Tag: Dowry
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Minor girl burnt to death after parents fail to pay dowry amount in Tripura
Contrary to this, the accused Ajoy Rudra Pal said that the girl committed suicide, a claim refuted by girl's family.
December 8, 2019 -
IPS officer, parents accused of domestic violence, dowry case registered
Amit Nigam's wife has said in her complaint that the officer and his parents have been demanding dowry since the marriage even though her father gave an Audi car, jewellery and other items at the time of the wedding
May 21, 2019 -
Dowry season in Pakistan
The assumptions in the negotiations have remained the same through the ages: the bride is a burden being passed off from one family to another, so a trawler of goods, none too big and none too small, must be handed over.
December 27, 2018 -
12 persons booked in Maharashtra for ‘selling’ 2 Rajasthani women for dowry
For 10 days, several men including some relatives came and physically abused the two sisters and then ordered them to go back to the Raval family in Virar.
October 22, 2018 -
UP: Muzaffarnagar woman killed over dowry
A 28-year-old woman was allegedly poisoned to death by her in-laws over dowry demand at Nawla village in Muzzafarnagar, police said Thursday.
October 18, 2018 -
UP: Woman beaten to death over dowry
A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her in-laws and husband over dowry at a village in Shamli district, police said on Sunday.
August 12, 2018 -
Groom receives 1001 saplings as wedding gift
When wedding extravagance is the order of the day, groom Saroj Kanta Biswal set a precedent of sort by insisting on saplings only
June 24, 2018 -
What is Dowry Calculator?
WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi has urged IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to block the website and sought action against it. Owner claims it's a satire
May 31, 2018 -
Bihar joins hands against dowry, child marriage; Dy CM thanks people
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi, on Sunday thanked the people of Bihar for participating and forming the largest human chain against child marriage and dowry practices. Thanks to people of Bihar for joining largest human chain against child marriage & Dowry. — Sushil Kumar Modi (@SushilModi) January 21, 2018 Earlier in the day, Bihar …
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January 21, 2018 -
Man returns Rs. 4 lakh dowry; will set an example: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who launched a state-wide campaign to end social evils like dowry and child marriage recently, on Sunday received a shot in the arm when a former principal returned the dowry which he had got for his son’s marriage. Harindra Kumar Singh, a former principal and a resident of Bhojpur district, …
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October 29, 2017 -
Bihar begins campaign against child marriage, dowry
A massive campaign against child marriage and dowry was launched in Bihar on Monday, officials said. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched the statewide campaign at the newly built Bapu Sabhagar here on the sidelines of Mahatma Gandhi’s 148th birth anniversary celebrations. Child marriage is rampant in Bihar, particularly in rural areas, despite laws against it. …
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October 2, 2017 -
Reading between lines of inequity
As a medical practitioner with a keen interest in gender-related social work, I often end up counselling patients on social challenges they may be facing. This is because people commonly open up to doctors about various aspects of their lives, since a doctor is usually seen as a neutral and sympathetic professional. Apart from clear …
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August 10, 2017 -
Other side of the dowry law
The Supreme Court some days ago while passing a landmark interim order in a dowry harassment case (Rajesh Sharma vs. State of UP) put an end to automatic arrests in cases under Section 498A of the IPC. A bench of Justices AK Goel and UU Lalit barred the police from making direct arrest and held …
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August 9, 2017 -
Punjab businessman alleges ‘unholy nexus’ among judiciary, police and politicians
Levelling serious allegations of 'unholy nexus' between judiciary, police and politicians, a Punjab based businessman on Monday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in an alleged 'dowry harassment case' of his daughter. Addressing the mediapersons on Monday, Ferozepur based businessman, VP Singh alleged he was not getting justice for his daughter Amandeep Kaur, …
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July 10, 2017 -
Groom in hostage situation after dowry demand
A dowry demand got a groom and his brother in trouble with the bride's family holding them hostage and the panchayat asking the man to transfer a land to the woman as a punishment. The bride is yet to leave for her new house as the groom's family has not transferred the land. The incident …
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May 1, 2017 -
Maharashtra textbook claims ugly or handicapped girls cause dowry
In a shocking development, a Maharashtra government approved textbook for class 12 suggests that ugly or handicapped girls are the reason for the social evil of dowry in the country. The reasoning appears in the textbook of Sociology under the title, "Major Social Problems in India" prescribed for Class 12 students in the state. Under …
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February 2, 2017