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Delhi: 5 senior officers suspended after mobile phones recovered from Mand
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The prison officials on Friday informed that five jail officials were suspended after the recovery of mobile phones in Mandoli jail.
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SC seeks affidavit from senior UP prisons officials on issue relating to p
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the stand of the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Prisons through a personal affidavit mentioning the issues relating to the premature release of certain prisoners in line with a 2018 policy.
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'Incident report' filed by prison officials says Satyendar Jain threatened
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Tihar jail officials on Thursday said that jailed minister Satyendar Jain has been abusing them and threatening them with dire consequences once he gets out of prison.
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COVID-19 vaccines prior to infection reduce transmission of Omicron: Resea
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study in California prisons found recent vaccination and boosters reduce infectiousness, but Infection risk remains high. Vaccination and boosting, especially when recent, helped to limit the spread of COVID-19 in California prisons during the first Omicron wave, according to an analysis b
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Death toll from Mexican prison attack rises to 17, 25 inmates escaped
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Mexican jail attack left 17 dead, 14 injured and 25 escaped inmates, including Ernesto Alfredo Pinon De la Cruz, alias "El Neto", leader of the criminal group "Los Mexicles".
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NHRC issues notice in sexual assault case of woman prisoner in Delhi's Tih
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of NCT of Delhi and the Director General of Prisons, Government of NCT of Delhi seeking a detailed report of a sexual assault case of a 22-year-old prisoner in Delhi's Tihar Jail. The commission has
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10 security guards, 4 inmates killed in attack on Mexican border prison
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"So far, the investigative authority has documented the death of 14 people, including 10 prison security and custody officers and 4 people deprived of liberty," the Chihuahua Prosecutor's Office reported.
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Pakistan to deport Afghan women refugees staying illegally: Official
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A prison official in Karachi, Pakistan, said that from the first week of January, they will start deporting to Afghanistan, Afghan women who had been sentenced for living in the country without legal documents, reported TOLO News.
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India, Pakistan exchange lists of prisoners, fishermen in their custody
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody. Under the provisions of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access, such lists are exchanged every year on 01 January and
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'History comes full circle' for ex-Maldives President Yameen as court puts
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen was sentenced to 11 years in prison last month after he was found guilty of corruption and money laundering related to receiving payoffs from a private company.
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Russia fires more than 20 missiles at Ukraine on New Year's Eve
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, Ukraine's Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the latest explosion killed one person, after which 30 per cent of the city has been left without power due to emergency shutdowns.
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World leaders need to act against Myanmar junta: UN Special Rapporteur on
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Andrews said, " The Myanmar junta's 33-year sentence of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi comes a week after a Security Council resolution demanded her release and that of more than 13,000 other political prisoners. They need more than words of condemnation from world leade
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