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45 Ukrainian soldiers set free in prisoner swap with Russia
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a tweet, the official, Andriy Yermak wrote, "Another POWs swap. We managed to free 45 AFU soldiers and get back to Ukraine the bodies of two fallen defenders. Thanks to the Coordinating Staff on the Treatment of Prisoners of War. We are going on. Our people will return home."
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PIL in Delhi HC against overcrowding of prisoners in Tihar Jail
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The plea stated that the number of inmates in Tihar Jail had exceeded the actual capacity of each barrack and it is on record that there is a huge increment in the total population of inmates in the Complex.
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SC notice to Centre, Election Commission on PIL backing prisoners' right t
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi sought response from the government and Election Commission of India on plea challenging Section 62(5) of the Representation of People Act which deprives prisoners their right to vote.
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Around 25 pc prisoners in Lahore, Rawalpindi jails prone to drug addiction
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore and Rawalpindi jails have over 25 per cent of prisoners prone to drug addiction, according to a report by the National Commission of Human Rights (NCHR).
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Rajasthan: Social activists celebrate Diwali with women prisoners in Bikan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Women prisoners of Rajasthan's Bikaner jail enjoyed Diwali with lots of fervour with some women social workers.
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Kerala human sacrifice case: Police interrogate main accused Shafi's co-pr
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], October 19 (ANI): The Kochi Police Commissioner on Wednesday confirmed that they are interrogating the main accused, Muhammed Shafi, in the Kerala human sacrifice case where two women were brutally killed in the name of a ritual after being lured for money.
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Four dead, 61 injured in Iran's Evin prison blaze
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): At least four people died and 61 were injured in the fire at Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported.
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Eight injured in Iran prison blaze, state media says Evin unrest not linke
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): At least eight people were injured in a fire at Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported amid the ongoing protests over the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini.
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Infamous Evin prison in Tehran on fire: Gun shots and sirens heard
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): A fire has broken out at Iran's notorious Evin prison, the primary site for detaining political prisoners.
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Goa: 2 foreign female inmates booked for assaulting Colvale jail matron
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colvale (Goa) [India], October 15 (ANI): Two foreign female prisoners were booked for allegedly assaulting a matron of Colvale Jail in Goa, an official said on Friday.
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"Prisoners to be encouraged towards entrepreneurship", says Pushkar Singh
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 11 (ANI): Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami while agreeing to set up a revolving fund of the Jail Development Board during the review meeting of the Jail Department at the Secretariat today, directed the concerned officers to expedite the modernisatio
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Pakistan is duty bound to ensure safety of all Indians in custody: MEA on
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Regarding the increasing number of deaths of Indian prisoners in Pakistani jails, India on Friday reiterated that Pakistan is duty-bound to ensure the security of all Indians in its custody and said that incidents of deaths of Indian prisoners are alarm
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