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A Kashmiri Bakarwal family drinks tea as they stop for a short break at Hirpora, some 65 km south of Srinagar. (Photo: AP)

Kathua put the spotlight on Bakarwals, the Army’s eyes and ears along LoC

Since Independence, the Bakarwals have stoutly resisted Pakistan’s overtures based on co-religiosity.

27 Apr 2018 1:02 AM

On May 7, the Supreme Court had vacated the stay on trial of the Kathua gangrape and murder case and transferred it to Pathankot in Punjab. (Photo: File | ANI)

SC rejects plea seeking transfer of probe to CBI in Kathua gangrape-murder case

The top court also rejected plea seeking a fresh investigation alleging 'motivated' probe by the state police.

05 Oct 2018 5:45 PM

The minimum punishment in case of rape of women has been increased from rigorous imprisonment of seven years to 10 years, extendable to life imprisonment. (Photo: File)

Bill on death for raping children below 12 to be presented soon: Cabinet

The decision was taken on Wednesday at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Modi, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

18 Jul 2018 7:44 PM

Bill for strict penalty in rape cases tabled in Lok Sabha

The deadline for completing rape trials to be 2 months.

24 Jul 2018 1:53 AM

The Act will further amend the Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. (Photo: AFP)

Law allowing death penalty for rape of children cleared by President

The amendment replaces criminal law amendment ordinance promulgated on April 21 after Kathua's rape and murder and another woman in Unnao.

12 Aug 2018 5:48 PM

An 18-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao had alleged rape by BJP MLA and his brother and attempted suicide along with her family members by trying to immolate herself outside CM Yogi Adityanath's home on Sunday. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Unnao, Kathua horrors jolt India; BJP unfazed

Key changes in the law on rape had been wrought following the infamous Nirbhaya incident of December 2012.

12 Apr 2018 5:10 AM

The body of 8-year-old Asifa was found in the forests near her village on January 17. (Photo: PTI)

Kathua case: Meerut student went to J&K to rape 8-yr-old, says chargesheet

One of the 6 men, accused of raping minor, was 'invited' to come all the way from Meerut to 'satisfy his lust', police have told a court.

12 Apr 2018 5:08 PM

Meanwhile, the home ministry has also assured the state police that it can investigate the Kathua rape case without pressure from any quarters’’ and stern action should be taken against the accused persons.

Kathua rape case: Govt plans security to protect nomadic tribes

Home ministry sources said the Centre was even willing to provide additional central para-military forces for this purpose.

15 Apr 2018 5:37 AM

“As per my knowledge, a petition (for a CBI probe) is pending there,” Singh said. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Centre has no objection handing over Kathua rape case to CBI: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh that the court was another option through which the case could go to the CBI.

17 Apr 2018 9:22 PM

President Ram Nath Kovind was speaking at the sixth convocation ceremony of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Katra. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Kathua rape shameful, must ensure security for women: President

President Ram Nath Kovind said, 'It is our responsibility to ensure such a thing does not happen to any girl or woman.'

18 Apr 2018 12:47 PM

The participants have pledged to continue to provoke feelings of “guilt” in the government and others and reiterated their demand that the incident should be probed by the CBI.

Kin of accused reiterate demand for CBI inquiry

Four local women, including the spouse of one of the alleged ‘plotter’ Sanji Ram, are on ‘fast-unto-death’.

20 Apr 2018 1:58 AM

While seven of the accused including Kumar are facing trial in the court in Pathankot on the directions of the Supreme Court, the eighth accused in the case is facing trial in a juvenile court in Kathua district. (Photo: PTI/File)

Kathua rape case: Accused claiming to be juvenile above 20 yrs, claims medical report

'The report has been submitted and final arguments will be concluded tomorrow after which judge will pronounce verdict,' prosecutor said.

02 Jul 2018 8:16 PM

In his opening remarks, Ankur Sharma said the case should be handed over to the CBI because 'jihadis have committed the murder and planted the body there and the murder has been committed to change the religious demography of the area.' (Photo: ANI)

‘Jihadis behind rape, murder of 8-yr-old in Kathua’, says defence lawyer

Ankur Sharma, one of the lawyers defending accused in Kathua case, asked J&K Governor to immediately order a CBI enquiry into the case.

09 Jul 2018 9:23 AM

Kathua gangrape and murder case sparked nationwide outrage and protests. (Photo: File | PTI)

Kathua victim was sexually assaulted, died of suffocation: Doctors tell court

As many as 54 witnesses have deposed before the court so far in the ongoing trial in the brutal rape and murder of the girl.

09 Sep 2018 6:05 PM

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti on Monday welcomed the Pathankot court verdict in the Kathua rape case, demanding 'severe punishment' to the convicts. (Photo: File)

Time to stop politics over heinous crime: Mufti, Omar welcomes Kathua case verdict

The case created public outrage with activists and people hitting the streets demanding justice to the victim.

10 Jun 2019 2:03 PM

The court's observation came while hearing pleas seeking to make marital rape an offence and others opposing it. (Representational image)

Marriage doesn’t mean wife is always ready for sex: Delhi high court

The arguments remai-ned inconclusive and will continue on August 8, the next date of hearing.

18 Jul 2018 4:48 AM

Gurdaspur SP Salwinder Singh, who was abducted by terrorists involved in Pathankot attack, arrives to appear before NIA. -PTI

NIA finds Samba & Kathua attacks just like Pathankot

Widening the ambit of the NIA probe into the Pathankot terror siege, the investigation agency fanned out across the Samba and Kathua areas of the Jammu region on Tuesday after it found similarities in

13 Jan 2016 1:02 AM

Several organisations, including the Bar Association and the Hindu Ekta Manch, had staged a sit-in in Kathua town on March 3 demanding a CBI inquiry into the case. (Photo: File/PTI)

An opening in J&K... but can govt take it?

Kashmiris might have felt better if the CM had dismissed the two BJP ministers, but they realise she is hamstrung.

16 Apr 2018 3:00 AM

Supreme Court asks J&K to protect victim’s family, others

Agrees to consider father’s plea to shift rape case trial outside state.

17 Apr 2018 2:10 AM

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud on Monday agreed to hear on Wednesday the plea of Sahil Sharma and two others, who are college friends of the juvenile accused in the case. (Photo: File)

SC to hear on May 16 Kathua witnesses’ plea alleging police harassment

The three witnesses had in their statement before the magistrate said they gave their statement to the police under coercion.

14 May 2018 1:19 PM

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