NGOs Used as 'Front for Illicit Activity'

A Justice Ministry official on Monday said controversial spot checks on nongovernmental organizations were needed because many operated as "fronts" for illicit activity. Anna Kotova, deputy head of the ministry's NGO affairs department, said "a huge number of NGOs" operated outside the law, although she did not give any concrete statistics. She gave the example of a veterans' association in Russia's western exclave of Kaliningrad that engaged in commercial activity and had a turnover...

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India cracks down on foreign funding of NGOs

Activists accuse government of stifling their right to dissent Share4 inShare1 Email Rama Lakshmi for the Washington Post Guardian Weekly, Tuesday 11 June 2013 14.01 BST Food not thought … the Indian government wants NGOs to use foreign funding for development work, not criticising national policy. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Amid an intensifying crackdown on non-governmental groups that receive foreign funding,...

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Two 'man-eater' leopards shot in Himachal, NGO raises doubts

Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government Monday said two leopards were shot dead in Mandi district this month as they were responsible for killing three people but a wildlife NGO expressed doubts about the dead male cats being actually man-eaters. "Three people, including a woman, were killed and two others got injuries in five leopard attacks on humans in Seraj area, forcing the wildlife authorities to declare both leopards as man-eaters July 25," Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmouri told the assembly in a written reply.  To check...

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Ghoos phoos

The most populist of populist schemes. The monsoon is coming to its tail end all over the country. But it's still raining. Raining populist schemes, that is. It is the season most favoured by Indian politicians when they get into pre-election mode: it is the season of competitive populism.Hard on the heels of the food security Bill, which aims to provide hugely subsidised foodgrains to two-thirds of the country's population, has come the land acquisition Bill, which protects the interests of farmers, particularly those who have small holdings,...

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Social workers' caseload concerns often fall on deaf ears, survey shows

A study of 650 social workers suggests the majority will speak out when they are worried about their caseloads, but many feel their managers are unable or unwilling do anything about it. Credit: Daniel Sicolo/Rex Features Kirsty McGregor  Tuesday 03 September 2013 14:16 Around two-thirds of social workers who have raised concerns about unmanageable caseloads said their managers failed to properly address the issue. More than half...

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Cope with Cancer

we need volunteers to get data on various resources all over India                                                                     With the current situation causing undue suffering to poor women, children and tribals, some social welfare organisations are planning to file...

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Protesters force social workers to join stir, work comes to standstill

VISAKHAPATNAM: For them it hardly makes a difference if they are living in a united or bifurcated Andhra Pradesh. Some of them are either too young or ignorant to understand the socio-economic and political implications of a bifurcated state, while others are from sidelined or marginalised communities struggling for day-to-day existence. But these poor tribal, rural and street children, women, aged and ailing people all have been dragged into the current bifurcation imbroglio willy-nilly and are being forced to bear the brunt of Samaikyandhra...

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