child marriage

Bhubaneswar: Adolescent girls from different districts of Odisha interacted with a team of representatives from various countries on their journey as champions to End Child Marriage in Odisha. Twenty girls interacted with international…
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Jaipur: After facing 20 years of struggle in the fetters of child marriage which was tied at the age of just one year, Rekha got the gift of annulment of child marriage on her birthday on Thursday. After the support of Saarthi Trust's…
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Bhubaneswar: With the aim to prevent child marriages, the Khurda district administration conducted a mobile awareness campaign on child marriage in Saliasahi of Bhubaneswar today. The campaign on child marriage was held with the theme…
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Bhubaneswar: A child marriage bid has been foiled at Garden moon Mandap at Dumduma HB Colony in Bhubaneswar on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, the Childline Bhubaneswar, Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) Sandhya Rani Devi and…
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New-Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. Prime Minister Modi, during his Independence Day speech last year, had made a mention of the proposal. "This…
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Berhampur: The Ganjam district administration has made a recommendation of compulsory registration of marriage details with the unique identification number (Aadhaar card).  The decision has been made to keep a check on child marriages in…
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Bhadrak: A team of Bhadrak Child Welfare Committee (CWC) rescued a minor girl hours before her marriage in Odisha’s Bhadrak district on Monday. According to reports, a minor girl of Narasinghpur Grama panchayat of the district, was…
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Nabrangpur: Child marriage attempt foiled in Nabrangpur district of Odisha. The administration has been able to successfully stop 7 child marriages. Kusumgada, Nandahandi, Belgaon, Turunjia Guda, Papdahandi, Gurudaguda and Debagaon are…
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Nabarangpur:  A team of officials including Childline officials stopped the marriage of a minor girl in Podalguda under Nabarangpur police limits here in Odisha last night. According to reports, the minor girl of Podalguda was scheduled…
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Berhampur : The Ganjam District Administration has launched an initiative under which any person who provided information about a child marriage will receive a cash reward of Rs 5,000, an official said. The money would be doled out from…
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