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TopicPunjab jails

Topic: Punjab jails

Clash in Punjab’s Goindwal jail: FIR against 7, judicial probe initiated

Those involved in Sunday's fight, which left two dead and several injured, belonged to the Lawrence Bishnoi and the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gangs, say police.

Return to normalcy, court hearings, new inmates are turning Punjab jails into Covid hotspots

New Nabha Jail reported 77 Covid positive inmates last week, its highest tally since onset of pandemic. The sudden spike is indicative of a growing problem in Punjab's prisons.

More than half of Punjab’s prison inmates involved in drugs cases, says jails minister

Of the 24,000 inmates lodged in jails, over 12,000 are either convicted or facing trial under NDPS Act, says Jails Minister S.S. Randhawa.

What’s ailing Punjab’s jails — dreaded gangsters, understaffed prisons & idle inmates

The two violent incidents in less than a week have once again exposed the notoriety of Punjab’s prisons.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.