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Uttarakhand CM directs development of 'One Jail, One Product' initiative i
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The directives were issued during the Jail Development Board meeting chaired by CM Dhami, who stressed the need for regular skill development programmes for inmates. The Chief Minister also instructed that training in various trades should be facilitated in prisons through Industrial Trai
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CJI Surya Kant inaugurates Skill and Polytechnic courses in Haryana prison
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, inaugurated Skill Development Centres, ITI-level vocational programmes and Polytechnic diploma courses inside Haryana's prisons under the State's "Empowering Lives Behind Bars" initiative on Saturday. The launch ceremony at District Prison, Bhon
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Brazil considers placing high-ranking coup-plotting officers in ordinary p
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The review is expected to carry significant implications for prominent figures such as General Augusto Heleno and General Walter Braga Netto, both of whom are currently serving sentences in military detention facilities while their appeals continue.
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Nearly 100 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, true toll li
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
At least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since October 2023, and the real number is likely higher, according to a new report from the Israel-based rights group Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHRI).
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"Law and order situation has completely collapsed": BJP slams Karnataka go
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Poonawalla highlighted the corruption and collusion in the Karnataka prisons, which have become a "party zone" for the criminals.
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"Will not tolerate this nonsense": G Parmeshwara seeks report on "VVIP tre
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We have appointed B Dayananda as the head (of Prisons). He was on leave yesterday, but I have spoken to him. I have told him that this is happening repeatedly; whoever is responsible for this, immediate action needs to be taken against them, and a report should be submitted. "But I will
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IDCA inaugurates 9th T20 National Cricket Championship for Deaf 2025
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The opening ceremony of the Championship was attended by Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma, Honourable Minister for Public Works Department (PWD) and Water, Govt of NCT of Delhi, and SBK Singh, IPS, Director General (Prisons), New Delhi, as the Chief Guests and took place in the presence of Santosh
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SC issues notice to Centre, ECI on plea seeking voting rights to undertria
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The petition sought direction to issue guidelines to set polling stations in prisons for local prisoners and to make provision for postal ballots for prisoners lodged outside their home constituencies or states.
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Moscow hits back at Finland, cites West's long record of Helsinki Act brea
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova rejected Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen's claim that Moscow violated the Helsinki Final Act, calling it a "blatant lie." She accused Western nations of decades of breaches, citing NATO's Yugoslavia bombing, Kosovo's recognition, a
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Trump says US military sank three Venezuela-linked drug-smuggling boats
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
President Donald Trump said the US military sank a third drug-running boat from Venezuela, urging Nicolas Maduro to "stop sending Tren de Aragua into the United States, stop sending drugs" and "stop sending people from your prisons."
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Yoga and Sudarshan Kriya in Chhattisgarh Prisons: New initiative to give d
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chhattisgarh, long known for Naxalism and violence, is now witnessing efforts to transform its image. Under Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, prison reforms have been prioritised, with yoga and Sudarshan Kriya introduced for inmates in all state prisons.
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UP CM Yogi calls for simplified, humane rules on premature release of seri
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath directed officials to frame a transparent and humane policy for premature release of sick, elderly, and disabled prisoners, excluding convicts of heinous crimes. A statewide survey and automatic review of eligible cases were proposed.
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