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Huge Meeting In UP Tomorrow For Wrestlers After Haridwar Pull-Back
The wrestlers are demanding action against Brij Bhushan Singh, President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), who has been accused of sexually harassing female athletes.
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UP Khaps Want Promises To Farmers Kept, Oppose Girls' Marriage Age Change
Heads of several Khaps held a meeting here demanding fulfilment of promises made to agitating farmers in Delhi, and also opposed the centre's decision to raise the legal age of marriage for women.
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UP Khap Panchayat Bans Jeans For Women, Shorts For Men
A khap panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district has barred women from wearing jeans and men from wearing shorts, saying they are part of western culture and that people should wear traditional Indian clothes.
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UP Anti-Conversion Law Must Be Struck Down Immediately: Ex-Judge AP Shah
Uttar Pradesh's new anti-conversion ordinance, aimed at curbing cases of "love jihad", reflects the philosophy of a khap panchayat, with the objective essentially being to subjugate women, former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah has said. The retired judge told NDTV that several of its provisions violate the fundamental right to practice reli...
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Khap Panchayat Verdict: A Look At Supreme Court Guidelines To Prevent Honour Killing
Khap panchayats, the self-appointed village courts, cannot stop a marriage between two consenting adults, said the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling today. The top court laid down a set of guidelines meant to stop interference by khap panchayats that wield enormous influence in villages of several states and are often seen responsible for the grow...
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Rs 21,000 Fine For Women Seen Using Mobile Phone, Says UP Village
A village in Uttar Pradesh has announced a fine of Rs 21,000 for women seen talking on the mobile phone in public - which, astonishingly, has been listed as a "crime" along with drinking, gambling and cow slaughter.
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After 19 rapes in a month, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda wakes up, announces measures
After 19 rapes have been reported in his state in just one month, Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has finally announced measures that he says will check crime against women. Among them, a crime-against-women cell and an attempt to ensure quick trials in rape cases to bring the guilty to book.
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Chautala sidesteps khap comment issue, says up to govt to endorse panchayat's viewpoint
A day after he stirred a controversy by backing a Haryana khap panchayat's viewpoint that girls should be married early to prevent rapes, Om Prakash Chautala tried to sidestep the issue today.
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Woman allegedly stripped, beaten up for helping couples to elope
A Khap Panchayat or caste council in Madhi village in Uttar Pradesh allegedly stripped a woman, blackened her face and beat her for helping young couple to elope. The woman's son who tried to intervene and protect his mother was also beaten up. "They removed my clothes and beat me with a baton. They were drunk. Then four people called a panchayat...
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After Khaps, girls in Uttar Pradesh now say no to jeans
A young girl in a salwar kameez, not yet out of her teens, stands before a group of peers and denounces jeans and other western wear as provocative. Others join in, explaining how wearing such clothes is an invitation to lewd comments from boys. In UP's Muzaffarnagar, the Khaps seem to have had their way. These young girls were speaking at meeting...
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Huge Meeting In UP Tomorrow For Wrestlers After Haridwar Pull-Back
The wrestlers are demanding action against Brij Bhushan Singh, President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), who has been accused of sexually harassing female athletes.
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UP Khaps Want Promises To Farmers Kept, Oppose Girls' Marriage Age Change
Heads of several Khaps held a meeting here demanding fulfilment of promises made to agitating farmers in Delhi, and also opposed the centre's decision to raise the legal age of marriage for women.
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UP Khap Panchayat Bans Jeans For Women, Shorts For Men
A khap panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district has barred women from wearing jeans and men from wearing shorts, saying they are part of western culture and that people should wear traditional Indian clothes.
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UP Anti-Conversion Law Must Be Struck Down Immediately: Ex-Judge AP Shah
Uttar Pradesh's new anti-conversion ordinance, aimed at curbing cases of "love jihad", reflects the philosophy of a khap panchayat, with the objective essentially being to subjugate women, former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah has said. The retired judge told NDTV that several of its provisions violate the fundamental right to practice reli...
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Khap Panchayat Verdict: A Look At Supreme Court Guidelines To Prevent Honour Killing
Khap panchayats, the self-appointed village courts, cannot stop a marriage between two consenting adults, said the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling today. The top court laid down a set of guidelines meant to stop interference by khap panchayats that wield enormous influence in villages of several states and are often seen responsible for the grow...
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Rs 21,000 Fine For Women Seen Using Mobile Phone, Says UP Village
A village in Uttar Pradesh has announced a fine of Rs 21,000 for women seen talking on the mobile phone in public - which, astonishingly, has been listed as a "crime" along with drinking, gambling and cow slaughter.
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After 19 rapes in a month, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda wakes up, announces measures
After 19 rapes have been reported in his state in just one month, Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has finally announced measures that he says will check crime against women. Among them, a crime-against-women cell and an attempt to ensure quick trials in rape cases to bring the guilty to book.
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Chautala sidesteps khap comment issue, says up to govt to endorse panchayat's viewpoint
A day after he stirred a controversy by backing a Haryana khap panchayat's viewpoint that girls should be married early to prevent rapes, Om Prakash Chautala tried to sidestep the issue today.
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Woman allegedly stripped, beaten up for helping couples to elope
A Khap Panchayat or caste council in Madhi village in Uttar Pradesh allegedly stripped a woman, blackened her face and beat her for helping young couple to elope. The woman's son who tried to intervene and protect his mother was also beaten up. "They removed my clothes and beat me with a baton. They were drunk. Then four people called a panchayat...
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After Khaps, girls in Uttar Pradesh now say no to jeans
A young girl in a salwar kameez, not yet out of her teens, stands before a group of peers and denounces jeans and other western wear as provocative. Others join in, explaining how wearing such clothes is an invitation to lewd comments from boys. In UP's Muzaffarnagar, the Khaps seem to have had their way. These young girls were speaking at meeting...
