Child marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, between a child and an adult, or between a child and another child. It is estimated that there are around 24 million child brides in India. The states with the highest rates of child marriage include Bihar, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka (50 per cent or more).
Divyangjans to get 1lakh financial assistance for marriage.
Leh, Jan. 06: The Department of Social and Tribal Welfare, UT Ladakh notified the amendment to the State Marriage Assistance Scheme of the erstwhile State of J&K which has now been revised to Ladakh State Marriage Assistance Scheme. The scheme was made effective from 1st January 2024 onwards.
Under the scheme, one-time financial assistance of Rs. 50,000 shall be given to female beneficiaries belonging to Antodaya Anna Yojana (...
40 جوڑے رشتہ ازدواج سے منسلک ،عوامی حلقوں نے کیا مسرت کا اظہار
سرینگر//وادی میں جہیز کے بڑھتے ہوئے ناسور کا توڑ کرنے کے لئے جعفری کونسل کشمیر اور کلثوم ایجوکیشنل ٹرسٹ گجرات کے اشتراک سے امر سنگھ کلب سرینگر میں اجتماعی شادیوں کی تقریب منعقد ہوئی۔
جس میں وادی کے تمام طبقہ ہائے فکر سے تعلق رکھنے والے 40 یتیم اور مستحق جوڑے رشتہ ازدواج سے منسلک ہوگئے ۔تقریب میں دولہے اور دلہنوں کے علاوہ ان کے رشتہ داروں ، سماج کے دیگر ذی شعور طبقوں اور علمائے کرام نے شرکت کی۔
اس موقع پر علمائے کرام او...
VoL Desk, September 12: In a recent notification, the Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh has announced the availability of the “Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Ladakh) Regulations, 2022” for public objections and suggestions.
These regulations will come into effect once approved by the Lieutenant Governor of UT Ladakh and published in the Official Gazette. To ensure transparency and public engagement, the draft regulation is now open for public feedback.
Interested p...
Leh, August 18: The Ladakh Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has decided to expel a senior 74-year-old Muslim leader from its ranks after his son eloped with a Buddhist woman. In an official statement released on August 16, the Ladakh unit of the BJP announced that Sheikh Nazir Ahmad would be removed from his primary party membership and relieved of his duties as the state vice-president.
The decision was attributed to his alleged involvement in his son’s elopement, as outlined in a meeting at...
District Kargil is known for its simplicity and egalitarian society where a one-time observer would not easily differentiate between rich and poor. The lifestyle in the public sphere was/is such that no one could differentiate between the poor and the rich.
Unfortunately, it seems that a remarkable section of the people is now overridden by their desires in terms of constructing huge lodges, procuring luxury cars, and nowadays conducting expensive marriages. Imam Ali (a.s.) has said, “Tho...
