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TopicTihar Jail

Topic: Tihar Jail

BJP’s Jagan Reddy attack shows it has separate standards for Christians in Kerala, NE & Andhra

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Over 85% staff of Delhi Prisons, including Tihar, has received Covid vaccine shots

A jail official said there are around 2,000 jail staff members and 1,700 have been vaccinated. Delhi Prisons comprises Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli jails.

Prisoner-staff violence common in Delhi jails. Govt and courts are unable to stop it

National data shows that clashes are a recurring feature of Delhi's prisons. But the institutional approach has failed to engage the prisoners and staff in the reform process.

Court calls for inspection in Tihar jail if grievances of Delhi riots’ accused persist

During a court hearing, several accused related to the February riots case in north-east Delhi stated they have not been given basic things permissible under the prison rules.

Not allowed out of jail cell, almost like solitary confinement, Umar Khalid tells court

The court also pulled up the Tihar's Assistant Jail Superintendent for not unmuting the mic when Khalid told him that he wanted to speak to the judge.

Trying to give 30-minute legal interviews twice a week to Pinjra Tod activist: Tihar tells HC

The authorities had filed a status report in response to Natasha Narwal's allegations that inmates were prohibited from getting in touch with anyone outside prison.

As Covid cases rise in jails, experts say health should have been primary criteria for interim bail

On 23 March, the Supreme Court had directed states to decongest prisons via interim bail but arbitrary exclusions and absolute discretion by committees have hindered the process.

Freed to decongest Tihar jail amid Covid, many inmates re-arrested after returning to crime

Even though 130 prisoners released on bail earlier were caught again, many more are said to have returned to crime.

Reasons govt panel is giving for early release of Jessica Lal killer Manu Sharma

Sharma is currently out on parole. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court in December 2006 for killing Lal, a model, in 1999.

No, lockdown isn’t like a prison. I was in Tihar, Dasna and Rohtak Jails for 14 years

Md Aamir Khan was wrongly imprisoned for 14 years. He writes India’s lockdown is nothing like imprisonment or living in an 8x6-feet cell.

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More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.