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The deceased had lodged an FIR at Jharpokharia police station on October 30 alleging that she had been raped by a distant relative during her visit to Keonjhar on October 27, police said.

The victim was sleeping beside her mother, who works as a labourer, in a public garden when the accused kidnapped her and raped her near a bridge.

The comments by a spokesperson of the Japanese Foreign Ministry came a day after India and Japan held their first foreign and defence ministerial dialogue under a new framework to further broadbase strategic ties.

Maulana Wali Rahmani said that Muslims trust judiciary that is why a review petition is being filed. However, the trust has weakened after the SC verdict on Ayodhya.

The National Commission for Women (NCW), whose members met the victim's family on Saturday, in its report said prima facie it observed that police officials delayed taking action in the case.

The family members also said the police even alleged she had eloped with someone, NCW chief Rekha Sharma said.

The Environment minister said some states have made significant achievements in nurturing planted saplings to their full growth.

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar also said India has had a little impact of the global economic slowdown and efforts to recover from it too have been hastened by the government.

The bishop was present in the additional sessions court during the hearing, where he arrived after praying in a nearby church.

The discussions are reportedly to be held with the intention to bring together various stakeholders on the same page about the contentious Bill on citizenship.

Acting on specific inputs that the precious metal was being smuggled by a passenger on Thursday, a search was made on the plane after it came here from the Lankan capital.

The local administration claims to be following due process but even after two months of flood-like situations, no help has reached the Mawai Kala residents.

Yashwant Sinha said that even now, the government is largely in denial and one cannot solve a problem if 'you are in denial of its existence'.

The minister later said the accused will be tried in a fast-track court and the government will try to ensure that the guilty are awarded the death penalty.

Naidu said the group of MPs should come out with some meaningful solutions through 'firm social action as well as legislative action'.

Prima facie, it appears to be a case of an argument between the husband and wife leading to Solanki taking out his anger by attacking his two daughters, the spokesperson.