Now Israeli mobile jammers for Uttar Pradesh jailsSeptember 29th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Jails in Uttar Pradesh will soon have high frequency mobile phone jammers imported from Israel as those installed 10 years ago now prove ineffective in checking cell phone use by inmates. "The existing jammers were installed by two private mobile service providers about 10 years ago.
Punjab jails hub of 'anti-national activities': secret reportSeptember 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Jails in Punjab have become a hub of "anti-national activities" with Khalistani prisoners speaking over mobile phones to contacts outside who are in touch with Pakistan, a secret report of the Punjab Police says. This is a dangerous development in view of the Pakistani intelligence agency's attempt to revive terrorism of the 1980s in Punjab, officers with access to the report said.
Tharoor non-committal on Indians in Sri Lanka jailsAugust 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyaar, an influential leader of Kerala Muslims, Wednesday said that Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor was non-committal on the possibility of bringing back about 40 Indians in Sri Lankan prisons.
Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala meets her Indian counterpartAugust 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala, who is on a five-day-visit to India, met her Indian counterpart S. M. Krishna here on Tuesday.
Nepal Foreign Minister on five-day India visit from MondayAugust 9th, 2009 KATHMANDU/NEW DELHI - Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala will undertake a five-day visit of India from August 10 to 14. Koirala will arrive in the Indian capital shortly before noon Monday.
Punjab to allow sisters to tie rakhis to prisoner brothersAugust 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Extending a special gesture to women whose brothers are spending time in jails across the state, the Punjab government Monday announced that sisters will be allowed to tie rakhis to their imprisoned brothers Wednesday. Jails Minister Hira Singh Gabria said that special instructions were being issued to jail officials all over the state to allow women to tie rakhis to their brothers who are lodged in jails across the state.
Get Indians freed from Sri Lankan prisons: Kerala MPJuly 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India should hold talks with Sri Lanka to bring back around 40 Indian prisoners from there, a Kerala MP demanded in the Lok Sabha Wednesday. "India should hold discussions with the Sri Lankan government to bring back the Indian prisoners, who have been lodged there for more than 16 years," Muslim League MP E.T.
Government moves to bring back Indian prisoners in Sri LankaJuly 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi has asked the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka to take necessary steps to bring back the Indians languishing in prisons in the island nation. "I have asked our mission in Colombo to take necessary action in the matter," Ravi told IANS on phone from Kochi.
Indians in Sri Lankan jails seek Indian interventionJuly 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Some 40 Indian prisoners languishing in Sri Lanka's prisons are seeking humane treatment, alleging that Indian officials appear deaf to their pleadings and complaints. A spokesman for the prisoners said some had spent 16 years in jail, but Indian authorities were making no efforts to get them released, in contrast to the concern periodically shown to Indian prisoners in Pakistan.
Australian authorities propose 24-hr helpline for Indian studentsJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Australian authorities on Tuesday proposed to launch a 24-hr helpline for Indian students, following Indian Government's request to the Australian authorities to provide safety and security to Indian students in Australia. In a meeting between Minister for Overseas Indian affairs Vayalar Ravi and Australian Education Secretary Lisa Paul in the capital, Paul said that Australia is committed to have a helpline for Indian students to lodge their complaints and to seek other support.
Be Indian, dress Indian, say new ministersMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Go Indian - that was the mantra for the overwhelming majority of the 59 ministers sworn in Thursday. They were in kurta-pyjamas, dhotis, saris, salwar kurtas and Nehru jackets, but three of them decided to strike a different note.
Undertrials can contest elections but cannot voteMay 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Call it a paradox of democracy - undertrials lodged in Indian jails can contest elections but cannot vote. Nearly 250,000 undertrials lodged in various jails in the country will not be able to cast their votes this Lok Sabha elections as the law denies them the right to vote.
What steps for release of Indian prisoners in Pakistani jails: Delhi courtMarch 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court has asked the central government what steps it was taking to secure the release of Indian prisoners who have been languishing in Pakistani jails for over 25 years. The court issued notice last week on the release of 13 such prisoners including that of Sarabjit Singh who is awaiting death sentence in a Pakistani jail for alleged involvement in the 1990 serial bomb blasts in Lahore and Multan.
Abu Dhabi to get Overseas Indian CentreFebruary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The cabinet Thursday approved the establishment of an Overseas Indian Centre at Abu Dhabi in place of Dubai. 'Functional requirements have necessitated the change of the headquarters of the centre from Dubai to Abu Dhabi,' Home Minister P.
PM must have had some stress: MukherjeeJanuary 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has undergone a successful heart surgery, must have had 'some stress', External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said. 'Some stress must have been there but I really don't know how this has happened,' Mukherjee told Shekhar Gupta in an interview for NDTV to be telecast Jan 31.
NEW DELHI - Indian prisons are overpopulated by more than a third of their capacity, severely testing the facilities and the living conditions that were intended for only 277,304 inmates, the Rajya Sabha was told Wednesday.
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