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Sound probe done, further investigation on in Kathua gangrape & murder case: JK Govt

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The Jammu and Kashmir Government Monday told the Supreme Court that a detailed charge sheet was filed after conducting a “sound” probe in the Kathua gangrape and murder case and further investigation was going on at a “rapid pace”. The state government urged a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which transferred the trial from Kathua to Pathankot in Punjab, that they should be permitted to appoint a special public prosecutor to conduct the trial, which was accepted. The state said it would continue to provide proper security to…

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SC transfers Kathua Rape & Murder case to Pathankot court, rules out CBI probe

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The Supreme Court allowed Jammu and Kashmir government to appoint a public prosecutor and said the state government should provide security to Kathua rape victim’s family, their lawyer and witnesses in the case. The Supreme Court on Monday ruled out a CBI inquiry into the Kathua gang rape and murder and transferred the case to a court in Punjab’s Pathankot. The top court allowed Jammu and Kashmir government to appoint a public prosecutor and said the state government should provide security to the victim’s family, their lawyer and witnesses in…

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Jammu sizzles at 40°C, hotter days ahead

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Temp likely to touch 43°C by May 1; power cuts haunt locals The weather in Jammu is getting hotter by the day with the maximum temperature touching 40°C on Friday. As per the weather advisory issued by the agromet division of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (SKUAST-Jammu), the temperature could cross 43°C on May 1, if the dry conditions persist. SKUAST, Jammu, agrometerology division in charge Mahender Singh said, “This is the expected pattern during the period as the entire northern region is experiencing dry and hot…

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Defence lawyer in Kathua rape-murder case appeals Hindus to stop selling land to Muslims

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Ankur Sharma, lawyer defending the accused in the gang-rape and murder case of the Kathua girl has appealed Hindus of Jammu province to not sell their land and properties to Muslims and stop buying milk and dairy produce from Gujjars, mainstay of the nomadic community. A seven-minute video making rounds over social media shows Sharma saying Muslims believe Hindus were powerless. “But we are not,” Sharma can be heard saying in the video. While praising the Hindu Ekta Manch (HEM), formed in defense of the accused in the Kathua case,…

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Jammu communally-divided on Kathua rape-murder

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From VHP to civil society, everyone making peace efforts Former minister ‘spreading hate’ in public rallies Congress defaming Govt: Dy CM Three months after the brutal rape and murder of a minor girl in Rasana, Kathua, a debate has started across Jammu on whether the society had been divided on “communal lines” with certain politicians and rightwing groups “sowing seeds of hate and suspicion” creating a sense of insecurity among different communities. After the Amarnath land row agitation in 2008, Jammu witnessed a sharp divide among the different communities but…

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Two accused cops in Kathua rape- murder case move HC to quash Crime Branch probe

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The infamous Kathua rape and murder case on Monday took a new turn when two of the accused in the case filed a writ petition in the High Court seeking quashing of the Crime Branch investigation and a fresh inquiry into the case by the CBI. Advocate Veenu Gupta on Monday filed a writ petition on the behalf of Sub-Inspector Anand Dutta and Special Police Officer Deepak Khajuria. He said, “The chargesheet filed by the Crime Branch is full of discrepancies. “The investigation was shifted on three occasions from the…

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BJP hits out at Oppn for ‘Demanding CBI Probe’ into Kathua Rape-Murder case

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The BJP, the junior ally in the PDP-led government in Jammu and Kashmir government, on Sunday accused opposition parties of playing dirty politics for their demand of a CBI probe into the alleged rape-and-murder of a minor girl in Kathua, saying only higher courts can transfer the case to the central agency as charge sheet has already been filed. It also came down heavily on self-seeking politicians and separatists in the Valley for misguiding the youth and appealed to students to resume their classes as all the accused in the…

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NHPC exploiting youth of Chenab valley: MLC Firdous Tak

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Member of Legislative Council (MLC) of the Peoples Democratic Party Firdous Tak on Sunday said the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) is exploiting youth of the Chenab valley, especially in Kishtwar district, as they are not being given permanent employment in hydel power projects in the region. Tak was speaking at a one-day convention organised by the Chenab Valley Power Projects Workers’ Union. He was chief guest on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, Tak said the PDP would not allow exploitation of the youth to continue and party was fighting…

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Forest Deptt raids medicinal plant factories belonging to close aides, relatives of BJP MLA Lal Singh

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Former Minister gave licenses of factories to kith and kin A joint team of Forest Department and Police on Friday carried out surprise raids on the medicinal plant factories which belonged to former Minister and BJP MLA, Lal Singh’s, relatives and close aides. The Forest teams conducted raids on the medicinal plant factories in Kathua district. Sources told Kashmir Post that forest department employees were called on duty at Bahu Forest department’s office at 7 AM. “The mobile phones of the Forest Department employees were seized and they were sent…

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

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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 resign from the Cabinet by his party recently for meeting the agitating people of Kathua, said he would continue to fight for a fair probe by an independent agency. “We want a probe by the CBI. This is the opinion of people. I am doing my karma,” the former minister…

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