Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], May 14 (ANI): The Badrinath temple has been beautifully decorated in flowers as a final touch to the completion of preperations for the reopening of its portals at 4:30 am tomorrow.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 12 (ANI): In a bid to decongest jails across the state amid coronavirus outbreak, the Maharashtra government has decided to give "temporary parole" to 17,000 inmates out of 35,000 lodged in different jails.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Delhi government on Monday told Delhi High Court that a meeting of the Sentence Review Board (SRB) was underway today to consider releasing eligible convicts in a bid to decongest jails amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) was moved in Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking directions to convene Sentence Review Board (SRB) meetings more frequently so more eligible inmates can be released from prisons in order to decongest the jails.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 6 (ANI): While the country remains in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Jacaranda trees have decorated the roads of Kathmandu with its purple flowers, adding to the spectacular beauty of deserted hilly roads and meager population.
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI) Colonel Ashutosh Sharma, the commanding officer of the 21 Rashtriya Rifles unit, who lost his life in operation in Handwara, had been twice awarded gallantry medals for exemplary bravery in counter-terrorist missions.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 13 (ANI): Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is spraying 50,000 litres of sanitisation chemical mixture daily to contain the spread of COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Acting on orders of the Supreme Court regarding decongestion of prisoners amid COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi High Court on Thursday gave a green signal to High Power Committee (HPC) decision and also modifies bail orders of under-trial prisoners.
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 7 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad, who is serving a seven-year sentence in a Ranchi jail in connection with the fodder scam, may soon be released on parole amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis in the country.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 3 (ANI): In a bid to contain the coronavirus spread, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has installed the first decontamination and sanitising tunnel at Chest Diseases (CD) Hospital in the city.
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): In a bid to decongest the jails in the national capital amid the coronavirus lockdown, a High-Powered Committee constituted by Delhi government has relaxed the criteria for the release of the prisoners on interim bail.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government has amended the MP Prisoner's Leave Rules, 1989, allowing prisoners to be on parole for a maximum of 60 days. This step is being taken to decongest jails in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak.