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If No Aadhaar, Does Person Not Exist For Government, Asks Supreme Court
To the questions swirling around the Aadhaar or national identity cards, the Supreme Court today added a new one -- if a homeless person doesn't have it, will he not exist for the government?
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In Kerala, Urban Homeless May Soon Get Shelters
Thiruvananthapuram: Homeless poor, wandering and sleeping in city streets, will soon get a shelter in Kerala, with the state government drawing up a sustainable housing programme for them. As a prelude to the launch of the housing scheme, the all-women self-help group, Kudumabshree would conduct a survey of the shelterless poor living in urban area...
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Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Wants More Night Shelters For Homeless
Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung today ordered the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to open more night shelters which he said "give a sense of security" to homeless families.
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5-Year-Old Heart Patient Waits Out In The Delhi Cold
As the temperature continues to drop in Delhi, survival becomes an increasingly uphill task for those who live on the streets of the sprawling metropolis. Even more so for the family of five-year-old Rajiv, who is awaiting surgery to mend a hole in his heart.
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In Bhopal, As Mercury Dips, Difficulties Of The Homeless Rise
A cold wave has gripped the central state of Madhya Pradesh. Winter has set in a bit late this year, but temperatures have dropped drastically since last week because of the cold wave.
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Delhi High Court asks government not to remove night shelters till April
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday came to the rescue of the homeless and asked the city government not to remove till April the temporary night shelters, built near railways tracks in the national capital.
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Homeless prefer sidewalks to govt shelters in Delhi
The wrath of the cold wave currently gripping the nation's capital has been particularly harsh on some 60,000 homeless who continue to live in sub-human conditions, despite of repeated orders of the Supreme Court that they be looked after.
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Bon Jovi Opens Homeless Shelter
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi has helped open a homeless shelter for the displaced youth by donating money through his own charity foundation.
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Delhi's homeless prefer streets to night shelters
Even as Delhi shivers in the bone-chilling winter, the city's homeless prefer to sleep on the streets, rather than use the 150 night shelters. Said to range from 67,000 to 150,000, they cite reasons of lack of safety and facilities.
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Supreme Court stands up for Delhi's homeless
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all states and union territories to ensure that no night shelter was demolished amid the biting winter cold and slammed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for demolishing two such facilities in the Capital.Rebuking DDA for demolishing two of the 64 shelters built by the Delhi government last year on the cou...
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Miley donates bag full of clothes to homeless
Singer-actress Miley Cyrus has cleared out her closet and donated all her unwanted clothes to a homeless shelter in Los Angeles.
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Meal Vs Blanket: Homeless faced with cruel choices
Studies show the homeless eat less in winter because they spend that money in keeping themselves warm.
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If No Aadhaar, Does Person Not Exist For Government, Asks Supreme Court
To the questions swirling around the Aadhaar or national identity cards, the Supreme Court today added a new one -- if a homeless person doesn't have it, will he not exist for the government?
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In Kerala, Urban Homeless May Soon Get Shelters
Thiruvananthapuram: Homeless poor, wandering and sleeping in city streets, will soon get a shelter in Kerala, with the state government drawing up a sustainable housing programme for them. As a prelude to the launch of the housing scheme, the all-women self-help group, Kudumabshree would conduct a survey of the shelterless poor living in urban area...
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Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Wants More Night Shelters For Homeless
Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung today ordered the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to open more night shelters which he said "give a sense of security" to homeless families.
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5-Year-Old Heart Patient Waits Out In The Delhi Cold
As the temperature continues to drop in Delhi, survival becomes an increasingly uphill task for those who live on the streets of the sprawling metropolis. Even more so for the family of five-year-old Rajiv, who is awaiting surgery to mend a hole in his heart.
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In Bhopal, As Mercury Dips, Difficulties Of The Homeless Rise
A cold wave has gripped the central state of Madhya Pradesh. Winter has set in a bit late this year, but temperatures have dropped drastically since last week because of the cold wave.
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Delhi High Court asks government not to remove night shelters till April
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday came to the rescue of the homeless and asked the city government not to remove till April the temporary night shelters, built near railways tracks in the national capital.
-
Homeless prefer sidewalks to govt shelters in Delhi
The wrath of the cold wave currently gripping the nation's capital has been particularly harsh on some 60,000 homeless who continue to live in sub-human conditions, despite of repeated orders of the Supreme Court that they be looked after.
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Bon Jovi Opens Homeless Shelter
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi has helped open a homeless shelter for the displaced youth by donating money through his own charity foundation.
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Delhi's homeless prefer streets to night shelters
Even as Delhi shivers in the bone-chilling winter, the city's homeless prefer to sleep on the streets, rather than use the 150 night shelters. Said to range from 67,000 to 150,000, they cite reasons of lack of safety and facilities.
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Supreme Court stands up for Delhi's homeless
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all states and union territories to ensure that no night shelter was demolished amid the biting winter cold and slammed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for demolishing two such facilities in the Capital.Rebuking DDA for demolishing two of the 64 shelters built by the Delhi government last year on the cou...
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Miley donates bag full of clothes to homeless
Singer-actress Miley Cyrus has cleared out her closet and donated all her unwanted clothes to a homeless shelter in Los Angeles.
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Meal Vs Blanket: Homeless faced with cruel choices
Studies show the homeless eat less in winter because they spend that money in keeping themselves warm.
