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Monday, May 6, 2024
TopicPrison Manual

Topic: Prison Manual

Inquiry initiated after Kejriwal’s letter reaches wife ‘without Tihar superintendent’s consent’

According to protocol, letters can't be passed by inmates to visitors without 1st going through jail superintendent. Tihar superintendent to file a report on how letter went through.

5-min phone calls, lack of secrecy — challenges Kejriwal will face if he rules Delhi from prison

Inmates are allowed interviews with family, friends & legal advisers only twice a week, but can approach court for more. Meetings among top officials for security arrangements ongoing.

Bihar govt’s exploitation of remission policy won’t go unchallenged. Civil servants are united

Nitish Kumar's decision to release convict Anand Mohan Singh could ignite a discussion on reducing state govts' discretion to manipulate prison manuals for narrow political gains.

Instead of decrying Anand Mohan’s release, I chose to hit ground zero of IAS Krishnaiah’s murder

My story wasn’t about the Bihar government’s decision to tweak the Prison Manual or that it facilitated Anand Mohan Singh’s release. I wanted to look at G Krishnaiah, an IAS officer from Dalit community posted in Bihar of the 1990s, beyond a headline or a court document.

IAS officer lynched by mob. 30 yrs on, a statue, angry cadre, and a smiling CM with the killer

CM Nitish Kumar's decision to amend Bihar Prison Manual and facilitate the release of ex-MP Anand Mohan, the only convicted killer of Dalit IAS officer G Krishnaiah, has scratched old wounds anew.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.