Sunday, 9 November 2014

Husband, in-laws booked for harassing NRI woman for dowry

ABOHAR: Abohar police have booked the husband and mother-in-law and father-in-law of an NRI woman from Canada for allegedly harassing her for dowry. In her complaint to police, Hunardeep Kaur Sidhu alleged that her husband married her to help his parents immigrate to Canada and after they got their papers, they began to harass her on one pretext or the other.



After going through the complaint, police have booked Hunardeep's husband Harmandeep Singh Grewal, his mother Ranjit Kaur and father Hardip Singh Grewal for allegedly harassing and assaulting her. The complainant stated to police that she was married to Ludhiana resident Harmandeep Grewal in November 2008. She mentioned in her complaint that Harmandeep was living in Canada at the time of their marriage but had not acquired Canadian citizenship.

She alleged that by the virtue of her marriage, Harmandeep's parents moved to Canada and later began to harass her for bringing less dowry, and her husband also supported them. She left her husband's home after being troubled by him and his family and began to live with her parents. Hunardeep said she filed the complaint after their marital discord couldn't be settled amicably.
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Even Muslim women don’t like husband with more wives: Court


MUMBAI: A family court, while deciding a divorce petition last week, yobserved, "In today's age, and in a city like Mumbai, even a Muslim woman does not like her husband to have more wives, though the Personal Law permits it."

The observation was made in context to a claim that relations between the couple deteriorated after the man remarried his first wife.



The court granted the divorce petition filed by the woman on grounds of cruelty. The husband was, in fact, convicted and sentenced to four years imprisonment for attacking the petitioner and their two daughters with a scythe in 2010.

The court observed that this was the best evidence of the man's cruelty.

The couple married in 1990 after the woman's first husband died of a heart attack, leaving behind a daughter. In the petition filed in 2009, the woman said that the man was a software engineer but quit his job to stay idle at home. yShe alleged that he demanded money from her father, and began to beat and abuse her. The woman said that he drove her out of the house, forcing her to move to rented premises with her daughters in August 2002.

The woman also prayed for the house purchased by her father in Juhu.

The man denied the charges and said the house was purchased along with her father. He claimed that he had married the petitioner in a hurry, after objections to him accompanying her for her exams to Hyderabad in 1990. The man said she made him quit his job, as she wanted a rich husband, and her non-cooperation in his business led him to incur heavy losses. He blamed the woman's daughter from her first marriage for driving a wedge in the family.

The court found that he had inflicted physical, mental, economic and soycial cruelty on the woman. The court directed him to pay Rs40,000 towards litigation expenses and ordered him not to interfere in her possession of the house.
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'Spurt in extramarital relations in Kerala'

KANNUR: Advocating the need for making premarital counselling mandatory, state social welfare board chairperson Kamarunnissa Anwar said the advent of social media and widespread use of cell phones have spurred discord within families.

Consumption of alcohol, too, contributed to marital discord, she said, adding that mandatory premarital counselling could tackle the issue.

As many as 3,406 domestic violence cases were registered in 2013-14 alone. Of this, 672 pertained to sexual atrocities, she said.


"Of the total cases reported to the board, 16% of cases were of illicit relationship in which social media and cell phones played villains, while 61% cases were related to alcohol-spurred violence," she said on the side lines of a workshop on Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 here. The social welfare board would intensify its campaign to make people aware of the Act, she said.

She said extramarital relations were rising at an alarming rate. Even recently married youngsters were entertaining such relations, underscoring the importance of premarital counselling.

Anwar said there should be a gender-sensitive approach to handle the issue. The misuse of social media among women was also on the rise, she pointed out.

"But the authorities are yet to take serious steps to make counselling mandatory, though it could save many lives from falling into extramarital affairs and divorce," Anwar said.

The highest number of cases-845-under the Act was registered in Thiruvananthapuram. In Ernakulam 387 cases were reported, while Kozhikode had 377. Kannur came fourth with 253 cases. In Thiruvananthaluram the maximum numbers of cases were reported because of the people there were more aware of the Act.



"It is quite possible that domestic violence and issues of marital discord could be even higher in other districts but it is not being reported due to the lack of awareness," she opined.

Anwar also questioned the rationale of letting Govindachami, who was awarded capital punishment in Soumya murder case, to 'enjoy his holidays' in the jail.
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Twitterati reactions on Interstellar


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Twitterati reactions on Interstellar
Still from the movie
Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' has received massive appreciation from not only Hollywood but Bollywood celebrities too. The Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway starrer, has given us a reason to hit the screens this weekend after a long dry spell of creative films.

