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Proposed Amendments to Gujarat Marriage Registration Rules Unconstitutional: NAJAR, NAPM
Members of National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR - Gujarat) - a pan Indian collective of progressive lawyers and law professionals and the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM Gujarat), along with many civil society organisations of the state have strongly objected to the proposed amendments to the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006, notified on February 20, 2026
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No public gatherings and loudspeakers for religious events: Guj Gov’t
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Bihar migrants stranded in Rajasthan, collective of organizations write to Bihar CM for help
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Two students evacuated from Iran asked to make own travel arrangements back home
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Proposed Amendments to Gujarat Marriage Registration Rules Unconstitutional: NAJAR, NAPM
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