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Child marriage in Bihar: Expert backs Nitish line, says education works wonders
The UNFPA official presented data to show that the prevalence of child marriage was around 57% among out-of-school girls, while it dropped to 12% overall among girls having completed at least matriculation.
Updated on Sep 11, 2023 09:47 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
3,000 men to be arrested in next 10 days for child marriage: Assam CM Sarma
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said 5,000 people were arrested for child marriage but this campaign was paused due to the G20 Summit
Updated on Sep 10, 2023 08:36 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
‘Government will bring strong law to end polygamy in state’: Assam CM Sarma
In his speech, the Assam Chief Minister announced that his government is committed to ending child marriage in the state by the year 2026.
Published on Aug 15, 2023 01:43 PM IST
ANI |
9,459 child deaths in tribal areas in a year
The report showed that despite spending crores of rupees on nutritious meals and other such schemes, 37,292 children died in the last four years in the 16 districts, including Nandurbar, Dule, Jalgaon, Nashik, Thane, Palghar, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Gondia, Nagpur, Amravati, Yavatmal, Raigad, Ahmednagar and Pune
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 12:36 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Review: The Bride by Harimohan Jha, translated by Lalit Kumar
The first translation of this classic Maithili novel about a child marriage provides an insight into the culture of Mithila in the colonial period
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 11:01 PM IST
Neha Kirpal
