Across the state, marriage in the same village or community remains taboo, a rule older than the families who enforce it. Khap leaders defend it with conviction.
A Khap member’s remarks on how daughters sit on bikes and use phones have triggered an Instagram pushback from young Haryanvis, the latest sign of a widening generational rift.
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.
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...
In declaring victory over the khap panchayat, we misunderstood the power structure. The real machinery of 'honour killings' never needed a banyan tree.
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.
"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.
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.
BJP followers are dismissive of Rahul. For them, he’s an object of derision. But Modi has always held the opposite view. He sees Rahul, and the Gandhis, as the only potential threat.
The DNA bit is absolutely true. But we can’t force them ? I would do a genetic testing to see for healthy genetic diversity.