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UP: Men thrash people for defecating in open, one arrested
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): A video has surfaced, reportedly from city's Katghar area, wherein men could be seen thrashing people for defecating in the open.
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Woman commits suicide after being molested while defecating in open
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Betul (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 1 (ANI): A woman committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district after being allegedly molested by two men, while she was relieving herself in the open.
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'Andhra to soon become ODF till March 31, 2018'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh will become Open Defecation Free (ODF) till March 31, 2018, the officials told Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday.
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AP Govt. warns stern action against colleges for flouting rules
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov. 29 (ANI): Expressing concern over recent incidents of students' suicides in the educational premises, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday warned management of the colleges of stern action, if rules and regulations are not f
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Eight-year-old's attempt at making village ODF earns Modi's praise
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 26 (ANI): Tushar, an eight-year-old 'Divyang' boy of Madhya Pradesh's Kumhari village, made headlines on Sunday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 'Mann ki Baat' narrated an account of the lad's single-handed efforts in making his village op
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Bihar teachers told to click pictures of open defecation
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 22 (ANI): The Bihar government has charted out a peculiar duty for the school teachers of the state - to keep an eye on open defecation and also click photos of those found relieving themselves in open.
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CM Naidu bats for ODF Andhra
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 20 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday told the MLAs it was their responsibility to achieve the target of making the state 100 per cent Open Defecation Free (ODF).
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Minor gang-raped in UP
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Sitapur [Uttar Pradesh], Oct. 31 (ANI): A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped by two persons in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning.
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Case registered against BJP leader for clicking open defecation
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Guna (Madhya Pradesh), Oct 24 (ANI): A case has been registered against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Divisional President Pradeep Bhatt in Guna, Madhya Pradesh for clicking picture of a woman.
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Aligarh takes step to stop open defecation
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): In an initiative to stop open defecation, the Aligarh Municipal Corporation on Thursday offered garlands and sweets on the occasion of Diwali and urged people in the municipality to use mobile toilets instead of defecating in open.
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President Kovind visits Kirti Mandir, Gandhi's birth place in Porbandar
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Porbandar (Gujarat) [India], Oct.2 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind visited Kirti Mandir in Porbandar, Gujarat, the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi today and paid his tribute to Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti.
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Mumbai: SBI employees participate in 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 2 (ANI): The employees of State Bank of India (SBI) marked the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations by participating in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.
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