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Honour killings: HC hopes govt will address issue at earliest

December 15, 2016 10:11 pm

The First Bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M Sundar, had earlier given certain directions to the state and the Centre on the matter when the PIL filed by Varaaki had come up earlier.

Women’s body seeks separate law to try honour killing cases

July 24, 2015 3:01 am

The campaign was launched at Jantar Mantar by Neelam Katara, mother of Nitish Katara, who was burnt to death in an alleged honour killing case in 2002.

8 years after he married his niece, man shot dead to ‘avenge honour’

June 27, 2015 12:00 am

32-year-old Rakesh Yadav had thought the issue had been sorted out in the intervening eight years and was planning to bring his wife to the village, the police said

Law panel for making honour killings non-bailable offence

October 01, 2012 10:56 am

Prohibit caste assemblies which take decisions to condemn marriages not prohibited by law,says panel.

Investigate honour killing scientifically: Balakrishnan

September 06, 2012 4:24 pm

Chairman Justice K G Balakrishnan has sought a change in social mindset to root out such acts.

Afghan family in Canada guilty of killing daughters over dates,clothes

January 31, 2012 1:17 am

Both woman in submerged car,Rona Amir Mohammad,and Yahya were married to Shafia.

PU depts to conduct research on honour killing,female foeticide and crimes against women

December 24, 2011 2:06 am

While the state governments seems to have reflected inadequacy in dealing with the grave issue of honour killings and other crimes against women,Panjab University departments are all set to provide solutions to these.