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21 May 2024

A Dowry Calculator Of Shaadi.Com Creates Ripples On Internet:Know All About It

Dowry deaths remain a pressing issue in India, with 6,450 cases reported in 2022 Shaadi.com's 'Dowry Calculator' aims to raise awareness about the social evil of dowry The initiative was blocked by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in 2018 but was later praised by the Delhi High Court

07 Dec 2023

Kerala Doctor Dies By Suicide After Boyfriend Calls Off Wedding Over BMW Car

Kerala Health Minister Veena George directed the Women and Child Development Department to conduct a thorough investigation and present a detailed report.

28 Feb 2023

Maha: In-Laws Allegedly Got Dowry Worth Rs 33 Lakhs, Woman Hanged Self

The case against the six, under the Indian Penal Code and Dowry Prohibition Act, came on a complaint by the woman's father, said the official.

18 Apr 2022

Karnataka man clicks obscene pictures of wife, shares them with his friends

According to police, the accused had clicked the photographs when his wife fell unconscious after drinking juice laced with sedatives, reported IANS.

05 Apr 2022

NCW seeks remedial action over book listing 'advantages' of dowry

The book listing the 'merits of dowry is 'Textbook of Sociology for Nurses' by T K Indrani NCW chaiperson also written to Rajesh Bhushan, the Union health secretary to initiate action in the matter

12 Aug 2021

Shocking: Man kills wife with a spade and then tells cops to pick her body

A Kanpur man killed his wife with a spade over a dowry-related matter He then told the police to pick up her body

17 Jul 2021

Kerala amends Dowry Prohibition rules to end social evil

The district women and child development officers would act as dowry prohibition officer in each district, she said here in a statement. As part of the initiatives, the Director of Women and Child Development has been appointed as the Chief Dowry Prohibition officer. State police also kicked off a 'Say No to Dowry' campaign against dowry atrocities on women.

17 Jul 2021

Make students sign 'no dowry bond' before awarding degrees: Kerala Gov. to VCs

Khan said that the anti-dowry bond should also be signed by faculty members besides students. On Wednesday (July 14), Khan had observed a day-long fast against dowry to raise social awareness against this social evil and end atrocities against women. Last month, Khan had made an emotional appeal to women to say no to dowry when it was demanded at the time of marriages.

14 Jul 2021

DNA Exclusive: Dowry menace, penal provisions, and the cultural crime in India

Dowry culture is prevalent in India Lately, Kerala has seen sharp increase in dowry-related cases Sudhir Chaudhary discussed the dowry menace in the country

Thiruvananthapuram

14 Jul 2021

Kerala governor observes day-long fast against dowry, Cong, BJP criticise govt

"The state government can not backtrack from its responsibility," the opposition in Kerala claimed Both BJP and Congress hit out at the ruling Left party in Kerala for failing to to ensure safety of women A dawn-to-dusk fast was progressing at Gandhi Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram also where several Gandhians were taking part in the drive

Arif Mohammed Khan

14 Jul 2021

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan to join fast against dowry today

The programme is aimed at ending atrocities against women and to address the need to make Kerala a safer place for them Last month, the Governor had made an emotional appeal to women to say no to dowry when it was demanded during the time of marriages He had expressed willingness to be part of any "organised" voluntary movement to create awareness against the menace.

11 Feb 2021

Pakistani designer anti-dowry campaign gets Twitter talking!

Pakistani designer Ali Xeeshan advocates against dowry in his 2021 bridal couture collection called ‘Numaish'. Numaish is an Urdu word that means exhibition. Dowry is the practice of demanding money, property, and gifts from the bride’s family by the groom and his family. Twitter was divided on Xeeshan's campaign

15 Dec 2020

Bride dragged to dance floor by groom's friends; this happened next

The bride side also accused the groom's side of demanding dowry.

28 Jul 2020

Police identify woman whose dead body was found stuffed inside suitcase

The Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday (July 28) was able to identify the woman whose dead body was found stuffed inside a suitcase in Ghaziabad on Monday.

05 Jun 2020

Kerala woman forced to consume liquor, gangraped in Thiruvananthapuram

The woman in her complaint claimed that her husband had taken her and their two children to the beach at nearby Puthucurichy on Thursday and later to a friend's house nearby, where she was forcefully fed alcohol and sexually assaulted in front of her elder son.

08 May 2020

Woman constable's husband, 8 in-laws booked for dowry death in UP's Banda

The body of a woman constable in Government Railway Police (GRP) was found at her house in Jheel ka Purwa on May 5.

Hyderabad Police

01 Nov 2019

Hyderabad woman given triple talaq by husband for having 'crooked teeth'

Begum married Mustafa on June 27, 2019. According to the police, on October 31, a case was registered against Mustafa under section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Dowry Act and Triple Talaq act. Further investigation is underway.

19 Sep 2019

UP: Woman, 3-month-old daughter allegedly burnt alive by in-laws over dowry

Police have registered a case in the matter. The bodies have been sent to the district hospital for postmortem.

14 Mar 2019

Harassed by in-laws for male child and dowry, woman ends life

A 25-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide following harassment by her husband and in-laws for dowry and giving birth to two daughters, police said on Thursday.

27 Feb 2019

Families of bride and groom clash after chicken replaces mutton in wedding men

The grooms family had reportedly been assured that mutton curry would be served but on the wedding day, the bride's family said they were short of money. What ensued was absolute carnage.

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