Child marriage

19% Villages In This Odisha District Declared Child Marriage-Free

Nabarangpur: The Women and Child Development Department has declared 172 villages in Odisha's Nabarangpur district as child marriage-free. On the…

July 8, 2021

Child Marriage In Odisha’s Nagada, NGO Steps In To Take Action

Jajpur: Child marriages continue in India despite laws and awareness campaigns. One such marriage took place in Nagada under Sukinda…

June 2, 2021

‘My Aim Is To Make Odisha Free Of Child Marriages’, Declares Woman Crusader

Sonepur: Geetanjali Rana, an Anganwadi worker in Sonepur district, just can't tolerate to see a girl getting married before the…

March 6, 2021

Move To Make Odisha’s Ganjam District Free Of Child Marriage In 6 Months

Berhampur: The district administration is taking steps to make Ganjam free from child marriage within six months, said collector Vijay…

January 23, 2021

Odisha’s Crusader Against Child Marriage Yashoda Pandey Wins UN Group Award

Nuapada: Yashoda Pandey of Odisha, who has launched a crusade against child marriage since a young age, has won the…

December 6, 2020

Bride Elopes With Boyfriend In Odisha’s Angul, Groom Marries Her Minor Sister

Angul: It is a scene right out of a Bollywood masala movie. A bride eloped with her boyfriend four days…

December 6, 2020

Rs 5000 Award For Information On Child Marriage In This District Of Odisha

Berhampur: Ganjam collector Vijay Amrit Kulange on Friday declared an award of Rs 5000 for first hand information about child…

December 4, 2020

Odisha Aims To Be Child Marriage-Free State By 2030

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has ordered all the district collectors to take appropriate action to make the state child marriage-free…

November 19, 2020

‘Child Marriage’ Becomes Thread Ceremony In Odisha On Arrival Of Childline Officials, Police

Cuttack: A venue for alleged child marriage was turned into that of a thread ceremony just before Childline officials and…

February 29, 2020

Tribal Girl From Odisha Wins UN Award For Fighting Child Marriage

A tribal girl from Kandhamal district has been conferred with the prestigious Unicef-sponsored V Award at the UN House in…

December 10, 2019