New Delhi, Oct 28th: At the rising number of 'honor killings' in the country, the latest being in the national capital when a man was murdered and his wife tortured for marrying within the same clan, the ministry of women and child development is planning to launch awareness campaigns against the 'social evil'. Cases of honor killings, a term to describe murder of one family member by another where the killer believes the victim had brought dishonor to the family is increasingly becoming common, not just in villages but also in towns and cities.
The latest case was of a young couple who got married within their clan (gotra). Enraged, the girl's family allegedly killed the man and tortured her, before she escaped and turned them in. Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath, while talking about the issue, said that although it is a law and order problem, measures would be taken to sensitize people about this social evil.
The laws are in place, yet people are not aware that this kind of killing is just a social evil. We at the ministry are drawing up a sensitization drive to make people aware that our constitution clearly says that a person who is 18 years of age can take own decisions in life and one can't force them to do anything by taking law in one's hands, Tirath said at a press conference in the capital on Wednesday. She also said, once people are aware and sensitized, such untoward incidents will definitely come down. We will come out with a concrete plan of action by next week.
JNTUK, Bangkok institute to team up Posted on 30-Oct-2009
Kakinada, Oct 29th: The Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, has agreed for a tie-up with JNTU-Kakinada in the fields of mutual interest. AIT President Said Irandoust gave an assurance to this effect to JNTU-K directors P. Uday Bhaskar and S. Srinivas Kumar during their visit to AIT recently. The ...
RTC plans to operate more buses Posted on 30-Oct-2009
Kakinada, Oct 29th: As the train services between Samalkot and Kakinada railway station will be partially terminated between November 1 and 8 due to repair works of the tracks between the stations the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation is planning to operate more services between Samalko...
Farmers told to raise pulses Posted on 30-Oct-2009
Rajahmundry, Oct 29th: With the shortage of water in the Godavari River and the other water sources in the Godavari basin, farmers were advised to raise alternate crops including pulses and horticulture crops for those in tail end areas in both East and West Godavari districts. The state government h...
Minister Konda Surekha resigns Posted on 30-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 29th: Defying the Congress High Command's directive to work under Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah, Women Development and Child Welfare Minister Konda Surekha, a vociferous campaigner for making Kadapa Congress MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy as Chief Minister, on Oct 29 resigned fr...
Distribution of Abhaya Hastam Bonds Posted on 30-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 29th: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Oct 29 decided to distribute the bonds and certificates of the 'YSR Abhaya Hastam', Former Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy's pet scheme, providing pensions to the women members of the Self Help Groups (SHGs). The Cabinet, which met on...
Preventive measures to curb dengue Posted on 31-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 30th: Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu on Oct 30 urged Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah to direct the authorities to take preventive measures on a large scale to curb the spread of dengue. In a letter to the Chief Minister, a copy of which...
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