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New Marriage Law introduces, Virginia 2016-07-05 13:03:52
Around 4,500 children under the age of 18 got married in the state of Virginia between the years of 2004 and 2013. More than 200 girls among them were at their age of only 15. The previous law made it...
Keywords: Virginia, Tahirih Justice Centre, Virginia, Virginia
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15-Year-Old Girl of Telangana Rescues Herself from Child Marriage by Calling Child Helpline 2019-04-01 06:02:01
In a bold and sensible step, a 15-year-old girl from Telangana freed herself from forcefully getting married off by her parents with a 21-year-old boy by calling the child helpline promptly.The Class 10 student was supposed to attend her last...
Keywords: effects of child marriage, punishment for child marriage in india, child marriage in india statistics 2018, child marriage in india pdf
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Covid-19 to put 4 million girls at the risk of child marriage 2020-05-18 13:54:37
Child marriage has been a global problem, India being one of the leading countries in that prospect. With the looming threat of the coronavirus pandemic, over four million girls are at a risk of child marriage in the coming two...
Keywords: india, girls not bride, afghanistan, afghanistan
Read More Contract marriage costs Rs.1 lakh 2015-04-04 12:59:41
Yet another Contract Marriage racket came into the news which was busted by the Hyderabad Police. On Friday, at Kanchanbagh, the Hyderabad Cops took four people into custody who are connected with this case in particular. Shek Mohammad (60) offered to...
Keywords: Contract Marriage, Child Marriages, Contract Marriage, Hyderabad Police
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13.13 Lakh Missing Women and Girls In Country: NCRB 2023-07-31 10:32:20
According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), around 13.13 lakh women and girls went missing in India between 2019 and 2021. Madhya Pradesh stands on the top with 1,60,180 women and 38,234 girls missing cases followed by West Bengal and...
Keywords: NCRB news, NCRB breaking updates, NCRB about missing girls, India women missing
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Number of Hungry People in the World Risen Again, says UN Report 2018-06-22 07:50:28
The figure of ravenous people in the world has risen for the first time in more than a decade, according to United Nations report. Nearly 38 million people are underfed in the world, rising from 777 million in 2015 to...
Keywords: Hungry, UN, Hungry People, Hungry
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