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SC to take up BCI report on conduct of Jammu lawyers in Kathua case

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The Supreme Court will take up on 30 July the hearing of the report submitted by the fact-finding team of Bar Council of India (BCI) over the conduct of Jammu lawyers in obstructing the Crime Branch (CB) to file charge sheet in the brutal rape and murder case of an eight year nomadic girl of Rasana in Kathua court. SC will also hear the reply filed by Bar Association Jammu (BAJ) over the contempt petition notice issued by the apex court, as per sources. The Supreme Court had sent a…

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Respect sentiments to prevent lynching incidents: RSS leader Indresh Kumar

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After stoking controversy over his statement on mob lynching in the name of protecting cow, Indresh Kumar senior RSS leader on Wednesday stated that respecting sentiments would solve this (lynching) problem. He condemned the recent violent incidents in different parts of the country by cow vigilantes, while also stating that hurting sentiments of any section of society was also violence, which deserved similar condemnation. Indirectly demanding a ban on beef, the RSS leader said, “Some groups in the country are deliberately hurting the sentiments of people and they are equally…

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Another witness says couldn’t read sedative name in brutal Kathua Rape & Murder Case

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In a further setback to the prosecution in the brutal rape and murder case of the nomadic Kathua girl, one more witness has expressed his inability to recall the name of the sedative administered to the victim while she was being held captive at a temple. Naib-tehsildar Kamal Singh, a witness in the case, on Monday told the sessions court that “he couldn’t read the name of the medicine from the strip” recovered from Devsthan, sources told Kashmir Post. “I can’t say what kind of medicine it was,” Singh is…

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Do away with complex forms for Pandit voters: BJP

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The state unit of the BJP is making renewed efforts to end the mandatory filing of M-forms by the displaced Kashmiri Pandit voters ahead of every Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in J&K. Senior party leaders are likely to approach the Election Commission of India (ECI) to do away with the filing of forms, which has deprived thousands of Pandits of their voting rights due to the cumbersome process. Sources said the BJP was aggressively pursuing the issue with an eye on expanding workers’ base in the Valley while focusing…

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Lal Singh to float apolitical pro-Dogra outfit tomorrow

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Choudhary Lal Singh, former minister and BJP leader, is all set to float a pro-Jammu apolitical outfit on Sunday to intensify his fight to “restore the dignity and honour” of the Dogra community of the state. Since April 13, when he was forced by the party high command to resign from the council of ministers for supporting the demand for a CBI probe into the Kathua rape-murder case, Lal Singh has been addressing rallies across the Jammu region, raking up Dogra sentiments to emerge as a pro-Jammu leader before the…

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Over dismissal of accused cop in Kathua rape and murder High Court issues notice to state

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Asks Chief Secy, DGP to file response in two weeks The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday issued a notice to the state government seeking its reply within two weeks over a petition filed by a policeman, one of the eight accused in the Kathua rape and murder case, challenging his dismissal from service, a defence lawyer said. High Court Judge Justice M K Hanjura issued the notice to the Chief Secretary and the DGP after hearing the argument over the petition filed by Constable Tilak Raj. Besides Raj,…

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Ram Madhav’s upcoming Jammu visit fuels ‘Alliance’ rumours

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Amid rumours of the BJP trying to stitch an alliance with the rebel legislators of its erstwhile partner PDP, saffron party’s national general secretary Ram Madhav is reaching Jammu on a two-day tour on July 21. During his two-day stay, Madhav will interact with the party legislators besides holding organisational meetings in Jammu and Samba districts. Although the BJP leaders have termed Ram Madhav’s visit to Jammu as a routine trip for discussing organisational issues, his tour is significant amid reports of efforts being made by the party to stitch…

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Tragic Sunday: Rock crushes 7 to death under Siar Baba waterfall in Reasi

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Seven people were crushed to death and 33 were wounded Sunday when a rock slipped off cliff and fell on them as they bathed under the famous Siar Baba waterfall in Reasi district. Two of the dead were women. All the injured were taken to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana hospital, Katra, where condition of three of them is stated to be serious. “Five people died on the spot and two others succumbed to their injuries at the hospital. Total 33 people sustained injuries,” District Development Commissioner Reasi, G PrasannaRamaswamy…

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Jammu divided over Martyr’s Day, Governor skips ceremony in Srinagar

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NC pays tributes, BJP says ‘not martyrs’ for us There should not be holiday on this day: Congress There is a sharp divide among people and the political parties in some of the districts of Jammu region with regard to observing of July 13 as the Martyrs’ Day. While BJP said that those who lost their lives on July 13, 1931 “were not martyrs” and some organisations observed it as a black day, the National Conference in the Jammu region observed the day paying rich tributes to the people who…

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Create Union Territory in Kashmir to resolve our problems: Panun Kashmir

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The Panun Kashmir, a frontal organisation of 3.50 lakh displaced Hindus of Kashmir, on Thursday called upon the Central government to treat displacement of Pandits as a political issue. Reiterating the demand for creation of Union Territory in North and East of the Jhelum in the Valley for their permanent rehabilitation, Pandit representatives said it was the only way to do justice to lakhs of people. Addressing a joint press conference, the Panun Kashmir and Kashmiri Samiti Delhi urged the Central government to realise that the existing policy on “genocide…

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