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NEW DELHI (CNS) The Missionaries of Charity congregation has been forced to shut Nirmala Shishu Bhawan, a home for orphaned, destitute and abandoned children in Uttar Pradesh state, after its lease expired. The Defence Estates Office demanded $250,000 from the nuns for trespassing.
Although the congregation is short of funds, the Indian government refuses to allow contributions from foreign sources and demanded $250,000 from the nuns for trespassing.