Honour killings States go into extra time

NEW DELHI, AUG 12
Members of a ministerial panel examining the issue of defining ‘honour’ killings on Thursday expressed “dismay” at the delay by States in sending their views on putting in place legislative changes to tackle the problem.
The Group of Ministers, set up last month after divergent views in the Union Cabinet on the issue, met here Thursday evening to take stock of the situation.
It was decided to give States further time till August 25 to send their opinion on the matter as the changes proposed require putting a new law on the Concurrent List, which both the Centre and the States would have to legislate, sources told PTI.
The group will meet sometime next week to further discuss the issue.