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  • cic asks tihar authorities to give info on functioning of

    CIC asks Tihar authorities to give info on functioning of jail

    India | May 27, 2015 9:30 IST

    New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has directed the Tihar authorities to disclose information about alleged irregularities in the functioning of the country's largest prison besides make public diet chart and food provisions for inmates.Information

  • suspended haryana ias officer sanjeev kumar arrested

    Suspended Haryana IAS officer Sanjeev Kumar arrested

    India | May 01, 2015 13:58 IST

    New Delhi: Crime Branch of Delhi Police today morning arrested suspended IAS officer Sanjeev Kumar for hatching a criminal conspiracy to kill one of his close associates.Three contract killers were also arrested. They are identified

  • no pay for four months sahara employee jumps to death

    No pay for four months, Sahara employee jumps to death

    India | March 24, 2015 19:48 IST

    Lucknow: An employee of the Sahara group — who did not get his salary for four months — committed suicide by jumping from the eighth floor of his office building on Tuesday, police said.Pradeep Mandal,

  • nirbhaya documentary to be screened in usa

    Nirbhaya documentary to be screened in USA

    World | March 07, 2015 12:42 IST

    New Delhi: Nirbhaya documentary which created furor in India, will be screened in City University in New York on March 9 and will be attended by Oscar winning actress Meryl Streep and Frieda Pinto in

  • nirbhaya filmmaker was allowed inside tihar without

    Nirbhaya filmmaker was allowed inside Tihar without 'mandatory' background checks

    India | March 06, 2015 9:17 IST

    New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs by approving Nirbhaya documentary maker's permission to shoot convicts inside Tihar Jail had violated its own circular mandating background security check of foreigners seeking to visit prisons.A Times

  • nirbhaya rapists celebrated 2nd anniversary of dec 16 in

    Nirbhaya rapists celebrated 2nd anniversary of 'Dec 16' in Tihar?

    India | December 02, 2015 16:41 IST

    New Delhi: One might get Goosebumps when he/she gets to know the fact that the two accused in Nirbhaya rape case Vinay and Pawan celebrated the second anniversary of the barbaric incident in Tihar jail

  • sahara s grosvenor house put on sale may fetch rs 5 000 cr

    Sahara's Grosvenor House put on sale; may fetch Rs 5,000 cr

    World | March 03, 2015 18:51 IST

    London: In a fresh twist to crisis-hit Sahara Group's efforts to raise funds, its iconic hotel property Grosvenor House, estimated to be worth over Rs 5,000 crore, has been put on sale by lenders.Grosvenor House,

  • hc notice to centre delhi government on inmates condition

    HC notice to centre, Delhi government on inmates' condition

    India | February 11, 2015 14:20 IST

    New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on the deplorable conditions of undertrial prisoners, including women, in Tihar Jail here.A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini

  • tihar jail launches health drive for inmates

    Tihar Jail launches health drive for inmates

    India | February 08, 2015 13:36 IST

    New Delhi: They may be in jail but their health care is as important as any other person. This seems to be the message of Tihar Jail authorities who have launched a major drive to

  • radio centre launched for nashik jail inmates

    Radio centre launched for Nashik jail inmates

    India | January 30, 2015 14:05 IST

    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

  • mirach capital s 2 billion investment plans may bail out

    Mirach Capital's $2 billion investment plans may bail out Subrata Roy

    January 15, 2015 19:18 IST

    New Delhi: Sahara group is working hard to get its chief Subrata Roy released from jail at the earliest.In latest efforts, the group is  working  on a deal with Mirach Capital, a Miami-based NRI family-owned

  • sahara chief back in special facility at tihar

    Sahara chief back in special facility at Tihar

    India | January 13, 2015 16:39 IST

    New Delhi: Jailed chief of Sahara conglomerate Subrata Roy has once again been provided with an AC conference room with services like internet and video-conferencing at the Tihar prison as per a Supreme Court order

  • tihar jail authorities take up slew of green initiatives

    Tihar jail authorities take up slew of green initiatives

    India | January 11, 2015 9:53 IST

    New Delhi: A bio-gas plant with a capacity of treating 750 kilograms of waste per day, a herbal garden that boasts of a variety of medicinal herbs, a water recycling unit providing potable water to

  • tihar inmates to get life insurance cover under jan dhan

    Tihar inmates to get life insurance cover under Jan Dhan Yojna

    India | December 21, 2014 15:59 IST

    New Delhi: Inmates of Delhi's high-security Tihar jail will soon get life and accidental insurance cover as the prison administration, in collaboration with Indian Bank, has decided to get their accounts opened under the Jan

  • uber rape accused kept under strict vigilance

    Uber rape accused kept under strict vigilance

    India | December 13, 2014 6:49 IST

    New Delhi: Uber rape accused Shiv Kumar Yadav who has been sent to Delhi's Tihar jail in judicial custody, has been kept under strict vigilance here.Tihar jail sources told PTI that continuous watch is being

  • po box 9955 new address for making suggestions to tihar jail

    PO box 9955: New address for making suggestions to Tihar Jail

    India | December 09, 2014 14:31 IST

    New Delhi: The Delhi Prisons administration has set up a PO box, 9955, enabling public to submit their suggestions and register their grievances to the jail authorities.The PO box has been opened under the director

  • tihar jail to hold language classes for inmates

    Tihar jail to hold language classes for inmates

    India | December 04, 2014 13:38 IST

    New Delhi: Tihar Jail administration will hold English, Punjabi and Urdu language classes for inmates to impart reading, writing and speaking skills for their personality development and to make them employment ready."It has been decided

  • sc to hear sahara s plea today

    SC to hear Sahara's plea today

    India | November 28, 2014 8:15 IST

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court will today hear Sahara's plea on the Rs 47000 crore repayment case.The apex court had earlier refused Sahara's plea seeking hospitalization of Subrata Roy after the group's lawyers told the

  • sahara chief shells out rs 31 lakh for tihar s special

    Sahara chief shells out Rs 31 lakh for Tihar's special facilities

    India | October 31, 2014 17:52 IST

    New Delhi: Sahara group has paid Rs 31 lakh to Tihar jail authorities as charges for stay of its chief Subrata Roy in an air-conditioned facility and using services like phone, internet and video conferencing

  • tihar jail launches e library for women inmates

    Tihar Jail launches e-library for women inmates

    India | October 22, 2014 11:57 IST

    New Delhi: In an effort to empower the women inmates of Delhi's Tihar jail, an e-Library has been set up in its premises which would cater only to them.Director General (Delhi Prisons) Alok Verma inaugurated