child marriage

New-Delhi: Iraq parliament has introduced a controversial bill that can potentially reduce the legal marriage age for the girls to 9 and boys 15.The bill seeks to amend Iraq’s Personal Status Law, which currently sets the minimum…

Jajpur Town: There have been reports of a forced marriage of girl in Jajpur Town of Odisha on Wednesday, said reliable reports in this area.Although child marriage is illegal in our society, some parents are not aware of it. Due to the…

Cuttack: In a recent incident, an attempt of child marriage was successfully foiled by the intervention of the police. The wedding ceremony was being conducted in the premises of Gadgadiya temple of Cuttack.The groom was a painter…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…