Judgement in Kathua rape-and-murder case likely on June 10The apex court move came after lawyers in Kathua prevented Crime Branch officials from filing a charge sheet in the case, which shocked the...
03 Jun, 2019, 07.52 PM IST
SC refuses plea of accused to replace Jammu & Kashmir police with CBIJustice Lalit told the counsel that the accused should use the alleged infirmities to their advantage instead of demanding a change in the ...
06 Oct, 2018, 08.52 AM IST
Kathua rape case: Inform us in advance about the witness, Defence lawyer seeks directionClaims no prior information about the witness-to-be-examined by the prosecution is given. Is difficult to prepare the defence & is defeatin...
16 Jul, 2018, 12.40 PM IST
Kathua rape accused to be produced before Pathankot court on May 31The Jammu and Kashmir's elite Crime Branch will produce the charge sheet in the case as well as all the accused in the case
29 May, 2018, 05.45 PM IST
Social media did disservice by revealing rape victim's identity: HCThe bench also said messages and images were circulated on Whatsapp showing India in a bad light. It also observed that the entities cannot...
18 May, 2018, 07.06 PM IST
Supreme Court to consider Kathua accused's plea to transfer probe to CBIThe eight-year-old's father had moved the apex court earlier, apprehending a threat to the family, a friend and their lawyer Deepika Singh ...
26 Apr, 2018, 12.00 PM IST
Draft ordinance plans death for child rape in J&KJ&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has also reiterated that she is determined to bring in the new law awarding capital punishment to child r...
23 Apr, 2018, 09.44 AM IST
Kathua rape: J&K govt warns students against protestingJ&K’s education minister Altaf Bukhari of PDP has warned students not to come on roads again, otherwise they would be considered ‘rowdies a...
22 Apr, 2018, 03.20 PM IST
Ordinance likely to award death penalty for raping children up to 12 yrsAccording to the proposal, those convicted of committing rape on children up to 12 years can also be awarded death penalty.
21 Apr, 2018, 08.01 AM IST
Centre to amend law for death penalty in child rape cases below 12-year of ageIn a letter submitted to Supreme Court the Centre had said that it has started process to amend POCSO Act to ensure maximum punishment of d...
20 Apr, 2018, 01.49 PM IST
Kathua Bar assures Supreme Court not to hamper trial in child rape caseThe association told the SC that it had dropped the strike on April 12 itself and held out the assurance that if would not obstruct the law...
19 Apr, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
Farooq Abdullah wants bill to award death penalty for raping minorsAbduallah's comment comes in the backdrop of a nationwide condemnation of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmi...
15 Apr, 2018, 07.59 PM IST
Maneka Gandhi proposes death penalty for rape of children below 12 yearsThe Women and Children Development (WCD) minister has now proposed that rape of any child below the age of 12 years could lead to the death...
13 Apr, 2018, 04.55 PM IST
Across India, horror turns to outrage at gang rape and murder of 8-year-old Kathua girlCongress president Rahul Gandhi, who had also been at the receiving end of criticism on social media for not speaking up on the issue, brok...
13 Apr, 2018, 12.14 PM IST
Kamal Hassan expresses outrage over Kathua incidentHassan, founder-president of Makkal Needhi Mayyam, said he felt "angry" as a man, father and as a citizen for "failing" the minor girl.
13 Apr, 2018, 11.59 AM IST
Rahul and Priyanka hold midnight march for justice in Kathua, Unnao casesCongress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted a call at short notice and hundreds of his supporters turned up at the India Gate in a midnight vig...
13 Apr, 2018, 06.32 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi to hold midnight vigil for justice in Kathua, Unnao rape cases"Like millions of Indians my heart hurts tonight. India simply cannot continue to treat its women the way it does," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.
12 Apr, 2018, 11.23 PM IST