Impressed with the film, viewers took to the social networking site Twitter in large numbers to express their experience. While some tweets urged us to go and watch the film, some tickled our funny bones. Let's take a look at some of the tweets here:

Bollywood's reaction on Interstellar

Sujoy Ghosh: interstellar has to be one of the best father/daughter story ever. forget the science.. the love story is to die for...

Mohit Marwah: #Interstellar - what a concept ! Seriously thought provoking ... 12 hours since I saw the film and still playing on my mind

Also Read: Interstellar explained - spoiler alert! 

Milap Zaveri: Do yourself a favour and see #Interstellar in Only IMAX! The visuals in this format take your breath away!

Rajat Kapoor: #interstellar - Fantastic.. Though 2001, a space odyssey and Solaris still retain the top sci fi spot for me- still, interstellar is special

Tanishaa Mukerji: With #Interstellar #Nolan delivers the unexpected with excitement & layered subtext. Ul b decoding the film long after watching it! Loved it




We also came across some funny tweets. Let's take a look...

Dennis Calero: Interstellar is too smart for dumb people and too dumb for smart people

Michael Clark: I feel like I need to go home and find my old quantum physics books. #interstellar

Maddy: Guys claiming #interstellar is best Sci-fi of all times have clearly not seen Bollywood films which basically defy nature, physics, et al.

Red 5: So I saw Interstellar. Still at the theater, trying to put my mind back together. Not sure if I want to. Life-changing.

Keh Ke Peheno: AAP bhakts: Releasing 'Interstellar' is a conspiracy by BJP to confuse voters of Delhi so that they shudn't vote a confused party like AAP.

We also came across some negative reactions on Interstellar.. 

Satya: There are Two Kinds Of People in this world: Those who think #Interstellar was a masterpiece. And those who are not afraid of being judged.

Lenny Abrahamason: 'Interstellar' isn't just bollox, it actually pushes the bollox envelope into regions previously unexplored. My new most hated film.

Watch: Interstellar Trailer 

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Despite Madras HC order, RSS rallies stopped, activists arrested

CHENNAI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activists were arrested in various parts of Tamil Nadu on Sunday as they attempted to take out route marches in their khakhi-white uniforms to mark the RSS foundation day and kick start celebrations to commemorate the 1000th coronation year of 11th century Tamil King Rajendra Chola. 

Despite the explicit orders of the Madras high court permitting the route marches, police prevented them. Thousands of marchers including BJP national executive member L Ganesan in Madurai and BJP national secretary H Raja in Dindigul courted arrest condemning the police for acting in contempt of court orders. 

"We will definitely move the high court on Monday against police for contempt of court," Ganesan told TOI. "It is nonsensical to ban marches by a nationalist organization like the RSS," he averred. 

RSS state joint secretary S Ramamurthy expressed dismay that despite the nod given by the DGP Ashok Kumar to the RSS on Saturday that the route marches were okay provided no music bands were in attendance, on Sunday morning the police had changed their decision. "It is my personal impression that police seemed to be helpless on account of political pressure," he said. 

The Madras high court had on Friday green-flagged the RSS processions at seven locations in Tamil Nadu, saying they could not be stalled by police citing archaic colonial-era legislation and "intelligence inputs" which were too general. Police authorities who denied permission for the rallies had also invoked a wrong provision of law, the court said. 


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Lisa Haydon: Blessed to be part of 'Shaukeen' remake

Model-turned-actress Lisa Haydon is excited to be part of the 'Shaukeen' remake and says that working in the film has been a learning experience for her. 

Seasoned actors like Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor and Paresh Rawal along with Bollywood action star Akshay Kumar will be seen in the film, which revolves around three lecherous old men. 

"I am extremely excited about Shaukeen. Working with all the veterans like Anupam Kher, Piyushji, Annu Kapoor was super fun. It was a learning experience for me and I feel blessed to be part of Shaukeen remake," Lisa told media.




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"I have almost finished shooting for the film... I used to feel so fresh working for the film. It's like an absolute fun time," she added. 

Basu Chatterjee directed the original, which came out in 1982 featuring Ashok Kumar, A.K. Hangal, Utpal Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty and Rati Agnihotri, while Abhishek Sharma helms the new version. 

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Lisa, who started her acting journey with Aisha, also featured in Rascals, but she won appreciation for her work in Queen, which had Kangana Ranaut in the lead role. 

For the Shaukeen remake Lisa has dubbed herself and added: "I will not let anyone dub for me." 
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