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TopicKhap panchayat

Topic: khap panchayat

Brother shot Sapna in her sleep. She had crossed a Haryana khap red line

Pock marks from bullets scar the floor and door of Sapna's room in her in-laws' house in Rohtak's Kahni, where marrying within the same village has consequences.

A khap panchayat in Haryana’s Jat heartland endorses RSS chief Bhagwat’s ‘3 children’ push

Gurugram: The Sarva Jatiye Kandela Khap Panchayat in Jind, the Jat heartland of Haryana, has rallied behind RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's call for Indian couples...

Radhika Yadav’s murder proves the khap panchayat never left—it just moved back into the family

In declaring victory over the khap panchayat, we misunderstood the power structure. The real machinery of 'honour killings' never needed a banyan tree.

Khap Panchayats rally for legal sanctity after HC’s suo motu push. ‘We’re backbone of rural justice’

HC suggested on 1 June that formalising Khaps’ role under Mediation Act could transform them into effective mediators, provided their practices align with constitutional norms.

Khap calls for ‘social boycott, ban’ on live-in relationships in Haryana minister’s presence

The Binain Khap, one of Haryana’s most influential khap panchayats, deemed live-in relationships a growing threat to traditional Haryanvi values.

Haryana khap breaks 100-yr-old marriage taboo between villages. Now waits for 1st wedding

Across Haryana, young couples have to live by socially constructed dos and don’ts and defiance would earn the wrath of Khap panchayats.

Haryana Khap has come a long way for women in 2 decades. Only for the medal-winning ones

"The government shouldn’t let same-gotra marriages happen. If they do, we’ll have to resort to honour killings to save our community,” said young khap member.

Sarv khap mahapanchayat demands Bharat Ratna for Phogat, inquiry into disqualification by SC judge

Haryana's Khap panchayats want 'justice' for the wrestler disqualified from Paris Olympics. Ex-deputy CM Dushyant Chautala has also called for Phogat's nomination to Rajya Sabha.

Yes to Grameen Bandh, no to ‘Delhi Chalo’ — why Haryana outfits, khaps differ with Punjab farmers

Leaders of Haryana-based farmers’ outfits while claiming they weren’t consulted over call for ‘Delhi Chalo’ condemned use of force by Haryana police against agitating farmers.

A ‘fine’ of one dhela for Haryana minister — all about ancient currency & how it’s used to shame

Khap mahapanchayat has imposed 'fine' of 1 dhela, one of the smallest denominations used in ancient India, on minister JP Dalal over remarks on farmer leaders, their wives & daughters.  

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With recruitments under Agnipath set to rise, the Union Budget has significantly increased spending, with the Army taking nearly 87% of the total outlay. 

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