Two children die after accidentally falling in open well in Chikkamagaluru
Koppa, Chikkamagaluru: In a tragic incident, two young children died on Tuesday after accidentally falling into an open well while playing on a coffee estate in Ammadi, located in Chikkamagaluru's Koppa taluk.
The victims, identified as Seema (6) and Radhika (2), were the daughters of Sunitha Bai and Arjun Singh, who are from Nazirabad, Madhya Pradesh. Arjun Singh resides in Nazirabad, while Sunitha had brought her children along to assist with work at the estate.
The tragedy unfolded when Sunitha returned home from work in the evening and found her children missing. Suspecting they may have fallen into the nearby open well, locals began searching the area. Seema's body was discovered in a well about 100 meters from the house. However, Radhika's body was not found initially.
Fire and rescue teams were called to the scene and launched an operation to search the well further. Radhika's body was eventually located. Both children's bodies have been sent to the local government hospital for post mortem.
A case has been filed at the Koppa police station, and authorities are investigating the incident.
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Gujarat to amend marriage registration rules, cites 'misuse' of existing norms
Gandhinagar (PTI): The Gujarat government on Friday announced it plans to amend rules framed under the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Act, saying the move is aimed at plugging loopholes in the existing system.
Speaking in the assembly, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi stressed the need for new norms, alleging that “innocent girls are being trapped” and such practices were spreading “like termites” in society.
He said several people and social organisations had urged the government to amend the marriage registration rules to prevent misuse of procedural gaps.
Referring to what he termed “love jihad”, Sanghavi said it amounted to a “cultural invasion” and asserted that the BJP government could no longer ignore the issue. He said the amendments are aimed at strengthening safeguards in the registration process.
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He said objections and suggestions on the proposed amendments are now invited from the public for 30 days.
“People and organisations can register their suggestions and objections on the Health and Family Welfare Department’s website. The new rules will be implemented after considering these suggestions and objections received by the department,” he said.
Later, the minister’s office shared a document detailing the proposed procedure for marriage registration under the amended rules.
As per the proposed rules, every marriage registration application will need to be submitted before the Assistant Registrar, while applicants must attach a declaration stating whether the bride and groom have informed their parents about the marriage.
Moreover, the bride and groom will have to provide the names, addresses, Aadhaar and contact details of their parents in the application.
The parents of the bride and groom will be informed within ten working days as soon as the Assistant Registrar is satisfied, according to the proposed rules.
The Assistant Registrar will forward the application to the Registrar of the district or taluka concerned. The marriage will be registered 30 days after the Registrar is satisfied that the requirements specified in sub-rules have been met.
The Registrar will upload all these details to an online portal to be created by the government, say the proposed rules.
AAP MLA Hemant Ahir, who had on Thursday introduced a private member's Bill in this regard, and BJP MLA Lavingji Thakor congratulated the deputy CM in the House, saying the proposed changes were the need of the hour.
They said innocent girls were being lured by anti-social elements who exploited loopholes in the existing system to solemnise and register marriages.
