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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

Haryana minister Rao Narbir Singh inaugurates a night shelter in Gurugram on Sunday. (HT Photo)
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

The shelter was shut down due to a lack of staff and maintenance, as confirmed by officials concerned. (Manish/HT)
Updated on Jan 01, 2025 09:37 PM IST
ByRishika Kriti, Ludhiana

Delhiwale: 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.

The road divider on Asaf Ali Road. (HT Photo)
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.

The night shelter near the Clock Tower was declared unsafe in 2021. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
Updated on Nov 05, 2024 10:21 PM IST
BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

Patients, 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.

The shelter, which has a capacity of 44 beds, is not getting much occupancy but it has become a permanent home to a few serious patients who can’t afford expensive stays. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
Updated on Jan 18, 2024 09:10 AM IST
By, 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.

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Published on Jan 14, 2024 10:44 AM IST
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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.

Navi Mumbai, India - Nov. 3, 2023:First night shelter for the homeless at Ghansholi in Navi Mumbai, India, on Friday, November 3, 2023. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO) (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Nov 04, 2023 08:12 AM IST
By, 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

Mumbai, India - June 11, 2023: Migrant workers staying on footpaths, at Nariman Point, in Mumbai, India, on Sunday, June 11, 2023. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
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

Two wheeler riders struggle to get through a waterlogged spot in Sector 9 after a heavy spell of rain in June this year.(HT Photo)
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.

The bench said several NGOs and social workers are offering social service only for the love of mankind at such like night shelters.(Reuters file photo)
Updated on May 30, 2020 03:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRicha 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

Without furnishing identity proofs, night shelters in Chandigarh refused to admit the homeless even as the facilities themselves reeled under shortage of supplies.(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 29, 2020 12:37 AM IST
Srishti Jaswal, Chandigarh | BySrishti Jaswal, Chandigarh

Ludhiana 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.

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Published on Dec 26, 2019 10:44 PM IST
ByMohit Khanna, Ludhiana

Love, 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.

The duo was arrested in Mayapuri on Monday evening after the anti-auto theft squad (AATS) received a tip-off about the suspects arriving on a stolen motorcycle.(HT image)
Updated on Aug 21, 2019 07:37 AM IST
New Delhi | By

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.

The training was conducted by Sadik Masih Medical Social Servent Society (SMMSSS) — a Delhi-based NGO working for poor people — with assistance from the Delhi government.(HT image)
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 08:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRisha 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.

Mohammed Khalid, 42, (right), who lives in a night shelter for the homeless in Delhi, will vote for the first time in this Lok Sabha election.(Biplov Bhuyan/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 30, 2019 01:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By, 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.

Children at 47 homeless night shelters across Delhi may get a chance at receiving formal education with the government planning an admission drive for children between the ages of six and 14 years.(Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)
Published on Apr 28, 2019 03:54 AM IST
New Delhi | By

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.

Until about January 1, Gurugram saw extreme, below-normal temperatures. The city reeled under a cold wave in the last week of December as the mercury stayed four or five degrees below normal.(Yogendra Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Published on Jan 08, 2019 01:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | By, 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.

A homeless woman delivered a baby on a footpath in Delhi as the night shelters in the area were full.(HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 04, 2019 01:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT 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.

The noise of hammers breaking the night shelter of the blackbucks, dumping of cement bags and the scattered debris traumatised the animals inside Delhi zoo (pictured), which reportedly then started to fight among themselves.(Joydeep Thakur)
Updated on Aug 24, 2018 08:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By
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