Child marriages
- India
NCPCR seeks Bengal govt’s report on child marriages
Kolkata: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has sent a notice to the West Bengal government seeking clarifications on the allegations of negligence by appropriate state authorities in connection…
- India
Child marriages will be eliminated in Assam by 2026: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Monday that his government is determined to eliminating the child marriage menace by 2026 from the state. Samra, while replying to a question…
- India
Assam: Crackdown against child marriages continues; over 2K held
Guwahati: Continuing the crackdown on child marriages, Assam Police have arrested a total of 2,258 people so far, an official said on Saturday. Rajib Saikia, PRO of Assam Police, has said that…
- India
President gives assent to Haryana law declaring child marriages void
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to a legislation of Haryana under which every child marriage that has been solemnised will be considered as “void ab initio” (having no…
- Telangana
Over 6% of child marriages across India are from Telangana: Centre
Hyderabad: Telangana has reported more than six percent of child marriages in the country between 2018 to 2020, according to the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD). Of the 1809 child…