Khap leaders to press for reservation for Jats

While 'khap panchayats' (caste councils) in Haryana continue to frown on inter-caste and sub-caste marriages and punish those who do so, marrying outside one's caste is ever so profitable in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh - it'll get couples all of ...

The BJP, Samajwadi Party, CPI and Khap panchayats have expressed strong reservations over the provision that lowers the age for consensual sex from 18 to 16.

A khap panchayat in Haryanas Jind district has resolved to enforce a ban on the use of drugs in its area of influence.

Claiming that the Union government's decision to lower the age for sexual consent to 16 has vindicated their stand, the khap panchayats of Haryana on Friday reiterated the demand for reducing the marriageable age for girls from 18 to 16.

On the third day of its ongoing ninth congress the CPI (ML) criticised the growing penetration of capitalism in India's society and economy and said that Khap Panchayats and private feudal armies were the faces of the Indian Capitalism. The party ...

In a state known for its skewed sex ratio, more and more panchayats are coming out to lead the charge against female foeticide.

The Delhi High Court today gave a days' protection to a couple, who were apprehending threat to their lives from the girl's family on a khap panchayat's diktat against them for marrying in same 'gotra' and village.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday rapped khap panchayats in Haryana for reflecting a "regressive mindset" as she expressed concern over the sliding gender skew against women and the high incidence of female feticide in the state.

Khap panchayats may be in news for wrong reasons for their diktats but a self-styled caste council here has invited youths to participate in a mahapanchayat to discuss the menace of drug abuse and ways to curb it.