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PALMONAS is disrupting the Indian jewellery market with its Demi-fine rang
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI/GPRC): Indian fashion has evolved over the last few years. Right from the way we buy groceries to the way we buy jewellery. Historically jewellery was bought on occasions like marriages or festivals. Those heavy pieces are worn only a few times a year and the
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UN: Pakistan Mission flooded with calls for protection of Christians
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Letters of protest by the organizations point to the systematic persecution of Christians, resulting in unjust punishments citing blasphemy, forced marriages of young Christian girls to older Muslim men, forced conversions in various parts of Pakistan and usurping of land and belongings of C
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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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Overseas Pakistani Christians protest against human rights violations suff
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The protest was organised by Action Committee for Christian Rights, Overseas Pakistan Christian Alliance and Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), The Netherlands on the occasion of Women's Day held on March 8.
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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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Rajasthan's Sarpanch initiates the 'Garbage Free Marriage Functions' Campa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 6 (ANI/PNN): Known as Hockey Wali Sarpanch, Neeru Yadav the Sarpach of Lambi Ahir, Tehsil Buhana, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan; has initiated a positive change towards reducing the food waste in the marriages. In her recent initiative, she has started a unique ca
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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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Assam: 2278 arrested in connection with child marriages, say police
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam police have registered 4074 cases related to child marriage, the police said.
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Child rights body lauds Assam govt's crackdown against child marriages, sl
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam police has so far arrested over 2,250 persons across the state in connection with cases related to child marriage.
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Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi calls Assam govt's crackdown on child marriag
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The drive was launched on Thursday night after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a video-conference meeting with senior officials of the police department directing them to launch a crackdown to rid the state of the evil practice of child marriage.
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