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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has released over 7,200 under-trial prisoners and convicts on bail and parole from prisons to decongest the jails in view of the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official said on Sunday. At least 1,160…

Karanjia: Kumar Hembram, an under trial prisoner of Jharapokharia area in Mayurbhanj district, who was accused of raping a woman ten months back, has married to her in Karanjia Sub-jail. Yesterday, the marriage was solemnized in presence…

Berhampur: A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 10-years imprisonment by a court here on Monday for kidnapping and raping a minor girl three years ago. Additional District Judge Jagdish Prasad Mohanty also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on…

Baripada: In a case of mistaken identity, two persons were arrested in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district for allegedly killing a woman, which has put police in dock. The two accused persons were sent to jail in connection with a murder case…

Cuttack: Orissa High Court slammed the state government for its insensitive attitude towards accused, who failed to meet bail conditions for which he had to stay in jail for around five years. Hearing a plea filed by the accused Sama…

Seoul: South Korean prosecutors on Monday sought 12 years in prison for Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, an heir apparent of Samsung Group, for bribery and other charges in a massive corruption scandal. The independent…

Puri: The District and Sessions Judge court here today sentenced three persons to five years of imprisonment in connection with firing at Odisha Minister Maheswar Mohanty on February 21, 2014. Amit Bikram Harichandan, Satyanarayan…

Jakarta: An Indian is among four foreign prisoners who have escaped from a jail in Indonesia's Bali island, police said on Monday. The prisoners were identified as Indian Sayed Muhammad, Australian Shaun Edward Davidson, Bulgarian Dimitar…

London: An Indian-origin pharmacist has been jailed by a court here for stealing prescription drugs worth 5,000 pounds ($6,405) and then selling them on the street. Niren Patel, 38, of Ilford, Essex, appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court…

Tripoli, June 11 Late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi has been released after six years in detention by a militia group in the city of Zintan. In a statement to the media, the militia group Abu Bakr al-Siddiq…