Mysore/Mysuru: “Child marriage is often wrongly viewed as the sole responsibility of the Department of Women and Child Development. In reality, eliminating child marriage requires coordinated action from the Education, Health and other Departments,” said Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy while addressing a workshop on making Mysuru a child-marriage-free district at Kalamandira in…
Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Bal Vivah Mukt Abhiyan’, a day-long workshop and awareness programme for District and Taluk-level Child Marriage Prohibition officers began at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road in the city this morning. The programme has been jointly organised by the Directorate of Child Protection, Bengaluru, Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR),Bengaluru, Mysuru District Administration,…
Mysuru, Belagavi and Dakshina Kannada chosen for pilot project Bengaluru: In a major move, the State Government has decided to form ‘Akka Pade’ (Sisters Force), an exclusive squad to curb the cases of child marriages on a pilot basis, in three districts, including Mysuru, Belagavi and Dakshina Kannada, effective from tomorrow (Aug. 15). This was…
Bengaluru: In a crucial step to curb child marriage, the Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved the Karnataka Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill-2025, to criminalise the engagement of a child or minor (betrothal), which was not punishable earlier. Addressing presspersons after the State Cabinet meeting here yesterday, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil said…
Mysuru District Administration cracks the whip on rampant child marriages; Call Helpline 1098 or 112 Mysore/Mysuru: In a decisive move to curb the rising instances of child marriage in Mysuru district, the Deputy Commissioner — who also serves as the Chairman of the District Child Protection Unit — has issued stringent guidelines mandating age verification…
DC Dr. Kumara expresses concern over high rate of child marriages at review meeting Mandya: Stating that as many as 57 child marriages were reported from the district in 2024-25, Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Kumara expressed concern over the high rate of child marriages in the district. Speaking at a review meeting at his…
Mysuru: District Child Protection Unit officials have prevented a child marriage from taking place at a village in the taluk. Officials, who rescued the minor girl, have handed over her to Balamandira. The parents of the 17-year-old girl had arranged the marriage on Wednesday and a member of the public had informed about the same…
Mysore/Mysuru: With schools reopening fully after a gap of over one-and-a-half years, Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) and officers from Women and Child Welfare Department of Mysuru are hoping to see a drastic decline in child marriages. Ever since the pandemic began, there has been a dramatic spurt in child marriages where a majority of…
Mysore/Mysuru: “Do not give your consent for marriage if you are below 18 years. Inform the Children Helpline or inform us if you are forced to get married by your parents or relatives,” advised North Zone Block Education Officer (BEO) Jagadish to girl students. He was speaking at the Open House programme organised by Rural…
Mysore/Mysuru: The deadly COVID -19 pandemic has taken the playful and joyous moments of children,as the State reportedly witnessed a rise in under-age marriages amidst the COVID crisis, with parents eager to marrying off their girl children even before they attain the legal age for marriage. In Mysuru District, the District Child Protection Unit received…
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