Indian village bans 'love marriages'

NEW DELHI: Police in northern India are investigating a village council after it banned 'love marriages' and barred women under 40 from shopping alone or using mobile phones in public, reports said Friday.In a slew of restrictive measures on women's behaviour, the council, or 'panchayat', in the predominantly Muslim village Asara in Uttar Pradesh state also insisted women cover their heads in public, said the Press Trust of India. Home Minister P Chidambaram condemned the orders, saying they had... more

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