Tag: Minor Marriage

Baripada: What could be more disheartening when a Class 8 girl is forced to run away from her home and seek district administration’s help to escape marriage. “I want to study. But my family members are forcing me to get married,” said the minor girl when she sought help from the district administration to cancel […]

Berhampur: Rutu Nahak, a class X student of Bauribandhu High School at Chadhiapalli here in Ganjam district has become a cynosure of all eyes after she broke her own marriage for the sake of her education. Driven by a strong will power, the 15-year-old girl defied the decision of her parents to fulfil her own […]

Rayagada: Timely intervention of Childline officials foiled a family’s bid to marry off their minor daughter at Rekhaliguda village under Kalyansinghpur block in the district on Sunday. However, no action has been taken against the families of both bride and groom as they have agreed to solemnise the wedding after the girl attains the right […]

Baripada: An attempt to marry a minor girl studying in class VII went kaput when the authorities of the district child protection unit raided the marriage and took the girl into custody. The incident occurred in Sunamunhi Sahi on the outskirts of Baripada town, when the minor girl was being taken to the Shiva Temple […]