With Coronavirus showing no signs of receding in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has decided to extend by another eight weeks, the parole of 2,257 convicts, sentenced to seven years or less and also those awaiting trial entailing less than seven-year imprisonment.
Now the question arises -- 'What's wrong with the high-budget Delhi prisons that have far better facilities as compared to other jails across the country?'.
The government will grant a special dispensation to nine Sikh prisoners from various jails in the country on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev as a humanitarian gesture, an official statement said on Saturday.
Seventy-three prisoners will walk free on Independence Day on Thursday from various jails in Uttar Pradesh. The prisoners are those who have served their sentences but continued to remain in jail for not paying their fine amount.
Almost a month ago, much before Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated, the authorities at the Bareilly District Jail in Uttar Pradesh were asked to make necessary preparation to house some "high-profile" prisoners.
In a rare gesture, a businessman from Agra has deposited Rs 35,000 with the district jail authorities to secure the release of 17 inmates who could not pay the penalty amount. Motilal Yadav paid the amount on the occasion of his 73rd birthday.
India has been successful in securing the release and repatriation of 2,110 Indian prisoners, including fishermen, from Pakistan's custody since 2014 due to its persistent efforts, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday.
They were recruited with salaries ranging between Rs 10,000 and Rs 30,000 depending on their skills.
The fishermen form the first batch of 360 Indian prisoners Pakistan has announced to set free in four phases this month.
"It is unfortunate that the prisons are overcrowded. Prisoners also have human rights and they cannot be kept in jails like animals," SC said.
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif approved humanitarian proposals, which had been received from the Indian side, regarding the civilian prisoners incarcerated in both the countries.
In an interesting incident, in Shimla's first Book Cafe inmates of a sub-jail near here are trained by a renowned hotel to serve cookies and pizza they have baked.
In a major move that shows that India is finally responding to Islamabad’s peace overtures, the government has decided to set free 39 Pakistani nationals languishing in Indian jails.
In yet another surprising revelation by the National Crime Records Bureau’s prison data for 2015, it has been found that over 55 per cent of undertrials are either Muslims, Dalits or tribals.
Nashik: With an aim to provide recreation and information to inmates, the Nashik Road Central Jail has launched a radio centre ‘Sudharwani', which will be operated by the prisoners themselves.Maharashtra Minister of State for Home
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New Delhi: North Korean detention camp is home to more than 20,000 political prisoners.The prison has existed since the 1970s but is not on any official maps and little news of what goes on there
Islamabad: Pakistani Taliban Sunday demanded the release of their prisoners and withdrawal of army from the country's restive tribal regions, which it says could be part of confidence building measures for the possible peace talks,
New Delhi, Jul 21: Eight prisoners in high security Tihar jail here were today injured in a clash between two groups, jail officials said.“Two groups of inmates, mostly repeat offenders who were lodged in jail
Yangnon, Nov 15: Myanmar ordered 452 prisoners to be freed on Thursday in an apparent goodwill gesture ahead of a historic visit by US PresidentBarack Obama, but activists criticized the move for failing to focus
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