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Norway Crown Princess Son Faces Trial On Multiple Charges, Including Rape
The eldest son of Norway's crown princess will go on trial Tuesday on multiple charges including rape in a high-profile case that has been an embarrassment to the royal family.
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US Slaps Sweeping Sanctions On Iran Over Protest Crackdown
The US announced a far-reaching new round of sanctions against Iran, targeting senior security officials, a notorious prison accused of abusing detainees, and a sprawling network of front companies used to launder billions of dollars from oil.
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Delhi Schools To Get 10,000 Tihar-Made Desks Amid Furniture Shortage
Officials said the Tihar Jail Factory's carpentry and fabrication units will handle production, providing "meaningful employment and skill-development opportunities" to inmates as part of the prison's ongoing vocational programmes.
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Inside Adiala Jail, Pakistan's Own Tihar, That Now Holds Imran Khan
Government officials have dismissed speculation surrounding the former Pak prime minister's alleged death in custody. Yet the episode has once again turned national attention toward the long-feared Central Jail Rawalpindi, also known as Adiala Jail.
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Cigarettes, Marijuana Stuffed Inside Banana Stems Found In Karnataka Prison
The central prison in Karnataka's Shivamogga saw a crackdown on narcotics on Friday. Officials seized 123 grams of marijuana and dozens of cigarettes.
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ISIS Recruiter, Rapist, Criminals Seen Using Phones, Watching TV Inside Bengaluru Jail
Allegations of major security lapses and preferential treatment at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central jail have surfaced after videos showed notorious inmates, including an ISIS recruiter, using mobile phones and watching television.
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Deportation Of Indian-Origin Man, Wrongfully Jailed For 43 Years, Halted By US Courts
Two US courts have ordered immigration officials not to deport Subramanyam Vedam, the 64-year-old Indian-origin man who spent four decades in prison before his murder conviction was overturned earlier this year.
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Maharashtra Jail Official Transferred Amid Forced Conversion Charges
The Maharashtra prison department on Wednesday transferred Beed district jail superintendent Petrus Gaikwad to Nagpur with immediate effect, following allegations of forcible religious conversion and ill-treatment of inmates.
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Amid Unrest, 5 Nepal Jail Escapees Caught While Attempting To Enter India
In a swift action, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) apprehended five prisoners who had escaped from a jail in Nepal and were attempting to cross into India, officials said.
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Video: Prisoners Attack Jail Official With Hammer, Escape; Rearrested
Two remand prisoners who staged a dramatic escape from Chodavaram Sub-Jail in Anakapalli district were re-arrested within 24 hours following a swift operation by the local police.
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Norway Crown Princess Son Faces Trial On Multiple Charges, Including Rape
The eldest son of Norway's crown princess will go on trial Tuesday on multiple charges including rape in a high-profile case that has been an embarrassment to the royal family.
-
US Slaps Sweeping Sanctions On Iran Over Protest Crackdown
The US announced a far-reaching new round of sanctions against Iran, targeting senior security officials, a notorious prison accused of abusing detainees, and a sprawling network of front companies used to launder billions of dollars from oil.
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Delhi Schools To Get 10,000 Tihar-Made Desks Amid Furniture Shortage
Officials said the Tihar Jail Factory's carpentry and fabrication units will handle production, providing "meaningful employment and skill-development opportunities" to inmates as part of the prison's ongoing vocational programmes.
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Inside Adiala Jail, Pakistan's Own Tihar, That Now Holds Imran Khan
Government officials have dismissed speculation surrounding the former Pak prime minister's alleged death in custody. Yet the episode has once again turned national attention toward the long-feared Central Jail Rawalpindi, also known as Adiala Jail.
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Cigarettes, Marijuana Stuffed Inside Banana Stems Found In Karnataka Prison
The central prison in Karnataka's Shivamogga saw a crackdown on narcotics on Friday. Officials seized 123 grams of marijuana and dozens of cigarettes.
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ISIS Recruiter, Rapist, Criminals Seen Using Phones, Watching TV Inside Bengaluru Jail
Allegations of major security lapses and preferential treatment at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central jail have surfaced after videos showed notorious inmates, including an ISIS recruiter, using mobile phones and watching television.
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Deportation Of Indian-Origin Man, Wrongfully Jailed For 43 Years, Halted By US Courts
Two US courts have ordered immigration officials not to deport Subramanyam Vedam, the 64-year-old Indian-origin man who spent four decades in prison before his murder conviction was overturned earlier this year.
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Maharashtra Jail Official Transferred Amid Forced Conversion Charges
The Maharashtra prison department on Wednesday transferred Beed district jail superintendent Petrus Gaikwad to Nagpur with immediate effect, following allegations of forcible religious conversion and ill-treatment of inmates.
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Amid Unrest, 5 Nepal Jail Escapees Caught While Attempting To Enter India
In a swift action, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) apprehended five prisoners who had escaped from a jail in Nepal and were attempting to cross into India, officials said.
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Video: Prisoners Attack Jail Official With Hammer, Escape; Rearrested
Two remand prisoners who staged a dramatic escape from Chodavaram Sub-Jail in Anakapalli district were re-arrested within 24 hours following a swift operation by the local police.
