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2,061 inmates, 421 jail staff test COVID-19 positive in Maharashtra prison
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 24 (ANI): As many as 2,061 inmates and 421 jail staff have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra prisons so far, according to the state Prison Department on Wednesday.
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Four inmates, 3 policemen killed during attempted jailbreak in Egypt
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], September 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Four death row inmates were gunned down near Cairo amid a prison break attempt, while three police officers died in a bid to prevent them, the Youm7 newspaper reported, citing security sources.
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2 COVID-19 positive prisoners escape Pune's Yerawada prison
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 10 (ANI): Two undertrial prisoners, who had tested positive for COVID-19, escaped from a temporary jail set up by Yerawada Central Prison in Pune early morning on Saturday, jail officials informed.
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Review guidelines on parole, furlough, premature release of prisoners: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday wrote to States and Union Territories regarding review of parole and furlough for inmates.
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Civic body conducts COVID-19 tests for inmates of Shelter for Urban Homele
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Continuing its fight against the pandemic, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has conducted the COVID-19 testing for the inmates of the Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH).
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No COVID-19 positive case among jail inmates in Delhi currently: DG Prison
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The situation of the COVID-19 pandemic has improved a lot in the prisons of the national capital, and there is no Corona positive case among inmates currently, the Director-General (DG) of Prisons, Delhi said on Friday.
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1,043 inmates, 302 jail staff test positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): As many as 1,043 prisoners and 302 jail staff tested positive for COVID-19 in prisons across Maharashtra so far, according to the State Prison Department.
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Maharashtra prisons COVID count stands at 1,000 for inmates, 292 for jail
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): As many as 1,000 prisoners and 292 jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 across prisons in Maharashtra, the State Prison Department said on Thursday.
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Thousands benefit from online yoga sessions in Tamil Nadu prisons
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): The Isha Yoga Center has been conducting online Yoga sessions for inmates at all Central Prisons in various cities of the state, Tamil Nadu Prisons Department said on Tuesday.
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ISIS storming Afghan jail resembles previous terror attacks by Pakistan tr
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 4 (ANI): Captured members of the ISIS and Taliban from Pakistan are speculated to be among several hundreds of inmates who escaped from the Jalalabad prison, following an attack for which dreaded terrorist group ISIS has claimed responsibility.
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Punjab: 6 prisons converted into special jails amid COVID-19 situation
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 1 (ANI): The Punjab government converted six jails into special jails for new inmates in order to deal with any situation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Odisha: Jail authority asks police to conduct RT-PCR test of accused befor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 31 (ANI): The Prisons authority in Odisha has asked the police to conduct RT-PCR tests of the accused persons before sending them to Jail for judicial custody, to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus among the inmates.
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