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MHA writes states,UTs to organise 100-day intensified campaign on TB elimi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written to all the states and the Union Territories (UTs) to organise a 100-day intensified campaign on tuberculosis (TB) elimination in prisons and correctional institutions as part of the Central government's commitment to eliminating the dis
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Centre urges states, UTs to enforce Section 479 of Bharatiya Nagarik Surak
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) wrote a letter on January 1 in this regard to the Chief Secretaries of all states and UTs as well as the Director General and Inspector General of prisons and correctional services of all states and UTs.
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MHA amends Prison Manuals to combat caste discrimination and redefine 'Hab
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has introduced key amendments to the Model Prison Manual, 2016 and the Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2023 to address caste-based discrimination in prisons across states and Union Territories (UTs) and redefine the term "Habitual Offender"
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Vikas Yadav, convict in Nitish Katara Murder case, moves Delhi HC for furl
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In October, the Delhi Prisons administration has rejected the furlough request of Vikas Yadav, who is serving a life sentence in Tihar Jail for the murder of business executive Nitish Katara in 2002.
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Odisha Prison Department launches 'Mukti Abhiyan', aims to release 60 elig
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Additional Director General (DG) (Prisons), Amitabh Thakur said that individuals serving life imprisonment who have completed at least 14 years of their sentence may qualify for release. This process is undertaken by the State Sentence Review Board as per its criteria.
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Bali Nine members return to Australia after 20 years, Anthony Albanese tha
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The remaining five Australian members of the "Bali Nine" heroin-trafficking group have returned to Australia after serving nearly two decades in Indonesian prisons, following a deal between Canberra and Jakarta, according to a report by CNN.
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Hepatitis C screenings to be expanded in Taiwan: Health Minister
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taiwan is ramping up hepatitis C screenings among prisoners, drug users, and individuals with chronic diseases as part of its plan to eliminate the virus by 2025, five years ahead of the WHO's target. Health Minister Chiu Tai-yuan emphasised the country's confidence in earning gold-tier cert
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NIA secures extradition of LeT operative Salman Khan from Rwanda in Bengal
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The operation, carried out in coordination with the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Interpol, and National Central Bureaus (NCBs), marks a significant breakthrough in the agency's efforts to combat global terrorism.
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Supreme Court scraps caste based discrimination in prisons, terms it uncon
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and also comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that the manual, which discriminates against prison by assigning cleaning and sweeping tasks to lower castes and cooking to higher castes, is in violation of Article 15.
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LG approves creation of 3,247 additional posts for Delhi Jails
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In a major move that would effect significant improvement in the management of Delhi Prisons, Delhi LG, VK Saxena has approved the creation of 3,247 additional posts in the Prison Department of GNCTD and directed that the same be filled within the next six months, said a press note from the
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Delhi HC reserves order on AAP leader Sandeep Pathak's plea against prison
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its order regarding AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Kumar Pathak's challenge against the prison authority's refusal to permit him to meet Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in jail.
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Delhi prisons announces remission for 1160 convicts on Independence Day
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
On the 78th Independence Day, the Director General of Delhi Prisons announced a special remission for a total of 1,160 convicts.
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