say.
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Facebook Q2 Profit Nearly Doubles as Monthly Active Users Top 3 Billion
Facebook reported that its quarterly profit had nearly doubled, and users grew despite a boycott by advertisers and the pandemic-induced economic turmoil. He said that the number of people using Facebook’s overall family of apps each month topped three billion.
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Chhattisgarh Family Threatens Suicide Over Alleged Social Boycott: Official
Suffering from social boycott for a year due to a local goon's alleged torture, a family of four in Mahasamund's Charoda village in Chhattisgarh recounted their agony while speaking to ANI on Wednesday. The social ostracism has been such that the family is now considering suicide.
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COVID-19 Survivor Puts House On Sale After "Social Boycott By Neighbours"
The family of a 28-year-old man in Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh who recovered from the coronavirus infection have put their house up for sale alleging social boycott by neighbours due to the disease.
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Family In Chhattisgarh Village Alleges Social Boycott Over Dispute
Jashpur, Chhattisgarh: The family has alleged that villagers are fined Rs 5,000 if they speak to anyone from their family.
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Maharashtra Family Faces Social Boycott For Opposing Virginity Test
A family from the Kanjarbhat community in Thane district of Maharashtra has approached the police after it faced social boycott for opposing the practice of virginity test of women, an official said on Thursday.
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Dalits In Rajasthan's Barmer Accused Upper Caste On Social Boycott
Seventy Dalit families in the district have alleged that they were ostracised and harassed by 'upper caste' members in Kaludi village in Rajasthan's Barmer district, following a row over social media post.
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Christians Allege Social Boycott In Jammu Village After Church Vandalised
Caught in the web of religious hatred, social boycott and alleged forced conversion, four Christian families have been living in fear in a remote village in Nowshera in the Jammu region.
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Family Of Soldier Serving At Border Ostracized At Home
A soldier serving in Jammu and Kashmir, protecting the borders of the nation, was forced to rush back to his village in Karnataka earlier this month to protect his family. The aggressors were the men and women of Tottagatti village in Belagavi district, where he had grown up.
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Maharashtra Sets Strong Example With This Ban. Will Other States Follow?
Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to ban village councils from imposing "social boycotts" that ostracise individuals or families for defying tradition.
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Families of Eloping Couple Ostracised by Panchayat
A community panchayat has decided to socially boycott families of a couple who had eloped recently in neighbouring Shamli district, police said today.
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Woman refuses to marry differently-abled man, faces boycott
A Rajasthan community panchayat has ordered a social boycott of a 20-year old woman and her family after she refused to marry a mentally unstable man, with whom she was engaged 15 years ago, police said on Thursday.
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Three Haryana families face social boycott
The families of three men, who eloped with a girl of the same gotra (lineage) and village, are being socially boycotted in Haryana following a diktat by a panchayats (village council).
