Shahrukh Jatoi enjoys amenities at death cell in Karachi jail
KARACHI: Death row inmate Shahrukh Jatoi, convicted in the infamous Shahzeb Khan murder case, is enjoying lavish perks in Karachi's central jail, DawnNews reported on Friday. During a programme titled...
View ArticleVigilantes bleed Punjab's milch cow trade
JALANDHAR: Five months before the Dadri lynching, video clips of vigilante cow protection groups in Punjab torturing transporters of bovines had gone viral on the internet. The videos, easily available...
View ArticleMost of the jails in Jammu and Kashmir overcrowded
Srinagar: Most of the jails in Jammu and Kashmir are overcrowded, so the state government was taking steps, including construction of new central jail here, to address the issue. The total number of...
View ArticleMost J&K jails found to be overcrowded
SRINAGAR: Most of the jails in Jammu and Kashmir are overcrowded, so the state government was taking steps, including construction of new central jail here, to address the issue. The total number of...
View ArticleThe hidden costs of funding prisons instead of schools
Lawmakers in 11 states are spending more on prisons and jails than their public colleges, according to a report compiled by . According to the report, state budgets for public universities have been...
View ArticleTruckers strike enters 5th day; Deadlock continues
Transporters' nationwide strike entered its fifth day today amid a continued deadlock between the agitating apex truckers body AIMTC and the government, affecting movement of goods in various parts of...
View ArticleSpending on development and social sector higher and higher, an income gap to...
If the incremental development expenditure and social sector spends by states over the last few years were to be taken as the yardstick, the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is clearly among the top...
View ArticleRanji Trophy 2015-16 round 1 recap: Jadeja, Pathania make a splash
Round one of the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy season - starting on October 1 as opposed to the previous season which began in December keeping in mind the ICC World Cup - was an eventful one, with four...
View ArticleAssam jails under scanner over funds misappropriation
GUWAHATI: Jails in the state have come under the scanner following allegations of pilferage of raw materials and tools supplied by the state government for providing vocational training and imparting...
View ArticleDay 3 truckers strike: Trucks off roads, goods supply impacted
Transporters continued their nation-wide strike for the third consecutive day today, disrupting supply of goods to various parts of the country. However, the government refused to budge on their demand...
View ArticleHardlook: The Transporters, in khaki
This is no popular movie franchise. Hence, there is little glamour in the transporting 3rd Battalion personnel do. In charge of ferrying convicts and undertrial prisoners, the unit finds itself in the...
View ArticleArrested jailor alleges embezzlement in state prisons; department trashes claim
FARIDKOT: Faridkot's arrested assistant superintendent of jail Karamjit Singh on Saturday alleged an embezzlement of Rs 97 crore in the purchase of ration and other articles for various prisons of...
View ArticleDespite odds, women panchayat leaders in Tamil Nadu soldier on
CHENNAI: Sujatha Ramesh has many things going against her -- she is a woman leader in rural Tamil Nadu where patriarchal norms persist, a Scheduled Caste president of Poothur panchayat in Tiruvallur...
View ArticleOil regulator PNGRB invites bids for CNG retailing licences in 34 cities
NEW DELHI: Oil regulator PNGRB has invited bids for giving CNG retailing licences in 34...
View ArticleShower hints at delay in monsoon retreat
PUNE: Intermittent spells of rain seem like a swan song for monsoon this year. A fresh bout of showers, which experts say could be the last for this season, over Konkan, Goa, south Maharashtra and...
View ArticleMidwives to get tablets to keep tab on mothers
Pilot health project currently in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan Close to 2.5 lakh government midwives in rural India may soon be armed with hand-held computers that would help them better manage the health...
View Article12% girls' dropout in 2014-15: Report
JAIPUR: Protests, school lockouts and rallies by school students from tender age of 8 to senior ones demanding teachers, toilets, drinking water and books have become order of the day in country's...
View ArticleRajasthan BJP leaders left out of Bihar campaign
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and other senior BJP leaders from the state have been dropped from the list of star campaigners for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Along with Raje,...
View ArticleCabinet to consider Rs 4.3 lakh-crore loan recast of discoms
NEW DELHI: Union Cabinet is likely to consider this week a proposal to recast Rs 4.3 lakh crore...
View ArticlePrisons in Tamil Nadu top in productivity
Productivity in Tamil Nadu prisons has topped the country with a total earning of Rs. 36.97 crore last year. With an inmate population of 15,784, the State has also topped in prisoner rehabilitation,...
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