Child Marriage

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (PTI Photo)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Using stick isn’t the way to deter child marriages

Sarma has followed the letter of the law in his zeal to fight the social evil of child marriage.

10 Feb 2023 12:39 AM

The bill, as it stands now, states that “if the bride is under 18 and the bridegroom is under 21, their parents must register the marriage within 30 days of the event”.

Patralekha Chatterjee | Child marriage law in Raj: Why is civil society quiet?

Ironically, a BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh had once publicly pushed the cause of early marriages

23 Sep 2021 11:40 PM

The women and child development ministry had in June formed a task force under former politician Jaya Jaitly to examine matters related to the age of motherhood and lowering of maternal mortality rate (MMR). (Pixabay)

Government to fix ‘right age’ of marriage for girls: PM Modi

The 10-member panel was due to submit its report to the government by July 31

17 Oct 2020 11:30 AM

Strengthening of vocational skills and provision of jobs was an issue raised by many young people. Though many came from farming families, they said agriculture was no longer able to sustain small farmers.

YouthBol flags concerns of young people, will govt act?

Rajni was going to school in her village and loved her books, games and learning.

11 Dec 2019 2:55 AM

In a bid to stop child marriages and create awareness on the perils of the same, Rachakonda Police' 'SHE' teams have come up with several awareness programmes to prevent the practice of child marriages in the rural areas. (Representational Image)

Telangana: Rachakonda Police' 'SHE' teams rescue 69 girls from child marriages

The 'SHE' teams have stopped 69 child marriages and rescued 69 minor girls from child marriages so far.

02 Dec 2019 2:52 PM

The shocking incident came two weeks after the deceased intervened to stop a child marriage in his Ayanavaram locality. (Photo: Representational)

Chennai man stops child marriage, gang murders him later in front of family

On April 17, the Jebaseelan saw a poster of the wedding of a 16-year-old girl and informed the police about it.

14 May 2019 1:41 PM

Malaysian activists in the multiethnic and predominantly Muslim country say some 16,000 girls below the age of 15 are already married. (Photo: AP | Representational)

11-yr-old Thai bride returns from Malaysia after outcry over marriage to 41-yr-old

The 11-year-old is believed to be the trader’s third wife.

11 Aug 2018 7:42 PM

This is not the first time Larson has run for office.

US politician wants to legalise paedophilia, says sex with 10-year-olds okay if they are married

According to Nathan Larson, he is an open supporter of paedophilia and thinks it is okay for men to have sex with children.

04 Jun 2018 6:18 PM

More than one billion children live in countries hit by poverty and 240 million in countries affected by conflict and fragility. (Photo: Representational Image/Pixabay)

1.2 billion children threatened by war, poverty, discrimination: study

More than 575 million girls live in countries "where gender bias is a serious issue".

31 May 2018 5:21 PM

Analysts say that Jharkhand continues to have a high percentage of child marriages despite a drop in other parts of the country.(Representational image)

Drive against child marriages going nowhere

National statistic on child marriages show that the state is on the third position in terms of share of child marriages in all marriages.

19 May 2018 2:22 AM

13-year-old boy was married to a woman ten years elder to him at Upparahal village in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district in April, police said on Saturday. (Representational Image)

13-yr-old Andhra boy marries 23-yr-old woman to fulfil terminally ill mother’s wish

Wedding was reportedly held as boy’s terminally ill mother wanted family to have an adult woman to take care of household after her demise.

12 May 2018 5:50 PM

The police and the local child welfare officials rescued the minor after they received a tip-off from an unidentified person. (Representational Image)

Hyderabad: 15-yr-old rescued minutes before parents could marry her off to creditor

The girl was promised to a 38-yr-old man after her family failed to pay rent to his parents for months.

10 May 2018 4:51 PM

Addressing a women's event in the district on Saturday, Agar Malwa MLA Gopal Parmar said that earlier families used to fix marriages of girls in their childhood and that such relationships used to 'last long'. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

BJP MLA condemns legal marriageable age, says its reason for 'love jihad'

BJP MLA Gopal Parmar asked parents of young girls to guard against 'love jihad' to prevent their families from being ruined.

06 May 2018 6:56 PM

The SHE teams visited houses of both the girls and counselled their parents. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

For the girl child: SHE Teams in Hyderabad prevent two child marriages

In one of the incidents, a 15-year-old minor was rescued from being married to a 25-year-old boy.

11 Mar 2018 4:02 PM

Child marriage is legal across the United States. While 18 is typically the minimum age, every state has legal loopholes or exceptions allowing children to wed at a younger age. (Representational Image)

Florida passes strictest US law: Doesn’t ban, limits child marriage age

The Florida governor intends to sign the bill into law, a spokeswoman said.

10 Mar 2018 6:33 PM

Kohli married at the age of 15, which is not unusual in Pakistan, where one in five girls marry before the age of 18, according to the United Nations. (Photo: File)

Fight child marriage, honour killings: Pak’s 1st woman Dalit senator’s to-do list

Although Krishna Kumari Kohli was a child bride, her husband encouraged her to continue studying.

08 Mar 2018 3:59 PM

Given the life-altering impact child marriage has on a young girl’s life, any reduction is welcome news. (Photo: Pixabay)

Child marriages decline in India: UNICEF

When a girl is forced to marry as a child, she faces immediate and lifelong consequences.

06 Mar 2018 4:43 PM

India's Prohibition of Child Marriage Act imposes a fine of Rs 1,00,000 and two years in prison for parents caught trying to marry off their underage children. (Photo:PTI/File)

Child marriages in India halved driving down global rate: UNICEF

Despite the law, child marriage remains deeply rooted and accepted in society, and is widespread in parts of the country.

06 Mar 2018 1:50 PM

"Anusha showed an all-round performance in the inter-school under-19 cricket match held in Madhya Pradesh recently," Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat said. (Representational Image)

16-yr-old Hyd girl escapes marriage, picks bat to fulfill dreams of becoming cricketer

The girl's parents were about to get her married to a 26-yr-old relative before the police intervened.

07 Feb 2018 4:47 PM

An FIR was launched for abatement of suicide and child marriage against both the teenager's and the widow's family who were subsequently arrested. (Representational Image)

Forced marriage to widowed sister-in-law, minor boy commits suicide

The 15-year-old boy studied in Class 9 and hung himself from the ceiling soon after being married to his sister-in-law at a temple.

15 Dec 2017 2:53 PM

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