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A.P Govt. asked to register marriages

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The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has asked the State Government to appoint Marriage Officers within a month so as to immediately implement `The AP Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2002'. The Act envisages compulsory registration of every marriage in the legal age group.

The commission passed the orders two days ago alarmed over the menace of child marriages which peak at this time of the year when Sivaratri was celebrated. It felt that the problem could be checked effectively only if the legislation came into force but unfortunately there was no implementing agency.

Sikh women is 1st Afghan refugee to get Indian citizenship: ‘filled with joy’

The Indian Express
New Delhi

A Sikh woman is the first Afghan refugee to get Indian citizenship, Ragini Trakroo, HRLN, Delhi, makes a numerical analysis of the naturalization process

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Petition alleges denial of wages to thousands of tea workers

Supreme Court issues notice to Union Government and 8 states on denial of wages and statutory dues to thousands of workers in tea gardens.

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Anti-foeticide law has failed

NEW DELHI: Large-scale abortion of female foetuses continues in many states despite stringent conditions incorporated into the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition in Sex-Selection) Act, a public interest litigation complained before the Supreme Court on Friday.