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Sir Lanka Minister appoints five-member committee to probe prison riot
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Justice Minister Ali Sabry on Monday appointed a special five-member committee to probe the unrest which erupted in a maximum-security prison near Colombo.
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Andhra announces special remission of sentence to 53 women life-convicts
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 28 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government has issued guidelines for the grant of special remission to 53 life convicted female prisoners for offences against laws related to matters to which the executive power of the state extends.
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COVID-19: MP govt decides to extend parole granted to 4,000 prisoners by 6
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 24 (ANI): In view of the COVID-19 situation in the state, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to extend the parole granted to 4,000 prisoners by another 60 days, said Narottam Mishra, State Home Minister on Tuesday.
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India repatriates Pakistani prisoners, including 20 fishermen
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Attari (Punjab) [India], November 24 (ANI): As many as 25 Pakistani prisoners, including 20 fishermen returned home from the Attari-Wagah border after being released by the Indian authorities on Tuesday.
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Haryana extends till year-end parole for prisoners released during Covid
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], November 20 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved a proposal to extend the duration of special parole or interim bail granted to prisoners released during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic till December 31, 2020, officials said on Thursday.
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Voting concludes in PoK Gilgit-Baltistan controversial elections, counting
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan, November 15 (ANI): Counting of votes began in multiple cities of Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan after polling in the controversial elections ended on Sunday evening.
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AP govt to release 55 women serving life terms
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh government has decided to release 55 women prisoners serving life terms in different jails across the state this week.
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US, UK call for release of 'political prisoners' in Belarus
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and the United Kingdom urged Belarus to release "political prisoners" and all those detained for participation in the anti-government demonstrations in the East European country, representatives of the US and the UK at the UN Human
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Eight killed in prison riot in Afghanistan's Herat
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 29 (ANI): At least eight prisoners were killed and 12 were injured in the Herat Prison riot that started on Wednesday evening, health officials said on Thursday.
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Five Taliban militants killed in clashes with Afghan Army in Zabul
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): At least five Taliban insurgents, including a commander who was among the prisoners released by officials in Kabul under the US-brokered deal, were killed in the course of clashes in the southern Zabul province, local police chief Hekmatullah Ko
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2,340 prisoners test positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 22 (ANI): As many as 2,340 prisoners and 519 jail staff tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra till Wednesday, as per the state prison department.
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'Gilgit Baltistan not part of Pakistan, its laws do not apply': Protestors
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], October 21 (ANI): Protests demanding the release of political prisoners, including a prominent local activist Baba Jan, have entered the third week in Gilgit Baltistan with protestors questioning the draconian law under which the activists have been arrested, saying t
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