Jailed murder accused ‘untraceable’
February 20th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Raising fears of a jail break, a murder accused sent to judicial custody could not be presented in a Delhi court by jail officials who ... Read more...
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70 percent Tihar inmates are undertrials (Second Lead, correcting figure in para 3)
January 31st, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A total of 73.5 percent inmates of Tihar Jail are undergoing trial, which is much above the national average of 66.4 percent undertrials in Indian ... Read more...
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70 percent Tihar inmates are undertrials (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A total of 73.5 percent inmates of Tihar Jail are undergoing trial, which is much above the national average of 66.4 percent undertrials in Indian ... Read more...
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2G case: Shahid Balwa granted bail, judge cites parity
November 29th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Tuesday granted bail to jailed Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Balwa, an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation ... Read more...
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IGNOU’s art workshop in Tihar
September 21st, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Wednesday commenced a four-day workshop for Tihar Jail inmates to expose them to various art forms like painting, ... Read more...
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‘Sahi Dhande…’, an honest effort by Parvin Dabas (IANS Hindi Film Review)
August 20th, 2011 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Sahi Dhande Ghalat Bande"; Starring: Parvin Dabas, Vansh Bhardwaj, Ashish Nair, Kudeep Ruhil; Directed by: Parveen Dabas; Rating: ***Ekdum sahi hai, boss! As Anna Hazare shifts from Tihar to Ramlila ... Read more...
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Action against four Tihar officials for lapses (Lead)
July 4th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Three Tihar Jail officials have been suspended and disciplinary action has been recommended against another for extending extra liberties to sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee ... Read more...
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Action against three Tihar officials for irregularities
July 4th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Disciplinary action has been recommended against three Tihar Jail officials for extending extra liberties for sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and murder ... Read more...
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Court seeks government response on Pak national’s release
May 31st, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Delhi government over a petition seeking deportation filed by a Pakistani national jailed in Tihar for over ... Read more...
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Raja to remain in Tihar for another 14 days
March 17th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IANS) Former communications minister A. Raja and three other accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case will remain in Tihar Jail for another 14 days after ... Read more...
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Raja to stay in Tihar for 14 more days
March 3rd, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday extended the judicial custody of former telecommunications minister A. Raja till March 17 along with three other co-accused arrested for their ... Read more...
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Raja to take part in court proceedings through video conferencing from Tihar
March 1st, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A local court Tuesday allowed former communications minister A. Raja, lodged in Tihar Jail in connection with the 2G spectrum scam, to attend court proceedings through video-conferencing. ... Read more...
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Even a prisoner has right to live: High court
May 24th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Holding that even a prisoner has a right to live, the Delhi High Court Monday enhanced the compensation for the kin of a life convict who died ... Read more...
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Six convicted, four acquitted in Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case (Second Lead)
April 8th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Fourteen years after 13 people were killed and 39 injured in a bomb blast in Lajpat Nagar market, a city court Thursday convicted six accused including a ... Read more...
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Tihar’s prisoners to get phone facilities
March 17th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) From Thursday, prisoners in the Tihar Central Jail here, one of India's biggest, will have access to telephones.
Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) told a division bench of the ... Read more...
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Delhi police asked to explain how Pakistani terrorists fled
January 3rd, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Miffed with the Delhi Police over the escape of three Pakistani terrorists, the union home ministry Sunday asked it to explain how the three men awaiting deportation ... Read more...
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Government view sought on plea for phone for Tihar inmates
August 26th, 2009 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the state government over giving phone facility to the prisoners in Tihar Jail.
The court took cognisance of a letter ... Read more...
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Sex workers to get beauty training in Delhi
August 14th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Sex workers in the capital will receive free training in hairstyling, beauty and make-up thanks to a 24-hour fund raising event starting Friday.
Spearheaded by beauty and ... Read more...
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Court wants to know why arrested Kashmiri youths can’t be freed
March 6th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to Delhi Police Special Cell asking why two young men from Jammu and Kashmir arrested as terrorists but declared innocent ... Read more...
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Court seeks medical records of terminally ill Tihar inmates
February 16th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Concerned over the plight of terminally ill patients lodged in Tihar jail, the Delhi High Court Monday sought medical records of 16 such patients. The order comes ... Read more...
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Big names crowd Tihar, but authorities cannot cope
February 23rd, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by admin
By Sahil Makkar
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Delhi's crowded Tihar Jail is getting to host more high-profile criminals, politicians and their kin, thanks to faster court decisions spurred by a vigilant media. ... Read more...
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