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Delhi: Cold wave forces poor to move into shelter homes
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): As chilly winters engulf the national capital, it has become an ordeal for the homeless. On Monday, the mercury plummeted to 4 Degree Celsius. Notably, Sunday was the coldest day of the season with the minimum temperature hovering at 2.6 Degree Celsius. Read More
Delhi cold wave: Homeless people flock to night shelters
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): As temperatures dipped in the national capital, the worst sufferers -- the homeless, turned towards night shelters to survive the chilly winter of New Delhi.
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Muzzafarpur shelter case: SC directs Bihar govt to give probe report to CB
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an order to the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar to handover the investigation report prepared on the seventeen shelter homes of Muzzafarpur and their owners to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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SC seeks assistance of WCD ministry's official on sexual abuse of minors i
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned Joint Secretary of Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry on steps being taken by the Centre relating to counselling and rehabilitation of children who are victim of sexual abuse, and framing of child protection polic
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Consider framing a child protection policy: SC tells Centre
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Expressing concern over the growing number of sexual assault cases in shelter homes across India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the central government to consider framing a child protection policy.
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Bhopal shelter home rape: MP Home Minister assures stringent action
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 11 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh on Friday said that the Central Government should take control of shelter homes across the country and manage them.
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Opposition protest over Muzaffarpur, Deoria shelter home cases
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): The Opposition leaders staged a protest on Tuesday in Parliament over alleged rape cases and ill-treatment of girls in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Uttar Pradesh's Deoria districts shelter homes respectively.
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'Previous govts to blame for shelter home irregularities'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 07 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Women and Child Welfare Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Tuesday blamed the former governments in the state for all the irregularities that took place in the shelter homes.
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Maneka Gandhi seeks constituency-wise reports on shelter homes
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 06 (ANI): In the wake of the rising number of untoward incidents in shelter homes, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday sought reports from ministers on shelter homes in their respective constituencies.
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Nitish directs DMs to inspect shelter homes
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): In the wake of Muzaffarpur shelter home alleged rape cases, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday directed all district magistrates to inspect child and women shelter homes running in the state.
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Can't assure safety to women in RJD protest, says Lekhi
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of Parliament (MP) Meenakshi Lekhi on Saturday said that it would not be possible to provide safety and security to women participating in the Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) nationwide protest demanding resignation of Bihar Ch
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Muzaffarpur shelter home case: RJD's nationwide strike today
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The Rashtriya Janata Dal has called for a nationwide strike on Friday, demanding the resignation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar against the mass sexual exploitation at various shelter homes in the state.
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