Arun Sharma

After the alleged gangrape, the woman went to the Chenab bridge and around 7.30 pm called the accused a number of times and threatened to commit suicide by jumping into the river.

Gagan Bhagat, the MLA from RS Pura, in Jammu division, has asked people of Jammu, where many are believed to be in favour of the law being struck down, to discuss the issue and raise their voice in support of Article 35A.

During his visit, Madhav held a closed-door meeting with a select group of the BJP’s former ministers and sought their opinion on government formation, said a BJP leader who was present at the meeting.

The cash was recovered during a raid on the jhuggi following a tip-off, police sources said, adding that Rs 27 lakh of the seized currency was in Rs 500 and Rs 2000 notes, while the remaining were in notes of lesser denomination.

Identified as Irfan Hussain Wani, the militant was arrested from Gandhi Nagar on Sunday. Eight live grenades and nearly Rs 60,000 were seized from him.

Police said they have registered an FIR on charges of murder and attempt to murder in the matter. However, the accused are yet to be named as the matter is under investigation, police added.

Syeed Murfad Shah’s father Imzad Hussain Shah said, “The CRPF personnel should not have shot him dead... he had no militant links. Even if he did barge into Farooq Abdullah’s house, he was unarmed. The guards could have easily overpowered him.

The rape charge came nearly a month after Talib's estranged wife got an FIR registered at Samba police station, accusing him of domestic violence and attempting to kill her.

The Army had on July 9 written to Kathua Deputy Commissioner Rohit Khajuria about its plan for the practice firing, which was denied by the latter, citing opposition from the local population.

Mufti said that those who “carry the Tricolour and support people who have committed crime with a little girl” only to create a divide between Hindus and Muslims are “not real Dogras”.

Last month, the woman's father who is a soldier, had lodged a complaint against Bhagat with the police accusing him of abducting his daughter.

In the video clip, which has gone viral on social networking sites since the incident, the JKNPP leader is purportedly heard calling officials as “pithu of politicians”.

BJP MLA from Basohli, Choudhary Lal Singh, on Sunday called for bifurcation of the state’s resources.

The trek to Vaishno Devi shrine is now easier, safer, brighter. None of which applies to the men who have for years made their living carting pilgrims to it.

In May, the high court had also heard a petition from GOC of 16 Corps against construction of a bungalow by Assembly Speaker Nirmal Singh’s wife near Army’s ammunition depot in Nagrota.

Aseem Sawhney is one of the lawyers representing some of the accused in the case, which is being heard in Pathankot, Punjab.

J&K DGP S P Vaid confirmed reports of a youth from Doda joining Lashkar ranks in the Valley. Another youth is missing from Kishtwar, he said, adding that police are looking for him.

MLA Gagan Bhagat’s wife Monika stays separately with their two children. The photographs, suggesting his involvement with another woman without a divorce, have gone viral on social media.

According to the challan presented against them, SPO Deepak Khajuria was involved in rape and murder of the girl, while the other three policemen had tried to destroy evidence in the case.