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Time of India
03-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Wedlock at age of 13: In Haryana's Jind, 3 child marriages stopped in 33 days
Jind: Three child marriages were foiled over a period of just 33 days in Haryana's Jind district, said an official on Tuesday. The last such marriage was stopped on Sunday, when the district administration and an NGO stopped the wedlock of an 18-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The other two marriages were stopped at Brahmanwas village on April 30, where the groom's age was 20 and the bride was 17, and at Kharak Gadia village on May 12, where the groom's age was 18 and the bride was 13. In the case on Sunday, it came to light that preparations were underway, and the groom's procession was ready to proceed for the bride's house in Narnaund town of Hisar district, when officials intervened. TZeam members informed the groom's mother, a widow, and guests about the provisions of Child Marriage Act, 2006. For some time, the mother tried to mislead the team by showing birth certificates of her son, but after a strict warning from the team members, she produced certificates which revealed that he was three years younger than the marriageable age. After this, the birth certificate of the bride was sought on WhatsApp. After verifying documents, it was found the bride was 16 years old. In the case which took place on April 30, the boy had been selected for a govt job in the postal department and the bride's father was poor. Due to his financial condition, he arranged the marriage of his younger daughter along with his elder daughter on the same day to save on marriage expenses. In the case on Sunday, the groom's mother told the police that she was illiterate and did not know about the provisions of Child Marriage Act, 2006, said Surender Singh Mann, head of MDD, an NGO involved with the district administration in stopping all three marriages.
India.com
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
This actor had most expensive wedding ever, invited over 2000 guests, had Rs 18 crore mandap, bride wore gold saree worth Rs…, trouble erupted due to..
This actor had most expensive wedding ever, invited over 2000 guests, had Rs 18 crore mandap, bride wore gold, silver saree worth Rs..., trouble erupted due to.. In India, whether it's for actors or for ordinary person, weddings are always lavish and grand affairs, with thousands of guests in attendance. In entertainment industry, there has the been trend of spending a staggering amount of money on weddings. From high-scale venues to designer outfits, everything costs over crore. When talking about Bollywood star couples, Anushka Sharma-Virat Kohli, Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas, Katrina Kaif-Vicky Kaushal, had the most expensive weddings ever. Well, if we talk about the South film industry, do you know who had the most grand and high-scale wedding in India? It was RRR star Jr NTR with his lady love Lakshmi Pranathi. Jr NTR's wedding became the talk of the town as it was one of the most lavish and costly affairs of the year. The actor tied the knot with Lakshmi Pranathi, daughter of top businessman Narne Srinivasa Rao, in an arrange marriage set up on May 5, 2011. According to reports by Indian Express, the overall budget of the wedding was Rs 100 crore. Around 3000 celebrities and 1200 fans joined in to celebrate Jr NTR's D-Day. Moreover, Rs 18 crore was spent to decorate the giant mandap. The bride donned a beautiful gold Kanjeevaram saree, estimated to be worth a staggering Rs 1 crore. On the other hand, groom wore a traditional white kurta and dhoti, perfectly complementing his bride's grandeur. While wedding was ultra-luxurious and grand, the couple faced a legal controversy beforehand. At the time of their engagement, Lakshmi Pranathi was just 17-years-old. Following the news of the wedding, her lawyer Singuluri Shanti Prasad filed a complainant against the actor under the Child Marriage Act, escalating the situation. In order to avoid any further controversy, Jr NTR waited for Lakshmi to turn 18 and got married after that. The couple's love blossomed further as they embraced parenthood three years after their marriage, welcoming their first child, a son named Abhay Ram in 2014. Their joy doubled up in 2014, when they were blessed with another child, a baby boy named Bhargav.
