The government on Wednesday said 348 persons had died in police custody and 5,221 in judicial custody in the country in the past three years. Replying to a written question on the subject, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Nityanand Rai said Uttar Pradesh recorded 23 deaths in police custody and 1,295 in judicial custody from 2018 to 2020. tns

2011 Caste Census data not usable

Stating that the data collected during the Socio-Economic Caste Census in 2011 (SECC-2011) is not fit to use, the Union Government on Wednesday ruled out collecting such data in future. Virendra Kumar, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister, on Wednesday said though raw caste data collected during the SECC-2011 was available with the Registrar General of India (RGI), the data could not be used. tns

14 water aerodromes for seaplanes

The Airports Authority of India awarded 14 water aerodromes for operation of seaplanes. These are Sardar Sarovar Dam (Statue of Unity), Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad and Shatrunjay Dam in Gujarat, Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island), Shaheed Dweep (Neill Island), Long Island, Port Blair in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Guwahati riverfront and Umrangso reservoir in Assam, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in Telangana, Prakasam Barrage in AP and Minicoy, Kavaratti, Agatti in Lakshadweep Islands. TNS

Rs49K cr foreign funding to NGOs in 3 yrs

The government on Wednesday said over Rs 49,000 crore in foreign funds were received by more than 18,000 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country in the past three years. Minister of State (MoS) for Home Nityanand Rai in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha said Rs 16,940.58 crore were received by the NGOs in 2017-18, Rs 16,525.73 crore were received in 2018-19 and Rs 15,853.94 crore in 2019-20. TNS