Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): The Kathua Chief Judicial Magistrate on Tuesday rejected the bail application of the juvenile accused in the rape and murder incident of an 8-year-old girl.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Responding on the ordinance to amend Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Bollywood star Anushka Sharma affirmed that she is in '1,000 percent' support of the ordinance.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): The Coaching Centres' Association of Kashmir (CCAK) on Monday said the coaching centres will continue to function as usual as they did not receive any official order from the state government for shutting them down.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): The police on Sunday sealed three illegal khair wood (kattha) factories in Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, following the complaints of malpractices in its supply.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr. 22 (ANI): Members of the transgender community staged a protest in Kolkata on Monday against the Kathua and Unnao rape incidents, which resulted in a national outrage.
Sharavasti (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): A day after stating that hue and cry should not be created over one or two rape incidents, Union Minister Santosh Gangwar on Sunday said his statement had implied action should be taken even in rare incidents.
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Union Minister Santosh Gangwar on Saturday said that rampant incidents of rape in the country are unfortunate, but sometimes they cannot be prevented.
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr. 22 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Police have informed that they are in the process of submitting a supplementary charge sheet in the Kathua rape case.
Patna (Bihar) [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): In the wake of Unnao rape and Kathua gangrape and murder cases, Congress leader Renuka Chowdhary on Saturday said the situation for women in the country has worsened these days.
New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): In the wake of an increase in incidents of rape of minors, the Union Cabinet on Saturday approved a number of measures to strengthen the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): In yet another case of crime against minors, a seven-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at Raipur's Campion School.