Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 20:37
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday defended the existence of the khap panchayats, but said it was opposed to any kind of decision given by them that violated the law of the land.
Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 05:24
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has now sparked controversy when he said he does not see the need for banning `khap panchayats` because they serve a "cultural purpose”.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 21:05
Villagers of Labhpur, where a 20-year-old tribal girl was gang-raped allegedly on the instructions of a khap panchayat on Tuesday, claimed that `nothing of that sort` had taken place there.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 19:17
Ruling Trinamool Congress termed the gang-rape of a tribal woman in West Bengal`s Birbhum district as `sad` incident.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 18:47
Court in Birbhum sent 13 arrested for gangraping 20-year-old tribal woman to 14-day judicial custody as assault on orders of khap panchayat for falling in love in different religion triggered outrage.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 18:46
Opposition parties in West Bengal lashed out at CM Mamata Banerjee following the gang rape of a tribal woman at the behest of a kangaroo court in Birbhum district.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 17:07
Reacting to the gruesome gang-rape of a tribal woman, Governor MK Narayanan Thursday said the perpetrators of the crime should get corporal punishment.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 16:52
The gang-rape of a tribal girl allegedly on the orders of a khap panchayat in Birbhum district on January 21 was condemned by political parties.
Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 17:48
Strongly defending Khap Panchayats (caste councils), Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda said they don`t order "honour killings" and most such cases involve relatives of boys or girls.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 14:10
A case has been registered against 85 persons, including a Khap council head and his two sons, for their alleged involvement in the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 13:50
A local court has directed a girl, who drew the ire of her family and khap panchayat for marrying a man of the same gotra, to stay with her husband, saying that she is a major.
Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 21:40
Heads of 150 khaps will convene a Mahapanchayat on May 26 to discuss strategy for pressuring Centre to announce reservation for Jats in govt jobs.
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