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Gangrape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua sparked nationwide outrage with people across country demanding justice for the little girl. (Photo: PTI/File)

Supreme Court stays Kathua rape-murder case trial till May 7

SC stayed trial after being seized with petitions seeking shifting of trial to Chandigarh and handing over investigation to CBI.

27 Apr 2018 3:35 PM

Kavinder Gupta was among 8 new ministers who were sworn in on Monday and joined the state's PDP-BJP government led by Mehbooba Mufti. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

New J&K dy CM Kavinder Gupta dismisses Kathua rape as minor incident

Hours after he was sworn in as J&K deputy CM, Kavinder Gupta said, 'Kathua incident shouldn’t be given much importance.'

30 Apr 2018 6:25 PM

J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to transfer the Kathua gangrape and murder case from Jammu and Kashmir to Pathankot in neighbouring Punjab. (Photo: PTI | File)

J&K CM welcomes SC decision to transfer Kathua case to Pathankot

Supreme Court has transferred Kathua rape case trial from J&K to Pathankot court; it has also ruled out CBI inquiry.

07 May 2018 8:36 PM

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti (Photo: PTI)

How Mehbooba averted whitewash over Kathua

Jitendra Singh posed for a picture with the group and announced that its report would be forwarded to the Supreme Court.

10 May 2018 1:00 AM

The trial in the case will be held according to the provisions of Ranbir Penal Code, which is applicable in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Trial of Kathua rape-murder case begins today amid tight security at Pathankot court

Pathankot Bar Association president Reshpaul Thakur said this was for the first time such a high-profile case was to be heard in the court.

31 May 2018 1:35 PM

Sanji Ram -- the main accused in Kathua rape and murder case. (Photo: ANI/File)

Accused threatened Kathua case witness, say police

SSP (Crime Branch) Jammu alleged that the witness, whose statement was being recorded, was threatened by one of the accused.

15 Jun 2018 9:29 AM

One cannot insult the animal kingdom by describing these men as “jaanwars”. (Photo: PTI)

‘Law of the jungle’ prevails... in Kathua & beyond

One dreads to wake up and read the front page these days.

15 Jun 2019 2:09 AM

Thousands evacuated from border villages

Even as the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have asked for evacuation of civilian population from more than 150 villages falling within 10 km from the borders with Pakistan after declaring a high ale

01 Oct 2016 12:58 AM

Sonam Kapoor in a movie still from 'Neerja', Alia Bhatt in a still from 'Udta Punjab'.

Heartbroken, ashamed, aghast: Sonam, Alia, Bollywood reacts to Kathua rape victim

The 8-year-old was kidnapped from Kathua, near Jammu by police reportedly for being Muslim from nomadic Bakerwal tribe.

12 Apr 2018 1:40 PM

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is pushing for a fast-track court to be set up to expedite the Kathua gangrape and murder case and ensure speedy justice to the family of the 8-year-old victim. (Photo: File)

Finish trial in 90 days: J&K CM to demand fast-track court in Kathua rape case

Mehbooba Mufti has asked for termination of arrested officers in the case under Section 126-C and Article 311.

14 Apr 2018 1:35 PM

BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav said the allegation on BJP minister being pro-rapists are not true and that the lawmakers had no intention to hamper the investigation in the Kathua rape case. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

BJP ministers not pro-rapists, says Ram Madhav in Kathua rape case

Ram Madhav, who is also the BJP in-charge of J&K, said there is no threat to PDP-BJP alliance in the state.

14 Apr 2018 5:02 PM

The sheer inhumanity of the bestial acts has shaken the nation, much as the Nirbhaya incident did in 2012.

Nation outraged by Kathua, Unnao

They have triggered religious tensions as well as widespread protests.

15 Apr 2018 1:15 AM

Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar and others enraged over Kathua rape

Ashamed and enraged, Bollywood now demands #JusticeForOurChild.

15 Apr 2018 6:29 PM

Protest held over Unnao and Kathua rape cases at Carter Rd in Mumbai's Bandra. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Massive protests across nation over Unnao, Kathua rape cases

The protests began today from 5 pm onwards.

15 Apr 2018 6:47 PM

The letter requests Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fast-track the prosecution of the perpetrators of the gangrapes and set-up a court directed Special Investigation team (SIT) in the Unnao case. (Photo: File | PTI)

Here's what ex-bureaucrats say in an open letter to Narendra Modi

49 retired civil servants asked Modi to reach out to the families of the Kathua and Unnao rape victims to 'seek their forgiveness'.

16 Apr 2018 10:06 AM

Lawyer Deepika S Rajawat said she will tell the Supreme Court that she is in danger. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

I can be killed and raped: Kathua rape victim's counsel receives threats

'I don't know how long I will be alive. I can be raped...My modesty can be outraged,' Lawyer Deepika S Rajawat said.

16 Apr 2018 1:39 PM

The victim’s father has moved the Supreme Court seeking the transfer of the trial to Chandigarh from Kathua. The apex court on Monday asked the J&K government to reply by April 27 whether the plea for transfer should be allowed. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Kathua accused plead not guilty, want narco analysis

As the trial began inside the court, main accused Sanji Ram’s daughter Madhu Sharma protested outside, demanding a CBI probe.

17 Apr 2018 1:21 AM

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shwetambari Sharma is the lone woman police officer in Special Investigative Team (SIT) of the Crime Branch that is investigating the gangrape and murder of eight-year-old Kathua girl. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Nation will reply to lawyer's remark: Woman cop probing Kathua rape

Shwetambari Sharma said, 'It hurts when you are targeted and your intelligence is doubted just because you are a woman.'

19 Apr 2018 11:15 AM

Kavinder Gupta is a former mayor of Jammu. He had won the 2014 Assembly election from Gandhinagar constituency in Jammu. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

J&K Cabinet reshuffle: BJP inducts new faces, Kavinder Gupta becomes deputy CM

Satpal Sharma, Rajiv Jasrotia, Devinder Kumar Maniyal and Shakti Raj were sworn-in as ministers for the state.

30 Apr 2018 12:36 PM

Sanji Ram and Vikas Jagrotra, in their petition submitted that they had been falsely implicated and that the case must be transferred to CBI to get at the real culprits. (Photo: File | ANI)

False implication, transfer probe to CBI: Kathua rape accused urges SC

The accused alleged that the state had done a biased probe and it is motivated and tainted.

04 May 2018 6:55 PM

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