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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

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.