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"Child Brides Are Common In School": Teachers Of Rajasthan Village
There was little disbelief among students of a government school in Rajasthan's Kota when two of their mates came bearing the signs of a newlywed bride. Teachers suspected the obvious but chose to overlook it.
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Sarpanches Will Be Held Accountable: Court On Rajasthan Child Marriages
The Rajasthan High Court directed the state government to ensure that no child marriages are solemnised in the state and that village heads and panchayat members would be held accountable if such marriages happened.
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Child Brides From Maharashtra Were Sold In Gujarat, Rajasthan: Devendra Fadnavis
As many as 24 criminal cases have been filed for the alleged kidnapping of women and child brides on the pretext of marriage in January this year, he said.
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1 Arrested, 5 Charged In Child Marriage Case In Rajasthan
One person was arrested and five others were booked in case of alleged child marriage in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan last week, police said on Monday.
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Rajasthan's U-Turn Amid Row Over Proposed Law, Child Marriages Concern
A controversial law in Rajasthan seen to validate/legitimise child marriages by asking parents to register them has been withdrawn by the state's Congress government after a huge uproar.
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Petition Over New Law Raises Concern About Child Marriages In Rajasthan
A petition has been filed in the Rajasthan High Court against a new state law over the registration of marriages that says that all marriages including those of minors must be registered.
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Rajasthan Marriage Registration Bill Impacts Minors' Education: Rights Body
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said the bill "legitimises" child marriages in Rajasthan.
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They Were Married As Children In Rajasthan. He Kidnapped, Raped Her
A 15-year-old child bride was allegedly kidnapped and raped in Rajasthan's Bundi district by the man to whom she had been married off some years ago, police said.
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Rajasthan Teen Gets "Changemaker" Award From Gates Foundation
A teenage Indian girl has received the "Changemaker" award here by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for her fight against child marriage in her village in Rajasthan.
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Rajasthan Man, 83, Marries Woman Less Than Half His Age For A "Son"
A fervent desire for a son to look after his ancestral property has led to a 83-year-old man in Rajasthan's Karauli to enter into a second marriage with a woman who is just 30 years old.
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Rajasthan Teen Used Facebook To Prove She Was Married At 12
A young woman in Rajasthan has proved in court she was illegally married off as a minor after submitting evidence from her husband's Facebook page, a child rights activist said on Thursday
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Literate Woman Leaders In Villages: Rajasthan's Big Social Experiment
The new sarpanch of Rajasthan’s Sichana village has two key things on her to-do list: eradication of child marriage and building toilets. The first is an elusive goal. On the second, she has hit the bull’s eye within months of her election. Manju Meghwal embodies the new face of grassroots leader in Rajasthan – one that can put the state on a...
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No Wedding Tents For Child Marriages, Rajasthan Tentwallahs Vow
In Rajasthan, a state famed for its palaces and forts, weddings peak during the Akshaya Tritiya festival in April and May, which is considered an auspicious period.
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2-Year-Old Among 4 Minor Girls Married Off In Secret Ceremony In Rajasthan
Four minor girls - including three sisters and a cousin, the youngest among them two years old - were allegedly married off by their mother and close relatives in a secret ceremony in Ghajuna village of Rajasthan's Bhilwara district, on February 23.
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Trauma Pushed This Child Bride to Attempt Suicide
Bhanu (not her real name) is only 17 years old. But in December, she tried to commit suicide, unable to face the pressure of a court case to end her marriage, which took place four years ago. Today, she is determined to fight.
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"Child Brides Are Common In School": Teachers Of Rajasthan Village
There was little disbelief among students of a government school in Rajasthan's Kota when two of their mates came bearing the signs of a newlywed bride. Teachers suspected the obvious but chose to overlook it.
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Sarpanches Will Be Held Accountable: Court On Rajasthan Child Marriages
The Rajasthan High Court directed the state government to ensure that no child marriages are solemnised in the state and that village heads and panchayat members would be held accountable if such marriages happened.
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Child Brides From Maharashtra Were Sold In Gujarat, Rajasthan: Devendra Fadnavis
As many as 24 criminal cases have been filed for the alleged kidnapping of women and child brides on the pretext of marriage in January this year, he said.
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1 Arrested, 5 Charged In Child Marriage Case In Rajasthan
One person was arrested and five others were booked in case of alleged child marriage in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan last week, police said on Monday.
-
Rajasthan's U-Turn Amid Row Over Proposed Law, Child Marriages Concern
A controversial law in Rajasthan seen to validate/legitimise child marriages by asking parents to register them has been withdrawn by the state's Congress government after a huge uproar.
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Petition Over New Law Raises Concern About Child Marriages In Rajasthan
A petition has been filed in the Rajasthan High Court against a new state law over the registration of marriages that says that all marriages including those of minors must be registered.
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Rajasthan Marriage Registration Bill Impacts Minors' Education: Rights Body
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said the bill "legitimises" child marriages in Rajasthan.
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They Were Married As Children In Rajasthan. He Kidnapped, Raped Her
A 15-year-old child bride was allegedly kidnapped and raped in Rajasthan's Bundi district by the man to whom she had been married off some years ago, police said.
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Rajasthan Teen Gets "Changemaker" Award From Gates Foundation
A teenage Indian girl has received the "Changemaker" award here by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for her fight against child marriage in her village in Rajasthan.
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Rajasthan Man, 83, Marries Woman Less Than Half His Age For A "Son"
A fervent desire for a son to look after his ancestral property has led to a 83-year-old man in Rajasthan's Karauli to enter into a second marriage with a woman who is just 30 years old.
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Rajasthan Teen Used Facebook To Prove She Was Married At 12
A young woman in Rajasthan has proved in court she was illegally married off as a minor after submitting evidence from her husband's Facebook page, a child rights activist said on Thursday
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Literate Woman Leaders In Villages: Rajasthan's Big Social Experiment
The new sarpanch of Rajasthan’s Sichana village has two key things on her to-do list: eradication of child marriage and building toilets. The first is an elusive goal. On the second, she has hit the bull’s eye within months of her election. Manju Meghwal embodies the new face of grassroots leader in Rajasthan – one that can put the state on a...
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No Wedding Tents For Child Marriages, Rajasthan Tentwallahs Vow
In Rajasthan, a state famed for its palaces and forts, weddings peak during the Akshaya Tritiya festival in April and May, which is considered an auspicious period.
-
2-Year-Old Among 4 Minor Girls Married Off In Secret Ceremony In Rajasthan
Four minor girls - including three sisters and a cousin, the youngest among them two years old - were allegedly married off by their mother and close relatives in a secret ceremony in Ghajuna village of Rajasthan's Bhilwara district, on February 23.
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Trauma Pushed This Child Bride to Attempt Suicide
Bhanu (not her real name) is only 17 years old. But in December, she tried to commit suicide, unable to face the pressure of a court case to end her marriage, which took place four years ago. Today, she is determined to fight.
