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Delhi prisoners to receive yoga training for their physical, mental wellbe
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): In order to ensure the physical and mental wellbeing of inmates, Delhi Prisons signed an MoU with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) on Tuesday.
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Woman alleges brutality in police custody in Andhra's Chittor, cops deny
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 24 (ANI): A woman was allegedly beaten up by the police at Chittoor 1 Town police station in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.
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Centre writes to states seeking treatment, care and rehabilitation of tran
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed all the states and Union Territories (UTs) to ensure the treatment and care of transgender persons in prisons.
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COVID-19: 66 prisoners, 48 staff of three Delhi jails test positive
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): As many as 66 jail inmates and 48 staff of three different prisons in the national capital have tested positive for COVID-19, said officials on Tuesday.
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin requests Centre to expedite release of fishermen held
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 7 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday wrote to the Union External Affairs Minister Jaishankar urging him to expedite the release of 56 fishermen held in Sri Lankan prisons.
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21 inmates, 28 jail staff test positive for COVID-19 in Delhi prisons
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): As many as 21 inmates and 28 members of jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in national capital prisons, informed Director General (prisons) Sandeep Goel on Friday.
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US citizens Whelan, Reed arrested in Russia for serious crimes: Russian em
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Embassy in Washington responded to the call of the US to release Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed from Russian prisons by reminding them that both Americans were arrested for committing serious crimes, unlike Russians, who are often detained
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Delhi: Biometric verification drive conducted in Prisons Department
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): A biometric verification drive was conducted by Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) in Delhi's Prisons Department in the last week of November.
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'Radio Ujala Punjab' for prison inmates inaugurated at Central Jail in Lud
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], December 22 (ANI): An exclusive radio system for prisoners named 'Radio Ujala Punjab' was inaugurated at the Central Jail in Ludhiana by Praveen Kumar Sinha, IPS, ADGP Prisons, Punjab.
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Over 1,800 Tibetans detained in Chinese prisons: Human rights organization
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 12 (ANI): The Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) launched an online database of Tibetan political prisoners on Human Rights Day, and said that 1,809 people are currently detained in Chinese prisons.
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MHA issues draft guidelines for police buildings under rights of PwDs
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday issued draft guidelines for MHA specific built infrastructure and Associated Services for Police Stations, Prisons and Disaster Mitigation Centers to ensure disabled people can access the buildings and their s
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Pakistan: 88,687 prisoners lodged in 116 jails against sanctioned capacity
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 22 (ANI): That prisons in Pakistan are overcrowded, with 23,519 more inmates than the original capacity, living in inhuman conditions.
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