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Tihar 'Om' burn symbol controversy: Court orders Tihar Jail officials to f
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): A Delhi court on Monday directed the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to file the letter of authority on behalf of the DG Prison and also directed Tihar jail officials to file a response (investigation/ medical) on April 30 in connection with inmate N
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1971 war: PM Modi slams Congress for missing 'golden opportunity' to solve
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lashed out at the Congress party for missing a "golden opportunity" of solving Jammu and Kashmir issue by letting off 90,000 prisoners of war and the land of Pakistan due to "international pressure" during the 1
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Peruvian court orders jail for former President Kuczynski
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], Apr 21 (ANI): Peru's ex-President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was handed a 36-month-long preventive prison sentence by a Peruvian judge for his alleged involvement in a corruption case.
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Prisoner accuses Tihar jail authorities of imprinting Om on his back
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Apr 19 (ANI): In an unprecedented incident, a prisoner on Friday alleged that 'Om' symbol has been engraved on his back while he was in judicial custody and lodged in the Tihar Jail.
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Sudan: Ousted Prez transferred to maximum security prison
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Apr 18 (ANI): Sudan's ousted President Omar al-Bashir was transferred to the maximum security Kober Prison here, after being overthrown by the military in a coup last week.
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SC agrees to hear PIL backing prisoners' right to vote
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi, April 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court (SC) has agreed to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging a provision of the Representation of People Act, which deprives prisoners their right to vote.
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Bihar: Woman prisoner alleges sexual harassment by jail superintendent
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Apr 14 (ANI): A woman prisoner at Muzaffarpur's Shaheed Khudiram Bose Central Jail has alleged Jail Superintendent Rajiv Kumar Singh, a woman police personnel and a few prisoners of sexually harassing her and her daughter.
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Prisoner charged for carrying out USD 5,500 wire fraud from inside cell
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Georgia [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): An inmate in Georgia's Jimmy Autry State Prison has been charged with allegedly carrying out phone scam from inside of cell using a contraband mobile phone and impersonating a deputy US marshal to demand the victim a USD 5,500 fine for missing jury duty.
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7,000 Tihar inmates given counselling by mental health experts
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New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): In a bid to check on mental and behavioural disorders among inmates lodged in the Tihar Prison Complex, the Delhi Prison Administration has provided counselling to as many as 7,000 inmates.
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Pakistan releases 100 Indian prisoners
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Apr 8 (ANI): Pakistan on Monday released 100 Indian prisoners out of 360 upon the completion of their sentences.
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Pakistan to release 360 Indian prisoners in April
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 5 (ANI): Pakistan on Friday announced that it will be releasing 360 Indian prisoners upon completion of their sentences, starting Monday (April 8).
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Scuffle breaks out between prisoners, security officials in Srinagar jail
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr 5 (ANI): A scuffle broke out between a group of prisoners and security officials at the central jail here on Thursday.
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