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Nepal floods: A tea break saved five friends from Raipur, then came an unexpected Rakhi surpriseFive friends from Raipur had a narrow escape from the devastating Nepal floods after stopping for tea minutes before a bridge ahead was was...
Jail inmates will leave prison to work outside in the morning and return by evening to support their families; Jharkhand starts open jail reformJharkhand will allow selected jail inmates to leave prison in the morning, work outside and return by evening under a new open and semi-ope...
Music behind the bars: Songs of love and longing find an audience behind walls of Meerut prisonMeerut district jail's internal radio station, Radio Parvaaz, offers inmates daily song requests and entertainment. Inmates submit song req...
State can't take life arbitrarily or without dignity: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court ruled that state execution powers are not arbitrary. The method of execution must uphold human dignity and minimize suffe...
Employee lost job over pending criminal case; SC awards Rs 5 lakh compensation for wrongful terminationEmployee to get Rs 5 lakh compensation after proving employer terminated him due to pendency of criminal cases; SC order explained. Know ho...
India's doping challenge casts shadow over sporting ambitionsIndia faces a significant doping crisis, impacting its athletes and international credibility. Recent violations have led to suspensions an...
Lok Sabha passes anti-paper leak Bill to tighten exam fraud penaltiesThe Lok Sabha has passed an amendment to the Public Examinations Act aimed at combating examination fraud and paper leaks. This new legisla...
Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet approves Rs 7,834 crore for 4 major schemes; 20% reservation for retired Agniveers in state policeArunachal Pradesh's Cabinet approved Rs 7,834 crore for four comprehensive schemes. This investment will improve roads and rural connectivi...
Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet approves Rs 7,834 crore investment push for roads, power and education reformsArunachal Pradesh Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, unveiled a transformative reform agenda aimed at building on the ...
Operative behind recce of Ram temple and RSS HQ, Hafiz Saeed's relative in designated terrorist listIndia has designated 23 individuals based in Pakistan and PoJK as terrorists under UAPA for their involvement in infiltration, financing, a...
Including Election Commission chapter in NCERT book is absolutely wrong: TMC's Saugata RoyA TMC MP has strongly criticized the inclusion of praise for the Election Commission in an NCERT Class 9 textbook, deeming it 'absolutely w...
Hyderabad’s new 'feel the jail experience' lets people live like prisoners for 24 hours: Eat jail food and sleep in prison cellsHyderabad has launched the Telangana Prisons Museum and 'Jail Anubhavam' program, offering citizens a simulated prison experience. This ini...
Centre urges states, UTs to enforce Section 479 of BNSS for undertrial prisoners' reliefThe Central government has urged all states and Union Territories to implement Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ...
President Murmu's speech on plight of prisoners prompted SC report: CJI D Y ChandrachudChief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, at the release of three Supreme Court publications, highlighted President Droupadi Murmu's role in...
Speedy trial can become effective tool to address overcrowding in jails, says SC panel on prison reformsThe Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms in India has highlighted the "pitiful state of affairs" in the country's prisons, emphasizing...
Strive to get data about reform and rehabilitation of young convicts: CIC to BPRDThe transparency panel has directed the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) under Section 25 of the RTI Act "to fulfil its obj...
Supreme Court constitutes committee to look into jail reformsA bench headed by Justice M B Lokur said the panel will look into the issues including over-crowding in prisons.
Conjugal rights for prisoners to be a reality in jailsIn a landmark ruling, with far reaching effects on rights of Indian prisoners, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today ruled that the “righ...
Undertrial prisoners should be released on bail: NHRC Chief Justice KG BalakrishnanBalakrishnan also pointed out that issue of prison reforms & improvement required in criminal justice system is a serious point of concern ...
India is ahead of the world in prison reforms: Kiran Bedi"I visited more than 40 prisons around the world. The reforms which we have been able to do are not seen elsewhere," Bedi said.