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Kerala High Court stays CBI probe into irregularities in Life Mission project for two months SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 12, 2021, 12:10 PM IST Share Synopsis Considering a plea by the Kerala government, seeking to quash an FIR filed by the CBI, naming the project for alleged violation of FCRA, Justice V G Arun granted two months stay on the CBI investigation against "Life Mission". KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday stayed for two months the CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the Lif...

In a setback to the LDF government, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in ‘Life Mission’, a state housing project envis

CBI probe to continue in life mission scam: Kerala HC ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Tue, Jan 12 2021 16:12 IST | ​ 0 Views Kerala High Court. Image Source: IANS News Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 12 : The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas filed by the state government in the Life Mission scam and said that an ongoing CBI probe should continue into the case involving high government officers and contractors. The case involves alleged violation of foreign contribution regulations in ...

India News: NEW DELHI: A review of the home ministry’s major decisions and initiatives during the year 2020, put out on Thursday by the Press Information Bureau (.

PTI 2020 has been a bad year for the health of Indians and for the health of Indian democracy too. The Modi-Shah regime, which is authoritarian by instinct and belief, has used the pandemic to further undermine the processes of constitutional democracy and strengthen its hold over State and society. In pursuit of its ambitions, the regime has launched a multi-pronged attack on the Indian Parliament, Indian federalism, the Indian press and Indian civil society organisations. Let us consider ...

Shambhavi Thakur The Indian media didn’t have a great year, all things told. The industry was plagued by layoffs and multiple publications shut down. The news cycle was punctuated by stories of tragedy and trauma: the citizenship law protests, the Delhi riots, the Covid pandemic, the migrant worker crisis, floods and cyclones, the return of the “love jihad” bogey, the farmer protests, and so much more. Media coverage also had its ups and downs, with a major chunk of the year devo...

Ajmals foreign funds Ajmals foreign funds It is very significant that the Union Home Ministry is conducting a high-level inquiry into allegations of foreign funds received by Markazul Ma’arif, an NGO managed by Badruddin Ajmal and his family.   |  27 Dec 2020 4:47 AM GMT It is very significant that the Union Home Ministry is conducting a high-level inquiry into allegations of foreign funds received by Markazul Maarif, an NGO managed by Badruddin Ajmal and his family. The allegation is t...

Representative image GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: Markazul Ma’arif on Saturday refuted the report of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), which alleged that the NGO’s six childcare institutions in Assam and Manipur misused funds from various sources, including some from abroad, and has called for a probe into the status of 300-odd “missing” children. However, the chief of the apex national child rights body stood by the commission’s report and demanded to know if the ch...

STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI: State Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the Union Home Ministry is conducting a high-level inquiry into the allegations of foreign funds being received by Markazul Maarif. It is an NGO of the Badruddin Ajmal Group — by violating the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010. The Assam Police recently registered a case against the NGO under FCRA violation under the sections 120B and 124A of Indian Penal Code (IPC), and section 33A...

The ease of doing good in India December 24, 2020, 10:47 PM IST Mehvesh Mumtaz Ahmed is the director of research at the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS). Mehvesh has extensive experience in research, analysis, and management across the public, corporate, and nonprofit sectors. She has worked for the New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget under Mayor Bloomberg, for the World Bank, and for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Prior to...