Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 20:58
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the central and Maharashtra governments to respond to a PIL seeking shelter for people, without a roof of their own, living on footpaths and other open public places.
Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 20:19
The Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine the issue of "right to shelter" for pavement dwellers across the country.
Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 17:10
Scores of physically-challenged students on Monday took to the streets protesting against the alleged sexual exploitation of five mentally-challenged girls at a shelter here.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 23:08
Sixty per cent of helplines at shelter homes for women in distress are not functional, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has found.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 14:17
Sixty-five-year-old Sunita Naik, former editor of Marathi magazine `Grihalaxmi`, who was living on the pavement outside a local gurdwara here for the past two months, has been offered shelter by a couple.
Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 20:40
Land for a house granted to five siblings who were found living in a graveyard cannot be handed over to them as there is a stay order against its transfer, one of the children has said on Monday.
Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 20:27
Fugitive US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden could be placed in a temporary refugee shelter outside Moscow if his asylum request is approved by Russia, officials said on Monday.
Last Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 14:50
The Maharashtra government has issued a circular to all district offices of Child Welfare Committee with suggestions and guidelines on checking sexual and physical abuse of minor inmates in shelter homes.
Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 18:05
There are no shelter homes for mentally challenged girls in Delhi, a member of the Child Welfare Committee said.
Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 18:21
Zoo authorities in Jaipur are taking several steps to shelter and protect the animals from rising temperatures in the state.
Last Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013, 21:34
Taking serious note of sexual assault of minor girl inmates by employees of shelter home in Maharashtra`s Nashik, Bombay High Court cancelled bail granted to 4 accused including 70-year-old watchman.
Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 18:53
Expressing displeasure over grant of bail to 5 employees of shelter home, who are accused of sexually abusing minor inmates, Bombay High Court said lower courts should take serious view of such cases.
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