Aug 12, 2022: Prison radio started at a usual time today, 7 am , but with unusual demands. More than 300 letters of requests were received today by inmates to listen to programmes, stories and songs of their choice. Interestingly, prison radio exceeded its time slot of 3 hours to 8 hours today, looking at the enthusiasm of inmates. They wanted to celebrate through the jail radio and wanted their family members too to listen to the few voices sitting at the other corner of the jail.   District Jail, Karnal in Haryana, which started its prison radio on 29 April, 2021, was a major hit today.   Ten inmates, including five women, have been trained as radio jockeys to run the daily programme. Dr. Vartika Nanda, Founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation, is the brain behind prison radios in the state of Haryana.  First jail radio of Haryana was inaugurated in District Jail, Panipat by Ranjit Singh (Jail Minister), Rajiv Arora IAS, Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Jail) and K. Selvaraj, (IPS), DG Prisons, Haryana in January 2021.

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Release Date: 02/01/2023, 19:43:46