The ‘Maine Pyar Kiya ‘ star has always been deeply involved in philanthropy, however sadly in the past he was more in news for his controversies and affairs , than for being a Good Samaritan that he is . But since the 44 year old actor formally launched his NGO, Being Human, his charitable efforts have caught the public eye and have helped him shadowed his otherwise contentious past .
On the reason behind the name of his NGO, this successful Bollywood actor had said, Being human for me is…being human. We all are human beings and I think we don’t do anything human to be human so you have to do something. I mean God gives you so much and you know eventually you need to start giving it back. Everyone does that, I’m sure, in some way or the other but I wanted to start this on my own for a long time now. But I just couldn’t find the time and I’m more inclined to this now.
And Being Human he is, he’s worked extensively for cancer and AIDS patients and underprivileged children.
Recently the actor donated 25 computers to an NGO, Saint Catherine’s Home in Bandra. The actor visits this NGO twice a month to interact and play with the children residing there. On one of his visits he learnt that the children were keen to learncomputers but the institution didn’t have enough funds to arrange foe sufficient sets, so the actor with the Golden heart went ahead and arranged for 25 computers.
We hope that all privileged people would follow the steps of our very own Sallu Bhai, and then soon poverty would be a thing of the past.
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Salman gifts NGO kids 25 computers
Salman Khan recently gifted 25 computers to children at a Bandra shelter. Salman is a regular visitor at Saint Catherine's Home, meeting the children there twice a month. He learnt during one of his visits that the children housed there wanted to study computers but there were not enough for all of them. So Salman immediately gave the staff enough money to buy 25 computers. He even accompanied the staff to the shop so that they can buy the best machines.
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NGO office ransacked
VADODARA: Relatives of a Rajasthan-based girl, who had fled from her home with her friend some days ago, created ruckus at the office of city-based NGO Vikalp and even broke glass panes of its door. Nidhi Jain, 27, fled from her home in Kota with her friend Akanksha in the first week of June and took shelter at Vikalp.
According to the NGO that works for women, Nidhi, working as a lecturer in a college was being coerced into marriage by her family but she wasn't happy with it. "She opposed her family members' decision to arrange her marriage so she fled from her home with her friend Akanksha, 23. Both left together as Nidhi was not comfortable leaving her home alone," said Maya Sharma, who runs the NGO.
"Now, both want to live together independently and don't want to return to their families. But, Nidhi's uncle came to our office on Wednesday and tried to take her away forcibly. So, we had to call the police and seek protection. We are trying to convince the family to let the girls live together," Sharma told TOI. The JP Road police officials met the girls, but no formal complaint was lodged against anyone till Wednesday evening.
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Honour killings: SC demands answers
NEW DELHI: With honour killings repeatedly making national headlines, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre, Haryana and seven states seeking their response on the steps taken to protect young couples from the deadly wrath of khap panchayats.
A vacation Bench comprising Justices R M Lodha and A K Patnaik were initially reluctant to entertain a PIL filed by NGO 'Shakti Vahini' highlighting the rein of terror of khap panchayats dishing out extreme penalties to couples who fell in love or eloped transgressing the socially resented sagotra marital relationships.
When the Bench was weighing the necessity of the court's intervention when it appeared to it that the government was alive to the situation, counsel for the NGO Ravi Kant said that FIRs have been registered only after the brutal murder of couples.
"No step was taken to prevent such extreme punishment awarded by kangaroo courts in the name of saving family and community honour," he said, adding apart from numerous honour killings reported from Haryana and others states, two incidents have been reported from Delhi in the last couple of days.
Politicians have added fuel to the fire by making statements that appeared to approve the doings of the khap panchayats mainly because these village committees influenced the voters to a large extent, Kant alleged.
The issuance of notice on the PIL against honour killings ordered ostensibly by khap panchayats assumes significance as just a week back the apex court had refused to entertain another PIL seeking amendment to the Hindy Marriage Act for a ban on same `gotra' marriages, a plea raised militantly by khap panchayats.
The PIL has sought a direction to the Centre and the states of Haryana, UP Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh where it said honour killings have been practised in one form or the other.
It said the khap panchayat-inflicted punishment on couples marrying against social norms could be equated with long-term low level physical abuse and bullying as a punishment for bringing alleged dishonor to the family.
"Such crimes include battery, torture, mutilation, rape, forced marriage, imprisonment within the home, and even murder. These crimes are intended to protect the family honour by preventing and punishing women for allegedly violating community norms for behaviour -- particularly sexual behaviour. Women have been abducted, arrested, or raped and are often blamed for shaming their families. Reasons for honour killings can be as trivial as talking to a man, or as innocent as suffering rape. These crimes are often collective and premeditated," it said.
