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US envoy welcomes prisoner releases by Afghan govt, Taliban
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): US peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, on Sunday (local time) welcomed the prisoner releases by both Kabul and Taliban.
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Taliban to release 20 Afghan government officials
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], April 12 (ANI): The Taliban on Sunday announced to release 20 Afghan government officials.
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Delhi HC recognises HPC decision on bail order for undertrials
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Acting on orders of the Supreme Court regarding decongestion of prisoners amid COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi High Court on Thursday gave a green signal to High Power Committee (HPC) decision and also modifies bail orders of under-trial prisoners.
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Inmates, staff in jails taking precautions, adhering to social distancing
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Jail authorities in the national capital have told the High Powered Committee that prisoners, staff and others working in prisons are taking necessary precautions and are adhering to social distancing.
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SC refuses to pass blanket order on plea seeking release of prisoners abov
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Supreme court on Tuesday refused to pass any general directions on a plea seeking directions to release prisoners above the age of 50 years as well as those suffering from serious ailments in view of the spread of COVID-19.
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Taliban halts talks with Afghan govt on prisoner exchange
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 7 (ANI): The Taliban on Tuesday broke off talks with the Afghan government on prisoner exchange, the main step in peace talks being brokered by the United States after it agreed on a troop withdrawal pact with the group.
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US Ambassador Brownback calls for release of religious prisoners amid COVI
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 3 (ANI): United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback has called upon countries to release religious prisoners during the coronavirus crisis.
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Delhi High-powered committee relaxes criteria for granting bail to under-t
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): In a bid to decongest the jails in the national capital amid the coronavirus lockdown, a High-Powered Committee constituted by Delhi government has relaxed the criteria for the release of the prisoners on interim bail.
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COVID-19: PIL in SC seeking release of prisoners above 50-years of age
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday asking it to consider releasing prisoners above the age of 50 years on "emergency parole or interim bail" amid the menace of coronavirus.
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Kerala HC grants bail to under-trial prisoners till April 30
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Monday granted interim bail to the under-trial prisoners and remanded accused in the state till April 30 in view of the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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COVID-19: MP amends Prisoner's Leave Rules to decongest jails
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government has amended the MP Prisoner's Leave Rules, 1989, allowing prisoners to be on parole for a maximum of 60 days. This step is being taken to decongest jails in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak.
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COVID-19 : Aligarh Jail releases 28 prisoners on parole
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): Twenty-eight prisoners were released on Sunday from Aligarh Jail on interim bail for 8 weeks as a preventive measure against the spread of novel coronavirus.
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