Tag: Child Marriage
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Over 1500 cases of child marriage between 2013 to 2017: Smriti Irani
As per the data, the highest number of cases was recorded in 2017 at 395.
November 28, 2019 -
Indian teenager wins ‘Changemaker’ award from Gates Foundation
Payal Jangid from Rajasthan has not only helped discourage child marriages but persuaded parents to continue their children's education.
September 26, 2019 -
Rajasthan Elections 2018: BJP candidate gets notice for child marriage comment
Shobha Chauhan, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Sojat in Rajasthan, was served a notice by the returning officer over her alleged remarks in support of child marriage in the constituency.
December 2, 2018 -
Bihar joins hands against dowry, child marriage; Dy CM thanks people
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi, on Sunday thanked the people of Bihar for participating and forming the largest human chain against child marriage and dowry practices. Thanks to people of Bihar for joining largest human chain against child marriage & Dowry. — Sushil Kumar Modi (@SushilModi) January 21, 2018 Earlier in the day, Bihar …
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January 21, 2018 -
Father of 3 arrested for marrying minor in Bihar
Days ahead of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “human chain against child marriage” event, police on Thursday said they have arrested a man in Samastipur district for marrying a minor girl. Mohd Saddam who lives in Haripur village is already a father of three. “Child marriage is not only illegal, it is a punishable crime …
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January 18, 2018 -
Girls stage street plays to fight child marriage in Bihar
Kranti Kumari, Ramrati Kumari, Rupa Kumari and Soni Kumari have one thing in common. They are part of a small team performing street plays across this remote and underdeveloped rural pocket of Bihar’s Gaya district to educate girls and their parents to say “no” to child marriage. These girls move from village to village of …
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December 30, 2017 -
Be strong and self-reliant: Film ‘Driving with Selvi’ delivers powerful message
Selvi's moving and inspirational story is documented by Canadian filmmaker Elisa Paloschi's bilingual Driving with Selvi in English and Kannada.
December 14, 2017 -
Google doodle celebrates Hindu woman who fought child marriage
Google on Wednesday dedicated a special doodle to mark the 153rd birth anniversary of medico Rukhmabai Raut, who proved instrumental in getting the obnoxious practice of child marriages banned not only in colonial India but the entire British Empire. The Hindu woman also excelled as one of the first practicing woman medicos during an era …
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November 22, 2017 -
Not by law alone
“Landmark” is a term much overused in respect of judicial pronouncements. While there can be no undermining the significance of the Supreme Court’s junking an unacceptable exception in the law on rape (Section 375 of the IPC) that permitted sexual relations between a man and his minor wife, the real “target” has to be an …
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October 16, 2017 -
Sports gave me confidence, independence: Mithali Raj
Mithali described the world of her dreams where women are considered and treated equal to men.
October 11, 2017 -
Court in Jodhpur annuls child marriage
A court in Rajasthan on Monday annulled the marriage of a young woman who had been married off when she was just 12 years old. An order to this effect was issued by Family Court number 1 in Jodhpur on Monday. For Sushila, 18, it is a big victory. She had left her house a …
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October 9, 2017 -
Bihar begins campaign against child marriage, dowry
A massive campaign against child marriage and dowry was launched in Bihar on Monday, officials said. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched the statewide campaign at the newly built Bapu Sabhagar here on the sidelines of Mahatma Gandhi’s 148th birth anniversary celebrations. Child marriage is rampant in Bihar, particularly in rural areas, despite laws against it. …
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October 2, 2017 -
Child marriage a reality, Parliament will take call: Centre tells SC
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that though Parliament was conscious of its social obligations and would take a call to put an end to child marriages, the social evil was a reality and that society needs were “inescapable”. Senior counsel Rana Mukherjee told a bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice …
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September 5, 2017 -
‘Pehredaar Piya Ki’ makers received no notice from I&B Ministry
Makers of “Pehredaar Piya Ki”, a Hindi TV show which has grabbed attention with its alleged vulgarity and for promoting child marriage, on Monday said they have not yet received any legal notice from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to shut the show. Sumeet Mittal and Sakshi Mittal of Shashi Sumeet Productions, which backs …
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August 14, 2017 -
Child marriages, especially of girls, rise in urban India, decline in rural
Underage marriages, especially of girls, are rising in urban India and declining in rural India, according to a new analysis of census data, but while the immediate reasons are not clear, patriarchy and the continuing hold of tradition are implicated. In Maharashtra, India's third-richest state (by per capita income), 16 districts figure in a national …
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June 9, 2017 -
26 children saved from being married off in Jharkhand
A frail but determined 14-year-old Rekha Kumari has emerged as a star in Koderma district of Jharkhand where within a week, as many as 26 minors, including 23 girls, were saved from being married off recently. As per local customs and tradition, Rekha was about to be married off to a man double her age …
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May 5, 2017 -
Ajmer court annuls child marriage after 18 years
A family court in Ajmer, Rajasthan, on Wednesday annulled a child marriage that was held about 18 years ago when the girl was only two and a half years old. Kavita Gujar, originally from Alwar and presently studying in Ajmer, was married off to Subash, son of Hardaan Singh Gujar, of Kotputli town around 18 …
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April 26, 2017