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Over 5,100 forest fires affected 11,580 hectares in Maharashtra in 2023-24: Minister NaikMaharashtra witnessed over 5,100 forest fires in 2023-24, impacting nearly 11,600 hectares. Gadchiroli alone reported over 7,000 incidents....
Child marriage curb: Maharashtra considering a rule mandating birth dates on wedding cardsMaharashtra is exploring printing birth dates on wedding invitations to combat child marriages, aiming to reduce incidents to under 10% in ...
Vat Savitri vrat katha: How Savitri’s devotion moved Yama and saved her husband Satyavan- the inspiring story behind one of Hinduism’s most sacred festivalsVat Savitri Vrat Katha: Vat Savitri Vrat is a sacred festival observed by married Hindu women for their husbands' longevity. The story reco...
Bengaluru, India's IT capital, has highest dowry-related cases among metro cities: NCRB reportBengaluru leads metropolitan cities in dowry-related cases with 878 incidents reported in 2024, accounting for 87% of metro cases. Delhi, h...
Will registration at Rs 100 in Maharashtra: Why homeowners in cooperative societies, senior citizens should not delay estate planningA Will has always been optionally registrable under Section 18 of the Registration Act, 1908, and registration is not mandatory for validit...
Maharashtra government consulting stakeholders on Uniform Civil CodeThe Maharashtra government is embarking on an important dialogue with stakeholders about the potential introduction of a Uniform Civil Code...
Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 introduced in assemblyAs per the Bill, those involved in unlawful conversions on the pretext of marriage will be punished with imprisonment of seven years and sh...
Nothing wrong with interfaith marriages, but alliances through fraud need to be stopped: FadnavisMaharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis states there is no issue with interfaith marriages but emphasizes action against fraudulent matrimonial al...
Muslim men can register more than one marriage as their personal laws permit multiple wedlocks: Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court has allowed a Muslim man to register his third marriage, ruling that his personal laws permit multiple unions and dir...
Maharashtra police will be asked to prepare SOP to tackle cases of women duped into marriage outside religion using fake identity: FadnavisDeputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the govt will ask Maharashtra police to create a standard operating procedure (SOP) to handle ...
Rajasthan, Assam, Andhra Pradesh oppose same-sex marriage lawAssam, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan have opposed the legalisation of same-sex marriages in India, citing concerns about imbalanced social ...
Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh & Assam opposing legal validation for same-sex marriage: Centre tells Supreme CourtThe Centre had, in an affidavit filed in the apex court earlier, said it had issued a letter on April 18 to all states inviting comments an...
Studying laws to help women trapped into marriages, says Devendra Fadnavis"The government is not against interfaith marriages, however, there has a conspiracy in some districts and such marriages have taken place....
Studying 'love jihad' laws of other states, no plan to have one in Maha as yet: FadnavisMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said his government will study laws on freedom of religion, dubbed as legisla...
3 out of every 5 child brides went through teenage pregnancy: ReportTalking about the way forward, she said, "Strengthening village-level child protection mechanisms by the government and the civil society o...
Parliament panel on raising women's marriage age may push for tougher laws to end child marriagesTo look at Karnataka's child marriage law reforms, consult NGOs and think tanks
It's “mind-boggling”, says Bombay HC on 15,000 plus child marriages in 3 years in MaharashtraAlarmed that there were over 15,000 child marriages in the tribal districts of Maharashtra in the last 3 years, the Bombay high court on Mo...
How GoI's proposal to push back the legal age of marriage for women is in sync with 'Beti bachao, beti padhao' campaignEarly marriage and, subsequently, early motherhood have an adverse impact on the health of the mother as well as the child. India's MMR is ...
Cow slaughter ban will be a reality in Karnataka soon: BJP leader C T RaviThe former Karnataka Minister, who is in-charge of party affairs in Maharashtra, Goa and poll-bound Tamil Nadu, said a law banning cow slau...
Muslim women’s body seeks family lawThe women's organisation stated that issues such as polygamy, halala and age of marriage still remained “unsolved”