Jharkhand’s selective FCRA probe questioned

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Jharkhand’s selective FCRA probe questioned

Faced with undue harassment by income tax officials and other state agencies for nearly a year now, the Church organizations could take it no longer.  Last fortnight,a  delegation of Church run institutions met the  Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu, and complained that the state administration had been indulging in a “selective” probe into overseas funds received […]

Govt bans 7 NGOs from FCRA, 13,000 under ‘review’

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Govt bans 7 NGOs from FCRA, 13,000 under ‘review’

Seven NGOs, including one run by activist Shabnam Hashmi, and two by Teesta Setalvad  have been barred by the government from receiving foreign funds after their FCRA licences were cancelled following alleged adverse intelligence reports against them, says a PTI report. The renewed licences of another 13,000  NGOs across the country are similarly ‘being reviewed’. Registration under […]