AAP takes out marches in Delhi alleging ‘illegal’ transfer of BJP-ruled NDMC land to NGO

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The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday took out protest marches at various locations in Delhi against the alleged transfer of a civic body’s land worth Rs 50 crore for free to an NGO with which a BJP councillor’s husband is associated. The party took out foot marches in all the wards of the three municipal … Read more

Oxfam, others may build case after FCRA licence to Missionaries of Charity

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The restoration of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Missionaries of Charity will pave the way for over a dozen NGOs, including Oxfam, to present their case for renewal, officials said. As many as 179 non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including MoC and Oxfam, were denied renewal permission by the home ministry in December … Read more

Battling COVID-19: NGOs step up for arranging plasma; urge recovered people to donate

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NGOs have been working selflessly to respond to people’s pleas and are also encouraging Covid-recovered patients to donate plasma. There is no doubt that people have been pretty active on social media at a time when COVID-19 transmission and oxygen crisis, just so they can help others in need for treatment. Among the posts shared, … Read more

NGO’s – Unheard heroes tending the pandemic and other crisis

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Many NGO’s including common people raised money for feeding people in the crucial time. By Prashant Agarwal With over 89 countries and 6 continents celebrating the World NGO Day on 27th February, it must be not be forgotten that this unforgotten army held the torch during the trying times of COVID-19. This day is historic … Read more

Delhi NGO gives dignity to 100s of Covid dead, loses ambulance driver to virus

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Aarif Khan, an ambulance driver who has ferried over 200 bodies of Covid-19 patients, succumbed to the virus on Saturday morning at the Hindu Rao Hospital in Delhi. An ambulance parking lot 28 km from his house in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur had been Aarif Khan’s home for the last six months during which he worked … Read more

NGO moves SC, seeks transfer of probe into Hathras incident to CBI

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An NGO has moved the Supreme Court seeking to transfer the investigation in the Hathras incident, in which a Dalit girl was allegedly raped and died of injuries, to the CBI. The NGO, which has sought to intervene and assist the apex court in the pending plea on Hathras incident, said it has the experience … Read more

Docking NGOs for a few bad apples? FCRA may cause unintended hurdles for the genuine ones

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During the three years up to 2018-19, over Rs 58,000 crore of foreign funds have been received by non-government organisations (NGOs). The rising quantum of funds, received by those registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010, could have prompted GoI to usher in tighter controls. The avowed objective of the amendments is to … Read more