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Punjab to amend prison act to strengthen security & curb crime in jails ROZANA SPOKESMAN
Updated Feb 24, 2021, 4:40 pm IST
The Punjab government has decided to amend the Prison Act 1894 to strengthen security across the state’s prison and curb criminal acts
Captain Amarinder Singh
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has decided to amend the Prison Act 1894 to strengthen security across the state’s prison and curb criminal acts by inmates through more stringent punishment for major offences like rioting, escape from prison, and other violations of prison discipline and rules.
A Bill to bring in the necessary changes will be introduced in the Budget Session of the Vidhan Sabha, scheduled to begin on March 1.
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Belarus Jails Journalists For Two Years Over Protest Coverage
02/18/21 AT 7:35 PM
A court in Belarus on Thursday sentenced a pair of television journalists to two years in prison for covering a protest last year, the first lengthy jail term in a legal crackdown on independent news media.
Standing defiant in a cage, Katerina Bakhvalova, 27, and Daria Chultsova, 23, flashed V for victory signs as they smiled and blew kisses to the courtroom ahead of the verdict.
The two women were detained in November while filming one of the anti-government rallies that swept Belarus after strongman Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in an August election that the opposition said was rigged.