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Radio Club Helps Locate Mentally Disturbed Jailed Woman's Family In Jharkhand
A mentally disturbed woman, now in her fifties and currently lodged in West Bengal's Midnapore Central Correctional Home, will finally get to meet her family after eight years, thanks to the efforts of HAM radio enthusiasts.
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After 36 Years, 104-Year-Old Man Released From Jail In West Bengal
A 104-year-old man released from West Bengal's Malda Correctional Home after languishing in jail for 36 years said he will spend time with his family members and do gardening.
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How Jail Slippers Helped Reunite Mentally-Challenged Man With Family
A pair of black rubber slippers with the number 24 prominently painted on them in white helped trace the family of a mentally-challenged man found at Canning in West Bengal's South 24-Parganas district.
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Trinamool Asks Minister To Resign Over His Misbehaviour With Woman Officer
Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress has come down heavily on party leader and the state's jail minister Akhil Giri. , seeking his resignation after a video of him threatening a department official was widely circulated.
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Kerala Court Gives Madhya Pradesh Man 33-Year Jail Term For Raping Girl
A Kerala court on Friday convicted and sentenced a man from Madhya Pradesh to a cumulative 33 years of imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl who hailed from West Bengal, at Poopara in this hilly district of the state.
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Jailed Maoist Leader Likely To Enroll For PhD As Bengal Government Steps In
Maoist leader Arnab Dam, who topped the PhD admission test at West Bengal's Burdwan University, will likely be enrolled soon after the state government intervened to address certain administrative issues that thwarted his admission.
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Jailed Maoist Leader in Bengal Appears For PhD Interview
Maoist leader Arnab Dam, who is currently in jail in West Bengal's Hooghly district, appeared for an interview in the Burdwan State University on Wednesday for his PhD degree in history.
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Modi's Guarantee Is Opposition Will Be Jailed After Polls: Mamata Banerjee
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll mantra for this Lok Sabha election, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said "Modi ki guarantee" means all Opposition leaders will be in jail after June 4, when poll results are out
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Bengal Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Jail For Raping 12-Year-Old Girl
A POCSO court in Bengal's Jhargram convicted a man of raping a girl and sentenced him to 20-year rigorous imprisonment.
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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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"BJP Is Putting Everyone In Jail Only To Win Polls": Mamata Banerjee
A day after Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the BJP was imprisoning opposition leaders to win the upcoming general elections.
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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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Court Sends Bengal Man To 10-Year-Jail For Sexually Assaulting 2 Teens
A migrant worker from West Bengal was on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to 10 years in jail for sexually assaulting two minor girls in this north Kerala district last year.
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"Unwell, Paralysis May Set In My Left Hand And Leg": Jailed Bengal Minister
West Bengal minister Jyotipriyo Mallick, arrested by the ED in connection with an alleged ration distribution scam, on Friday claimed that he is unwell and parts of his body could be affected by "paralysis".
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Radio Club Helps Locate Mentally Disturbed Jailed Woman's Family In Jharkhand
A mentally disturbed woman, now in her fifties and currently lodged in West Bengal's Midnapore Central Correctional Home, will finally get to meet her family after eight years, thanks to the efforts of HAM radio enthusiasts.
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After 36 Years, 104-Year-Old Man Released From Jail In West Bengal
A 104-year-old man released from West Bengal's Malda Correctional Home after languishing in jail for 36 years said he will spend time with his family members and do gardening.
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How Jail Slippers Helped Reunite Mentally-Challenged Man With Family
A pair of black rubber slippers with the number 24 prominently painted on them in white helped trace the family of a mentally-challenged man found at Canning in West Bengal's South 24-Parganas district.
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Trinamool Asks Minister To Resign Over His Misbehaviour With Woman Officer
Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress has come down heavily on party leader and the state's jail minister Akhil Giri. , seeking his resignation after a video of him threatening a department official was widely circulated.
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Kerala Court Gives Madhya Pradesh Man 33-Year Jail Term For Raping Girl
A Kerala court on Friday convicted and sentenced a man from Madhya Pradesh to a cumulative 33 years of imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl who hailed from West Bengal, at Poopara in this hilly district of the state.
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Jailed Maoist Leader Likely To Enroll For PhD As Bengal Government Steps In
Maoist leader Arnab Dam, who topped the PhD admission test at West Bengal's Burdwan University, will likely be enrolled soon after the state government intervened to address certain administrative issues that thwarted his admission.
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Jailed Maoist Leader in Bengal Appears For PhD Interview
Maoist leader Arnab Dam, who is currently in jail in West Bengal's Hooghly district, appeared for an interview in the Burdwan State University on Wednesday for his PhD degree in history.
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Modi's Guarantee Is Opposition Will Be Jailed After Polls: Mamata Banerjee
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll mantra for this Lok Sabha election, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said "Modi ki guarantee" means all Opposition leaders will be in jail after June 4, when poll results are out
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Bengal Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Jail For Raping 12-Year-Old Girl
A POCSO court in Bengal's Jhargram convicted a man of raping a girl and sentenced him to 20-year rigorous imprisonment.
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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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"BJP Is Putting Everyone In Jail Only To Win Polls": Mamata Banerjee
A day after Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the BJP was imprisoning opposition leaders to win the upcoming general elections.
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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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Court Sends Bengal Man To 10-Year-Jail For Sexually Assaulting 2 Teens
A migrant worker from West Bengal was on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to 10 years in jail for sexually assaulting two minor girls in this north Kerala district last year.
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"Unwell, Paralysis May Set In My Left Hand And Leg": Jailed Bengal Minister
West Bengal minister Jyotipriyo Mallick, arrested by the ED in connection with an alleged ration distribution scam, on Friday claimed that he is unwell and parts of his body could be affected by "paralysis".
