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Vietnam Ex Health Minister Gets 18 Years In Jail Over Covid Test Kits Scam: Report
A court in Vietnam on Friday sentenced former Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long to 18 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking bribes in a coronavirus test kit scandal, state media reported.
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Indian-Origin Man In US Sentenced For USD 20 Million Covid Relief Fraud
A 54-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for his role in obtaining more than USD 20 million under the US government's economic aid plan following the coronavirus pandemic.
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"It's Not A Prison, It's A Covid Isolation Ward In China." Harsh Goenka Shares Video
Mr Goenka's tweet featured a video of China's Covid isolation camp, which looks like a prison.
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Indian-Origin US Man Gets 4 Years In Jail For $2 Milion Fraud Covid Scheme
A 27-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for orchestrating a USD 2 million scheme that cheated victims by making false promises to them in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SmartLink Smartphone App Helps Deportation Agents Monitor Immigrants at US-Mexico Border
US authorities have broadly expanded the use of a smartphone app during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure immigrants released from detention will attend deportation hearings, a requirement that advocates say violates their privacy and makes them feel they're not free.
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Supreme Court Relief For Prisoners Released Amid Second Wave Of Covid
The Supreme Court Friday ordered that prisoners, who were released by the high-powered committees (HPCs) of states during the second wave of coronavirus following its May 7 directions, will not be asked to surrender until further orders.
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120 Prisoners Test Positive For Covid-19 In Odisha Jails
Two individuals lost their lives and at least 120 prisoners tested positive for Covid-19, as per an official on Thursday.
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Follow Centre's SOP On Vaccinating Prison Inmates: High Court To Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government to follow the Union government's SoP on vaccinating prison inmates, including those inmates who do not have an Aadhaar card.
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56 Prisoners Test Positive For Covid At Karnal District Jail In Haryana
At least 56 prisoners in Haryana's Karnal Jail have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last few days.
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"Covid Situation Alarming": Supreme Court Calls For Release Of Prisoners
The Supreme Court on Friday asked states to release prisoners in a bid to decongest jails on account of the virulent second wave of coronavirus sweeping the country.
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198 Inmates, 86 Jail Staff Test Positive For Covid In Maharashtra Prisons
As many as 198 inmates and 86 members of jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra prisons, the State Prison Department said on Thursday.
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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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8 Dead, 55 Injured In Sri Lankan Prison Riot Over Surge In Covid Cases
Intermittent gunfire rang out Monday at a Sri Lankan high security prison where a riot by inmates over a surge of coronavirus infections left at least eight dead and 55 wounded, police said.
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Vietnam Ex Health Minister Gets 18 Years In Jail Over Covid Test Kits Scam: Report
A court in Vietnam on Friday sentenced former Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long to 18 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking bribes in a coronavirus test kit scandal, state media reported.
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Indian-Origin Man In US Sentenced For USD 20 Million Covid Relief Fraud
A 54-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for his role in obtaining more than USD 20 million under the US government's economic aid plan following the coronavirus pandemic.
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"It's Not A Prison, It's A Covid Isolation Ward In China." Harsh Goenka Shares Video
Mr Goenka's tweet featured a video of China's Covid isolation camp, which looks like a prison.
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Indian-Origin US Man Gets 4 Years In Jail For $2 Milion Fraud Covid Scheme
A 27-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for orchestrating a USD 2 million scheme that cheated victims by making false promises to them in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SmartLink Smartphone App Helps Deportation Agents Monitor Immigrants at US-Mexico Border
US authorities have broadly expanded the use of a smartphone app during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure immigrants released from detention will attend deportation hearings, a requirement that advocates say violates their privacy and makes them feel they're not free.
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Supreme Court Relief For Prisoners Released Amid Second Wave Of Covid
The Supreme Court Friday ordered that prisoners, who were released by the high-powered committees (HPCs) of states during the second wave of coronavirus following its May 7 directions, will not be asked to surrender until further orders.
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120 Prisoners Test Positive For Covid-19 In Odisha Jails
Two individuals lost their lives and at least 120 prisoners tested positive for Covid-19, as per an official on Thursday.
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Follow Centre's SOP On Vaccinating Prison Inmates: High Court To Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government to follow the Union government's SoP on vaccinating prison inmates, including those inmates who do not have an Aadhaar card.
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56 Prisoners Test Positive For Covid At Karnal District Jail In Haryana
At least 56 prisoners in Haryana's Karnal Jail have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last few days.
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"Covid Situation Alarming": Supreme Court Calls For Release Of Prisoners
The Supreme Court on Friday asked states to release prisoners in a bid to decongest jails on account of the virulent second wave of coronavirus sweeping the country.
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198 Inmates, 86 Jail Staff Test Positive For Covid In Maharashtra Prisons
As many as 198 inmates and 86 members of jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra prisons, the State Prison Department said on Thursday.
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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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8 Dead, 55 Injured In Sri Lankan Prison Riot Over Surge In Covid Cases
Intermittent gunfire rang out Monday at a Sri Lankan high security prison where a riot by inmates over a surge of coronavirus infections left at least eight dead and 55 wounded, police said.
