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    Child Marriage News

    UP teen girl takes charge, stops her own child marriage

    UP teen girl takes charge, stops her own child marriage
    Cities
    Published 1 day ago

    State makes school-leaving certs mandatory for marriage and pregnancy registration

    State makes school-leaving certs mandatory for marriage and pregnancy registration
    Cities
    Published 10 days ago

    To prevent child marriage registration, HC bars Aadhaar only age verification

    Allahabad high court (File)
    Cities
    Published 14 days ago

    Can India’s education system do more to counter child marriage?

    Children studying (HT FILE PHOTO)
    Ht Insight
    Published 15 days ago

    ‘Marriage under personal law no exemption from criminal liability’: Delhi HC

    In their petition before the high court, the couple argued that their marriage was valid under Muslim personal law. (File Photo)
    India News
    Published 46 days ago

    POCSO court acquits seven persons after woman denies she was 17 at time of marriage

    POCSO court acquits seven persons after woman denies she was 17 at time of marriage
    Cities
    Published 51 days ago

    The world finally has a date to confront child marriage

    Stop child marriage (HT file)
    Ht Insight
    Published 52 days ago

    Gujarat’s ‘prostitute village’: Why families engage girls as young as 7

    For several families in Vadia, which has a population of about 750, it is the only way of keeping their daughters away from the flesh trade that has long sustained the community.
    Cities
    Updated 53 days ago

    What’s in a school? A Swiss woman's West Bengal initiative offers new meaning

    Sandra Lavie Gojkovic, a Swiss national, set up the India School Project in a remote island in West Bengal's Sunderbans regions back in April 2013.
    India News
    Published 60 days ago

    India co-sponsors UNGA resolution declaring Nov 27 as day against child marriage

    India was among the nations that joined as co-sponsors of the resolution.
    World News
    Updated 67 days ago

    Father among 8 booked in Pratapgarh for attempting child marriage; six held

    File photo of a minor girl saved from child marriage (For representation only)
    Cities
    Published 140 days ago

    Birth dates on wedding cards? Maharashtra's new plan to curb child marriage

    The state aims to bring the incidence of the illegal practice below 10 per cent within the next five years.
    India News
    Updated 141 days ago

    Numbers that sting: Haryana registers 402 child marriage complaints in 12 months

    According to official records, Haryana reported 33 child marriage cases each in 2020 and 2021, 37 cases in 2022, and 28 cases in 2024. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 145 days ago

    Haryana’s women, child protection system grapples with staff crunch

    The women protection-cum-child marriage prohibition officers are responsible for implementing key legislations, including the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH) Act and dowry prohibition laws.
    Cities
    Published 146 days ago

    Nine booked for child marriage of 14-year-old orphan girl in Kharadi

    Nine booked for child marriage of 14-year-old orphan girl in Kharadi
    Cities
    Published 153 days ago

    National family health survey: Digital access surges for Haryana women, yet economic participation lags

    The report suggests that nearly three out of four women in Haryana have used the internet, with the figure rising from 48.4% in 2019–21 to 74% in 2023–24, compared to 87% of males. (HT Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 165 days ago

    UP Guv calls for campaign against child marriage, dowry

    UP Guv calls for campaign against child marriage, dowry
    Cities
    Published 174 days ago

    13 booked as 13-year-old girl is married off to 42-year-old man in Indore

    13 booked as 13-year-old girl is married off to 42-year-old man in Indore
    Cities
    Published 175 days ago

    ‘Silence of a virgin girl’ will count as consent under new Taliban law: Report

    Taliban’s new Afghanistan law says silence of ‘virgin girl’ can count as marriage consent.
    World News
    Updated 179 days ago

    Eight-year-old boy foil child marriage of his friend in Rajasthan's Bundi

    Eight-year-old boy foil child marriage of his friend in Rajasthan's Bundi
    Cities
    Published 206 days ago

    Rajasthan: Officials rescue 2 girls from child marriage; teen stops own wedding

    Rajasthan: Officials rescue 2 girls from child marriage; teen stops own wedding
    Cities
    Updated 211 days ago

    Two child marriages foiled in Jind, minors rescued, say officials

    No FIR was registered as the marriage was not solemnised. (HT Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 230 days ago

    Jodhpur: Child bride breaks free, lights up path for others

    Jodhpur: Child bride breaks free, lights up path for others
    Cities
    Published 235 days ago

    Rajasthan family court annuls child marriage, advocates eradication of practice

    Rajasthan family court annuls child marriage, advocates eradication of practice
    Cities
    Published 237 days ago

    Authorities foil child marriage days after 16-year-old girl elopes with man in Rajasthan's Bundi

    Authorities foil child marriage days after 16-year-old girl elopes with man in Rajasthan's Bundi
    Cities
    Published 259 days ago

    Girl leaves behind child marriage and domestic violence trauma to appear for Class 10 exam

    Girl leaves behind child marriage and domestic violence trauma to appear for Class 10 exam
    Education
    Published 263 days ago

    Odisha launches education scheme for children, 100-day campaign against early marriage

    Odisha launches education scheme for children, 100-day campaign against early marriage
    Education
    Published 302 days ago

    Haji Mastan’s daughter seeks justice from PM Modi, Shah in alleged abuse case

    Haseen Mastan Mirza, who claims to be the daughter of late underworld don Haji Mastan, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
    India News
    Published 326 days ago

    Married off, robbed of hope: US aid cuts enable exploitation of Rohingya kids

    Rohingya refugee girls attend a class at their school in the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Wednesday,
    World News
    Published 330 days ago

    Ludhiana: Marriage of 17-year-old stopped in Jugiana, kin counselled

    According to officials, the boy was only 17 years old, while the girl was 19. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 337 days ago
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