Indian village bans unmarried women from using mobiles
Filed under Law, People, Religion
Apparently, the council of elders feared women would use phones to arrange forbidden marriages.
Well here’s the full story: An Indian village has banned unmarried women from using mobile phones for fear they will arrange forbidden marriages that are often punished by death, a local official said today.
The Lank village council decided unmarried boys could use mobile phones, but only under parental supervision, said one council member, Satish Tyagi. Local women’s rights group criticised the measure as backward and unfair.
Marriages between members of the same clan are forbidden under Hindu custom in some parts of northern India, where unions are traditionally arranged by families. In conservative rural areas, families sometimes mete out extreme punishments, including “honour killings”, for those who violate marriage taboos. In some cases, village councils themselves have ordered the punishments, though police often intervene to stop them.
The Lank village council feared young men and women were secretly calling one another to arrange to elope!
Hilarious, but true!
Read more on The Guardian.
Tags: India, mobile phones, mobile phones in India, women in India
French Government Votes to Disconnect Illegal downloaders’ Internet – Fair or Unfair?
Filed under Entertainment, Law, Tech
A controversial French bill which will disconnect people caught downloading content illegally three times has been given final approval. This stringent legislation, backed by their President Nicolas Sarkozy, was surprisingly voted down by the Assembly last month; but is back in the court!
The bill sets a tough global precedent in cracking down on internet piracy, and is being closely watched by other governments as a potential deterrent. By way of precedent ( I know, we had enough of this today in Jurisprudence!), I guess even Malaysia would not hesitate to apply this here. In fact, I can bet upon any amount of money that TM/Streamyx will be extremely excited over this; for finally they don’t have to work harder in providing more bandwidth according to rising demands (which are also driven by illegal downloads in Malaysia).
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