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Lack of access to water, shelter at Delhi govt hospitals amid heatwave: Report

A recent audit highlights critical shortcomings in Delhi's heatwave relief for vulnerable populations. Homeless individuals and patient attendants outside hospitals reported a severe lack of access to essential resources like water and shelter. Many also missed out on crucial medical assistance and were unaware of official heatwave alerts.

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‘Kids can’t sleep, studies affected’: Eviction fears as hundreds left without power in Delhi slum

Around 1,000 jhuggis, housing 8,000 people, in Delhi’s Jai Hind Camp have had no electricity since Tuesday after the power connection to their houses was disconnected. Locals say they never got a notice before “Delhi police and others” came and cut off their electricity.

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Delhi’s demolition drive: 27,000 displaced from 9 acres of ‘encroached’ land

“Now I have to worry about where to live,” said Sulekha Paswan, a 45-year-old domestic worker in Delhi. “And food for my children.”

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Days after bulldozers, many families pick rented homes over relocation for Tamil-medium education

What would you sacrifice to carry on studying in your mother tongue? For Durga and nearly 200 families in Delhi’s Ashram and Sarai Kale Khan, the answer is in their decision to pick cramped quarters and crippling rent over free government housing. All to ensure their children can continue learning…

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Few kilometres from PM’s residence, Delhi slum residents still defecate in open, despite ODF claims

Every morning when he’s in Delhi, the prime minister wakes up at his residence in 7, Lok Kalyan Marg – a sprawling 12-acre complex with gardens inhabited by peacocks and other wildlife.

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While homeless battle cold, most NGOs running Delhi’s night shelters snowed under funds crisis

“If this is the case, I won’t apply for the shelter project in the upcoming years,” said Vinay Stephen, secretary of the Sadik Masih Medical Social Servant Society – among the six NGOs that oversee the Delhi government’s 195 night shelters.

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Delhi BJP Chief Visits Night Shelter, Expresses Dissatisfaction Over Arrangements

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Virendra Sachdeva on Saturday visited a night shelter at Mori Gate and expressed dissatisfaction over the arrangements made by the Kejriwal government in the shelter. Read on for details:

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Delhi LG VK Saxena Transfers IAS Officer After Night Shelters Found Overcrowded With Lack Of Toilet Facilities

The development comes following LG's visit to night shelters run by DUSIB at Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) and Hanuman Mandir. Read on for details:

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Delhi University needs to shell out Rs 38 crore to free land allotted in 2004

NEW DELHI: At a time when Delhi University needs space to expand, it is fighting a battle to get back land allotted to it in 2004. But for the university to get breathing space, it has to pay Rs 38.3 crore to have the squatters removed, having already paid Rs…

The Times of India

DCW issues notice to DUSIB over 'lapses' in shelter for mentally challenged women

DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal and some panel members visited the shelter home being run by NGO 'Ashray Adhikar Abhiyan'.

The Hindu

106 deaths in Delhi in January due to cold, claims NGO; officials deny

NEW DELHI: At least 106 people, mostly homeless persons, have died in Delhi this month due to cold conditions, non-government organisation Centre for Holistic Development (CHD) has claimed and written to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal requesting him to make proper arrangements for such people during winters.

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