"Prisoners to be encouraged towards entrepreneurship", says Pushkar Singh Dhami

Oct 11, 2022

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 11 : Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami while agreeing to set up a revolving fund of the Jail Development Board...

'Terrorist attack' on Adiala Jail thwarted, three detained

Mar 07, 2024

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and the police successfully prevented an attempted attack on Central Jail Adiala, detaining three terrorists on Thursday night.

80 prison officials transferred after gangster Tillu Tajpuriya killed in Tihar Jail

May 26, 2023

In a major rejig in the department, as many as 80 officials of Tihar Jail have been transferred since the murder of gangster Tillu...

2,340 prisoners test positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra

Oct 22, 2020

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 22 : As many as 2,340 prisoners and 519 jail staff tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra till Wednesday, as...

LG approves probe by EOW into prison officials' role in crime syndicate run by conman Sukesh from jail

Oct 19, 2022

New Delhi [India], October 20 : Taking a tough stand against the deep-rooted nexus of criminals and Jail Authorities, Lt. Governor, VK Saxena has...

Maharashtra: Over 360 inmates, 100 jail staff test positive for COVID-19 so far

Jul 02, 2020

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 2 : The Maharashtra Prison Department on Thursday said that a total of 363 inmates and 102 jail staff members...