Quota issue: Khap Panchayat gives 3-day ultimatum

Last Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012, 21:02

The Sarv Khap Panchayat threatened to start a statewide stir in case the state government fails to act on their demands.

Khap panchayat comes in support for Anna

Last Updated: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 19:39

Santosh Dahiya of the khap panchayat came here along with 20 other members extending full support to Anna Hazare`s movement.

Khap orders revocation of same gotra marriage

Last Updated: Sunday, February 27, 2011, 20:45

A community panchayat here has ordered a bride`s family here to revoke the marriage, since the couple were from the same gotra.

Khap panchayat issues diktat against same clan marriages, DJs

Last Updated: Sunday, February 20, 2011, 15:09

The khap also prohibited playing of loud music by disc jockeys during weddings and other functions. Anybody who would defy this diktat would be slapped with a fine of Rs 11,000.

Khaps endorse ban on girls from wearing jeans

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 15:38

The decision Khap panchayat to ban girls from wearing jeans has been endorsed by the heads of other such councils, who say that the ban is necessary for preventing young couples in their villages from eloping.

Khap Panchayat has no role in honour killings: Hooda

Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 00:29

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder today termed honour killings as a "social evil" but said Khap Panchayats (caste council) have no role to play in these incidents.

Khap lifts social boycott diktat after 22 years

Last Updated: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 15:28

It took nearly 22 years for a village khap panchayat (caste council) in Haryana to lift the diktat of social boycott of a family.

Khap Panchayat opposes proposed amendments in dishonour killings

Last Updated: Monday, July 12, 2010, 15:27

The All Khap Panchayat has oppose the proposed amendments of law to deal with dishonour killings.

Ghaziabad DM warns khap panchayat

Last Updated: Saturday, July 3, 2010, 14:06

District admin has warned self-styled caste council in Sikandarpur Kakodh against taking law into their hands.

Khap panchayat slaps Rs one lakh fine on woman for eloping

Last Updated: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 15:44

A self-styled caste council has slapped a fine of Rs one lakh on the family of a woman after she eloped with her husband`s cousin and banished the couple from the village at Kishanpur village here.

Annul marriage or desert village: SC Panchayat to couple

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 22:15

A Dalit khap panchayat has asked a couple, who got married just two days back, to annul their marriage holding it has violated an age-old village custom prohibiting wedding in same `gotra` (clan).