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Kanpur woman sells mangalsutra to build toilet, credits PM Modi for inspir
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct.14 (ANI): Inspired by Prime Minister's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a resident of Vidhnu village in Kanpur district has built a toilet by selling her 'mangalsutra'.
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Messi-less Argentina held to 2-2 draw by Peru in WC qualifiers
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], Oct.7 (ANI): Argentina toiled in the absence of their injured star striker Lionel Messi as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Peru in their World Cup qualifying clash in Lima on Friday.
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People take selfies as Narmada district all set to become open defecation
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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Chhattisgarh: Two Naxal commanders of PLGA military coy 6 killed in encoun
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Narayanpur [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): Two Naxal Commanders were neutralised in an encounter with security forces in the jungles of Banspal-Toinar in Chhattisgarh.
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Rs. 315 crore released for construction of toilets
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.23 (ANI): The Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Ministry has released an amount of Rs. 315 crore to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation for the implementation of Ganga action plan under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) during the
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Now every home in Reasi's Mari panchayat has a toilet
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Reasi (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept. 19 (ANI): Mari panchayat in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district has become the first gram panchayat in the area to be declared open defecation-free (ODF).
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Schools to have ramps, customized toilets, special teachers to promote inc
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai, Sept. 17 (ANI): Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar today visited the 116 year old Kamala Mehta Dadar School for the Blind in Mumbai, where he reiterated Government's commitment for inclusive growth and welfare of the disabled .
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Meet a 104-year-old woman who sold her goats to build a toilet
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) [India], Sept.15 (ANI): Mark Twain has very aptly said, "Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been." This appositely applies to a 104-year-old lady from a village in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district who sold her goats for constructing
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Inspired by 'Swachh Bharat', MP siblings construct toilet by don
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Narsinghpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept. 15 (ANI): While most teenagers these days have their sights set on the latest cellphone models, a brother-sister duo in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district has donated their scholarships to a society and a school for constructing a toilet.
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105-yr-old Kunwar Bai made 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' mascot
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 14 (ANI): 105-year-old Kunwar Bai, who was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for building toilet by selling off her goats, has been chosen as the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' mascot.
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'Urgent necessity' for Pakistan to dismantle safe havens for ter
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 30 (ANI): India and the United States (U.S.) on Monday reaffirmed the "urgent necessity" for Pakistan to "dismantle safe havens for terrorists and criminal networks" including Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and D-Company.
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PM Modi hails initiatives under Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his monthly address of Mann-ki Baat shared the aftermath of Centre's toilet building campaign and highlighted the extraordinary endeavours made by the people of the nation to attain sanitation.
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