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PIL in HC seeks release of under trial prisoners on bail in Delhi in view
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court for the release of Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs) on interim bail or Special Parole in the wake of the prevalent COVID-19 situation in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
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Bihar Police nabs two prisoners attempting to escape from Muzaffarpur jail
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], April 19 (ANI): Two prisoners were apprehended after an alleged failed attempt to escape from the Bihar jail with the help of three other inmates on late Sunday.
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UK, EU condemn sentencing of Jimmy Lai, other Hong Kong pro-democracy acti
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], April 18 (ANI): The United Kingdom and the European Union condemned the decision to sentence publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai and multiple pro-democracy figures to prison for their roles in the 2019 mass protests that rocked the city for a year.
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Biden says situation with Alexey Navalny 'totally unfair'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden on Saturday said the situation with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, who is currently serving a two-and-a-half prison term, is "totally unfair."
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 1 year in jail
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, April 16 (ANI): Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced by a Hong Kong court to one year in prison on Friday over illegal assembly in August 2019, reported Xinhua.
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198 inmates, 86 jail staff test positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra priso
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 15 (ANI): As many as 198 inmates and 86 members of jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra prisons, the State Prison Department said on Thursday.
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Myanmar: 701 killed, 3,100 people detained, 650 arrest warrants issued dur
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 12 (ANI): Since February 1 coup by the Myanmar military, at least 701 people have been killed, 3,100 people detained, and 650 arrest warrants were issued during the protests.
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Over 80 killed in Myanmar's Bago as security forces use heavy weapons agai
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 11 (ANI): Over 80 people were killed in Myanmar's central town of Bago on Friday as military and police forces continue their crackdown against protestors using heavy weapons, NHK reported citing a human rights group.
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Punjab CM approves proposal to set up 12 IOC retail outlets on land of pri
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 8 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday approved the proposal of the Punjab Prisons Development Board's (PPDB) to set up 12 retail outlets of Indian Oil Corporation on land owned by the prison department.
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Uttar Pradesh Police brings gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to B
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Banda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday morning brought to Banda prison gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who had spent over two years in Punjab prison.
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Amid COVID surge, Rajasthan prisoners refrained from meeting kin till Apri
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 6 (ANI): Amid a surge in the COVID-19 cases in the state, prisoners in jails across Rajasthan have been refrained from meeting their families in person till April 19 but will continue to stay in touch with them through monitored phone call and video conferen
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16 prisoners flee from Phalodi jail in Rajasthan, four officials suspended
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], April 6 (ANI): Four officials were suspended on charges of negligence after 16 prisoners escaped from Jodhpur's Phalodi jail in Rajasthan on Monday evening.
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