"child-marriage"

The girl was shifted to the Sakhi one stop centre for counselling

Child Protection Department explains legal and health consequences of child marriage to the parents, who agree to cancel the marriage

District Child Protection Officer Burla Mahesh, said they could avert the engagement of a minor girl with a boy from Dabba village in Chintalamanepalli mandal by providing counselling to parents of the bride and groom

A five-judge Constitution Bench struck down the electoral bonds scheme, holding that denying voters the right to know the details of funding of political parties would lead to a dichotomous situation and the funding of parties cannot be treated differently from that of the candidates who contest elections

Child marriage is a crime and anyone indulging in it needs to be prosecuted

The parents will be apprised about the Prohibition of the Child Marriage Act, 2006, definition of the child marriage, and consequences of involvement that attracts rigorous imprisonment up to two years or fine extending up to Rs 1 lakh or both

According to Sangareddy SP Chennuri Rupesh, the family lynched the woman on April 25, 2016, accusing her of complaining to the child welfare department about the child marriage of their daughter.

The report further stated that in order to ensure that children get the best environment to grow and flourish, it is necessary to increase awareness regarding child sexual abuse and the varied forms it can take.

What these disasters do is exacerbate existing problems of gender inequality and poverty that lead families to child marriage as a coping mechanism.

The state Chief Secretary K S Jawahar Reddy directed officials concerned to take stringent measures to ensure that marriages of boys and girls do not take place before 18 years of age.

The parents of the minor girl from Beerappagadda, had fixed her wedding with a youngster from the neighbouring village.

The Rachakonda Police She Team has averted a child marriage and rescued a minor girl from Hayathnagar on Sunday.

According to the police, a teenage girl, who is pursuing intermediate second year, made a selfie video seeking help from her friends and police in stopping her marriage.

Patna (Bihar): Criticizing the dowry system, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that there is nothing worse than demanding dowry for marrying a girl else what will happen to childbirth if a “man marries to another man”. Kumar’s remarks came during the inauguration of a newly constructed girls’ hostel in Patna on Tuesday. […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Police She Team from Ibrahimpatnam division along with District Child Protection officials averted a child marriage and rescued a minor girl on Saturday. The parents of the girl from Guttagadda thanda in Kandukur mandal had fixed her wedding with a youngster next week. Police, following information on the wedding, counseled the families, […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Police She Team from Choutuppal division along with District Child Protection officials averted a child marriage and rescued a minor girl on Tuesday. The parents of the minor girl from Chinna Kodur village had fixed her wedding with a youngster from the neighbouring village. “We received information that elders of both sides […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Police She Team from Kushaiguda division averted a child marriage and rescued a minor girl here on Wednesday. On receiving information that parents of the minor girl from Cheryala in Keesara area had fixed her wedding with a youngster from neighbouring village, the police teams went to their houses and counseled their […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Police She Team from Ibrahimpatnam division averted a child marriage and rescued a minor girl here on Tuesday. The parents of the minor girl from Kappadu village of Ibrahimpatnam had fixed her wedding with a youngster from the neighbouring village. “We received information that elders of both sides had fixed the wedding. […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Police She Team from Ibrahimpatnam division along with Child Welfare Department officials averted a child marriage and rescued a minor girl at Brahmanapally in Madgul on Saturday. The parents of the minor girl had fixed her wedding with a youngster from the neighbouring village. “We received information that elders of both sides […]

"The state... views child marriage as a practice constituting child abuse because it debases, degrades, and demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of children," the law states.