Prisoners

The district administration office, Ilam, has launched investigations into a video showing inmates of the district prison, gambling and alcohol-drinking.

At present, it houses 3,448 jailbirds against its capacity of 1,500, according to the prison administrator Ishwori Prasad Pandey.

He recalled himself having served his term in the prison in the past (one month in 1978, and eight and a half months in 1979).

Seven inmates have voted from the Central Jail Jagannath Deol polling station.

Death toll has risen to eight in the Evin Prison blaze in Iran after four more inmates.

The district prison, Kavrepalanchok has set up a carpet industry with the aim of providing employment to the prisoners.

President Vidya Devi Bhandari has pardoned the sentence handed down by various courts on different dates.

On the occasion of National Democracy Day, President Bidyadevi Bhandari has pardoned 501 prisoners.

Inmates of Tulsipur Prison in Dang have been diagnosed with diabetes. The disease has been found in 22 inmates of the jail.

Kanchanpur prison is housing over four times more prisoners against its actual capacity.