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"Will not allow child marriages in Assam": CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma pledged on Monday that he will not allow child marriages in Assam as long as he is alive.
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Assam Cabinet repeals Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma posted on X and said that this move marks another significant step towards prohibiting child marriages in Assam.
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Protesters outside European Parliament raise chants on abuse of blasphemy
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The European Pakistani Christian Action Committee held a protest outside the European Parliament, raising issues including the abuse of blasphemy laws, a culture of impunity, discrimination, incitement of violence in the name of religion, coerced faith conversions and forced child marriages
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Assam police cracks down on child marriages, over 800 arrested
Updated : 2 years, 5 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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"Govt committed to crackdown on child marriages": Assam Dy Speaker
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Earlier, Assam police arrested around 5,000 people during the first phase and arrested 15 clerics for their alleged role in child marriages.
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Assam: 15 fake 'Kazis' arrested for conducting child marriages
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"The arrested persons are fake Kazis, and they illegally conducted marriages, including minors. In one register, we found that one of the arrested persons had illegally conducted 150-200 marriages in the district. They also conducted child marriages. Our investigation is on," Samir Baruah
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SC directs Centre to file status report on steps taken to implement Child
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The apex court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action contending that girls below 18 years of age are being married off despite child marriages being outlawed almost a century ago and a new law enacted in 2006.
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Assam child marriages crackdown: Ratio of arrests of Muslims to Hindus is
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that an equivalent number of Muslims and Hindus were arrested during the state government's ongoing operation against child marriage in the state.
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Assam govt on mission mode to eliminate child marriages by 2026: CM Sarma
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said several families had cancelled scheduled weddings of underage people as a fallout of the ongoing drive against child marriage by the Assam government and added that the state aims to eliminate child marriages by 2026.
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Law will take its own course, says Gauhati High Court on Assam govt crackd
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday raised serious questions on the ongoing crackdown on child marriages by the Assam government while observing "if the marriage is taking place in violation of law, the law will take its own course".
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Around 2,763 people arrested so far in crackdown against child marriages i
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam Police has so far arrested 2,763 persons in connection with the cases related to child marriage across the state.
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Assam police arrests 2441 people in connection with child marriages
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The total number of people arrested in connection with child marriages escalated to 2,441, informed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday.
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