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Monday, July 21, 2025
TopicKhap panchayat

Topic: khap panchayat

‘Hukka paani band’ — in Haryana village, 9 families face ‘humiliating’ social boycott for ‘disobeying’ khap

Charkhi Dadri (Haryana): On the intervening night of 2 and 3 July, Vikram Sangwan attempted suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his home in Charkhi...

At Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat, khaps say ‘ready for a second farmers’ agitation’ to support wrestlers

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait says farmers will request a meeting with President Droupadi Murmu and request her intervention. A second mahapanchayat to be held in Kurukshetra Friday.

Khaps plan ‘all-woman panchayat’ to support wrestlers at new Parliament on inauguration day

Khaps' decision comes after Olympic medallist Sakshee Malikkh sought their support at Sarv Khap Mahapanchayat Sunday. Panchayat to be held 'after inauguration' on 28 May.

Stolen glances to stolen lives: Stories behind the ‘honour killings’ of Rajasthan, Haryana

The news often reports ‘honour killing’ incidents, but what’s usually missing is the stories of the couples, their families, and how love can generate murderous hate.

Haryana Khaps angry at new marriage age and ‘runaway girls’, Mewat says 3 yrs is like 100

The Khap panchayat men’s adamant opposition to the new marriage age for women pauses only on the Muslim question. If the law is applied to Muslims as well, they say they will accept it.

RLD chief is now ‘Chaudhary Jayant Singh’ or Bade Chaudhary. And that’s politically significant

RLD hopes Jayant Chaudhary’s recognition as political representative of all khaps will help boost his position in north India, and party’s fortunes in 2022 UP polls.

Over 1,100 rape cases ended in compromise after going to court since 2014: NCRB

Over the years, compromise marriages have become institutionalised through laws and law enforcement.

Demand for equal pay, 50% quota in Parliament at Haryana’s first mahila mahapanchayat

Women at the mahapanchayat raised slogans against Modi govt, demanding a roll back of farm laws. They say the farmers’ protest helped women in Haryana to come out of their homes.

Khap panchayats — the role & history of complex social institution in Haryana & western UP 

Outside certain rural parts of Haryana and western UP, there hasn’t been much understanding about the complex khap system and khap panchayats.  

‘Can’t afford to let Jats go away’ — BJP to meet khaps to clear ‘misconceptions’ on farm laws

BJP president J.P. Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah met party leaders from Haryana, Rajasthan & western UP to discuss farmer protests and the way forward.

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India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.