Jails In India
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Trials Should Be Taken Up, Concluded Speedily: Supreme Court
Jails are overcrowded and their living conditions appalling and the courts should ensure that trials, especially in cases where special laws enact stringent provisions, are taken up and concluded speedily, the Supreme Court has said.
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Over 40% Of Total Inmates In Himachal Jails Booked Under Drug Charges
Drug abuse has become a major challenge in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh and over 40 per cent of the total inmates lodged in 14 prisons in the state have been booked in connection with drugs under NDPS Act.
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Supreme Court Constitutes Committee To Look Into Jail Reforms
The Supreme Court today constituted a three-member committee, headed by its former judge Justice Amitava Roy, to look into jail reforms across the country and suggest measures to deal with them.
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9 Sailors Of Indian Ship Kidnapped By Somali Pirates Rescued
Somali security forces have rescued nine of the 11 crew members who were kidnapped from an Indian cargo dhow and taken ashore by pirates, said Hirsi Yusuf Barre, the mayor of Galkayo town in central Somalia.
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Woman Seeks UK PM Theresa May's Intervention For Brother's Release In India
The sister of one of Britain's six former soldiers being held in an Indian prison for carrying arms on a commercial ship today sought the intervention of new British Prime Minister Theresa May.
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Trials Should Be Taken Up, Concluded Speedily: Supreme Court
Jails are overcrowded and their living conditions appalling and the courts should ensure that trials, especially in cases where special laws enact stringent provisions, are taken up and concluded speedily, the Supreme Court has said.
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Over 40% Of Total Inmates In Himachal Jails Booked Under Drug Charges
Drug abuse has become a major challenge in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh and over 40 per cent of the total inmates lodged in 14 prisons in the state have been booked in connection with drugs under NDPS Act.
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Supreme Court Constitutes Committee To Look Into Jail Reforms
The Supreme Court today constituted a three-member committee, headed by its former judge Justice Amitava Roy, to look into jail reforms across the country and suggest measures to deal with them.
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9 Sailors Of Indian Ship Kidnapped By Somali Pirates Rescued
Somali security forces have rescued nine of the 11 crew members who were kidnapped from an Indian cargo dhow and taken ashore by pirates, said Hirsi Yusuf Barre, the mayor of Galkayo town in central Somalia.
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Woman Seeks UK PM Theresa May's Intervention For Brother's Release In India
The sister of one of Britain's six former soldiers being held in an Indian prison for carrying arms on a commercial ship today sought the intervention of new British Prime Minister Theresa May.
