Special POCSO court sentences man to 20 years jail, 25k fine

Feb 05, 2021

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 5 : A special POCSO (Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court on Thursday sentenced a convict to 20...

"Tihar Fitness Centre" inaugurated by DG (P) Sanjay Beniwal

Apr 04, 2023

Country's biggest prison Tihar jail, Director General (Prison) Sanjay Baniwal inaugurates its own fitness centre at the Prison Headquarters in Delhi.

MHA asks States, UTs to protect, rehabilitate transgenders

Jan 23, 2021

New Delhi [India], January 23 : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written a letter to all chief secretaries of Union Territories and...

Tamil Nadu: Prison Adalat held in Central Prison to reduce overcrowding of inmates 

Aug 26, 2023

A Prison Adalat was conducted on Saturday in Central Prison-II, Puzhal, in a bid to reduce overcrowding in prison and facilitate speedy disposal of...

US bans cotton, tomato products from China's Xinjiang over use of forced labour

Jan 13, 2021

Washington [US], January 14 : The United States on Wednesday (local time) announced a ban on the entry of cotton and tomato products from...

Trichy prisoners cultivate sugarcane ahead of Pongal

Jan 14, 2023

20 convict prisoners in Trichy cultivate sugarcane on two acres of prison farmland ahead of Pongal which would be sold in the Prison Bazaar...