More than 500 inmates in five jails in western Uttar Pradesh have contributed Rs 2.3 lakh towards the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the care of the corona patients.
Around 400 Pakistani prisoners have been released from jails across the United Arab Emirates in view of the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed 28 lives and infected over 4,900 people in the Gulf kingdom so far.
A disinfection tunnel has been installed at Khudiram Bose Central Jail for police personnel in Bihar's Muzaffarpur amid coronavirus threat.
Supreme Court today turned down the please seeking directions for the release of prisoners from jail who are above the age of 50 years as well as those who are suffering from ailments and pre-existing medical conditions. This plea was made keeping in mind the desperate situation faced by the world keeping in mind the coronavirus outbreak.
Sophie Turner is "kind of loving" being in quarantine with pop star husband Joe Jonas.
After the directive of the Apex Court to decongest prisons in the wake of the Covid-19 virus outbreak
Local authorities have banned visitors at the facility because of the coronavirus outbreak, however, an exception was made for former Paraguay international forward Nelson Cuevas, who is a close friend of Ronaldinho.
The inmates of a Jaipur prison are giving a helping hand to the country as the nation came to standstill after imposition of coronavirus lockdown.
Only those prisoners who are serving less than 7 years of prison sentence are going to be released from prison.
The home ministry said a large number of prisons and courts in the country have a facility for video-conferencing for production of prisoners in courts. This includes the traditional video-conference setup (point-to-point) connected to designated places in court complexes and the "Vidyo" system set-up -- established under the e-Courts project, which is an internet-based software solution for a video-conference between courts and prisons.
After hand sanitisers went out of stock amid coronavirus pandemic, Rajasthan authorities decided that the sanitiser will be manufactured in all 40 open prisons in the state. State government will supply these in the market on MRP.
As Mahrashtra emerges as the coronavirus hotspot of the country, the state government has taken a decision that appears sure to start a discussion among public. The state government has decided to release no less than 11 thousand prisoners on parole. Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh confirmed the development.
In a bizarre case of a suspected 'suicide', an under trial prisoner in Kerala's Palakkad jail on Thursday died after he was under treatment, of consuming sanitizer.
Tihar Jail to release 3,000 prisoners to ease congestion in jails amid Coronavirus scare
Four inmates of the Dumdum Correctional Home here were injured in a clash with prison guards on Saturday over the state government's decision not to allow them to meet their families till March 31 due to coronavirus outbreak, officials said.
Amid an imminent threat of spread of the novel coronavirus, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the release of under-trial prisoners (UTPs) detained in Rawalpindis overcrowded Adiala jail in minor crimes and directed the police not to make arrest in petty matters.
From supplications at places of worship to masks being produced by jail inmates, besides hectic activities at the biggest hospital, this north Bihar district is witnessing invocation of all powers, human and otherwise, to prevent the deadly COVID-19 from striking.
The number of coronavirus cases in the country rose to 125 on Tuesday after fresh cases were reported from several states. The cases include 22 foreign nationals and two persons who died in Delhi and Karnataka.
The Supreme Court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of overcrowding and infrastructure of prisons across the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar was sentenced to 10 years in jail for murder of Unnao rape survivor's father. The case pertains to the death of rape survivor's father in custody on April 9, 2018. It was alleged that he was assaulted following a quarrel with some of the accused in the case.
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