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Six prisoners infected with COVID-19 in Delhi jails: authorities tell HC
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): The jail authorities submitted before the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that six prisoners, who are lodged in several jails in the national capital, are currently infected with COVID-19.
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US politicians urge Egyptian president to release activists imprisoned ill
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], October 19 (ANI): More than 50 politicians of the United States have urged Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to release activists, journalists, lawyers, and prisoners of conscience detained illegally in Egyptian prisons.
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Consider surrender of prisoners in phased manner, activist urges Delhi Min
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): An activist and lawyer has made a representation before Delhi Cabinet Minister Satyender Jain, chairman High Power Committee (Justice Hima Kohli), DG Prison (Tihar) and others suggesting that a mechanism for surrendering of prisoners be considered in a
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Delhi HC asks prison authorities whether they have sufficient number of is
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the prison authorities whether they have a sufficient number of isolation wards to accommodate all the prisoners, who may surrender if the interim orders extending the bails are revoked.
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COVID-19: SC dismisses plea of Medha Patkar for interim release of prisone
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Bombay High Court order whereby all such convicted prisoners who are undergoing punishment under the Special Acts were refused to be released on interim bail in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As of Dec 2019, 4.78 lakh prisoners in 1,350 jails across country: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): About 4,78,600 prisoners were locked up in close to 1,350 prisons across the country as of December 2019 as opposed to the maximum capacity of 4,03,739, according to the Union Home Ministry on Monday.
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In Lok Sabha, TMC MP demands release of 230 political leaders in J-K
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Ray in Lok Sabha on Saturday demanded the release of 230 political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir.
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High-Powered Committee is at liberty to change norms: SC on plea seeking i
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court, while hearing a plea for interim release of prisoners charged under Special Acts amid COVID-19, on Monday observed that it will pass a detailed order and held that the High-Powered Committee will be at liberty to change its norms as p
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COVID-19: Medha Patkar approaches SC for interim release of prisoners char
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Social activist Medha Patkar approached the Supreme Court for interim release of prisoners charged under Special Acts amid COVID-19.
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2 COVID-19 positive prisoners escape Pune's Yerawada prison
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 10 (ANI): Two undertrial prisoners, who had tested positive for COVID-19, escaped from a temporary jail set up by Yerawada Central Prison in Pune early morning on Saturday, jail officials informed.
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Review guidelines on parole, furlough, premature release of prisoners: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday wrote to States and Union Territories regarding review of parole and furlough for inmates.
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Afghan govt may free Taliban prisoners, send delegation to Doha
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan government will free all remaining Taliban prisoners later on Wednesday, and the government delegation is scheduled to leave for intra-Afghan talks in Doha tonight or Thursday, Fraidoon Khawzoon, spokesperson for Abdullah Abdullah, t
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