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319 inmates infected with COVID-19, 65 recovered, 5 dead: Delhi DG Prisons
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): As many as 319 Tihar Jail prisoners were infected with COVID-19 out of whom 65 have recovered and five have succumbed to the infection till May 3, the DG (Prisons) has informed the High Powered Committee (HPC).
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COVID-19: Around 280 prisoners in Meerut to be released on bail or parole
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): In the wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases, around 280 jail inmates shall be released on bail or parole in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, Senior Jail Superintendent, District Jail said on Wednesday.
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4 die of COVID-19 in Tihar, officials request emergency parole of some pri
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Amid the second COVID-19 wave, officials of the Tihar Jail in Delhi have written to the Delhi government requesting emergency parole for some prisoners.
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Plea seeks release of prisoners on interim bail from Delhi's Jails amid pa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction for the immediate release of all the under-trial and convicted prisoners on interim bail/parole in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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740 people killed so far in Myanmar since Feb 1 military coup
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 24 (ANI): As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar, 740 people have been confirmed to be killed since the military takeover on February 1, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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Justin Bieber gets emotional while singing 'Lonely' for prisoners
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): Almost a month later after the news of pop star Justin Bieber's visit to prison for supporting faith-based programs with a pastor broke, sources revealed that the singer sang his hit 'Lonely' in order to spread the gospel among them.
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Delhi HC defers hearing on PIL seeking direction for release of UTPs on in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday deferred the hearing on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction for release of Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs) on interim bail or Special Parole in the view of the prevalent COVID-19 situation in the National Capit
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PIL in HC seeks release of under trial prisoners on bail in Delhi in view
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court for the release of Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs) on interim bail or Special Parole in the wake of the prevalent COVID-19 situation in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
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Bihar Police nabs two prisoners attempting to escape from Muzaffarpur jail
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], April 19 (ANI): Two prisoners were apprehended after an alleged failed attempt to escape from the Bihar jail with the help of three other inmates on late Sunday.
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Myanmar: 701 killed, 3,100 people detained, 650 arrest warrants issued dur
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 12 (ANI): Since February 1 coup by the Myanmar military, at least 701 people have been killed, 3,100 people detained, and 650 arrest warrants were issued during the protests.
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Over 80 killed in Myanmar's Bago as security forces use heavy weapons agai
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 11 (ANI): Over 80 people were killed in Myanmar's central town of Bago on Friday as military and police forces continue their crackdown against protestors using heavy weapons, NHK reported citing a human rights group.
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Amid COVID surge, Rajasthan prisoners refrained from meeting kin till Apri
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 6 (ANI): Amid a surge in the COVID-19 cases in the state, prisoners in jails across Rajasthan have been refrained from meeting their families in person till April 19 but will continue to stay in touch with them through monitored phone call and video conferen
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