Expressing both urgency and disappointment, the Court instructed the Secretary to prioritise immediate action over procedural formalities and stressed that financial constraints should not be a barrier to addressing the critical issues.
Launching a scathing attack on Delhi Lieutenant General VK Saxena over deaths in Asha Kiran Shelter Home, Health Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said that the LG office is constantly lying and is trying to save the officers who committed corruption.
After visiting the shelter home, AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar said, "We saw a lot of negligence inside. We interacted with the children. We demand that Delhi LG should take action against the officers involved in the matter."
Odisha FC (OFC) started their campaign in the 133rd IndianOil Durand Cup, with a dominant 5-0 victory over the BSF Football Team (BSF FT) in a Group E encounter played here at the SAI Stadium.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognisance of reports that 12 inmates died within one month between July 15 and July 31 at a Delhi government-run shelter home, Asha Kiran, for people with mental impairments in Rohini.
Exposing severe lapses in administration and care over the deaths of women at Asha Kiran shelter home, Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal has said that it is a clear case of "criminal negligence".
The workers of All India Mahila Congress in Delhi started a protest against the Delhi government and demanded the resignation of Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi Marlena over the deaths at Asha Kiran shelter home on Friday.
The official report stated that a total of 25 deaths were recorded in February 2024, out of which 14 deaths occurred (Male-6, Female-8) in the shelter home in the month of July only.
The most number of deaths (14) have been recorded in the month of July in Asha Kiran Shelter Home being run in Delhi's Rohini area, an official report said.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma visited Asha Kiran, a government home for the mentally challenged in Rohini, Delhi, following reports of multiple deaths among its residents.
The report from Asha Kiran Shelter Home to the Delhi Government mentioned loose motion and unconsciousness as being the reason behind deaths. Other reasons included- mild fever, loose stools and vomiting.