Campus placement for Tihar convicts today New Delhi: Tihar Prisons will conduct its fifth campus placement on Friday for its inmates with companies involved in packing services and footwear set to participate in the selection process.

As many as 14 companies including Agarwal Packers and Movers, Relaxo footwear, Frontline Group, ABC constructions, Adecco Consultant, Ashwords Network and Jyoti Portfolio Limited will select candidates from 24 convicts.

In four successful campus placements conducted last year and in 2010, 334 Tihar inmates got appointment letters from different industries in different positions with salaries ranging between Rs 84,000 and 6,00,000 annually.

"This is for the first time that a campus placement dedicated to select eligible candidates from convicts is being conducted here. These convicts are likely to finish their jail term in another six months time," said Sunil Gupta, spokesperson of Tihar Prisons....more    
08:10 PM, May 24, 2012

R-Day: Special remission for 2,500 Tihar convicts New Delhi: The Delhi government has remitted sentences of 2,500 inmates lodged in Tihar jail on the occasion of 63rd Republic Day. This special remission has been granted to convicts who have served for less than a year to more than 10 years. "This remission has been granted only to inmates who belong to Delhi. It includes 2,500 convicts this time. Many things are considered before granting convicts such remissions...  
07:36 AM, Jan 26, 2012