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"No Muslim organization promotes child marriage": Lucknow Imam on Assam go
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Following the Assam government's decision to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules of 1935 through the Assam Repealing Bill 2024, Lucknow Eidgah Imam Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali said on Friday that no Muslim organization promotes child marriage.
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Assam announces incentive plan for girl students to eliminate under age ma
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Assam government in its Budget for 2024-25 presented on Monday proposed to support ten lakh girl students with financial grant as admission incentive to help continue their education to higher secondary, graduation and post-graduation studies.
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"No second marriage without govt's permission", says Assam CM Himanta Bisw
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has clarified that no state government employee can enter into a second marriage without the approval of the government.
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Assam: Over 800 people arrested in second phase of crackdown against child
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In the second phase of a state-wide crackdown against child marriage, the Assam police on Tuesday arrested more than 800 accused persons.
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Assam police cracks down on child marriages, over 800 arrested
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Hemana Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam, posted on X, “In a massive crackdown against child marriage, Assam Police has arrested over 800 accused persons in a special operation which began in the early hours of dawn. The number of arrests is likely to rise.”
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Expect big arrests at next drive against child marriage: Assam CM
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that a crackdown against child marriage will be launched every six months, adding that "big arrests" were likely at the next drive later this month.
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Assam CM to launch an operation against child marriage in September
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Addressing the 2-day Superintendent of Police (SP) conference held in Bongaigaon started on Friday, the Assam Chief Minister directed all Superintendents of Police (SPs) to be ready for an effective measure against child marriage.
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Discussions on for new law on Child Marriage: Assam CM Himanta Sarma
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the Assam government is discussing bringing a new law in the state against Child Marriage and that the state government's drive against Child Marriage will continue.
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2,789 people arrested so far in crackdown on child marriage: Assam CM Sarm
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said 2,789 people have been arrested so far during the ongoing crackdown on child marriage across the state.
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"Shouldn't look like action is against one particular community": Maulana
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Maulana Mahmood Madani, president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind while talking to ANI said that the action being taken against parents of children in Assam should not happen. If something is being done against a particular community, then people will raise their voices, he said on Wednesday.
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Child marriage in Assam: Mutual agreements used as tools to evade law
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Many more cases of child marriage have come to light in Assam after the police arrested 2,442 people as a part of the state government's massive crackdown against the ill practice.
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"What will happen to those married girls?"Owaisi after Assam govt's crackd
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"You are in the government for six years, so it is a failure of the state. Why haven't you built more schools in the state," Owaisi said.
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