Last Updated: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 00:37
Talks between Mirchpur residents and Haryana Power Minister on Friday failed to resolve the seven-day protest blockade with the Khaps remaining firm on their demand for a fresh probe into the killing of two Dalits last year.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 20:56
Divorce between estranged couple approved by khap panchayats (caste council) will have no legal sanctity, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Last Updated: Saturday, June 26, 2010, 17:37
Amid growing instances of honour killings and demands by khap panchayats to amend the Hindu Marriage Act, NHRC chief K G Balakrishnan Saturday said none should be allowed to enforce "self-created" laws.
Last Updated: Friday, May 14, 2010, 15:36
Condemning Haryana`s ruling Congress and the opposition INLD for their support to khap panchayats, the CPI-M said Friday that the "political race" on the issue was throwing the state back into the medieval ages.
Last Updated: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 21:14
Coming down heavily on `Khap panchayats` or self-styled caste councils, the NHRC today warned them against taking the law in their hands in the name of tradition.
Last Updated: Monday, May 10, 2010, 20:18
After their threat to lay siege to his house, Congress lawmaker Navin Jindal today attended a Khap Mahapanchayat in Khaithal.
Last Updated: Monday, May 10, 2010, 20:00
Former Haryana Chief Minister and Indian National Lok Dal chief Om Prakash Chautala on Monday met Home Minister P Chidambaram and asked for amendments in the Hindu Marriage Act favouring ban on same `gotra` marriage.
Last Updated: Sunday, May 9, 2010, 22:09
Notorious for their diktats prohibiting same `gotra` (clan) marriages, the Khap panchayats or caste councils of Haryana have got support from Congress MP from Kurukshetra, Navin Jindal.
Last Updated: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 19:34
A meeting of about 60 `Khap panchayats` (community councils) held here today, demanded amendments in the Hindu Marriage Act to prevent marriages within the same `gotra` (clan) and village.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 12:12
Additional district and sessions judge Vani Gopal Sharma, who gave the first landmark ruling on Haryana`s khap panchayats in which she sentenced five men to death, has sought transfer from this district.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 10, 2010, 22:36
Khap Panchayats, which face flak from all quarters for denouncing marriages among same clan couples, have decided to set up a committee here to protect marriage traditions.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 10:13
The self-styled Khap or community panchayats in Haryana, have started to feel the heat now, with authorities acting against their diktats.
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