PANAJI: An anti-tobacco organisation has rubbished mega star Shah Rukh Khan's justification of on screen smoking in the guise of "creative liberties" stating that "creativity just cannot escape public scrutiny." "Creativity just cannot escape public scrutiny and even admonishment, if it tantamounts to social evil. In this case, it is an unadulterated invitation to death itself," Shekhar Salkar, General Secretary, National...
KMC stops NGO from filling up waterbody
The Statesman
The Statesman
KOLKATA, May 10: In a bid to save the citys waterbodies, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has prohibited a pond in south Kolkata from being filled up. It was alleged that the pond located on Cornfield Road was...
Local NGO Supporting HIV/Aids Orphans, Helpless Elders
All Africa
All Africa
Befikir Tsere-AIDS Mahiber, alocal...
NetHope Summit - Hosted by Cisco - Brings Together IT Leaders from 22 International NGOs to Focus on Closing the Humanitarian Productivity Gap
PR Newswire
PR Newswire
NetHope's NGO Members and Leading Technology Companies Team Up to Develop and Deliver ICT Solutions in Order to Dramatically Improve NGO Effectiveness and Efficiency SAN JOSE, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Technology...
Promoter held for raping street children
The Statesman
The Statesman
KOLKATA, May 13: Two minor street girls were allegedly raped repeatedly by a promoter in Kolkata during the last few weeks. The accused, Mohammed Rashid, a resident of Collin Street was arrested on 10 May and was...
Mepa and FAA run course together
Independent Online
Independent Online
The Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs and the NGO Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) are organising courses, run jointly by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) and FAA and financed by the Ministry....
Durban II Double Standard
National Review
National Review
Discussions of anti-Semitism are silenced, while Iran's benevolence remains unquestioned. By Anne Bayefsky The first week of preparations for the U.N.'s racist anti-racism bash, the "Durban Review Conference" (also known...
Attacks on aid staff slow work in south Sudan
Independent online (SA)
Independent online (SA)
By Skye Wheeler Juba, Sudan - At least 25 attacks on aid workers in south Sudan's capital Juba in the past two months have forced staff to relocate and is hindering development in the region recovering from Africa's...
Attacks on aid staff hinder work in south Sudan
San Diego
San Diego
JUBA, Sudan - At least 25 attacks on aid workers in south Sudan's capital Juba in the past two months have forced staff to relocate and is hindering development in the region recovering from Africa's longest civil war,...




