Sunday, June 4, 2023

NGO

NGO moves SC against appointment of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner

NGO Association for Democratic Reforms has moved the Supreme Court against Arun Goel’s appointment as Election Commissioner claiming it is arbitrary, and violative of institutional integrity and independence of the poll body.The NGO has sought the constitution of a...

NGO slams hosting of G20 dinner at Durbar Hall of Ujjayanta Palace

An NGO condemned the Tripura government for using the Durbar Hall of Ujjayanta Palace, home and headquarters of the erstwhile Manikya dynasty of previous princely-ruled northeast state, for hosting dinner for the delegates of the Science-20 conference under India’s...

ATBC, NGOs observe

Aboi Town Baptist Church (ATBC) youth department in in collaboration with Aboi Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) observed “anti- social elements day” on March 31 at Public Ground, Aboi under the theme, “Live Drug Free Life” with Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC)...

Killing of Kashmiri Pandits, SC allows NGO to make approach Centre

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking an SIT probe into the targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits which led to their exodus from the valley. A bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and C.T. Ravikumar told the...

NGO owner gets woman gang-raped, forces her into prostitution

The Karnataka Police have arrested the owner of an NGO and her two associates on charges of forcing a 25-year-old woman into a flesh trade and getting her gang-raped, police said on Sunday. The arrested persons have been identified as...

Ranveer Singh booked by Mumbai police for obscenity on lawyer, NGO’s complaint 

The Mumbai Police have booked Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh for obscenity and on other charges after his nude photos appeared in a New York-based magazine and later became viral on social media networks. "I have filed the complaint along with...

Disaster response training held in Mokokchung

A combined team of officers, NGO, NCOs and SDRF personnel from the district establishment of district commandant, Home Guards, Civil Defence & SRDF Mokokchung imparted “Refresher Course” to DEF Mokokchung personnel under the establishment of the superintendent of Police...

MHA extends validity of FCRA registered NGOs

Home ministry on Thursday extended till June 30 the validity of all FCRA registered NGOs whose licences were to expire by March end and those whose applications are pending for approval.According to the home ministry, the validity of the...

UP’s Varanasi-based NGO turns beggars into entrepreneurs

Nullifying the phrase ‘beggars can’t be choosers’, a non-profit organisation has launched a project to help them earn a living by making items such as laptop and conference bags. Common Man Trust, a not-for-profit in Varanasi, conceptualised the initiative  ‘Beggars...