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Girl child marriage highest in Jharkhand, govt seems indifferent – Lagatar English
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Girl child marriage highest in Jharkhand, govt seems indifferent – Lagatar English

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MANISH GUPTA Ranchi, Sept 26: Jharkhand has the highest percentage of girls being married before they attain 18 years of age, as per the latest demographic survey brought out by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs. “The percentage of females who got effectively married before reaching 18 years…

Bonded labourers taking advantage of the practice by running a racket, says SC judge Hemant Gupta
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Bonded labourers taking advantage of the practice by running a racket, says SC judge Hemant Gupta

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Image for representation. | Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters Supreme Court judge Hemant Gupta on Wednesday commented that a racket was being run in India on the pretext of bonded labour as the labourers were taking advantage of the practice, reported Bar and Bench. “Do you know who are bonded labourers,” asked Justice Gupta at a hearing. “They…

India: Only 16% of human trafficking cases in 2021 saw convictions: NCRB data
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India: Only 16% of human trafficking cases in 2021 saw convictions: NCRB data

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© Provided by The Indian Express THE CONVICTION rate in human trafficking cases across the country continues to be low, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). While police filed chargesheets in 84.7 per cent of the 2,189 cases registered under the Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) across the country in…

Combating human trafficking through awareness termed vital – The News International
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Combating human trafficking through awareness termed vital – The News International

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Islamabad : Anti-Human Smuggling (AHS) Director Javed Akbar Riaz termed collective efforts in formulating awareness strategies and prevention against human trafficking, strengthening coordination between stakeholders, and improved information sharing on human trafficking and victim support activities ‘vital’. He said this while addressing a roundtable discussion with local journalists, media persons, and education and travel agents…

Article 370 abrogation unified hearts of JK people with rest of country – Business Standard
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Article 370 abrogation unified hearts of JK people with rest of country – Business Standard

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Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the abrogation of Article 370 has unified the hearts of people from Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country. He said J-K broke the shackles of Article 370 and is now progressing towards wholesome development with the rest of India. Singh was speaking at the BJP’s…