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Assam: Two prisoners serving life sentence escapes from Silchar Central Ja
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to police, both escaped prisoners were serving life sentences. The jailbreak incident happened on Wednesday night.
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Uttarakhand IAS Association objects to release of murder convict Anand Moh
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
On April 24, the Bihar government issued a notification regarding the release of 27 prisoners including former Lok Sabha member Anand Mohan Singh from jail.
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IAS officer G Krishnaiah's wife moves SC challenging premature release of
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Anand was serving a life sentence in the 1994 murder of then Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah. After the Bihar Government amended the rules of the Jail manual, an official notification stated that 27 prisoners who have served 14 years or 20 years in jail had been ordered to be rele
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"Were convicts in Gujarat also released under RJD-Nitish Kumar pressure...
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Monday notified the release of 27 prisoners, including Anand Mohan Singh, days after amending the Bihar Prison Manual.
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One prisoner dies, three injured after a scuffle breaks in Tihar Jail
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"An under-trial prisoner died and 3 inmates were injured during a scuffle that broke out in Tihar jail between prisoners," the police official said.
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Yemen prisoner swap begins as first plane departs
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, ICRC Yemen said, "A plane chartered by the ICRC took off from #Sanaa to #Aden, carrying 125 former detainees. An ICRC plane took off from #Sana to #Adele, carrying 35 former detainees. A number of ICRC staff are on board the two planes, and they receive support from @Yemen
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Around 6,900 inmates become literate in last one year, 57 take post gradua
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The prisoners are being made literate under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (education for all) campaign of the Indian government. There are about 6900 inmates who became literates in the last one year.
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Uttarakhand: 44 prisoners found HIV-positive in Haldwani jail
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to Dr Singh, the number of HIV-positive prisoners in jail is increasing continuously which has created a stir in the jail administration.
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1,768 convicts, undertrial prisoners return to Delhi jails after COVID par
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
After Supreme Court's order, 1,768 prisoners including undertrials and convicts who were on parole since COViD pandemic, have surrendered at various jails in the national capital so far, said Delhi Prisons.
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Centre to launch special scheme to provide financial support to poor priso
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
he Centre on Friday said that it has decided to launch a special scheme 'Support for Poor Prisoners' to provide financial support to poor people languishing in jails and are unable to afford the penalty or the bail amount.
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Centre mulls support to prisoners unable to secure bail due to financial c
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Central government will provide financial support to states in order to extend relief to those poor prisoners who are unable to avail bail or get released from prison due to non-payment of fines on account of financial constraints, a statement from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said
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Pakistan: Content against minorities in textbooks has increased, says repo
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) issued the "Human Rights Observer 2023", an annual fact sheet. The report covers five key issues impacting religious minorities including discrimination in the education system, the prevalence of forced faith conversions, abuse of blasphemy laws, the estab
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