The NGO suggested that the states should constitute a special cell in each district which should be able to provide protection to the khap tormented couples once they approach it.
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Was duped by NGO staffer: Official
CHENNAI: With the busting of the illegal child adoption racket, the Guild of Service (GoS), an NGO, has found itself in the news for all the wrong reasons, for social worker Shaila Samuel, working with it, used the children's home inmates to give them up for adoption through unlawful means.
She used the agency's name, stamp, other related documents, such as authorisation letters and the NGO's registration certificate to carry out her work.
K N George, honorary secretary of the NGO, has given in writing to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) that Shaila had carried out all the activities without his knowledge.
The senior officer of the Social Welfare Department, who illegally adopted Sweety, claimed that it was Shaila who had cheated saying that all documents for adoption had been cleared, according to Manorama, chairperson of CWC, Chennai.
Four children who had gone missing from the GoS had been put up at children's homes following referrals by the Sheela Hospital, where Parveen Banu had given birth to her child, Sweety. The NGO's involvement in the racket was unearthed after the CWC found out that Sweety had been illegally put up for adoption after duping her parents. The four were routed through Salem Missionaries of Charities and Cheshire Homes of India at Thiruvanmiyur and later to the GoS.
In Sweety's case, the hospital has given the wrong diagnosis to the parents in 2005 saying their baby suffered from an incurable ailment and would die soon after birth. The hospital had even obtained release forms from them, in which they stated they were willingly giving their child up for adoption.
However, five years later, Sweety is still healthy. In the other two cases, the hospital had failed to provide proper details such as the parents' address to a probation officer of the CWC, Coimbatore, said Manomara.
Shaila had cheated two other women in another case gave their children for adoption without the committee's knowledge, she said, adding, "We suspect Shaila has links with NGOs and the hospital in Coimbatore." Manorama said the committee had referred the case to the city police.
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Naxal leader ran NGO in Delhi
NEW DELHI: An alleged urban area commander of CPI (Maoists) operating out of Surat in Gujarat for the past 13 years was arrested by the special cell of Delhi Police on Sunday night. The police said that the accused has been identified as Abdul Shakir Pasha (40). Senior police officers said that Pasha was picked up from his hideout in a government quarter in Sector 6 RK Puram.
Pasha, who allegedly used several names to conceal his identity, was running an NGO for the homeless in Delhi at Katwaria Sarai for the past one year. He is originally from Mumbai. Sources in the Gujarat ATS and Surat Police claimed that Pasha was the area committee secretary of Surat. ‘‘Based out of Surat in the initial years, Pasha had been instrumental in recruiting new cadres. We have recovered several incriminating documents, including Maoist literature and future plans for expanding the Maoist base in northern India,’’ said a senior special cell officer.
The arrest came after the Gujarat police issued a look-out notice against the accused. ‘‘The Gujarat police had contacted us and we worked on the leads provided by them to nab Pasha. The arrest was a culmination of an FIR that was filed by Surat Police in February earlier this year to curb Naxal activities. Twelve others have been already arrested before Pasha was nabbed,’’ said an officer. The accused completed his MCom in 1994 from Mumbai University and allegedly underwent training in Chhattisgarh camps.
But Pasha’s family denied all the police claims. ‘‘There is nothing. The cops are claiming that Pasha was involved in Maoist activities and that he actively stayed in touch with rebels in the red country and Maoist ideologues like Kobad Ghandy. The truth is that he has been involved with the city’s NGO movement for the past six years. He has never visited any Maoist affected zones of this country,’’ said Anju Shakeel, his wife.
The Gujarat police has taken Pasha on a two-day transit remand to Surat.
The cops said that this was the sixth major arrest of a Maoist leader from the capital after the arrest of Kobad Ghandy. Earlier, leader of a little known trade union, ‘Mehnatkhush Mazdoor Morcha’, was arrested in the capital for suspected links with the ultra Left. He was the Delhi chief of proscribed CPI (Maoist). The special cell claimed that the accused Gopal Mishra was a close aide of Kobad Ghandy and was instrumental in organising the CPI (Maoist) cadre in Delhi.
Mishra’s wife Anjali alias Anu too was arrested from her east Delhi residence the next day. The police claimed Anjali worked as a personal assistant to her husband.
The south district police had also arrested a Naxal leader from Bihar from the Tughlakabad area earlier. ‘‘It shows that the Naxals are increasingly coming to Delhi for medical treatment or just to escape security forces. With the Games round the corner, we are taking no chances regarding Maoist activities in the capital,’’ said a senior officer from the special cell.
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