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Over 60 Jail Inmates, 7 Staffers Under Treatment For Coronavirus In Delhi
Over 60 inmates and 11 staff members in the three prison complexes of Delhi are presently undergoing treatment for COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday.
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Over 85% Staff Of Delhi Prisons Received COVID-19 Vaccine Shots: Officials
The Delhi Prisons Department said that around 85 per cent jail staff and over 58 per cent security personnel deployed in three jails under it have received COVID-19 vaccine shots.
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Jailed Ex-DU Professor GN Saibaba Tests Positive For COVID-19
Former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba, who is serving a life term in Nagpur Central Prison for Maoist links, has tested coronavirus positive, a jail official said on Saturday.
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Supreme Court Stays High Court Order Ending Bail Extension Of Undertrials
The Supreme Court Thursday stayed a Delhi High Court order which had directed all undertrial prisoners whose bail period was extended due to the COVID-19 lockdown to surrender in a phased manner between November 2-13.
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Time Has Come To Stop Extension Of Bail, Parole Due To COVID-19: High Court
The Delhi High Court today observed that its blanket order extending interim bails and paroles granted to prisoners in view of the COVID-19 pandemic should come to an end as the number of infected persons in jails here was only three.
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Court "Concerned" Over Delhi Covid Surge, Asks About Prison Isolation Wards
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked prison authorities whether they have sufficient number of isolation wards to accommodate all prisoners who would surrender if the bail extension orders issued by it are recalled.
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Convict In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case Dies Of COVID-19 At Delhi Hospital
A former MLA serving jail sentence in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case died due to COVID-19 at a hospital in Delhi, the second inmate of Mandoli prison to have died of coronavirus, officials said today.
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Delhi Prison Reports First Coronavirus Death
A 62-year-old inmate lodged in Mandoli Jail in Delhi has died of coronavirus, a first COVID-19 casualty in Delhi's prison, prompting authorities to test 28 other inmates who were sharing the barrack with the man, officials said on Sunday.
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Prisoners Aged Above 60 To Get Emergency Parole: Delhi Prisons Officials
Jail inmates who are above 60 years of age will be granted emergency parole in view of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Delhi Prisons department.
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Delhi Court Grants Bail To Undertrial, Asks To Install Aarogya Setu App
A Delhi court has granted interim bail to an undertrial prisoner arrested in a murder case, while directing him to install the ''Aarogya Setu'' app on his phone.
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COVID-19: 15 Inmates, Warden Test Positive For Coronavirus In Delhi Jail
Days after a 28-year-old inmate of Delhi's Rohini jail tested positive for coronavirus, 15 others who shared a barrack with him and one head warden have also tested positive for the infection, officials said.
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Delhi High Court Extends Interim Bail Of 2,177 Undertrials Amid Pandemic
The Delhi High Court on Saturday extended the interim bail of 2,177 under-trial prisoners by 45 days to de-congest jails in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Over 60 Jail Inmates, 7 Staffers Under Treatment For Coronavirus In Delhi
Over 60 inmates and 11 staff members in the three prison complexes of Delhi are presently undergoing treatment for COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday.
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Over 85% Staff Of Delhi Prisons Received COVID-19 Vaccine Shots: Officials
The Delhi Prisons Department said that around 85 per cent jail staff and over 58 per cent security personnel deployed in three jails under it have received COVID-19 vaccine shots.
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Jailed Ex-DU Professor GN Saibaba Tests Positive For COVID-19
Former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba, who is serving a life term in Nagpur Central Prison for Maoist links, has tested coronavirus positive, a jail official said on Saturday.
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Supreme Court Stays High Court Order Ending Bail Extension Of Undertrials
The Supreme Court Thursday stayed a Delhi High Court order which had directed all undertrial prisoners whose bail period was extended due to the COVID-19 lockdown to surrender in a phased manner between November 2-13.
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Time Has Come To Stop Extension Of Bail, Parole Due To COVID-19: High Court
The Delhi High Court today observed that its blanket order extending interim bails and paroles granted to prisoners in view of the COVID-19 pandemic should come to an end as the number of infected persons in jails here was only three.
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Court "Concerned" Over Delhi Covid Surge, Asks About Prison Isolation Wards
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked prison authorities whether they have sufficient number of isolation wards to accommodate all prisoners who would surrender if the bail extension orders issued by it are recalled.
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Convict In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case Dies Of COVID-19 At Delhi Hospital
A former MLA serving jail sentence in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case died due to COVID-19 at a hospital in Delhi, the second inmate of Mandoli prison to have died of coronavirus, officials said today.
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Delhi Prison Reports First Coronavirus Death
A 62-year-old inmate lodged in Mandoli Jail in Delhi has died of coronavirus, a first COVID-19 casualty in Delhi's prison, prompting authorities to test 28 other inmates who were sharing the barrack with the man, officials said on Sunday.
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Prisoners Aged Above 60 To Get Emergency Parole: Delhi Prisons Officials
Jail inmates who are above 60 years of age will be granted emergency parole in view of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Delhi Prisons department.
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Delhi Court Grants Bail To Undertrial, Asks To Install Aarogya Setu App
A Delhi court has granted interim bail to an undertrial prisoner arrested in a murder case, while directing him to install the ''Aarogya Setu'' app on his phone.
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COVID-19: 15 Inmates, Warden Test Positive For Coronavirus In Delhi Jail
Days after a 28-year-old inmate of Delhi's Rohini jail tested positive for coronavirus, 15 others who shared a barrack with him and one head warden have also tested positive for the infection, officials said.
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Delhi High Court Extends Interim Bail Of 2,177 Undertrials Amid Pandemic
The Delhi High Court on Saturday extended the interim bail of 2,177 under-trial prisoners by 45 days to de-congest jails in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
