Latest news about Resettlement
Govts face land headache
The burning issue of land acquisition refuses to fade away and has put pressure on the government to push forward its planned amendments to modernise the ancient land acquisition laws.
6 Sep 2010, 12:20 am | click here to view more
Are Idaho refugee agencies violating the Fair Housing Act?
Those who work with refugees at the Intermountain Fair Housing Council, say refugee resettlement agencies are not doing a good job when it comes to finding good housing for refugees, and are even violating fair housing laws.
5 Sep 2010, 5:28 am | click here to view more
Catholic Charities moves into $13 million headquarters in Southeast Portland
The move into the new 60,000-square-foot building brings every the agency's services into one place.
5 Sep 2010, 11:05 pm | click here to view more
Charities linked to terrorism
Pakistanis are donating to a flood-relief appeal run by a front organisation for a banned terrorist group.
5 Sep 2010, 10:10 pm | click here to view more
De-mining a priority in resettling IDPs
The government has given priority to de-mine the LTTE’s former stronghold - the Mullaitivu district to expedite the resettlement of the remaining displaced people in the welfare camps in Vavuniya.
4 Sep 2010, 7:54 pm | click here to view more
Sri Lanka: Hard questions for India and Eezham Tamils
Nirupama Menon Rao expressed satisfaction at the progress in resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and development activities of the North, said state-owned Colombo newspaper Daily News Thursday, titling the news as Indian investment interest rising. But, reporting on Nirupamas visit, The Hindu on Friday titled the news Political solution should be priority and cited her saying to ...
4 Sep 2010, 6:48 am | click here to view more
Private firms may back resettlement
HCM City authorities have invited the private sector to invest in the city's half-completed resettlement plan for canal-side residents.
4 Sep 2010, 2:05 am | click here to view more
Krishna to talk resettlement of Tamils during Lanka trip
Foreign minister S M Krishna will visit Sri Lanka soon for a first-hand view of the situation there as India tries to expedite the resettlement process in the island nation.
2 Sep 2010, 9:41 pm | click here to view more
India reassures Sri Lankan Tamils of speedy resettlement
Colombo/New Delhi, Sep 2 : India Wednesday rejected reports that it was bringing Indian nationals to Sri Lanka for reconstruction work in the war-ravaged northern districts and underlined its determination to speed up the resettlement of the Tamil civilians in the island nation.
2 Sep 2010, 4:18 am | click here to view more
India assures displaced Tamils of help in resettlement
Amid concerns in India about the plight of war-displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao yesterday visited their camps in northern and eastern Sri Lanka and assured them of New Delhi’s commitment to accelerating the process of their resettlement.
1 Sep 2010, 9:00 pm | click here to view more