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Delhi HC rejects petition seeking voting rights for prisoners
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 12 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition seeking voting rights for prisoners observing that the Representation of the People Act does not allow prisoners to cast vote from jails.
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Will operate 'Jail Radio' in all 70 prisons by mid- 2021, says DG Prison U
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 11 (ANI): Director-General Prison Anand Kumar on Monday said that the administration "intends" to cover all the 70 prisons of the state and operate 'Jail Radio' in all of them by mid- 2021.
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SC issues notice to Centre, others on plea regarding condition of 'torment
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the state legislatures of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in connection with the welfare and conditions under which 'tormented minors' are kept in the
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Pak cricketer Nasir Jamshed jailed for 17 months
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 8 (ANI): Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been sentenced to 17 months in prison at Manchester Crown Court as he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bribe fellow cricketers in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
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Ehsanullah Ehsan escapes from Pakistan jail
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], Feb 6 (ANI): The news has been circulating on social media for a couple of hours: Ehsanullah Ehsan, former spokesperson and top leader of Tehreek-E-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has 'fled' the jail, or, to be more precise, the safe house where he was living in Pakistani Army's custody
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No requests for setting up temporary jail sent to state govt: Delhi Police
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Thursday refuted reports that it has requested the state government to convert a stadium in Kanjhawala into a temporary prison.
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SP leader Abu Asim Azmi extends support to Sharjeel Imam, hits out at Yogi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Extending support to JNU student Sharjeel Imam, Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi on Monday said that the sedition case filed against Imam is "against the Constitution", and added that by the same yardstick UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath shoul
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Amarinder Singh orders magisterial inquiry after 3 prisoners escape from
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the escape of three prisoners from Amritsar Central Jail.
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Court convicts 15 persons in rape case in Chennai's Ayanavaram
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): A mahila court in Chennai on Saturday convicted 15 persons for sexually assaulting a minor girl in Ayanavaram in the city.
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Nirav Modi's custody extended till Feb 27 in PNB fraud case, trial to begi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Jan 30 (ANI): Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi was remanded in custody till February 27, 2020, after a prime accused in USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, appeared before a UK court on Thursday via video link from his London prison.
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11 Indian fishermen held off Sri Lankan coast for fishing in territorial w
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 11 Indian fishermen belonging to Tamil Nadu for allegedly violating territorial waters while fishing near the Palk Strait area.
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Madhya Pradesh govt to release 186 prisoners on R-Day
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh government will release 186 prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment in various central jails of the state on the occasion of on Republic Day.
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