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Open defecation free India: Big B launches 'Darwaza Band' campai
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): To end open defecation, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, on Tuesday, launched a new campaign called 'Darwaza Band'.
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Open defecation free India: Govt. to launch 'Darwaza Band' campa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Taking one step more towards making India open defecation-free, the Government today will launch a new campaign called 'Darwaza Band' for promotion of toilet usage in the rural areas across the country.
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Raipur: Abhanpur Nagar Panchayat to be open defecation-free by Aug 15
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 20 (ANI): After the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna river and later announced a compensation of Rs. 5,000 for those violating the rule, the Abhanpur Nagar Panchayat on Saturday order
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'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' star wants India to become open-defecati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): Highlighting the problem that 53-54 percent of people in India do not have toilets in his upcoming movie 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha', Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar at an event recently advocated that our country should become open-defecati
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PM Modi urges Parrikar to make Goa India's first 'open defecatio
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 31 (ANI): Manohar Parrikar on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his first visit to the national capital after taking charge as Goa Chief Minister.
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Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative to be launched today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 29 (ANI): Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative, aimed at strengthening health centres in open defecation-free blocks, will be launched today by the Union Health Ministry in collaboration with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and Human Resource Development.
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Salman Khan launches BMC Open Defecation Free drive
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), Dec. 18 (ANI): Superstar Salman Khan has agreed to become the brand ambassador of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Open Defecation Free drive and has also pledged to donate five mobile toilets for the same.
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Inspired by PM Modi, soldier donates Rs. 57 K for constructing toilets
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Nov.2 (ANI): Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of making India defecation-free by 2020, a Indo-Tibetan Border Police soldier has decided to donate Rs.57000 to construct toilets and make his village open-defecation free.
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Kerala becomes third open defecation free state
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 1 (ANI): Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday declared Kerala as an open defection free state.
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PM lauds ITBP jawan for making his village in Himachal ODF
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawan Vikas Thakur, who contributed hard earned salary to make his village in Himachal Pradesh open defecation free.
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QCI awards ODF certificates to 20 institutions in Gujarat, Karnataka, AP a
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.28 (ANI): The Quality Council of India (QCI) has awarded open defecation free (ODF) certitifcates to 20 urban local bodies in Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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People take selfies as Narmada district all set to become open defecation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Narmada (Gujarat) [India], Sept. 28 (ANI): With Narmada all set to become the first district in Gujarat to be declared Open Defecation-Free (ODF), a huge crowd of people were seen gathering around the village and taking selfies with toilets.
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