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16-Year-Old Girl Married To 23-Year-Old In Telangana
A 16-year-old girl in Telangana was married to a 23-year-old man on June 1, prompting child rights activists to demand penal action against the priest, the bride and groom's parents and the groom.
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Rescued From Marriage At 15, She Wants To Be Doctor. You Can Help
She displays remarkable determination to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor, despite all that she was made to go through.A fortnight ago, the 15-year-old who was being forcibly married to a physically challenged 38-year-old man was rescued as the ceremony was in progress at a temple in Hyderabad.
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Last-Minute Rescue As Hyderabad Parents Marry Off 15-Year-Old To Man They Owed Money
A 16-year-old being forcibly married to a physically challenged 38-year-old man was rescued last evening as the ceremony was in progress at a temple in Hyderabad.
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Child Bride Seller Turns Police Informer, Reveals Shocking Details On Hyderabad’s ‘Contract Marriages’
Hyderabad: For years, Haji Khan – a lanky man in his thirties – moved inconspicuously in the bylanes of Hyderabad’s Old City, scouring the streets for child brides for older men visiting from Gulf states, pocketing about Rs 10,000 for each girl. Mr Khan struck two kinds of deals: ‘Pucca‘ meant long-term marriages where the girl would fly ...
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Schoolgirls Being Sold To Arab Men As ‘Brides’, Hyderabad Mosques Step In To Spread Awareness
Mumbai: Mosques in Hyderabad are joining a growing campaign to stop schoolgirls being sold as brides to elderly Arab men, authorities said on Monday, and an outcry about a new spate of cases. The government launched an investigation last week into the marriage of a 16-year-old girl with a 65-year-old Oman national in exchange for Rs 500,000 after s...
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Hyderabad Administration To Campaign Against 'Contract Marriages'
The Hyderabad district administration has decided to spread the message against child marriage and 'contract marriages' of minor girls and women with elderly persons from Gulf countries.
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5-Year-Old Bride, 8-Year-Old-Groom. Child Marriage Stopped Near Hyderabad
Vikarabad, Telangana: In Mambapur village of Vikarabad, 60 km from Hyderabad, a 5-year-old girl was prevented from falling prey to a tribal tradition and becoming a child bride on Tuesday morning. When the Childline rescue team arrived on the spot, they found out that a tent had been put up at the venue and two goats were tied there, indicating pl...
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Hyderabad Girl Nearly Became Child Bride. A Year Later, She Is A Topper
Hyderabad: In April last year, Sandhya from Hyderabad’s Ranga Reddy district was going to be married off while she was in the middle of her class 10 exams. She was just 16 then, clueless and scared for what was going to happen next. Her father, however, thought it was the best thing for her. On her complaint, NDTV went with child rights activists...
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On Hyderabad Outskirts, New Fight Against High Rate Of Child Marriages
Priests, card printers, flower decorators and tent suppliers are all being recruited in Telangana to help crack down on child marriages. The legal age of marriage in India is 18 for women and 21 for men. The drive to stop child marriage, timed for the peak wedding season in the summer months, is focused on rural parts of Telangana, where more than ...
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Still In School, Hyderabad Teens Married Off For 'Prosperity'
Thirteen-year-old Shruti (name changed) has more than homework on her hands these days. They are coloured with intricate orange patterns of henna and she wears a mangalsutra around her neck - recognisable signs that with four years of school still left, she is now a 'wife'.
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16-Year-Old 'Bride' In Hyderabad Served Legal Notice On Sexual Duties
A 16-year-old schoolgirl in Hyderabad, who returned home after being forced to marry a man more than double her age, has been served a legal notice reminding her of her "conjugal duties".
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16-Year-Old Girl Married To 23-Year-Old In Telangana
A 16-year-old girl in Telangana was married to a 23-year-old man on June 1, prompting child rights activists to demand penal action against the priest, the bride and groom's parents and the groom.
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Rescued From Marriage At 15, She Wants To Be Doctor. You Can Help
She displays remarkable determination to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor, despite all that she was made to go through.A fortnight ago, the 15-year-old who was being forcibly married to a physically challenged 38-year-old man was rescued as the ceremony was in progress at a temple in Hyderabad.
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Last-Minute Rescue As Hyderabad Parents Marry Off 15-Year-Old To Man They Owed Money
A 16-year-old being forcibly married to a physically challenged 38-year-old man was rescued last evening as the ceremony was in progress at a temple in Hyderabad.
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Child Bride Seller Turns Police Informer, Reveals Shocking Details On Hyderabad’s ‘Contract Marriages’
Hyderabad: For years, Haji Khan – a lanky man in his thirties – moved inconspicuously in the bylanes of Hyderabad’s Old City, scouring the streets for child brides for older men visiting from Gulf states, pocketing about Rs 10,000 for each girl. Mr Khan struck two kinds of deals: ‘Pucca‘ meant long-term marriages where the girl would fly ...
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Schoolgirls Being Sold To Arab Men As ‘Brides’, Hyderabad Mosques Step In To Spread Awareness
Mumbai: Mosques in Hyderabad are joining a growing campaign to stop schoolgirls being sold as brides to elderly Arab men, authorities said on Monday, and an outcry about a new spate of cases. The government launched an investigation last week into the marriage of a 16-year-old girl with a 65-year-old Oman national in exchange for Rs 500,000 after s...
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Hyderabad Administration To Campaign Against 'Contract Marriages'
The Hyderabad district administration has decided to spread the message against child marriage and 'contract marriages' of minor girls and women with elderly persons from Gulf countries.
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5-Year-Old Bride, 8-Year-Old-Groom. Child Marriage Stopped Near Hyderabad
Vikarabad, Telangana: In Mambapur village of Vikarabad, 60 km from Hyderabad, a 5-year-old girl was prevented from falling prey to a tribal tradition and becoming a child bride on Tuesday morning. When the Childline rescue team arrived on the spot, they found out that a tent had been put up at the venue and two goats were tied there, indicating pl...
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Hyderabad Girl Nearly Became Child Bride. A Year Later, She Is A Topper
Hyderabad: In April last year, Sandhya from Hyderabad’s Ranga Reddy district was going to be married off while she was in the middle of her class 10 exams. She was just 16 then, clueless and scared for what was going to happen next. Her father, however, thought it was the best thing for her. On her complaint, NDTV went with child rights activists...
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On Hyderabad Outskirts, New Fight Against High Rate Of Child Marriages
Priests, card printers, flower decorators and tent suppliers are all being recruited in Telangana to help crack down on child marriages. The legal age of marriage in India is 18 for women and 21 for men. The drive to stop child marriage, timed for the peak wedding season in the summer months, is focused on rural parts of Telangana, where more than ...
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Still In School, Hyderabad Teens Married Off For 'Prosperity'
Thirteen-year-old Shruti (name changed) has more than homework on her hands these days. They are coloured with intricate orange patterns of henna and she wears a mangalsutra around her neck - recognisable signs that with four years of school still left, she is now a 'wife'.
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16-Year-Old 'Bride' In Hyderabad Served Legal Notice On Sexual Duties
A 16-year-old schoolgirl in Hyderabad, who returned home after being forced to marry a man more than double her age, has been served a legal notice reminding her of her "conjugal duties".
