Tag: Night Shelters

Several steps are being taken to bring the homeless into the night shelters. However, many people still prefer to sleep on footpaths of the capital city, Bhubaneswar.

With cold wave sweeping in Delhi, it is the homeless people on the streets that are suffering a lot. As Mercury plummets, the Rain Baseras (Night Shelters) in New Delhi are witnessing an increase in number of inmates.

Balasore/Berhampur: While normal life has been adversely hit due to intense cold wave across Odisha, homeless residents in Balasore and Berhampur are struggling to survive. Though several night shelters have been set up by the government, some residents have alleged that due to insufficient space people are spending the night under the open sky. “I am […]

Koraput: At a time when normal life has been adversely hit due to intense cold wave across Odisha, homeless in Jeypore are struggling to survive owing to the absence of night shelters in the town. The needy and homeless are seen spending nights at bus stands, pavement, footpaths and other places. Moreover, the outstation passengers […]

Cuttack, Mar 25 (PTI) The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) expressing displeasure over non-compliance of its earlier orders to furnish the present status of night-shelters in various urban local bodies, it has asked the state government to comply with the order before the next hearing. Over a petition filed in this regard by Orissa High […]

Bhubaneswar: From now on, homeless and people looking for low cost accommodations in urban areas especially during nights will not have to pay anything for their lodging as the State government has decided to make the accommodation at night shelters free. Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) Deputy Commissioner has informed the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the temperature across Odisha continues to dip, several homeless people in Bhubaneswar are forced to spend nights out in the open in bone-chilling cold weather due to massive ‘irregularities’ in the functioning of the night shelters in the city. Most of the night shelters managed by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) have reportedly […]

New Delhi: Amid the 21-days Coronavirus lockdown in India, tech giant Google has started showing the locations of food shelters and night shelters across 30 cities in the country. Accessing ‘Google Map’ users can find the relief centers easily. Such initiative would be especially helpful for migrant workers. The tech giant said it is working […]