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Hard Look: Shelter-Skelter

December 02, 2014 3:12 am

Newsline spent part of a night checking on how the rough-sleepers are braving it.

Eviction fear haunts people at Bangalore night shelter

March 17, 2014 1:17 am

BBMP Commissioner M Lakshminarayana, however, said the occupants of the night shelter had been asked to vacate the place for a few days for maintenance work.

Two homeless persons died days after HC pulled up shelter board

December 10, 2013 12:40 am

Delhi HC had pulled up the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board for the lack of adequate shelters for the homeless.

Citys free night shelter remains underutilised

July 05, 2013 2:25 am

The citys only night shelter,which has 50 free beds meant for the poor and homeless,remains mostly unoccupied night after night.

AIIMS to set up night shelter for patients,kin

January 14, 2012 2:13 am

On Friday evening,thousands of poor patients who came to seek treatment at the All India Medical Sciences and their relatives got some respite from the biting cold.

Civic bodys revised budget to focus on night shelters

January 26, 2010 1:01 am

The Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will present its revised budget estimates for the 2010-11 fiscal before the MCD House on Wednesday for final approval.

Draw up plan for 144 night shelters: HC

January 23, 2010 1:24 am

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta to hold a meeting of officials of all agencies concerned on February 4 and draw up a plan to construct 144 permanent shelters for the homeless as per the Delhi Masterplan-2021.

HC: Convert unused building into night shelter

January 20, 2010 12:44 am

The Delhi High Court today asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to convert a portion of a building lying unused for several years into a night shelter to accommodate homeless people during this winter.

Family ties keep women away from dedicated night shelter

January 06, 2010 12:58 am

Every night,16-year-old Meena Devi and her family of 11 prepare to brave Delhis winter freeze as they spread thin sheets under the Moti Bagh flyover in South Delhi.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has expressed grief over the accident and directed the officials to expedite the rescue operations, an official statement issued here said.

18 killed in Himachal as landslide hits bus: ‘whole mountain came crashing down’

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A massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district struck a private bus, resulting in the death of at least 18 passengers. The accident occurred in the Bhalughat area and rescue operations are ongoing with slim chances of survival. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed grief and directed officials to expedite rescue efforts. Intermittent rains have been hindering the operations.

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