Kangaroo court was organised by Gram Sabha: Tribal body

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:00

A tribal rights organisation claimed that kangaroo court, which gave order of gang rape of 20-year-old tribal girl in Birbhum was organised by Gram Sabha under leadership of Gram Panchayat leader.

Kangaroo court unacceptable in West Bengal: Minister

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 00:05

Terming kangaroo courts as unacceptable in the state, West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja on Friday said that the administration was with the tribal girl who was gang-raped on the orders of one such court.

Birbhum gang-rape: Accused sent to judicial custody, Bengal women`s panel orders probe

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 09:20

In yet another horrific incident, a twenty-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped in West Bengal`s Birbhum district by at least twelve men, reportedly, on the orders of a village kangaroo court that decided to punish her for having a relationship with a boy from a different community.

`Kangaroo drawing` in Portuguese manuscript may rewrite Oz history

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 13:36

A tiny drawing of a kangaroo in a 16th-century Portuguese manuscript dated between 1580 and 1620 might rewrite Australian history, as researchers believe that the images of the marsupial were circulating even before Dutch ship Duyfken came to Australia.

Injured Kangaroo shuts Australian airport

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 14:10

An injured kangaroo shut down part of Melbourne Airport after it hopped through the busy terminal and into a drug store.

Boy lost in Aus bush saved by friendly kangaroo

Last Updated: Thursday, August 8, 2013, 16:59

Simon Kruger and his family were having lunch at Conservation Park, south of Adelaide, last week when the boy wandered off into scrub to pick flowers for his mother.