COVID-19: Overcrowded prisons to free prisoners on bail

Prisoners convicted of, or suspected of, offences requiring jail sentences of seven years or less could be eligible for release or conditional bail, directed Supreme Court.  By Ishika Dangayach  April 14, 2020  Following the Supreme Court’s (SC) direction, thousands of inmates  from overcrowded jails across the nation are released on temporary bail or parole. It is […]

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Trichy’s temporary market doesn’t care about safety measures

Few obey government instructions about wearing masks and maintaining social distancing Adilin Beatrice C The temporary market set up in Trichy in old Palpannai-Chennai highway in Tamil Nadu poses a threat of COVID-19 spread as traders who come to purchase vegetables don’t wear masks or follow social distancing. Albert Edison, who owns a vegetable shop […]

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