child marriage
- India
Law on prevention of child marriages can’t be stunted by personal laws: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday held that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by personal laws and that marriages involving children violate the free will to have…
- India
SC to fast-track hearing on Child Marriage Law vs Personal Law
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday, August 6, agreed to provide an early hearing on whether Muslim personal law allowing child marriages will override the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Activist Jameela Nishat condemned for ANI interview on child marriages
By Mehboob Ali Hyderabad: Activists from Hyderabad condemned the recent ANI interview of Urdu poet and activist Jameela Nishat on the alleged continuing “practice” of child marriages of Muslim girls from Hyderabad’s…
- India
Assam announces monthly stipend for girls pursuing higher education
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced that his government would provide monthly stipends to all girl students from class 11 to post-graduation over the next five years, aiming…
- India
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…
- Bangalore
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
Action against those involved in child marriage to be intensified: Himanta Biswa
Guwahati: Action against those involved in child marriages will be further intensified in Assam as the government aims to eliminate the social menace by 2026, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on…
- 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…
