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DOWRY DEATH IN KERALA
Gold gifts exchanged in 'Chhoochhak' ceremony don’t amount to dowry, says SC and gives relief to husband from dowry caseThe Supreme Court has relieved a husband from jail in a dowry case. The court ruled that demanding gold ornaments during a child's Chhoochh...- Husband gets six months’ jail in Section 498A case; Kerala HC says abuse behind closed doors needs no independent witnessesA husband has been jailed for six months in Kerala for harassing his wife under Section 498A. The Kerala High Court ruled that testimony fr...
- India records close 4.5 lakh crimes against women in 2023: NCRB reportCrimes against women marginally increased to 4.48 lakh in 2023, according to NCRB data, reflecting a national rate of 66.2 incidents per la...
- Beaten like dog, thrown out when pregnant: Kerala woman kills baby, dies by suicide; chilling note details sexual abuse by father-in-lawKerala Woman Dowry Death: Vipanchika Mani, a 33-year-old Kerala woman, and her daughter were tragically found dead in their Sharjah apartme...
- Indians risk illegal 'donkey' migration to chase American DreamThe "donkey" route, a long and roundabout journey designed to dodge border controls, is a common method used by these migrants. The risks a...
- Kerala Doctor suicide: NCW requests detailed action taken report within 5 days from Kerala policeThe National Commission for Women (NCW) has urged the police to invoke relevant sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Indian Penal Code...
- Kerala woman doctor suicide: Investigations ordered after note says 'everybody wants money'Kerala doctor suicide: The tragic death of a young female doctor at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College has prompted the Kerala government t...
- Women protesting across the world against their worldsWhat we have learnt from women's struggles the world over is that accepting oppression and discrimination only increases their prevalence. ...
- Death of three sisters spotlights India's dowry violenceKalu, Kamlesh and Mamta Meena were victims of a dispute over dowries, the often hefty sums Indian parents pay to marry off their daughters.
- Money & relationships: Which gifts in a marriage are considered as dowry?Are all the gifts, cash and things given by the bride’s parents to their daughter and to the groom’s family considered dowry? Does dowry di...
- Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan observes day-long fast against dowry; Congress, BJP criticise governmentIt may be for the first time in the history of the southern state that any Governor was fasting for such a social cause. Scripting a new ch...
- Dowry harassment case: Kerala HC asks Malayalam TV actor Adithyan Jayan to surrender on July 13The court directed him not to cause any disturbance to his wife - Ambili Devi.
- Tripura’s drug menace was bigger than Punjab’s: Biplab Deb"Ending the drug menace in Tripura and stopping atrocities against women are two big achievements of our 6-month old government," Biplab De...
- How will a constantly wired cohort define itself and the world?This generation on the contrary is to the palm-internet born. In some cases, even their birth was broadcast live on Facebook by enthusiasti...
- Indian youth is a strange mix of conservative and liberal attitudes: SurveyTo find what the Indian youth thinks, the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies along with a German political foundation conducted a...
- Bihar election: Curbing crime top task for Bihar govtBihar government has a tough task. Last 10 years, the state has seen an increase in crime against vulnerable population including women, ch...
- Kerala reports 4,269 cases of crime against women till AprilKerala reported 391 cases of rape and 1,380 complaints of molestation of women till April this year, despite the intense awareness campaign...
- More girls being born, but fewer surviving, Census office data showsChild sex ratio, that is, the number of girls in the 0-4 year age group for every 1000 boys in the same age group has declined from 914 to ...
- Restrictions on gold import: Smugglers resort to ingenious methods to sneak in the yellow metalAs long as the restrictions on import of gold remain, there will be no stopping this clandestine flow of the metal, according to authoritie...
- 2.90 lakh farmers committed suicide during 1995-2011: GovernmentA total of 290,740 farmers have committed suicide during 1995-2001 due to various reasons.
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