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Category: Dowry
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All-woman teams to stop misuse of dowry law (Cached) 2.9.2010 IndiaInfo.com
The state government is all set to curb the misuse of women protection laws.
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Prisoners' for their parents' crime (Cached) 2.9.2010 TOI: All Headlines
Prisoners' for their parents' crime
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Suicide abetter gets 3 yrs jail (Cached) 2.9.2010 TOI: Goa
The district and sessions court, Margao, on Wednesday, sentenced Fakirappa Harkadli, earlier held guilty of cruelty and abetting his wife's suicide in 2005, to three years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 15,000.
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FIR against IAS officer, relatives for dowry death (Cached) 2.9.2010 TOI: Jaipur
A case under dowry act was registered against five persons, including IAS officer Jogaram, following the death of his sister-in-law under mysterious circumstances in Barmer on Wednesday.
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All-woman teams to stop misuse of dowry law in Maharashtra (Cached) 2.9.2010 DNA: Top News
According to a recent circular issued by the state, special women teams will be set up at all police stations to investigate cases of section 498 (A) of the IPC.
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More than 50 complainants approach for police public hearing (Cached) 1.9.2010 Central Chronicle
More than 50 complainants approach for police public hearing
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Five acquitted of abetment to suicide charges (Cached) 1.9.2010 TOI: All Headlines
Five acquitted of abetment to suicide charges
Crime against women: 660 cases registered since 2007 (Cached) 1.9.2010 Indian Express: Chandigarh
There has been a steep rise in cases involving crimes against women in the city in the last four years.
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Husband convicted for abetting woman's suicide (Cached) 1.9.2010 TOI: Goa
The sessions court on Tuesday held guilty on Fakirappa Harkadli for cruelty and abetting the suicide of his wife in 2005 at Dabolim.
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Father, son duo held in dowry rap (Cached) 1.9.2010 TOI: Cities
The Central Crime Station (CCS)-Women police on Wednesday arrested a 63-year-old man for allegedly sexually abusing his daughter-in-law.
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Woman dies of electric shock, husband booked (Cached) 31.8.2010 TOI: All Headlines
Woman dies of electric shock, husband booked
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Dowry complaints keep growing (Cached) 31.8.2010 Deccan Chronicle: Chennai

Chennai, Aug. 30: The state social welfare department (SWD) says that many cases of dowry harassment are actually incidents of misunderstanding among couples. According to officials, the department receives over 500 complaints every month across the state about dowry harassment and at least 70 per cent of them are filed by women who want to escape from unfriendly family environments.

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Early marriage 31.8.2010 Hindu: Home
The article “Why hustle us into marriage?” (Open Page, Aug. 29) portrays the exact state of girls across the country. A girl should be given the freedom to choose what she wants....
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Sabala to cover 1.5 lakh girls (Cached) 29.8.2010 Deccan Chronicle: Rajahmundry

Rajahmundry, Aug. 28: The state government will launch a programme in September, meant for adolescent girls called ‘Sabala,’ in order to provide nutrition, and bring about awareness on social issues in the state .

The centre launched the programme recently in the country, and the state government is working out modalities for its implementation.

As part of the programme, adolescent gir

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In-laws blind woman for ‘dowry’ (Cached) 29.8.2010 Indian Express: Delhi
A 23-Year-Old woman, mother to a girl born 10 days ago, lost vision of one of her eyes allegedly after being beaten up by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands in Nazafgarh on Friday evening.
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Antardwand: Life with a kidnapped husband (Cached) 29.8.2010 DNA: Top News
Antardwand, a National Award-winning film on the practice of pakrauah shaadi, presents the bride's point of view with sensitivity.
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New mom loses an eye over dowry torture (Cached) 29.8.2010 Hindustan Times: News
A 23-year-old woman, who gave birth to a girl 10 days ago, lost vision in one eye after being allegedly attacked by her husband and in-laws for dowry.
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Barefoot - Unwanted daughters 28.8.2010 Hindu: Society
The skewed sex ratio in our society holds a mirror up to what we are and what we have become.
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Barefoot - Unwanted daughters 28.8.2010 Hindu: Society
The skewed sex ratio in our society holds a mirror up to what we are and what we have become.
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Man batters pregnant wife to death (Cached) 28.8.2010 TOI: All Headlines
Man batters pregnant wife to death
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