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E-Prisons operational in all States, UTs: MHA
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The e-Prisons, which aims at computerisation of the functioning of prisons in the country, has been operationalised in all States and Union Territories, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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NHRC takes serious view of suicide by two prisoners in Mumbai, Kolkata ja
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC) India, has taken a serious view of the deaths due to suicide by the two prisoners of Navi Mumbai and Dum Dum Central Correctional Home, Kolkata, and non-submission of requisite reports in the matters by the conc
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Prisoner found dead in Delhi's Tihar jail
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): A prisoner was found dead at jail number 3 on Wednesday morning, informed Tihar jail officials.
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Journalist tortured by Myanmar military during detention recalls ordeal
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 3 (ANI): A journalist who was detained in Myanmar shared his horrific torture which he endured at the hands of the Myanmar military.
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CBI registers case against 4 prison guards in Haldwani jail prisoner death
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 3 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Dehradun unit has registered a case in the matter of a prisoner's death in Haldwani jail, as per the orders of the High Court.
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West Bengal govt considers premature release of 63 life convicts in view o
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 3 (ANI): With a view to decongesting the prisons in the wake of COVID-19, the West Bengal government is considering premature releases of 63 life convicts, who have served at least 14 years in correctional homes (jails).
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65-yr-old man moves SC to bring back her daughter, granddaughter detained
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): A father has moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent direction to the Central government to bring her daughter and granddaughter allegedly detained in Kabul prison to India.
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Afghan forces thwart Taliban's attempt to storm prison in Helmand, 38 terr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): The Afghan government forces have killed 38 members of the Taliban when they attempted to storm a prison in the southwestern city of Lashkargah in Helmand province, the Afghan defense ministry informed on Monday.
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22 prisoners injured as barrack wall collapses in MP's Bhind Jail
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)[India], July 31(ANI): Twenty-two prisoners were injured after a barrack wall of Bhind Jail collapsed on Saturday.
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Lionsgate's documentary on Bill Cosby has been scrapped
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 31 (ANI): A Lionsgate documentary about Bill Cosby, which had been in the works for years, and gained attention since Cosby's release from prison in late June, has been shelved, according to a report.
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Delhi HC disposes of PIL seeking extension of parole of ailing prisoners a
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Delhi High Court's Division Bench comprising Justice DN Patel and Jyoti Singh on Thursday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking extension of parole of ailing and prisoners above 65 years.
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US imposes sanctions on 8 Syrian prisons over human rights abuses
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 29 (ANI): The US Treasury Department on Wednesday (local time) announced sanctions on eight Syrian prisons run by President Bashar al-Assad's intelligence agencies, citing human rights abuses against political prisoners and other detainees.
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