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Bengali-speaking Muslims must forsake child marriage, polygamy: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has asserted that Bengali-speaking Muslims must forsake practices like child marriage and polygamy to be considered ‘khilonjiya’ indigenous people of the state. Sarma had also…
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Child marriage victim from Bihar commits suicide in karnataka
Bengaluru: A minor girl, who was a victim of child marriage from Bihar, committed suicide here, said officials, adding that her husband has been arrested. The victim, Neelam Kumari, had ended her…
- India
Will not allow child marriages: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the menace of child marriage will be eradicated from the state in the next two years, and he will not let such…
- India
Maharashtra: 29-yr-old man booked for ‘marrying’ 12-yr-old girl
Thane: The police in Navi Mumbai have registered a case against a 29-year-old man for allegedly marrying a 12-year-old girl, repeatedly raping her and making her pregnant, an official said on Friday.…
- India
Crackdown on child marriage, proposed law to end polygamy Assam’s major highlights in 2023
Guwahati: A crackdown on child marriage with most arrests made in minority-dominated districts, an initiative to enact a law in the assembly to end the practice of polygamy and a socio-economic survey…
- India
Ensure appointment of child marriage prohibition officers: SC to Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to ensure appointment of child marriage prohibition officers in every district and directed it to specify the policy steps it has taken…
- India
Assam’s child marriage conviction rate: 494 out of 8,773 charge-sheeted
Guwahati: A mere 494 persons out of 8,773 people who were charge-sheeted for child marriage and POCSO cases in Assam have been convicted since 2017, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on…
- India
No child marriage in Assam in last one month, says CM
Guwahati: Despite heavy criticism on the police crackdown on child marriages in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that not a single instance of a child marriage had occurred…
- India
Child marriage: Assam civil society says arrests not only solution, need to address causes
Guwahati: The recent arrests of over 3,000 people allegedly involved in child marriages in Assam have created a divide in the civil society, with a section asserting that mere law enforcement cannot…
- India
2,789 people held so far as crackdown on child marriage continues: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that 2,789 people have been arrested so far during the ongoing crackdown on child marriage, which completed a week on Friday. The government has…
- India
Temporary jails coming up in Assam as crackdown on child marriage continues
Guwahati: As the crackdown on child marriage continued in Assam, the police are now setting up additional prison facilities to house the accused, with two such arrangements in Goalpara and Cachar districts…
- India
Assam drive against child marriage: 2,528 held; DGP says filing charge sheets major challenge
Guwahati: As the total number of arrests in the continued drive against child marriage in Assam reached 2,528 on Tuesday, the DGP said the biggest challenge for the force now is filing…
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