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On 78th Independence Day, Director General of Delhi Prisons Satish Golcha announced the grant of remission to more than 1,160 convicts.

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena Thursday asked the director general of prisons to submit a factual report into the Aam Aadmi Party's allegations that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was not being provided insulin in Tihar jail.

Around 700 inmates are employed and 1,200 more are presently getting training to work in various sectors after coming out of jail, Tihar's Director General (prisons) Sanjay Baniwal said.

Top prison official Sanjay Baniwal Monday said an inmate can only sign two kinds of documents while in judicial custody and they should not be political in nature.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought permission from the government to file a first information report (FIR) against former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, who is in jail, and former Director General of Prisons Sandeep Goel.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the additional director general of prisons in Punjab on Thursday to file an affidavit after it came to know that there was not much headway in a matter related to a television interview of Lawrence Bishnoi.

Director General of Police of Chandigarh, Praveer Ranjan, reported that around 25 to 30 personnel, including members of the Rapid Action Force, were injured in the attack.

More than 340 mobile phones have been found in different jails in Delhi in the last two-and-a-half months, official data showed on Thursday. Director General (Prisons) Sanjay Baniwal told reporters that the jail authorities found 348 mobile phones in two-and-a-half months.

Ruling out terror angle in the sensational murder of H K Lohia, a former director general of Jammu and Kashmir prisons, in October last year, the police investigation in the case has found accused Yassir Ahmad was driven by "deep grudges".

The NHRC has issued notices to the Delhi government and the director general of Prisons over reports that a prisoner was sexually assaulted by fellow inmates in Tihar Jail, officials said on Monday.

Senior IPS officer and former director general of Tihar Prisons Sandeep Goel has been suspended by the Union Home Ministry for alleged dereliction of duties, officials said here on Thursday.

In a first in the history of Tamil Nadu prisons, the head of the department, Amaraesh Pujari had food with inmates of the Puzhal Central Jail on Thursday.

Director General (Prisons) Sandeep Goel has been transferred from the Tihar Jail here, days after jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar alleged extortion of Rs 10 crore for protection in prison.

Hemant Lohia Murder:No terror angle has emerged during investigation of the murder case of Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (Prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia, police said on Wednesday.

Hemant Lohia murder: Yasir Ahmed, 23, was a domestic worker for the 57-year-old director general of prisons in Jammu and Kashmir, whom he's accused of murdering

On 78th Independence Day, Director General of Delhi Prisons Satish Golcha announced the grant of remission to more than 1,160 convicts.

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena Thursday asked the director general of prisons to submit a factual report into the Aam Aadmi Party's allegations that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was not being provided insulin in Tihar jail.

Around 700 inmates are employed and 1,200 more are presently getting training to work in various sectors after coming out of jail, Tihar's Director General (prisons) Sanjay Baniwal said.

Top prison official Sanjay Baniwal Monday said an inmate can only sign two kinds of documents while in judicial custody and they should not be political in nature.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought permission from the government to file a first information report (FIR) against former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, who is in jail, and former Director General of Prisons Sandeep Goel.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the additional director general of prisons in Punjab on Thursday to file an affidavit after it came to know that there was not much headway in a matter related to a television interview of Lawrence Bishnoi.

Director General of Police of Chandigarh, Praveer Ranjan, reported that around 25 to 30 personnel, including members of the Rapid Action Force, were injured in the attack.

More than 340 mobile phones have been found in different jails in Delhi in the last two-and-a-half months, official data showed on Thursday. Director General (Prisons) Sanjay Baniwal told reporters that the jail authorities found 348 mobile phones in two-and-a-half months.

Ruling out terror angle in the sensational murder of H K Lohia, a former director general of Jammu and Kashmir prisons, in October last year, the police investigation in the case has found accused Yassir Ahmad was driven by "deep grudges".

The NHRC has issued notices to the Delhi government and the director general of Prisons over reports that a prisoner was sexually assaulted by fellow inmates in Tihar Jail, officials said on Monday.

Senior IPS officer and former director general of Tihar Prisons Sandeep Goel has been suspended by the Union Home Ministry for alleged dereliction of duties, officials said here on Thursday.

In a first in the history of Tamil Nadu prisons, the head of the department, Amaraesh Pujari had food with inmates of the Puzhal Central Jail on Thursday.

Director General (Prisons) Sandeep Goel has been transferred from the Tihar Jail here, days after jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar alleged extortion of Rs 10 crore for protection in prison.

Hemant Lohia Murder:No terror angle has emerged during investigation of the murder case of Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (Prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia, police said on Wednesday.

Hemant Lohia murder: Yasir Ahmed, 23, was a domestic worker for the 57-year-old director general of prisons in Jammu and Kashmir, whom he's accused of murdering