Taste of prison: Indore jail to sell spices made by inmates
Indore (PTI): Inmates of the Indore Central Jail will soon be making spices which would be available for the outside world too, besides the prison’s own kitchen.
Govind Pratap Singh, Director General of the Prison and Correctional Services Department of Madhya Pradesh, inaugurated the ‘Maa Ahilya Masala Udyog’ at the Central Jail on Thursday on the occasion of Guru Purnima.
“We are training prisoners in different industries which require very little capital to start. It will prove to be helpful for them in finding self-employment after release from jail,” he said.
Jail Superintendent Alka Sonkar said prisoners will make spices like coriander, turmeric, Kashmiri red chilli and garam masala using automatic machines.
“The spices prepared by prisoners will be used in the kitchens of jails in Indore and surrounding districts. They will also be available to the general public in 250 gram, 500 gram and one kilogram packets at the sales outlet outside the central jail,” she said.
She would also request the district administration to allow the jail department to supply spices to government hostels and other public institutions, Sonkar added.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
