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'Wanted To Protect Sanctity': Bengal Cop On Row Over Kali Idol In Prison Van
A day after video clips of a Kali idol being shoved into a prison van in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district went viral, the police defended their action, saying it was to save the dignity of the goddess.
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Mamata Banerjee To Felicitate Over 90 Fishermen Released From Bangladesh
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will felicitate 95 fishermen from the state who were recently released from a prison in neighbouring Bangladesh, an official said.
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Mutton Biryani, Chicken Curry: Durga Puja Menu For Bengal Prisoners
The changed menu for inmates - both convicts and undertrials - for lunch and dinner would be effective from Sasthi (October 9) to Dashami (October 12), covering the beginning and end of Durga puja, he said.
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62 Babies Born In West Bengal Jails In Last 4 Years, Court Told
Sixty-two babies were born in West Bengal jails over the last four years and most of the women inmates who gave birth to them were expecting when brought to prison, the Supreme Court has been informed.
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Women Getting Pregnant In Bengal Jails, 196 Babies Born: High Court Told
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered transfer to a criminal division bench of a matter in which the amicus curiae claimed that some women prisoners lodged in West Bengal's correctional homes were getting pregnant and 196 babies
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Notice To Centre, 11 States On Plea Claiming Caste Discrimination In Jails
The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and 11 states, including Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, on a PIL alleging that the prison manuals of these states encourage caste-based discrimination in jails.
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Cops Accused Of Torture After Undertrial Prisoner Dies In Custody In Bengal
A 25-year-old man who was in judicial custody died in a hospital on Saturday, prompting a group of people in Panchla area of West Bengal's Howrah district to block a road alleging that he died because of torture.
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Jailed Over Dollar Printouts, Bengal Photographer's Nepal Nightmare
A trip to Nepal has turned into a nightmare for a photographer from West Bengal as he ended up in prison for allegedly carrying jpeg image printouts of USD 100 notes, which he would have "needed there for shooting a short film".
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Coronavirus: Vandalism In Bengal Jail By Prisoners Demanding Bail Amid COVID-19
A section of inmates at the Jalpaiguri correctional home in West Bengal held a violent protest on Saturday, demanding that they be granted bail in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, officials said.
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Official Thrashed As Prisoners Turn Violent In West Bengal's Baruipur Jail
A jail official was trashed as he tried to stop violent clashes between two groups of inmates of the Baruipur correctional home in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, officials said on Tuesday.
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'Wanted To Protect Sanctity': Bengal Cop On Row Over Kali Idol In Prison Van
A day after video clips of a Kali idol being shoved into a prison van in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district went viral, the police defended their action, saying it was to save the dignity of the goddess.
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Mamata Banerjee To Felicitate Over 90 Fishermen Released From Bangladesh
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will felicitate 95 fishermen from the state who were recently released from a prison in neighbouring Bangladesh, an official said.
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Mutton Biryani, Chicken Curry: Durga Puja Menu For Bengal Prisoners
The changed menu for inmates - both convicts and undertrials - for lunch and dinner would be effective from Sasthi (October 9) to Dashami (October 12), covering the beginning and end of Durga puja, he said.
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62 Babies Born In West Bengal Jails In Last 4 Years, Court Told
Sixty-two babies were born in West Bengal jails over the last four years and most of the women inmates who gave birth to them were expecting when brought to prison, the Supreme Court has been informed.
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Women Getting Pregnant In Bengal Jails, 196 Babies Born: High Court Told
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered transfer to a criminal division bench of a matter in which the amicus curiae claimed that some women prisoners lodged in West Bengal's correctional homes were getting pregnant and 196 babies
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Notice To Centre, 11 States On Plea Claiming Caste Discrimination In Jails
The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and 11 states, including Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, on a PIL alleging that the prison manuals of these states encourage caste-based discrimination in jails.
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Cops Accused Of Torture After Undertrial Prisoner Dies In Custody In Bengal
A 25-year-old man who was in judicial custody died in a hospital on Saturday, prompting a group of people in Panchla area of West Bengal's Howrah district to block a road alleging that he died because of torture.
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Jailed Over Dollar Printouts, Bengal Photographer's Nepal Nightmare
A trip to Nepal has turned into a nightmare for a photographer from West Bengal as he ended up in prison for allegedly carrying jpeg image printouts of USD 100 notes, which he would have "needed there for shooting a short film".
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Coronavirus: Vandalism In Bengal Jail By Prisoners Demanding Bail Amid COVID-19
A section of inmates at the Jalpaiguri correctional home in West Bengal held a violent protest on Saturday, demanding that they be granted bail in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, officials said.
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Official Thrashed As Prisoners Turn Violent In West Bengal's Baruipur Jail
A jail official was trashed as he tried to stop violent clashes between two groups of inmates of the Baruipur correctional home in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, officials said on Tuesday.
