Like any other Tihar inmate, Sisodia given basic items, food as per jail manual: OfficialsA source said Sisodia brought a copy of the Bhagavad Gita along with him. Other items allowed by the court are yet to be received from his ...
Centre to bring Model Prisons Act: Amit Shah, asks states to adopt model jail manual"After the prison manual, we are now going to bring the Model Prisons Act, which will bring about necessary changes in the law in force sin...
UP decides to do away with British-era jail manualUnder the new system, dishes like 'kheer' and 'seviyan' will also be made in the jail during the major festivals. During Ramzan, arrangemen...
Tihar gets ready to execute Nirbhaya case convictsMukesh Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) are scheduled to be hanged on Friday at 5.30 am for the ...
Bengal gave nod for 2 detention camps on MHA model, now Mamata says noWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee may have taken a stand against detention centres in her state, but her government approved the building of a...
Framing of new manual for Tihar Jail not a 5-year project: HC to AAP govtThe new manual is aimed at bringing uniformity in rules and regulations governing the administration of prisons and management of prisoners...
RJD strongman Shahabuddin shifted to Bhagalpur jail after notification issued by IG prisonafter 38 phones were seized from 63 people who came to visit him without prior notice, were arrested under section 188 but were released on...
Court allows jail authorities to provide medical aid to Chhota RajanA special court allowed the authorities of Tihar Jail to take Chhota Rajan to a hospital in case of an emergency, after the underworld don ...
No death row convict to have Afzal Guru’s fate anymoreHome ministry has revised the 2003 model prison manual that will now require “facilitating and allowing a final meeting between a death row...
High Court directs Sikkim government to establish dispensaries in jailsSikkim HC has directed the state government to establish dispensaries in the Central Jail at Rongyek in East Sikkim and South district pris...
December 16 gangrape case: Permission to interview rapist given by Home MinistryMukesh Singh gave his consent for the interview, the Tihar jail officials apparently did not go through the raw footage of the documentary.
Security lapses, mismanagement in Gujarat jails: Comptroller and Auditor GeneralAccording to the CAG report on 'General and Social Sector' for the year ended in March 31, 2013 lapses in security led to excavation of a t...
Lalu Prasad Yadav violates jail manual, faces threat: PoliceLalu Prasad, sentenced to five years in jail in a fodder scam case, faces security threats as he leads a life of comfort as a prisoner, Jha...
- Sanaullah's Quran to be sent to Pakistan along with body
The holy Quran is among 27 belongings of deceased Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, which will be sent back to Pakistan along with his b...
- Plea for shifting gangrape accused; Tihar supdt told to reply
A special court today asked Tihar as to why two of the December 16 gangrape accused should not be shifted to any other jail following alleg...
Afzal Guru's belongings to be returned to his familyAfzal Guru's belongings like books, clothes, spectacles and a radio are likely to be returned to his family by authorities of Tihar Jail wh...
President rejected Afzal Guru's mercy petition on Feb 3: Home Secretary"The President rejected Afzal Guru's mercy petition on February 3 and after that we followed the jail manual and his hanging took place tod...