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For Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress joins hands with civil society personaliti
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): The Congress, which was on the receiving end of the campaign by NGOs in the UPA-II government over allegations of corruption that played a role in its ouster, has now reached out to the civil society groups for support and engagement during the Bharat J
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Car worth Rs 100 mln for PoK President draws flak from activists
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], June 20 (ANI): Civil society groups and activists are severely criticizing the move by the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) government over the buying of a new luxurious car worth over Rs 100 million for President Barrister Sultan Mahmood.
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Tibetan exile leader on US visit seeks support against China's repression
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Tibetan exile leader Penpa Tsering, who was on a US visit earlier this week, met with congressional leaders, state department officials, civil society groups, and local Tibetan Americans and Chinese Americans to build on strong bipartisan support for Tibet.
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EU to decide on Pakistan's GSP+ status beyond 2023 after review; NGOs, ac
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 13 (ANI): The European Union's GSP+ (Generalised Scheme of Preferences - 'GSP+') status of Pakistan is under review for the period beginning 2024 and the country's NGOs, academics, trade unions and civil-society groups continue to be critical of compliances on even
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Hong Kong authorities raid Tiananmen Massacre Museum
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 9 (ANI): Hong Kong national security police on Thursday raided the Tiananmen Massacre Museum, as a part of a major crackdown against dissent and pro-democracy civil society groups.
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NITI Aayog seeks help from civil society groups in fighting Covid
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): In a bid to address the challenges arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Empowered Group-3 chaired by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant reached out to more than one lakh Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Monday to deliberate on coordinated strategies to navig
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US Civil society groups, lawmakers press Biden to support India's TRIPS wa
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Hundreds of civil society groups in the US, along with several progressive lawmakers, are keeping up the pressure on the Biden administration to support India's TRIPS waiver on COVID-19 vaccines, reported Inside US Trade - an online news service.
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Grassroot democracy, decentralisation remained focus of envoys' interactio
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 17 (ANI): Foreign envoys of 24 countries held rounds of meetings with civil society groups and elected members in Kashmir.
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Civil society groups laud govt's efforts on tobacco taxation
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 2 (ANI): Several civil society groups across India lauded the ongoing efforts of the government on tobacco taxation and have endorsed the decision to include cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the highest tax slab for its long-lasting negative impact on the lives
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Kerala Government seeks view of Devaswom Board on men wearing shirts in te
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India] Apr 25 (ANI): After civil society groups challenged the rule that prohibits the entry of women in the Sabarimala Temple, a local native KG Abhilash has asked the Kerala Government to issue an order allowing men to wear shirts in the temples in the state
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Global Partners commit to step up the fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): At the kick-off meeting of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment, leaders, global health organizations, civil society groups and people affected by the diseases vowed collective action to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and acceler
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Global civil society groups tell Pakistan to reverse NGO ban
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Dec.16 (ANI): Condemning the Government of Pakistan's closure of over 20 international aid agencies "without any verifiable cause", a group of international civil society organisations have described the decision as part of a growing and worrying trend of shrinking space fo
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