Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 26 (ANI): Punjab Minister of Jails, Mines and Geology, Harjot Singh Bains, on Sunday said that 27 brand new and seven old SIM cards were recovered from digging during a special search operation in Patiala Jail.
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The Central government has directed all the states and the Union Territories to conduct events in jails across the country to celebrate 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' with inmates lodged under charges of various offences.
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): A number of murder prisoners have moved the Supreme Court challenging a notification issued by the Maharashtra government directing all prisoners, who were released in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, to report back to jails for serving the remaining part
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): As part of its investigations into the murder of Punjab Singer Sidhu Moose Wala, Punjab Police has contacted top officials of the Delhi Police to seek information about members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and Kala Jathedi and Kala Rana who are currently lodg
Washington [US], May 10 (ANI): A woman in the US state of Michigan was sentenced to 14 years in prison for a scheme to steal trade secrets, engage in economic espionage and commit fraud, the US Justice Department said in a statement.
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written to all the states and Union Territories as well as their prison authorities to take effective steps to prevent prisons from becoming breeding ground for anti-national activities.
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday directed prisoners out on interim bail or parole due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in prison to surrender before the respective jails in Kerala within two weeks.
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Government of NCT Delhi (GNCTD) and the Director-General, Prisons on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to fill vacancies of medical officers, paramedical staff, welfare officers, coun
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to fill vacancies of Medical Officers, paramedical staff, Welfare Officers, Counsellors, Teachers for Education, Yoga Teachers and Vocational Counsellors and others in D
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Over 8000 Indians are lodged in different foreign jails, with a majority of them imprisoned in the gulf countries, informed Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan at the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], March 26 (ANI): Three Pakistani nationals who completed their sentences in Indian jails have been repatriated to their home country via the Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): Taking swift action against a non-commissioned officer, a general court-martial of the Indian Army has recommended the dismissal of a Havildar from service along with a one-year jail term after he was found guilty of molesting a jawan's wife.