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Delhi Prisons Announces Remission For 1160 Convicts On Independence Day
On 78th Independence Day, Director General of Delhi Prisons Satish Golcha announced the grant of remission to more than 1,160 convicts.
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Delhi Prisons Get Devices To Detect Hidden Mobiles, Metal Objects
The Delhi Prisons Department has procured 10 non-linear junction detectors from a US-based firm to detect mobile phones and metal objects hidden inside jails by inmates, officials said on Saturday.
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Prison Modelled On Cellular Jail In Andamans To Come Up In Delhi
Delhi will soon get its fourth jail in Narela to house high-risk prisoners, with the Centre allocating Rs 120 crore for the prison complex modelled on the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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2000 Red Fort Attack: Prisons Body Seeks Death Warrant Against Guilty
The Delhi Prisons Department has written to a city court to issue a death warrant against the guilty in the 2000 Red Fort attack case, officials said on Monday.
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Ex Delhi Prisons Chief Demanded Rs 10 Crore From Retired Bureaucrat: Cops
A retired IAS officer has alleged that he received death threats from a dismissed warder of Delhi Prisons who also demanded Rs 10 crore from him, police said on Wednesday.
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Special Remission For Over 200 Delhi Prisoners On Republic Day
A combined parade was also organised by Delhi Jail, Delhi Police and paramilitary forces in the lawns of the prisons headquarters.
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In Severe Cold Wave, Delhi Prisoners To Get Hot Water For Baths
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena has issued instructions to DG (Prison) and the Pr. Secretary (Home) to immediately make hot water available to all inmates in Delhi prisons and to provide a mattress to prisoners above 65 years of age.
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Over 10,000 Covid Vaccine Doses Given To Delhi Prison Inmates
A total of 10,885 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to the inmates of three jails in the national capital so far, the Delhi Prisons Department said on Saturday.
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Over 60 Jail Inmates, 7 Staffers Under Treatment For Coronavirus In Delhi
Over 60 inmates and 11 staff members in the three prison complexes of Delhi are presently undergoing treatment for COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday.
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52 Prisoners In Three Delhi Jails Under Treatment For COVID-19
Over 50 inmates and seven staff members in the three prison complexes of Delhi are presently undergoing treatment for COVID-19, officials said today.
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Over 85% Staff Of Delhi Prisons Received COVID-19 Vaccine Shots: Officials
The Delhi Prisons Department said that around 85 per cent jail staff and over 58 per cent security personnel deployed in three jails under it have received COVID-19 vaccine shots.
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Court "Concerned" Over Delhi Covid Surge, Asks About Prison Isolation Wards
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked prison authorities whether they have sufficient number of isolation wards to accommodate all prisoners who would surrender if the bail extension orders issued by it are recalled.
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Lemon Juice, Homeopathic Drugs Given To Delhi Prisoners For Immunity: Official
Frequent medical screening of all inmates, introducing immunity-boosting fruits in their diet and spreading awareness about the importance of personal hygiene are some of the steps taken by the Delhi Prisons Department to contain the spread of COVID-19 among prisoners, jail officials said on Sunday.
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Delhi Prison Reports First Coronavirus Death
A 62-year-old inmate lodged in Mandoli Jail in Delhi has died of coronavirus, a first COVID-19 casualty in Delhi's prison, prompting authorities to test 28 other inmates who were sharing the barrack with the man, officials said on Sunday.
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Over 1,000 Inmates From Delhi Prisons To Be Trained As Yoga Teachers
More than 1,000 inmates of prisons in Delhi are going to be trained as yoga teachers within a year under an initiative aimed at helping them start a new life after being released, officials said.
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Delhi Prisons Announces Remission For 1160 Convicts On Independence Day
On 78th Independence Day, Director General of Delhi Prisons Satish Golcha announced the grant of remission to more than 1,160 convicts.
-
Delhi Prisons Get Devices To Detect Hidden Mobiles, Metal Objects
The Delhi Prisons Department has procured 10 non-linear junction detectors from a US-based firm to detect mobile phones and metal objects hidden inside jails by inmates, officials said on Saturday.
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Prison Modelled On Cellular Jail In Andamans To Come Up In Delhi
Delhi will soon get its fourth jail in Narela to house high-risk prisoners, with the Centre allocating Rs 120 crore for the prison complex modelled on the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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2000 Red Fort Attack: Prisons Body Seeks Death Warrant Against Guilty
The Delhi Prisons Department has written to a city court to issue a death warrant against the guilty in the 2000 Red Fort attack case, officials said on Monday.
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Ex Delhi Prisons Chief Demanded Rs 10 Crore From Retired Bureaucrat: Cops
A retired IAS officer has alleged that he received death threats from a dismissed warder of Delhi Prisons who also demanded Rs 10 crore from him, police said on Wednesday.
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Special Remission For Over 200 Delhi Prisoners On Republic Day
A combined parade was also organised by Delhi Jail, Delhi Police and paramilitary forces in the lawns of the prisons headquarters.
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In Severe Cold Wave, Delhi Prisoners To Get Hot Water For Baths
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena has issued instructions to DG (Prison) and the Pr. Secretary (Home) to immediately make hot water available to all inmates in Delhi prisons and to provide a mattress to prisoners above 65 years of age.
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Over 10,000 Covid Vaccine Doses Given To Delhi Prison Inmates
A total of 10,885 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to the inmates of three jails in the national capital so far, the Delhi Prisons Department said on Saturday.
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Over 60 Jail Inmates, 7 Staffers Under Treatment For Coronavirus In Delhi
Over 60 inmates and 11 staff members in the three prison complexes of Delhi are presently undergoing treatment for COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday.
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52 Prisoners In Three Delhi Jails Under Treatment For COVID-19
Over 50 inmates and seven staff members in the three prison complexes of Delhi are presently undergoing treatment for COVID-19, officials said today.
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Over 85% Staff Of Delhi Prisons Received COVID-19 Vaccine Shots: Officials
The Delhi Prisons Department said that around 85 per cent jail staff and over 58 per cent security personnel deployed in three jails under it have received COVID-19 vaccine shots.
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Court "Concerned" Over Delhi Covid Surge, Asks About Prison Isolation Wards
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked prison authorities whether they have sufficient number of isolation wards to accommodate all prisoners who would surrender if the bail extension orders issued by it are recalled.
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Lemon Juice, Homeopathic Drugs Given To Delhi Prisoners For Immunity: Official
Frequent medical screening of all inmates, introducing immunity-boosting fruits in their diet and spreading awareness about the importance of personal hygiene are some of the steps taken by the Delhi Prisons Department to contain the spread of COVID-19 among prisoners, jail officials said on Sunday.
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Delhi Prison Reports First Coronavirus Death
A 62-year-old inmate lodged in Mandoli Jail in Delhi has died of coronavirus, a first COVID-19 casualty in Delhi's prison, prompting authorities to test 28 other inmates who were sharing the barrack with the man, officials said on Sunday.
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Over 1,000 Inmates From Delhi Prisons To Be Trained As Yoga Teachers
More than 1,000 inmates of prisons in Delhi are going to be trained as yoga teachers within a year under an initiative aimed at helping them start a new life after being released, officials said.
