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khap panchayat news

Haryana Khaps pass resolution against same-clan marriages

A Khap panchayat was held in Hisar’s Narnaund on Wednesday in which several resolutions, including ban on marriages within the same village, same clan (gotra) and villages of brotherhood were passed. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Updated on Nov 02, 2023 07:10 am IST

Haryana CM Khattar seeks support from khaps to resolve wrestlers’ issue

A day after a mahapanchayat of khap leaders in Kurukshetra gave the Centre a week’s time for the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has urged khap panchayat leaders to sort out this issue. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 10:33 pm IST

Wrestlers' protest: Khap mahapanchayat today; security tightened. Top points

BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait expresses solidarity with wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, during their ongoing protest against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
india news
Updated on May 07, 2023 09:51 am IST

Fined ₹40L by khap panchayat for not giving land to inlaws: Rajasthan woman

Representational Image. (File photo)
jaipur news
Updated on Aug 06, 2021 04:33 am IST

UP khap panchayat bans jeans for women, shorts for men

Announcing the panchayat's decision, community leader and Kisan Sangh chief Thakur Puran Singh said it was decided to bar women from wearing jeans and men from wearing shorts. (Shutterstock)
india news
Published on Mar 10, 2021 04:40 pm IST

One person from each house to reach Delhi: Haryana khap leaders

In this file picture, Farmers associated with Hooda Khap march towards Tikri border to take part in farmers' protest in Rohtak.
india news
Updated on Jan 30, 2021 03:20 am IST

Men roaming around in half pants is distasteful, says Muzaffarnagar khap leader

Naresh Tikait has said men have been advised to not roam around in half pants as only imposing such restrictions on women is not a solution. (ANI)
india news
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 09:37 pm IST

Rajasthan: ‘Khap’ forces man, woman to bathe in front of hundreds in Sikar

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india news
Updated on Sept 02, 2020 12:40 pm IST

Jat quota agitation: Youths who set Capt Abhimanyu’s house on fire pardoned

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chandigarh news
Updated on Jan 17, 2020 12:18 am IST

MP hopes to get khaps power to rule on ‘same gotra’ marriages

Same gotra and same village marriages are ruining the social fabric in Haryana, said BJP member of Parliament from Bhiwani-Mahendragarh constituency Dharambir Singh.
gurugram news
Published on Jun 01, 2019 12:05 am IST

‘Women no longer need to wear the veil,’ says Haryana khap leader

Khap leader Baljit Singh Malik says he realised the need to convey a progressive message to people and make them aware of the changes that the country is witnessing.
india news
Updated on Jan 15, 2019 10:57 am IST

Police free man chained for 45 days on khap’s diktat in Barmer

Manohar was chained after a khap panchayat diktat as punishment for allegedly eloping with a married woman.
jaipur news
Updated on Dec 25, 2018 09:11 am IST

Men are ‘heroes’ in this gender rights documentary based in Haryana

The documentary teaser was a part of the launch for the global ‘16 Days of Activism’ a campaign organised by the United Nations.
delhi news
Updated on Nov 24, 2018 07:06 am IST

Haryana khap panchayat calls for ban on gay sex, live-in relationships

The ‘sarv-khap’ panchayat in Haryana’s Charkhi village, many resolutions were passed including ban on gay sex and live-in relationships.
india news
Updated on Nov 13, 2018 02:54 pm IST

Farmers’ protest heats up politics in BJP stronghold of west UP

An elderly farmer clashes with police personnel during a protest at Delhi-UP border during 'Kisan Kranti Padyatra' in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct 2, 2018.
india news
Updated on Oct 03, 2018 12:01 am IST

Patriarchy, popular culture, unemployment: Why Haryana is India’s rape capital

70 cases of gang rapes have been filed in Haryana until 31 May, 2018, police data shows.
india news
Updated on Jun 25, 2018 10:00 am IST

Woman beaten to death by relatives in MP over affair with man of same gotra

Police said the girl’s family performed her last rites without informing police.
bhopal news
Published on May 27, 2018 06:38 pm IST

Haryana village panchayat bars girls from using mobiles, wearing jeans

india news
Updated on Apr 17, 2018 10:59 am IST

UP man, whose inter-caste marriage was opposed by khap, cleared of rape charges

The Supreme Court had ordered a special team to probe charges against Ravi.
india news
Updated on Apr 09, 2018 07:07 am IST

Why the SC order on khaps may not be enough

Chaudhary Jitendra Singh, the head of the Dhama khap, Haryana. What is equally important is to impress upon these khap panchayats that what they are doing is illegal and it is they, and not the couples, who will face the full force of the law if they overstep the legal boundaries.
editorials
Updated on Apr 02, 2018 01:12 pm IST

SC says khap interference in marriage between consenting adults is illegal: Here are the guidelines

A view of the Supreme Court lawn, in New Delhi.
india news
Updated on Mar 27, 2018 05:50 pm IST

Khaps oppose SC ruling, say can’t allow marriages in same ‘gotra’

Khap leaders are standing their ground, saying they cannot allow weddings within same gotras or villages.
lucknow news
Updated on Mar 27, 2018 04:31 pm IST
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