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COVID-19: Social activist moves SC seeking necessary arrangements for pris
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Renowned social activist Medha Patkar has moved the Supreme Court seeking uniform directions to the respondents, including the Union of India (UOI) to make appropriate and necessary arrangements so as to safeguard the interests of the elderly prisoners wh
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319 inmates infected with COVID-19, 65 recovered, 5 dead: Delhi DG Prisons
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): As many as 319 Tihar Jail prisoners were infected with COVID-19 out of whom 65 have recovered and five have succumbed to the infection till May 3, the DG (Prisons) has informed the High Powered Committee (HPC).
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Petition in SC seeks direction to form high-powered committee in states to
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to form a high-powered committee in every state to monitor the distribution policy of medical equipment.
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Chinese authorities may use 'anti-gang rules' to target detained billionai
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 7 (ANI): After Chinese billionaire Sun Dawu was detained last November for taking illegal deposits and disturbing public order, his high-powered defence team has warned that authorities could 'destroy and take over' his business using laws targeting 'criminal gangs'.
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COVID-19: Delhi HC directs 3,499 undertrial prisoners to surrender befor
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has directed all the 3,499 Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs) who were granted interim bails amid COVID-19 under the various criteria laid down by the High Powered Committee, shall surrender before the concerned Jail Superintendent upon the ex
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PIL in Delhi High Court seeks vaccination of all prisoners out on bail for
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): A petition has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Centre and Delhi Government to arrange and facilitate COVID-19 vaccination of all prisoners who were out on bail.
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Uddhav Thackeray lashes out at K'taka over naming of Belgaum region, threa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 27 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday accused the Karnataka government of deliberately changing the name of the disputed Belagavi district to 'Belgaum' while the matter is in court, and threatened to make it a part of Maharas
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High-powered panel's minutes reveal farm bills were never discussed, says
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh [India], January 25 (ANI): The High-Powered Committee's minutes clearly show that the three contentious farm bills were never brought up or discussed in "any meeting" with the Government of Punjab or with any Punjab minister, said Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal.
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Odisha forms committee for reservation of govt school students in engineer
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 7 (ANI): The Odisha government on Thursday constituted a "high power" committee to make "necessary" recommendations regarding reservation for students of state-run high schools in engineering and medical courses, according to an official release.
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Consider afresh issue of widening roads in border areas, Char Dham project
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed a High Powered Committee to consider afresh in two weeks applications filed by the Defence Ministry and Road Transport and Highways Ministry seeking widening of roads in the border areas and completion of the Char D
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2,340 prisoners test positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 22 (ANI): As many as 2,340 prisoners and 519 jail staff tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra till Wednesday, as per the state prison department.
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Consider surrender of prisoners in phased manner, activist urges Delhi Min
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): An activist and lawyer has made a representation before Delhi Cabinet Minister Satyender Jain, chairman High Power Committee (Justice Hima Kohli), DG Prison (Tihar) and others suggesting that a mechanism for surrendering of prisoners be considered in a
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