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    Odisha Court Imprisons Family for Dowry-Related Killing

    Balasore, February 12 A court in Balasore, Odisha, has sentenced three members of a family to life imprisonment for the murder of a newly-wed woman in 2012.The convicted include the woman's husband, father-in-law, and mother-in-law, according to public prosecutor Kanhu Charan Behera...
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    Bride's Suicide Hours Before Wedding: Police Investigate Threats and Dowry

    Kaushambi (UP), February 10 A 23-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison hours before her wedding in the Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday, adding that they are investigating allegations of threats from a former lover and demands for dowry...
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    Long Road to Equality: Court Highlights Challenges for Girl Children

    Kolkata, February 9 Rejecting the discharge of the in-laws of a woman who committed suicide after killing her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, the Calcutta High Court's Port Blair circuit bench said that society still has a long way to go to achieve complete equality for girl children.The...
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