SC seeks JK govt’s reply by April 27 on transfer of Kathua case to Chandigarh
Putting the ball in Jammu and Kashmir government’s court, the Supreme Court on Monday asked it to reply by April 27 whether a plea to transfer the Kathua rape and murder case from the state’s courts to Chandigarh should be allowed. According to the report published in The Times of India, the father sought security […]
China says ties with India now see progress
Beijing, : China on Monday said its ties with India hold “great potential” and have witnessed new progress after a flurry of high-level exchanges. Beijing and New Delhi are making efforts to repair the relations damaged by the 73-day military stand-off between their armies last year. It is evident from the increase in visits by […]
Fast track rape cases of minors if you are serious: Rahul to PM
Amid public outrage over Kathua and Unnao rape cases, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fast track cases of rapes of minors and punish the guilty if he was serious about providing justice to the country’s daughters. Gandhi pointed out that there were as many as 19,675 cases of rapes […]
Chennai Super Kings Did Well to Restrict Punjab to 197: Fleming
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming said Kings XI Punjab’s Chris Gayle played really well and that made a big difference in the match on Sunday. Punjab defeated Chennai by four runs in Mohali. Fleming, however, said CSK did “incredibly well” to restrict the score to somewhere under 200 because at one stage KXIP […]
Mutilated Body of 9-Year-Old Girl Found in Canal Near Rohtak
Amid widespread rallies protesting the grotesque rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir, the Haryana police on Sunday, 15 April, discovered the body of a 9-year-old in a canal near Rohtak. According to ANI, the body was recovered by the police – found stuffed in a green bag – in a […]
No justice in Mecca Masjid blast case: Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi today alleged that the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case in which all the five accused facing trial were acquitted, had not been pursued properly by anti-terror investigative agency NIA. Hyderabad Lok Sabha member Owaisi alleged on a micro-blogging site that most of the witnesses in the Mecca Masjid blast case had […]
Give security to Kathua victim’s family and lawyer: SC to J&K govt
The Supreme Court today directed the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide security to the family of the eight-year-old Kathua gangrape and murder victim, the lawyer and a family friend assisting them in pursuing the case. The apex court also took note of a plea of the victim’s father seeking transfer of the trial of […]
5 Accused in Mecca Masjid bomb blast case acquitted
Hyderabad: A special anti-terror court in Hyderabad Monday acquitted right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove charges against them. A massive blast had ripped through the Mecca Masjid on May 8, 2007, during Friday prayers, killing nine people and wounding 58. […]
Army porter killed in cross-border firing in Uri : Police
Srinagar : An army porter was killed in cross-border firing in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, police said. Police said that today at about 10.40 am, one person namely Khursheed Ahmad of Nawaranda Uri, who was working as Porter with army’s 4 madras unit , got a bullet injury in neck […]
Kathua rape case: Students protest across Kashmir to demand punishment for guilty
Srinagar : Students of Government Degree College Islamabad on Monday held a protest demonstration against the rape and murder of eight-year-old nomadic girl Asifa, a resident of Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Scores of the students assembled inside the college premises shouting pro-freedom slogans against the gruesome incident and demanded punishment for the guilty. […]
