Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday forwarded resignations of two BJP ministers to Governor N.N. Vohra for acceptance, said informed sources.

"Took oath of office as Rajya Sabha member representing Uttar Pradesh," Jaitley tweeted.

A four-year-old girl was raped by a youth in Odisha's Balasore district, police said on Sunday.

Addressing the media here, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said: "Mir had made a statement that the local population thinks that the culprits in the Kathua rape case are still out and the investigation is motivated and they are trying to dilute the case." 

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Sunday demanded a special Jammu and Kashmir Assembly session to pass a bill to hand out capital punishment to those convicted of raping minors.

A minor girl was gang raped here on Sunday and the police have arrested two accused persons, authorities said.

"One small incident of rape in Delhi advertised world over is enough to cost us billions of dollars in terms of global tourism," Jaitley had said while speaking at the conference.

At least 23 Maoists surrendered to police on Saturday in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, an official said.