Tag: Child Marriage
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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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
April 26, 2017 -
PAC report slams poor implementation of Child Marriage Act
The poor implementation of the Child Marriage Prevention Act, 2006 across Maharashtra has invited criticism from the Public Accounts Committee, whose report was tabled in the State Assembly here. According to the PAC report, even though the act came into force in 2007, the rules were notified in September 2008. Also, Child Marriage Prevention Officers (CMPO)...
April 8, 2017 -
923 complaints of child marriage received: Kavita Jain
Haryana Women and Child Development Minister, Kavita Jain, said that 923 complaints of child marriage have so far been received since 2014 and 531 child marriages were prevented through counselling. The Minister replied to a question raised by MLA, Karan Singh Dalal, on the second day of the Budget Session of Vidhan Sabha, on Tuesday. She...
February 28, 2017 -
923 complaints of child marriage received: Kavita Jain
Haryana Women and Child Development Minister, Kavita Jain, said that 923 complaints of child marriage have so far been received since 2014 and 531 child marriages were prevented through counselling. The Minister replied to a question raised by MLA, Karan Singh Dalal, on the second day of the Budget Session of Vidhan Sabha, on Tuesday. She...
February 28, 2017