Jail inmates pay homage to Delhi gang-rape victim

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 13:51

The inmates of coastal district central prisons of Rajahmundry and Visakhapatnam observed a five-minute silence in the memory of the 23-year-old Delhi gang-rape victim.

11 women inmates escape destitute home in Bengal

Last Updated: Monday, December 31, 2012, 13:50

At least 11 women inmates, who were earlier rescued from Mumbai after they were trafficked from the state, have escaped a home for the destitutes in West Bengal`s Hooghly district, police said Monday.

Bihar to hold `bandi darbars`

Last Updated: Sunday, December 16, 2012, 14:13

Inspector General of Police, Prison, Anand Kishore said the conduct of such a `darbar` at the collector level is the first of its kind in the country.

Bihar to hold `bandi darbars`

Last Updated: Sunday, December 16, 2012, 14:07

Bihar government will hold `bandi darbars` in jails across the state for on-the-spot resolution of complaints by jail inmates.

Bihar: 17 jail inmates injured in clash

Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 16:00

At least 17 prisoners were injured in a clash between two groups of inmates in divisional jail here in Bihar`s West Champaran district today, police said.

Inmates of Bihar jails observe `Chhath`

Last Updated: Monday, November 19, 2012, 16:03

The inmates at Motihari central prison have been observing `Chhath` for the past several years and a permanent pond has been constructed for this purpose.

Nepal`s jails in shambles

Last Updated: Saturday, November 17, 2012, 19:16

The number of inmates in the 74 prisons exceeds the total capacity by more than double on an average.

Greek inmates held tunneling out of prison

Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2012, 17:35

As many as seven prison inmates have been caught digging a nine-meter-long tunnel in a Greek city, the justice ministry stated.

12 inmates including 5 Indians in Nepal jailbreak

Last Updated: Friday, November 9, 2012, 15:31

At least a dozen prisoners including five Indians have managed to escape from a regional prison in southern Nepal by digging a tunnel.

No sexual abuse of women inmates at shelter home: Official

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 23:13

A senior official of Women and Child Development (WCD) department has denied media reports of sexual abuse of women inmates at the state-run Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruh in suburban Mankhurd.