Child marriage

Berhampur: The Ganjam district administration has launched an initiative to give a cash reward of Rs 5,000 to any person who provides tip-off about a child marriage. The money would be…

Child marriage, may sound archaic and a nineteenth century practice to the educated masses, but it is still prevalent in some pockets in India. Young boys and girls are married off long…

Bargarh: Kuchinda Child Welfare Committee (CWC) foiled a child marriage bid at Bandhakani village under Mahupali police limits in Bargarh on Tuesday. According to sources, the marriage of…

Bhubaneswar: Childline officials with the help of BMC CDPO, Anganwadi supervisor and Khandagiri police rescued a 17-year-old girl when they foiled her child marriage from being solemnised at…

Bhubaneswar: Poverty, illiteracy and blind belief are the root causes behind child marriages and there is a need to spread of awareness to combat the evil, said former Chief Justice of…

Malkangiri: The Childline rescued a minor girl a day before her marriage from MV-52 village under Korukonda block in Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Saturday. Sources said the Childline…