Regarding Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Supreme Court said law enforcement machinery should not just focus on increasing prosecutions, but also make efforts to prevent the offence.
Earlier, Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration was conducted by Kazis. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, 'the main aim of this bill is to fight against child marriage'.
Report notes that cases of child marriage in surveyed villages declined from 3,225 in 2021-22 to 627 in 2023-24. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma praises state govt's ‘zero-tolerance approach’.
In a political landscape where issues fade as quickly as Delhi rains, Himanta Biswa Sarma’s unwavering commitment to combating child marriage stands out.
Sarma challenges opposition leaders saying he will end child marriage by 2026. Government will resume drive against social evil after the Lok Sabha polls, he adds.
The notices seek factual and action-taken reports on the issues of child marriage, human trafficking, human-wildlife conflict and corruption plaguing the state's Sundarbans region.
Many have overlooked how that 9-month-old infant-bride grew up hating Bhanwari Devi. ThePrint traced, for the first time, and spoke to that child who is today 32.
Sanghamitra Ghosh from West Bengal & Prem Singh Meena from Bihar have been asked to meet National Commission for Protection of Child Rights chairman Priyank Kanoongo in Delhi on 3 April.
Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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