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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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Rajasthan Woman Who Was Married At One Gets Annulment
A family court annulled the marriage of a 21-year-old woman, who was married off at the age of one and pressured for its consummation.
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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controversial law in Rajasthan seen to validate/legitimise child marriages by asking parents to register them has been withdrawn by the state's Congress government after a huge uproar.
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Rajasthan Government To Recall Controversial Marriage Registration Bill
The Rajasthan government has decided to recall the recently passed marriage registration bill to re-examine it, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Monday.
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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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"Need Outright Ban On Child Marriage": New Rajasthan Law Sparks Concerns
NGOs and social groups working for women's rights and against child marriage have communicated their concerns to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over a bill that allegedly legitimises child marriages.
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Child Rights' Body Writes to Rajasthan Chief Minister Over Marriage Registration Bill
The NCPCR has written to the Rajasthan Chief Minister's office expressing apprehensions over the Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021, saying it "legitimises" child marriages.
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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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New Rajasthan Law Faces Questions Over Validating Child Marriages
Rajasthan has amended a 2009 law to now state that if the bride is under 18 and the bridegroom is under 21, their parents must register the marriage within 30 days of the event. The earlier version had set the age criterion at 21 for both.
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"Legitimises Child Marriage": Opposition As Rajasthan Assembly Amends Law
Amid uproar, the Rajasthan Assembly on Friday passed the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote to amend a 2009 Act on mandatory registration of marriages within 30 days of the union.
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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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"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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Rajasthan Woman Who Was Married At One Gets Annulment
A family court annulled the marriage of a 21-year-old woman, who was married off at the age of one and pressured for its consummation.
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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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Rajasthan Government To Recall Controversial Marriage Registration Bill
The Rajasthan government has decided to recall the recently passed marriage registration bill to re-examine it, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Monday.
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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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"Need Outright Ban On Child Marriage": New Rajasthan Law Sparks Concerns
NGOs and social groups working for women's rights and against child marriage have communicated their concerns to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over a bill that allegedly legitimises child marriages.
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Child Rights' Body Writes to Rajasthan Chief Minister Over Marriage Registration Bill
The NCPCR has written to the Rajasthan Chief Minister's office expressing apprehensions over the Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021, saying it "legitimises" child marriages.
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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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New Rajasthan Law Faces Questions Over Validating Child Marriages
Rajasthan has amended a 2009 law to now state that if the bride is under 18 and the bridegroom is under 21, their parents must register the marriage within 30 days of the event. The earlier version had set the age criterion at 21 for both.
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"Legitimises Child Marriage": Opposition As Rajasthan Assembly Amends Law
Amid uproar, the Rajasthan Assembly on Friday passed the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote to amend a 2009 Act on mandatory registration of marriages within 30 days of the union.
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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.
