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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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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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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controversial law in Rajasthan seen to validate/legitimise child marriages by asking parents to register them has been withdrawn by the state's Congress government after a huge uproar.
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"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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"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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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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Why Rekha from Jodhpur is a bonafide braveheart
Rekha Kumari's bedroom is like that of any 20-year-old. She has college books scattered around, a reminder of the college exams she has just taken. Dressed in an onion pink salwaar-kameez, she still appears tense. It's not the results of her 2nd year BA exams that worry her. She has received threats from others in her home town, Peepar, in Rajas...
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Rajasthan girl says she's under threat to accept her child marriage
A 20-year-old girl has sought protection by the Rajasthan authorities from members of a village community council who, she says, are threatening her with serious consequences if she did not accept her childhood marriage, officials said on Monday.
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Sixteen-year-old in Rajasthan refuses to accept her child marriage
A 16-year-old-girl in Rajasthan has rejected her child marriage that took place when she was only a-year-old. The girl was not aware of this, till the time her in-laws approached her family to take her to their house a few days back.
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Officials attacked while stopping child marriages in Rajasthan
At least 12 government officials were injured after a group of villagers allegedly assaulted and pelted stones at them when they tried to stop them from carrying out child marriages in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district. On a tip-off that about 42 couples -- most of them reportedly minors -- were being married off in a mass ceremony, a team of district...
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Rajasthan endorsing child marriage?
The Rajasthan government is all set to register child marriages. It argues that by registration of all marriages, it will be possible to catch all child marriages and ensure legal rights for girls who become victims of this social evil.
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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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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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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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"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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"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.
-
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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Why Rekha from Jodhpur is a bonafide braveheart
Rekha Kumari's bedroom is like that of any 20-year-old. She has college books scattered around, a reminder of the college exams she has just taken. Dressed in an onion pink salwaar-kameez, she still appears tense. It's not the results of her 2nd year BA exams that worry her. She has received threats from others in her home town, Peepar, in Rajas...
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Rajasthan girl says she's under threat to accept her child marriage
A 20-year-old girl has sought protection by the Rajasthan authorities from members of a village community council who, she says, are threatening her with serious consequences if she did not accept her childhood marriage, officials said on Monday.
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Sixteen-year-old in Rajasthan refuses to accept her child marriage
A 16-year-old-girl in Rajasthan has rejected her child marriage that took place when she was only a-year-old. The girl was not aware of this, till the time her in-laws approached her family to take her to their house a few days back.
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Officials attacked while stopping child marriages in Rajasthan
At least 12 government officials were injured after a group of villagers allegedly assaulted and pelted stones at them when they tried to stop them from carrying out child marriages in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district. On a tip-off that about 42 couples -- most of them reportedly minors -- were being married off in a mass ceremony, a team of district...
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Rajasthan endorsing child marriage?
The Rajasthan government is all set to register child marriages. It argues that by registration of all marriages, it will be possible to catch all child marriages and ensure legal rights for girls who become victims of this social evil.
