Nepal recalls envoy after she called Qatar `open jail`

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 00:17

Nepal on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Qatar following a controversy over her remarks calling the emirate an "open jail" for thousands of Nepali migrants who face abuse and exploitation from employers there.

24 Tihar Jail inmates to be placed in semi-open jail

Last Updated: Friday, February 22, 2013, 18:24

To aid reformation of convicts and to show them that trust could be reposed in them, Tihar Central Jail, India`s largest prison, has chosen 24 prisoners for the open-jail system this year.

`Bihar open jail has attracted praise from foreign

Last Updated: Sunday, October 28, 2012, 18:37

The open jail at Buxar, inaugurated by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on May 23.

Bihar to have its first `open jail`

Last Updated: Monday, March 5, 2012, 12:17

Some convicts in Bihar will soon get a chance to live with their families, step out for work and lead a life similar to that outside prison, thanks to the state`s first open jail that will begin functioning in May.

MP`s open jail with small houses to be functional from June

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 13:19

Madhya Pradesh`s first open jail with 25 small houses for prisoners and their families is likely to become functional at adjoining Hoshangabad district from next month, officials said.

Maha`s first open jail for women inaugurated in Pune

Last Updated: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 23:17

The first open jail for women in Maharashtra was on Sunday inaugurated by the State Home Minister R R Patil.

Open jail for women prisoners at Yerawada soon

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 18:05

An open jail for women prisoners where they would be trained in agriculture will come up at Pune`s Yerawada Central Jail on January 26, 2010, the Legislative Council was told on Tuesday.