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18th March, 2011 Punjab issues directive to curb honour killings India Gazette Friday 18th March, 2011 (IANS) The Punjab government Friday issued directions and guidelines to district administration and police officials to give couples marrying outside their caste boarding facilities...

After ‘Honor Killing’ it is ‘Forced Teen Marriage’ Thursday, February 17, 2011 Indian Weekender India correspondents Close on the heels of the “honour killing” label that the mainstream New Zealand media gave Indians following the alleged homicide in the Waikato, it is now squarely accusing the...

By ed hill ehill@derbytelegraph.co.uk THE world's first dedicated Sikh memorial is being planned in Derby to represent millions of Sikhs who died in six holocausts and both world wars. Planning permission is being sought to create the £1 million National Sikh Holocaust and Shaheedi Memorial in...

HYDERABAD: An amount of Rs 392 would be a drop in the ocean for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) but a cheque for this amount issued by it to a customer bounced due to `insufficient funds' in the telecom firm's account. BSNL officials say that they have been reeling under losses and that...

India proposes new law to combat honour killings Agence France-Presse - August 5, 2010 11:02 AM NEW DELHI - India's home minister proposed Thursday a bill to provide specific, severe penalties to curb honour killings, saying they brought "dishonour" to India as a secular, modern...

Couples in India dying in 'honour killings' August 02, 2010 Rick Westhead - Toronto Star Rajni, 19, and Sanjeev, 24, are under police protection. Rajni's family has threatened to kill them both if they marry out of class. RICK WESTHEAD/TORONTO STAR BAHAN, INDIA—Nineteen-year-old Rajni...

Human Rights Watch seeks law against honour killings IANS, Jul 19, 2010, 03.47pm IST <!-- google_ad_section_start -->NEW DELHI: A global human rights organisation on Monday appealed to the central government to enact strict laws to check honour killings and ensure prosecution of those...

</I> Ottawa may add 'honour killing' to Criminal Code:Rona Ambrose By Kathryn Blaze Carlson, National Post July 12, 2010 2:45 PM MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The federal government on Monday affirmed its zero-tolerance stance against "honour killing," declaring such "barbaric cultural practices"...

Govt gets cold feet on honour killings Bill - India News - IBNLive New Delhi: With the Union Cabinet divided over stricter punishment to honour killers, the decision to introduce a bill in the Parliament in the monsoon session for amending the IPC was deferred on Thursday. The Cabinet...

Death penalty for honour killing? NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet is scheduled to consider a bill that proposes introduction of an additional definition of "murder" under the Indian Penal Code proposing stringent measures to deter elders from taking part in decisions of khap panchayats...

Now, honour killing rocks TN: Father attacks daughter - India - The Times of India CHENNAI/MADURAI: If you thought honour killings are confined to northern states, here’s a reality check: a Tamil Nadu girl, who eloped with her boyfriend after she was married off to a man 15 years older to...

Honour cast away There would be no honour killings if India were a casteless society, says UDIT RAJ Khushboo and Shobha, two sisters from Wazirpur in Delhi, were shot dead by their own brother. Monika Chaudhary, from the same village, also married a boy from another caste – and though both...

Honour killings: Young Indians defy outdated taboos IANS Tuesday, 06 July 2010 By Shilpa Raina NEW DELHI: Sixty-five-year-old Suhkdev Singh Darswal, a Rajput, is a happy man. His four daughters have settled down with men of their choice, making their family as diverse as India is as a...

More than 1000 honour killings in India every year: Experts PTI, Jul 4, 2010, 02.20pm IST LONDON: More than 1,000 young people in India have been done to death every year owing to 'Honour Killings' linked to forced marriages and the country needs to introduce stringent legislation to deal...

Heart And Soul Fame, Blame And Shame Listen at this link BBC - BBC World Service Programmes - Heart And Soul, Fame, Blame And Shame, Episode 2 Naziz Bains married into a devout Sikh family and was expecting to lead an uneventful life as a wife and mother. But her world was...

TAKE ACTION : CAMPAIGN AGAINST HONOUR KILLINGS IN INDIA - KADYAN KHAP INTERNATIONAL... Targeting: Hon'ble Sardar Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister of India, New Delhi) Started by: Abhishek Kadyan International...

Is there any honour in killing for 'honour'? 22 June 2010, 01:05pm ISTThe growing incidents of honour killing in different states, and now in the national capital, have proven that caste and its brutal ramifications are still prevalent in India. Many of us are plainly baffled by the...

In April, Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh said Sikh extremism is on the rise in some parts of Canada, and blamed it on “politically correct” Canadians who let it happen. It sounded incredible to hear the words at the time, but then again his comments were tempered by the fact that he was beaten...

In a case of honour killing, a 19-year old girl and her boyfriend were tortured for hours before being finally put to death by electrocution at the northwest Delhi [ Images ] residence of her uncle on Monday. Asha Saini and Yogesh Kumar were brutally beaten up and finally put to death by...

Indian-Canadian gets life term for 'honour killing' IANS, Jun 5, 2010, 02.33pm IST TORONTO: A 48-year-old Indian Canadian man has been jailed for life by a city court for killing his daughter-in-law for allegedly having an affair with another man. Kamikar Singh Dhillon, who pleaded guilty...