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Centre grants remission on Gandhi Jayanti under special scheme
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Central government on October 2 granted special remission in the third phase to the specific categories of convicted prisoners who have consistently maintained good conduct during their term in prisons, to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gan
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UP: 9 prisoners walk free from Aligarh jail on Gandhi Jayanti
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Nine prisoners were released from the district jail in Aligarh on Wednesday on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Sikhs worldwide welcome India's decision to release Sikh prisoners
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
London/Bedford [UK], Oct 1 (ANI): Sikh organisations across the world welcomed India's decision to release nine Sikh prisoners from various jails in the country on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
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Yemen's Houthis release 290 prisoners: Red Cross
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Oct 1 (ANI): Yemen's Houthi rebels on Monday released 290 prisoners, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said, two days after the group claimed to have captured hundreds of Saudi troops following an incursion into Saudi Arabia.
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US: Sikh diaspora welcomes Indian government's decision to release Sikh pr
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US] Sept 30 (ANI): The Sikh community in the US, led by its front line organisation Sikhs of America, Inc, has welcomed the decision of the Government of India to release Sikh prisoners lodged in jails under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) for the last
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Punjab to release 550 prisoners as humanitarian gesture on Guru Nanak's bi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has announced his government's decision to release 550 prisoners as a humanitarian gesture to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
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9 Sikh prisoners to get special exemption on Guru Nanak Dev's 550th birth
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): On the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the Central government has decided to grant a special exemption to nine Sikh prisoners, who were convicted by various courts during militancy in Punjab, according to sources in the Home Ministry.
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Trump congratulates Russia, Ukraine for exchanging prisoners
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Sept 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday congratulated Russia and Ukraine for swapping a "large number of prisoners."
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Agra: 19 prisoners released after trust pays Rs 5.40 lakh fine on their be
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Nineteen prisoners who had completed their respective sentences but were serving extra time because of their inability to pay penalties here at the district jail were freed on Thursday after Satymev Jayate trust paid off Rs 5.40 lakh fine on their
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Maharashtra: Yerwada Central Jail team welcome Ganpati with drumbeats
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India] Sept 2 (ANI): To mark the arrival of Lord Ganesha, a team of 30 prisoners of Pune's Yerwada Central Jail played the drums during a procession of Guruji Talim Mandal here on Monday.
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UP criminal with Rs 2 lakh bounty held in Gurugram
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a dreaded criminal who had allegedly opened fire on a van carrying undertrial prisoners and killed two policemen here last month.
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Bahrain pardons 250 Indian prisoners
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain], Aug 25 (ANI): In a humanitarian gesture, the Bahrain Government has pardoned 250 Indians serving sentences in the country. The decision was announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to the Gulf country as part of his thee-nation tour.
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