Sonia holds consultations on action plan against rape: Congress

Last Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013, 20:37

Anguished over rape of a 5-year-old, Sonia Gandhi is holding consultations to work out action plan with quick response system to check such incidents.

Tirath for making beat policemen responsible for crime

Last Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013, 15:42

Collective efforts should be made to prevent heinous incidents like child rape and beat police- men should be held responsible for such crimes in their areas, Women and Child Welfare Minister Krishna Tirath said.

`336 percent jump in child rapes in a decade`

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 21:28

A report by rights group Asian Centre for Human Rights shows there has been an increase of 336 percent in cases of child rapes from 2001-11.

115 child rape cases registered within 59 days in Odisha

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 20:59

At least 115 child rape cases have been registered in 59 days, the month of January and February this year, in Odisha, the state assembly was informed today.

Odisha registers 115 child rape cases within 59 days

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 19:19

At least 115 child rape cases have been registered in 59 days, the month of January and February this year, in Odisha, the state assembly was informed on Thursday.

Woman kills daughter after husband turns rapist

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 10:55

A woman allegedly hacked to death her adopted seven-year-old daughter after her husband attempted to rape the child.

10-yr-old boy in Gurgaon sentenced for girl`s rape

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 23:12

Principal Magistrate Ashu Kumar Jain Monday sent the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, to three years in a special home.

Youth gets 10 years in jail for raping minor girl

Last Updated: Sunday, October 30, 2011, 08:55

The case dates back to May 03, 2010, when Rajesh lured a seven-year-old girl to a secluded place and raped her.

5,368 cases of child rape reported in 2009: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 18:10

At least 5,368 cases of child rape were reported in 2009 with Madhya Pradesh accounting for the maximum of 20 per cent cases followed by Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh tops list of child rape cases

Last Updated: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 23:11

Uttar Pradesh tops the list of States and Union Territories with the highest number of 900 child rape cases in 2008 followed by Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Uttar Pradesh tops list of child rape cases

Last Updated: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 16:11

Uttar Pradesh tops the list of States and Union Territories with the highest number of 900 child rape cases in 2008 followed by Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

‘Who is a child?’ Centre to examine definition

Last Updated: Monday, August 3, 2009, 22:41

The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it was examining the issue of removing the anomalies in the definition of a child in various existing laws which were coming in way of checking the menace of child marriage.