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Sri Lankan president grants amnesty to 197 prisoners on 74th Independence
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 4 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday granted amnesty to 197 prisoners on the country's 74th Independence Day, m4edia reported citing the government information department.
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Tourism Ministry launches digital calendar to showcase 'Incredible Stories
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat which served as one of the main centres of India's freedom struggle and home to Mahatma Gandhi for over a decade along with the 105-year old Cellular Jail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands that once housed political prisoners exil
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Odisha government sets up 'Prisons Development Board' to modernise prisons
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 28 (ANI): The Odisha Government has constituted the 'Prisons Development Board' to modernise prisons across the state.
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Delhi prisoners to receive yoga training for their physical, mental wellbe
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): In order to ensure the physical and mental wellbeing of inmates, Delhi Prisons signed an MoU with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) on Tuesday.
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Aafia Siddiqui aka 'Lady al-Qaida': The prisoner at the center of Texas ho
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 18 (ANI): Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving more than 80-years sentence in the US, has once again come to the limelight after her release was sought by the British hostage-taker at a Texas synagogue last week.
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30 inmates of Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail test positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 11 (ANI): As many as 30 prisoners tested positive for COVID-19 at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, said officials on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: 66 prisoners, 48 staff of three Delhi jails test positive
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): As many as 66 jail inmates and 48 staff of three different prisons in the national capital have tested positive for COVID-19, said officials on Tuesday.
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About 1,000 Delhi Police personnel, 46 prisoners in Delhi jails test COVID
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): About 1,000 Delhi Police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19, the Delhi Police informed on Monday.
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UN chief welcomes release of opposition members in Ethiopia, calls for cea
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 8 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the release of members of the opposition in Ethiopia and called on the parties to build on this significant step by reaching a lasting ceasefire.
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Tihar Prisoner swallows mobile phone fearing search
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): An under trial prisoner at Tihar jail swallowed a cell phone when the jail staff was approaching for search on suspicion, DG (Prison)Sandeep Goel told ANI on Friday.
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Taliban deny release of 'ISIS-K affiliate' who carried out suicide attack
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 1 (ANI): Taliban rubbished US claims over releasing the Islamic State - Khorasan "(ISIS-K) affiliate" who carried out a suicide attack on Kabul International Airport that killed nearly 200 people including US marines and said it is impossible as the timeframe bet
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India, Pakistan exchange list of civilian prisoners, fishermen
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): India and Pakistan exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.
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