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April 20, 2018 No Responses

Lal Singh leads ‘Justice March’, talks of ‘Kashmiri Infection’ at candle light rally

Continuing his campaign for a CBI probe into the rape-murder of an eight-year-old Kathua girl, BJP MLA from Basholi and former Forest Minister Choudhary Lal Singh on Thursday led a ‘justice march’ in Jammu. Lal Singh, who was made to...

April 18, 2018 No Responses

Lal Singh defies BJP, returns to Kathua with a rallying cry for CBI probe, BJP dissociates from rally

BJP legislator Choudhary Lal Singh, who was reportedly asked by his party to resign for attending a rally in March in support of the accused in rape and murder of an eight-year-old child, addressed more than a dozen rallies on...

April 17, 2018 No Responses

Conspiracy to evict the nomads behind Kathua rape and murder

The “conspiracy” allegedly orchestrated by Shanji Ram, principal accused responsible for the abduction, rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl of Rasana, to evict the nomads from the Kathua was responsible for the incident. At least three accused in the...

April 17, 2018 No Responses

Kathua Rape & Murder accused plead not guilty, next hearing on April 28

The accused also asked for narco tests to establish the truth in the horrific gang rape and murder case. All eight accused in the rape and murder case of a minor nomadic girl pleaded not guilty on the opening day...

April 16, 2018 No Responses

In a Kashmir Valley, a Massive Dam Threatens to Wash Away Lives

There are few roads in the Marwah Valley, and those that exist are snowed under during the winter. For the most part, there is no electricity. Snow leopards, ibexes and other endangered animals shelter in the high peaks, while some...

April 16, 2018 No Responses

Our ministers are not pro-rapists, BJP counters allegations over Kathua rape and murder case

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday attempted to douse the controversy that erupted after two of its ministers in Jammu and Kashmir attended a rally supporting the accused in the Kathua rape and murder case. Defending the leaders, BJP’s...

April 13, 2018 No Responses

Outrage across India over Rape & Murder of 8 Year old Kathua girl

The groundswell of horror against the alleged bid to communalise the gory gang rape and murder of eight-year-old Asifa + in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua grew across the country on Thursday as outrage reminiscent of the Nirbhaya protests erupted on...

April 12, 2018 No Responses

VK Singh promises justice for Kathua girl, Congress questions ‘Modi’s silence’

The eight-year-old girl was gang-raped thrice by her abductors, including a special police officer, inside a temple. The eight-year-old girl who was gang-raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district “will not be denied justice”, said union m...

April 12, 2018 No Responses

Abducted, held captive in temple, raped repeatedly: Charge sheet describes atrocities committed on Kathua girl

The eight-year-old girl was continuously drugged and was gang-raped thrice by her abductors, including a special police officer, inside a temple. The charge sheet filed by the crime branch of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police before the chief judicial...

April 12, 2018 No Responses

Jammu observes bandh, Rift in Chamber over Bar Association’s bandh call

Jammu city observed a complete shutdown on Wednesday after a bandh was called by the Bar Association, Jammu, and other organisations over various issues, including illegal settlement of Rohingya refugees, Rasana rape-murder case, tribal settlements and the dis...