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Rao Narbir Singh launches night shelters in Gurugram
He instructed the district administration to establish additional temporary shelters at crowded locations

Updated on Jan 13, 2025 06:58 AM IST
Shut for five years, night shelter at Ludhiana ISBT puts travellers to hardship
Once a vital service for long-distance travellers, the shelter used to offer affordable accommodations at nominal charges up to ₹200 per bed

Updated on Jan 01, 2025 09:37 PM IST
, Ludhiana
Rishika KritiDelhiwale: A road divider
As winter arrives, Delhi's homeless shift from sleeping on the road divider to a temporary night shelter, seeking warmth from the cold.

Updated on Dec 05, 2024 05:42 AM IST
3 years on, Ludhiana MC yet to earmark alternative site for night shelter
After the night shelter near Clock Tower, one of the most accessible in the city, was closed in 2021, the city was left with three shelters, near Vishwakarma Chowk, in Haibowal and in Ghoda Colony, Cheema Chowk.

Updated on Nov 05, 2024 10:21 PM IST
, Ludhiana
Sukhpreet SinghPatients, job aspirants find home in Mohali night shelter
The night shelter has become home to patients who are undergoing treatment at Phase-6 Civil Hospital.

Updated on Jan 18, 2024 09:10 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
People spending night in extreme cold immediately taken to shelter: Haryana CM at Karnal Railway Station
Those out in the cold were immediately taken to the night shelter. The Chief Minister also gave ₹2.50 lakh from his personal fund to the District Commissioner for making "proper arrangements" for them.

Published on Jan 14, 2024 10:44 AM IST
ANI |
Finally, Navi Mumbai to get first night shelter
Navi Mumbai is set to open its first night shelter for the homeless and destitute in time for Diwali. The shelter can accommodate 100 people and has been funded by the state and central governments. The facility will provide basic necessities such as mattresses, blankets, and healthcare services. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation plans to open more shelters in the future.

Updated on Nov 04, 2023 08:12 AM IST
G Mohiuddin Jeddy, Navi Mumbai
Night shelters for migrants to come up in SoBo
Proposed on the lines of Delhi’s Rain Basera, the civic body will construct night shelters across 24 wards in the city. Makarand Narwekar, a former corporator, said that three locations have been identified for the project

Updated on Jun 12, 2023 12:40 AM IST
Readers’ take: Chandigarh not geared up for monsoon this year
FATED TO BE INUNDATED It’s still not too late to gear up for the monsoon. Problem spots where waterlogging is reported regularly can be cleared on priority, waste piling up near drains removed and sewerage system checked for any defects, suggest Hindustan Times readers

Updated on Jul 03, 2020 11:16 PM IST
Need system in place to manage night shelters: Delhi high court
The court issued the order after the AIIMS counsel told the court that none of the 22 outstation patients staying in the night shelter outside the hospital, who had tested Covid positive, ever came to the hospital.

Updated on May 30, 2020 03:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Coronavirus curfew: We are at the mercy of god, cry Chandigarh’s homeless
The 600-bed night shelters in the city don’t accept people without ID proofs like Aadhaar

Updated on Mar 29, 2020 12:37 AM IST
Srishti Jaswal, Chandigarh | , Chandigarh
Srishti JaswalLudhiana sees coldest December day in 5 yrs
The maximum temperature recorded in the city on Thursday was 9.8°C, making it the coldest December day since 2014. This was the day temperature, which plunged to 6.4°C by the evening. But, this was not the only record broken in this season as on Wednesday, the city had shivered at 8.

Published on Dec 26, 2019 10:44 PM IST
, Ludhiana
Mohit KhannaLove, disguise and crime: CCTV footage gives away snatcher couple behind 20 cases
The couple’s luck began to run out since May when they allegedly snatched an iPhone from a man in west Delhi’s Mayapuri.

Updated on Aug 21, 2019 07:37 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Manual scavengers struggle to start afresh despite rehab
In 2018, the government, for the first time, acknowledged the presence of manual scavengers in the national capital and identified 32 of them in east and northeast districts.

Updated on Aug 19, 2019 08:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Risha Chitlangia
Lok Sabha elections bring good tidings for Delhi’s homeless but many are left out
In this election, 6,960 people who do not have a home will be voting in the city. Unofficial estimates put the number of homeless in the lakhs.

Updated on Apr 30, 2019 01:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Vatsala Shrangi, New Delhi
Kids at night shelters now get a chance at education
These night shelters are located in the areas of Kalkaji, Munirka, Kilokari, Dwarka, Sarai Kale Khan and Raja Garden. An official associated with the project said this was the first time such a drive was being conducted.

Published on Apr 28, 2019 03:54 AM IST
New Delhi | Kainat Sarfaraz
10 persons, including 9 homeless, die in a week due to intense cold in Gurugram
The deaths have raised questions about the efficacy of the MCG’s night shelters serving the city’s most vulnerable residents.

Published on Jan 08, 2019 01:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Leena Dhankhar, Gurugram
Homeless woman in Delhi delivers baby on footpath
The woman Lakshmi and her husband Babloo, who is a daily wager, and their two children have been living on the city’s streets for the past seven years.

Updated on Jan 04, 2019 01:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
HT Correspondent
Five blackbucks dead as infighting breaks out among herds at Delhi Zoo
Allegations have surfaced that the animals started fighting after they got scared and traumatised when the zoo authorities allowed renovation work inside the enclosure without shifting them.

Updated on Aug 24, 2018 08:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Joydeep Thakur