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SC looking for alternative to death by hanging, seeks data from Centre
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to provide data which may point to the less painful, more dignified and socially acceptable methods of executing prisoners other than death by hanging.
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Yogi Govt set to build 20 new hi-tech prisons in UP
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In view of reports about the number of inmates exceeding jails' capacity in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's government has decided to construct 20 new, high-tech jails in the state, which includes 11 districts that do not have any prison at present.
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HRCP demands security forces vacate schools, shut "illegal prisons" in Swa
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Hina Jilani stated that HRCP recognised the Swat people's tenacity in fending off the recent militant surge
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Pakistan prison releases 26 Afghan detainees
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The detainees were brought from the prisons in Pakistan through the Spin Boldak border crossing. Afghanistan's department of Refugees and Repatriation, on Wednesday, said that women and children were imprisoned in Sindh because of the lack of residency documents. They were among those detain
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Security in Pakistan's Punjab jails on high alert
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"We have received through reliable sources that the superintendents, deputy superintendents, and assistant superintendents often leave the station at odd hours and left the jail at the mercy of subordinate staff," the IGP said in a letter to all Regional Inspector General of Prisons and supe
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Pakistan: PTM chief says demanding restoration of peace not treachery but
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The remarks by Pashteen came while he was addressing a gathering in Kabal tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swat district on Monday. The gathering was organised to welcome Member of National Assembly (MNA) Ali Wazir, a PTM leader, after his release from prison.
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Over 5.5 lakh prisoners lodged in jails against capacity of 4.4 lakh in co
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Union Ministry of Home Affairs has said in Lok Sabha that over 5.5 lakh prisoners are lodged in Indian jails against a prisoner lodging capacity of 4.4 lakh, as per the latest data of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
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US officials deny Iranian claims of prisoner swap deal
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"Statements from Iranian officials that a deal regarding the exchange of prisoners has been reached are another especially cruel lie that only adds to the suffering of their families," State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN.
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CM Yogi govt to begin prisoner's trial through video conferencing
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Video conferencing procedures will be done for prisoners who have not appeared before the court for over a year.
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UP: 2 including a prison official arrested for facilitating meeting betwee
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday arrested two people including a prison official arrested for allegedly facilitating meets between jailed former MLA Mohammad Ashraf alias Khalid Azim, the younger brother of Bahubali mafia don Atiq Ahmed, and his aides.
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Oscar winner Alex Gibney is making a documentary on Elon Musk
Updated : 3 years ago IST
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is set to be the subject of a new documentary by Oscar-winning director of 'Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief', Alex Gibney.
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Belarus court sentences exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was charged with 12 crimes, including "conspiracy to take power unconstitutionally."
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