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The Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile.

Authorities ordered the evacuation of the 1,500 inhabitants of the nearby town of Ensenada on Wednesday, along with residents of two smaller communities.

The National Mining and Geology Service issued a high alert, barring access to the area around the volcano, which lies near the cities of Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt, a little more than 1,000 kilometres south of Chile's capital, Santiago.

"For us it was a surprise," said Alejandro Verges, regional emergency director of the Los Lagos region where the eruption took place. He said Calbuco wasn't under any special form of observation.

Authorities said a large amount of ash was observed but no hot rocks or lava so far.

Calbuco last erupted in 1972 and is considered one of the top three most potentially dangerous among Chile's 90 active volcanos.

India will not make marital rape a crime because of cultural and religious values and society's belief that marriage is a sacrament, the government said on Wednesday.

DMK MP Kanimozhi, through a question submitted in the Rajya Sabha, asked Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary whether the government would bring in an amending Bill to the Indian Penal Code to remove the exception of marital rape from the definition of rape in the light of the U.N. agencies' findings and recommendations.

Mr. Chaudhary, in his written reply, said that while the U.N. Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women had recommended that India criminalise marital rape, India's Law Commission had not recommended this, and the government had no plan to bring in an amendment.

"It is considered that the concept of marital rape, as understood internationally, cannot be suitably applied in the Indian context due to various factors " e.g. level of education/illiteracy, poverty, myriad social customs and values, religious beliefs, mindset of society to treat marriage as a sacrament, etc," Mr. Chaudhary said.

"I accept that the institution of marriage is an integral part of our social structure. Many people across many faiths hold it sacred. But it has not stopped us from bringing the anti-dowry law or domestic violence legislation," Ms. Kanimozhi told The Hindu.

"Today, we are more receptive to women's rights and issues. This is not against our culture. It is about protecting our women from violence and abuse," she said. She has also introduced a Private Member Bill seeking the removal of the marital rape exception from the Indian Penal Code.

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