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.
Owing to the problem of leopard attacks in the Junnar taluka of Pune district, 10 leopards captured in the Junnar forest division have been sent to a shelter in Jamnagar, Gujarat, said Amol Satpute, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Junnar.
As part of the Assam Integrated River Basin Management Programme (AIRBMP), Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) is going to convert 30 schools being used as flood shelters in Baksa, Barpeta, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Majuli.
Minister Rajesh said that 250 people have been rescued so far and were shifted to temporary shelters. He added that rescue operations are undertaken on war-footing.
A failed Hamas rocket barrage launched from a humanitarian area struck a United Nations school in Khan Yunis, killing two Palestinians and wounding several more, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.
Earlier this week, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that her government would provide shelter to individuals from Bangladesh who seek refuge, amidst ongoing protests in the neighbouring country.
The United Arab Emirates, through Operation "Chivalrous Knight 3", continued its campaign to provide relief aid and urgent shelter supplies to Palestinian families affected by the situation in the Nuseirat camp, including the provision of tents for the displaced.