Child marriage is rampant in Meghalaya: Minister Paul Lyngdoh

Child marriage is rampant in Meghalaya: Minister Paul Lyngdoh

The programme was organised by Meghalaya State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

No child marriages in Assam till I am alive: Thunders CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Assembly

The dynamic Assam Chief Minister made this powerful statement from the Assam Legislative Assembly, as he openly challenged his political opponents, who are opposing the cabinet's decision to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935.

Assam DGP reiterates Govt’s aim to eradicate child marriage from the state by 2026

GP Singh reaffirmed that the state will have zero cases of child marriages within the next two years

Assam: Fresh crackdown on child marriages, over 800 arrested since last night

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the number of arrests is likely to go up. The special operation began late last night

Assam government to abolish child marriage by 2026: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

According to the POSCO Act, if someone feels attracted to a girl aged below 16 years old would be convicted of having committed an offence under this Act, said CM Sarma

Crackdown on child marriage in Assam: 2170 people arrested so far

The maximum number of people have been arrested from Dhubri, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, and Biswanath districts

Child marriage: Assam Police’s massive crackdown from today

Earlier, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had affirmed that his government is firm in its resolve to put a stop to child marriage in the state.

Assam CM reiterates to put a stop to child marriage, over 4K cases filed so far, Dhubri tops the list

Action on the cases will begin starting February 3, 2023, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma