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Assam: SPs, SDPOs meet children to raise awareness about child rights, saf
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Superintendent of Police, Sub-Divisional Police officer and Officer in charge across Assam met children on Wednesday to spread awareness on Child Rights, Safety and Security.
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Protesters outside European Parliament raise chants on abuse of blasphemy
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
The European Pakistani Christian Action Committee held a protest outside the European Parliament, raising issues including the abuse of blasphemy laws, a culture of impunity, discrimination, incitement of violence in the name of religion, coerced faith conversions and forced child marriages
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Telangana Congress unveils 'Kaleshwaram ATM' campaign to target chief mini
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Telangana Congress party has introduced a unique strategy by installing a mock ATM machine, aptly named 'Kaleshwaram ATM,' to criticize the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.
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Congress' Renuka Chowdhary slams Telangana CM over high child marriage fig
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Congress leader Renuka Chowdhary on Monday attacked the Telangana government claiming that the child marriage records are "alarming" in the state.
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"No second marriage without govt's permission", says Assam CM Himanta Bisw
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has clarified that no state government employee can enter into a second marriage without the approval of the government.
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PoK: Gilgit-Baltistan leaders raise concerns over child marriage
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Civil society representatives including the head of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) expressed concerns over the absence of laws and constitutional protections for women in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan region, especially underage marriage.
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Assam: Over 800 people arrested in second phase of crackdown against child
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
In the second phase of a state-wide crackdown against child marriage, the Assam police on Tuesday arrested more than 800 accused persons.
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Assam police cracks down on child marriages, over 800 arrested
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Hemana Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam, posted on X, “In a massive crackdown against child marriage, Assam Police has arrested over 800 accused persons in a special operation which began in the early hours of dawn. The number of arrests is likely to rise.”
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Reducing age of consent from 18 to 16 will adversely affect fight against
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The Law Commission of India has submitted its report on the reduction of the age of consent from 18 to 16 and stated that reducing the age of consent will have a direct and negative bearing on the fight against child marriage and child trafficking.
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"Govt committed to crackdown on child marriages": Assam Dy Speaker
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Earlier, Assam police arrested around 5,000 people during the first phase and arrested 15 clerics for their alleged role in child marriages.
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Assam: 15 fake 'Kazis' arrested for conducting child marriages
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
"The arrested persons are fake Kazis, and they illegally conducted marriages, including minors. In one register, we found that one of the arrested persons had illegally conducted 150-200 marriages in the district. They also conducted child marriages. Our investigation is on," Samir Baruah
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Assam govt constitutes 5-member committee to draft legislation on banning
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The five-member committee will submit its draft legislation to the government within 45 days from the notification date.
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