Honour Killing
Girl’s father, uncle held
Tribune News Service
Bhiwani, June 22
Two persons were arrested today in connection with the killing of two young lovers in Neemdiwali village in this district. They are Dalbir Singh, father of the girl, Monica, and her uncle, Kuldeep Singh.
Kuldeep Singh said in a statement before the police that he saw [...]

Khaps firm on demand
Ask govt to amend marriage Act or face stir
Bijendra Ahlawat
Tribune News Service
Jind, June 22
The Sarva Jatiya Sarva Khap Panchayat is firm on its demand to seek an amendment in the Hindu Marriage Act to make the same gotra and same village marriages as illegal. It will also take an initiative to create [...]

Honour Killings
SC notice to Punjab, Haryana
R Sedhuraman
Legal Correspondent
New Delhi, June 21
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a PIL seeking its directive to Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and five other states, besides the Centre, for taking firm steps to prevent honour killings of couples involved in inter-caste and same gotra marriages.
A Bench comprising Justices [...]

No arrest in ‘honour’ killing case yet
Raman Mohan
Tribune News Service
Bhiwani, June 21
Neither remorse nor sorrow is anywhere to be seen in Neemdiwali village of the district where two young lovers were done to death yesterday allegedly by the girl’s family members.
The girl identified as Monika of Neemdiwali and her young lover Rinku, who [...]

Murder for ‘honour’
Scribes’ testimony enough to punish culprits
by Rajbir Deswal
THE Tribune editorial, “Killings in Delhi: Hang culprits to root out the malady” (June 17) on the murder of Asha Rani and Yogesh Kumar allegedly by the girl’s father Suresh Kumar Saini and uncle Om Parkash could not be less harsh. The gruesome lynching of [...]

Khaps: It’s time to work out a solution
Raman Mohan
Tribune News Service
Hisar, May 13
Congress Lok Sabha member from Kurukshetra Naveen Jindal may have touched some raw nerves in his party over his presence at a khap panchayat, but his action has brought into focus the need for political parties and personalities to come [...]

Khaps set to become major political issue
Raman Mohan
Tribune News Service
Hisar, May 17
The increasingly belligerent khap panchayats are likely to become a major political issue in Haryana in the coming months. Should that happen, Haryana’s political scene could change drastically.
Despite being in existence for centuries, the khaps have so far been infamous for raking [...]

Voices against diktats of khap panchayats
Yoginder Gupta
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 17
While most of the politicians of Haryana are either maintaining silence or extending support to the khap panchayats, there are saner voices also in the state which do not mince words to oppose the diktat of these caste-based medieval organisations. These voices may be in [...]

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