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night shelter news

Amid Delhi cold, govt expands night shelter capacity, rescue ops

The move comes three days after the Delhi High Court directions (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
Published on Jan 16, 2026 04:58 am IST

Mohali MC sets up night shelter in Phase 6

The facility is open to all homeless persons, including beggars and destitute individuals, across Mohali. (HT Photo)
Published on Dec 27, 2025 07:46 am IST

Mixed-gender stay raises safety red flag; Delhi orders segregated night shelters

Urban development minister has asked all the shelter management agencies for immediate implementation of the order. (HT archive)
Published on Dec 11, 2025 04:54 am IST

Vasant Vihar shelter fire: Sanitation worker's sole son died while retrieving hard-earned phone

Vasant Vihar shelter fire: Sanitation worker's sole son died while retrieving hard-earned phone
Updated on May 05, 2026 05:16 pm IST

Chandigarh: MC, F&CC approves key welfare projects

The mayor emphasised the need for robust, humane solutions to this persistent issue. (HT photo for representation)
Published on Jul 25, 2025 10:52 am IST

Rao Narbir Singh launches night shelters in Gurugram

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

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

Delhiwale: A road divider

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

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

Patients, job aspirants find home in Mohali night shelter

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

Finally, Navi Mumbai to get first night shelter

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

Night shelters for migrants to come up in SoBo

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

Two wheeler riders struggle to get through a waterlogged spot in Sector 9 after a heavy spell of rain in June this year.
Updated on Jul 03, 2020 11:16 pm IST

Need system in place to manage night shelters: Delhi high court

The bench said several NGOs and social workers are offering social service only for the love of mankind at such like night shelters.
Updated on May 30, 2020 03:48 am IST

Coronavirus curfew: We are at the mercy of god, cry Chandigarh’s homeless

Without furnishing identity proofs, night shelters in Chandigarh refused to admit the homeless even as the facilities themselves reeled under shortage of supplies.
Updated on Mar 29, 2020 12:37 am IST

Ludhiana sees coldest December day in 5 yrs

HT Image
Published on Dec 26, 2019 10:44 pm IST

Love, disguise and crime: CCTV footage gives away snatcher couple behind 20 cases

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.
Updated on Aug 21, 2019 07:37 am IST

Manual scavengers struggle to start afresh despite rehab

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.
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 08:04 am IST

Lok Sabha elections bring good tidings for Delhi’s homeless but many are left out

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.
Updated on Apr 30, 2019 01:22 pm IST

Kids at night shelters now get a chance at education

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.
Published on Apr 28, 2019 03:54 am IST

10 persons, including 9 homeless, die in a week due to intense cold in Gurugram

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.
Published on Jan 08, 2019 01:42 pm IST

Homeless woman in Delhi delivers baby on footpath

A homeless woman delivered a baby on a footpath in Delhi as the night shelters in the area were full.
Updated on Jan 04, 2019 01:18 pm IST

Five blackbucks dead as infighting breaks out among herds at Delhi Zoo

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.
Updated on Aug 24, 2018 08:23 am IST