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Polygamy, Child Marriage Banned In Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Draft
A complete ban on polygamy and child marriage, a common marriageable age for girls across all faiths, and similar grounds and procedures for divorce are among the major recommendations of a panel that drafted the UCC for Uttarakhand.
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Home Ministry Names Worst State In India In Terms Of Child Marriage Among Girls
Jharkhand has earned the disrepute of having the highest percentage of underage girls getting married, according to the latest demographic sample survey by the Union Home Ministry.
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Tribal Girl From Odisha Wins UN Award For Fighting Child Marriage, Promoting Girl's Education
Jhulima Mallick, a tribal girl from Odisha, was one among the winners of United Nation's V-Awards this year.
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Father's Day 2019: Why Having A Father Figure Is Important For Children
Father's day 2019: Involvement of father is even related to health of infants, including better breastfeeding rate and better weight gain among preterm infants. Read here to know how important is having a father figure for children.
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Child Marriage' Bill In Iraq Scraps Minimum Age For Muslim Girls, Stirs Outrage
A proposal in Iraq's parliament to scrap the minimum age for Muslim girls to marry has stirred outrage among critics who view it as a licence "to rape children".
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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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Child Marriages Double Among Syria Refugees in Jordan
Child marriages double among Syria refugees in Jordan The number of child marriages has doubled among Syrian refugee girls in Jordan because of poverty and fear of sexual violence, international agencies said on Wednesday.
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Polygamy, Child Marriage Banned In Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Draft
A complete ban on polygamy and child marriage, a common marriageable age for girls across all faiths, and similar grounds and procedures for divorce are among the major recommendations of a panel that drafted the UCC for Uttarakhand.
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Home Ministry Names Worst State In India In Terms Of Child Marriage Among Girls
Jharkhand has earned the disrepute of having the highest percentage of underage girls getting married, according to the latest demographic sample survey by the Union Home Ministry.
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Tribal Girl From Odisha Wins UN Award For Fighting Child Marriage, Promoting Girl's Education
Jhulima Mallick, a tribal girl from Odisha, was one among the winners of United Nation's V-Awards this year.
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Father's Day 2019: Why Having A Father Figure Is Important For Children
Father's day 2019: Involvement of father is even related to health of infants, including better breastfeeding rate and better weight gain among preterm infants. Read here to know how important is having a father figure for children.
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Child Marriage' Bill In Iraq Scraps Minimum Age For Muslim Girls, Stirs Outrage
A proposal in Iraq's parliament to scrap the minimum age for Muslim girls to marry has stirred outrage among critics who view it as a licence "to rape children".
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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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Child Marriages Double Among Syria Refugees in Jordan
Child marriages double among Syria refugees in Jordan The number of child marriages has doubled among Syrian refugee girls in Jordan because of poverty and fear of sexual violence, international agencies said on Wednesday.
