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18 inmates killed in new jail clash in Honduras, Central America
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tegucigalpa [Honduras], Dec 23 (ANI): At least 18 inmates were killed in a violent clash between prisoners at a jail in central Honduras on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
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Rearing cows led to reduction in 'criminal mindset' of inmates: Mohan Bhag
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that opening of cow shelters in jails have led to a reduction in the criminal mindset of those inmates who reared cows.
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SAD-BJP urges Governor to direct Punjab CM to recommend dismissal of Sukhj
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Dec 3 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday urged Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore to direct Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to recommend the dismissal of Jails minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa for allowing a free rein i
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SAD demands inquiry into Rs 1,000 cr extortion racket runs by gangster fro
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Nov 24 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday demanded an inquiry by a central agency or a sitting judge of the high court into the Rs 1,000 crore extortion racket being run by gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpur and his associates under the patronage of Jails minister Sukh
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US jails Iranian businessman for violating sanctions
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [US], Nov 15 (ANI): An Iranian businessman Behzad Pourghannad was sentenced to 46 months in prison for violating US sanctions against Iran, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday.
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Ayodhya verdict: UP Police asks jail authorities to keep eye on inmates
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday asked all jail officers and staff to keep a vigilant eye on inmates to ensure that no incident of communal violence occurs in jails after the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya case.
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Ahead of Ayodhya Verdict, Eight jails to be set up in UP's Ambedkar Nagar
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Ahead of the expected verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit by Supreme Court, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday has sought to set up eight temporary jails in different colleges in the Ambedkar Nagar district of the
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Punjab: Sugarcane crushing season in cooperative sugar mills to begin afte
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab)[India], Oct 28 (ANI): The cooperative sugar mills of the state would begin the crushing season after November 10 in accordance with the availability of labour workforce for sugarcane harvest, said Cooperation and Jails minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.
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SAD condemns Punjab CM for recommending release of 5 police personnel
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [Punjab], Oct 16: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday condemned Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for recommending special remission and release of five Police personnel undergoing sentence in different jails in the state for the offenc
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Centre to release 5 Punjab Police personnel undergoing sentence in differe
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14 (ANI): The Central government on Monday accepted the request of Congress-led Punjab government for grant of special remission and release of five Punjab Police personnel undergoing sentence in different jails in the state for the offences committed during militancy
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On Gandhi Jayanti: UP decides to release 150 convicts who have completed t
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh government has decided to release 150 convicts lodged in different jails across the state, who have completed their sentence but cannot be released due to th
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Sikhs worldwide welcome India's decision to release Sikh prisoners
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
London/Bedford [UK], Oct 1 (ANI): Sikh organisations across the world welcomed India's decision to release nine Sikh prisoners from various jails in the country on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
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