Dec

31

Woman gets life term for killing daughter-in-law - IBNLive.com

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Woman gets life term for killing daughter-in-law
IBNLive.com
… 9 (PTI) A woman was sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court here after she was found guilty of killing her daughter-in-law over a dowry dispute. …

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Dec

31

Woman gets life term for killing daughter-in-law - MSN India

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Woman gets life term for killing daughter-in-law
MSN India
… 9 (PTI) A woman was sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court here after she was found guilty of killing her daughter-in-law over a dowry dispute. …

Dec

31

The Potential For Misuse of Laws in India - Desicritics.org

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The Potential For Misuse of Laws in India
Desicritics.org
1) Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: a woman can accuse her husband and relatives of taking dowry or demanding dowry. Needless to say, the police and the courts …

Dec

31

THE ROMANTICS - LA Weekly

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THE ROMANTICS
LA Weekly
Questions about the possibility of adult Romanticism are reduced to Tom's decision between a future with pragmatic Lila and her comfortable dowry — or wild …

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Dec

31

Producer Gaurang Doshi goes under self-inflicted house arrest to dodge cops - Indyarocks

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Mumbai Mirror
Producer Gaurang Doshi goes under self-inflicted house arrest to dodge cops
Indyarocks
Doshi was to appear in front of the court for a dowry harassment case filed against him five years ago, failing which two uniformed men came to Doshi's …
Doshi says he's in Delhi, wife refutes claimMumbai Mirror
With Police outside, producer refuses to open door for 4 daysMumbai Mirror

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Dec

31

Fr Leon Pereira, OP, looks forward to the Pope’s visit, despite the frenzy of … - Leicester Mercury

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Fr Leon Pereira, OP, looks forward to the Pope's visit, despite the frenzy of …
Leicester Mercury
In years to come we will look back on this papal visit as the beginning of England becoming Our Lady's Dowry again, as King Richard II intended all those …

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Dec

31

Husband, in-laws want doctor in Bangalore to be modern, harass her - Daily News & Analysis

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Husband, in-laws want doctor in Bangalore to be modern, harass her
Daily News & Analysis
By Rakshita Adyanthaya | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA A 30-year-old doctor has registered a dowry and mental harassment case against her husband after …

Dec

31

100 distress calls received in first two days - Indian Express

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100 distress calls received in first two days
Indian Express
Most of the complaints pertain to in-laws talking about the 'misuse' of Dowry Act. Pouring their heart out to the counsellors, they have claimed that there …

Dec

31

Remembering Alex Keating - Raise the Hammer (blog)

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Remembering Alex Keating
Raise the Hammer (blog)
When she spoke about the centre panel, where St. Nicholas is delivering a dowry anonymously for the daughters of a poor widower, she noted that the painting …

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Dec

31

No indulgence to wives for transfer of criminal cases against husbands: SC - Times of India

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No indulgence to wives for transfer of criminal cases against husbands: SC
Times of India
This assumes significance in the wake of last month's judgment of the apex court firmly telling the government to have a relook at Section 498A saying it …

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Dec

31

Etsy Stylist: All Vintage, All the Time - Washingtonian.com (blog)

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Washingtonian.com (blog)
Etsy Stylist: All Vintage, All the Time
Washingtonian.com (blog)
You can pick up a vintage Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress in a stand-out fall pattern from Dowry Arts & Vintage, $160. Set off an otherwise forgettable …

Dec

31

It’s raining pesky daughters-in-law - Times of India

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It's raining pesky daughters-in-law
Times of India
"It is not just the men who suffer due to false cases under 498A (cruelty for dowry). Even their elderly parents and other family members are dragged to the …

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Dec

31

‘Can’t presume all suicides by women are dowry-related’ - Indian Express

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'Can't presume all suicides by women are dowry-related'
Indian Express
… ruled that it was unfair to presume that a woman, who ends her life within seven years of marriage, must have been subjected to harassment for dowry. …

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Dec

31

U-turn by victim’s parents; husband let off in dowry death in New Delhi - Daily News & Analysis

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U-turn by victim's parents; husband let off in dowry death in New Delhi
Daily News & Analysis
Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI A Delhi court has acquitted six members of a family, including the husband of the victim, in a dowry death case, …

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Dec

31

Seven booked for dowry demand - Times of India

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Seven booked for dowry demand
Times of India
NAGPUR: Lakadganj police have registered offences against seven persons for allegedly torturing a 32-year-old woman over a demand of Rs five lakh dowry. …

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Dec

31

4 days later, film producer stays locked in house - Hindustan Times

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Mumbai Mirror
4 days later, film producer stays locked in house
Hindustan Times
Gaurang Doshi, who produced the Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan starrer Aankhen in 2002, is wanted in dowry harassment case, which his The Gamdevi police …
With Police outside, producer refuses to open door for 4 daysMumbai Mirror

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Dec

31

Sally’s story - Aljazeera.net

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Aljazeera.net
Sally's story
Aljazeera.net
[Credit: Annasofie Flamand] A clerk of the court counts the 200000 Yemeni Rial dowry which had to be paid back to Nabil in order for Sally to divorce him. …

Dec

31

With Police outside, producer refuses to open door for 4 days - Mumbai Mirror

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Mumbai Mirror
With Police outside, producer refuses to open door for 4 days
Mumbai Mirror
In 2005, more than 10 years after they got married, Doshi's wife Madhuri had filed a complaint of cruelty and dowry harassment against him in the Gamdevi …

Dec

31

Wife killed over dowry - The Daily Star

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Wife killed over dowry
The Daily Star
Laily's mother Hazera Begum alleged that Delwar killed her daughter as they refused to meet his demand for Tk 50000 in dowry. A case has been filed with …

Dec

31

Conrad Black: A great Christian, a great Englishman - National Post

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Conrad Black: A great Christian, a great Englishman
National Post
… since the 17th century, pretty thin canonical gruel for a country whose Roman Catholics still whisper hopefully about England as “the dowry of Mary. …

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