Kathmandu, Dec. 3 -- The Social Welfare Council has tightened the noose on the local non-governmental organisations by putting a number of conditions before getting their project proposals approved.

In a recently revised project proposal format, the council has made the provision that the non-governmental organisations should not propose any activities that have been barred by the country's laws. Although the provision has not specified any law, officials told the Post it was made to discourage the NGOs from engaging in any activities that are related to religious conversion and can create social disharmony.

"Civil Code has clearly made provision of penalty for the activities related to religious conversion," said Rajendra Poudel, membe...