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Village In Maharashtra To Cancel Ration Cards For Open Defecation
In a bid to discourage open defecation, the Gram Panchayat of Jarandi village near Maharashtra's Aurangabad has decided to cancel ration cards of families even if one of the members is caught defecating in the open.
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"Rural India Has Declared Itself Open Defecation Free": PM Modi In Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said rural India has declared itself open defecation free, as the country celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an icon of not just Indian independence but also cleanliness.
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Tamil Nadu Girl Seeks Father's Arrest Over Broken Promise To Build Toilet
A seven-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu has lodged a police complaint to have her father arrested after he failed to build a toilet in their home as promised, police said today.
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India Will Not Get Open Defecation Free Status By 2019: Think Tank
With India preparing for year-long celebrations from today to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment on Monday called for a drastic reality check about the nation's impending Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.
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Kiran Bedi Suspends Puducherry "No Toilets, No Rice" Order After Anger
Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Saturday suspended an order that said the union territory's poorest families entitled to free rice will not get the grains from next month-end unless they can produce a certificate that their village is open defecation free and cleaned up after the move triggered sharp attacks from the Congress that call...
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Girl, 6, Forced To Lift Her Excreta Allegedly By Upper Caste Man In Madhya Pradesh
A six-year-old Dalit girl was forced to lift her own excreta with hands allegedly by an upper caste man outside her school in Gudhora village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur, a police official said.
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Build Toilet Or Face Power Cut: Official Warns Villagers; Collector Calls Step 'Too Harsh'
Villagers in Gangithala in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district were recentlyasked to build toilets to ensure they receive electricity supply to their homes.
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Green Court NGT Bans Open Defecation, Waste Dumping On Yamuna Floodplains
The National Green Tribunal or NGT has banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna river and announced an environment compensation or penalty of Rs 5,000 for those who violated the rule.
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PM Modi Calls For 'Swachhagraha', 40 Districts To Become Open Defecation Free
Reiterating the importance of recycling and reusing waste to create wealth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for "Swachhagraha" or insistence on cleanliness, like Mahatma Gandhi's "Satyagraha".
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Punjab Teachers Protest Orders to Keep Eye on Open Defecation
Teachers in Punjab are up in arms against a government notice asking them to keep an eye on people defecating in the open.
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UP bride runs away for lack of proper toilet
Lack of a proper toilet is least of the reasons for which a young woman would revolt. Not at least in Uttar Pradesh's countryside where half the population is forced to defecate out in the open.But for Priyanka, a Class 12 student in Maharajganj district, 365 km from Lucknow, lack of a toilet was a big challenge.
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Madhya Pradesh woman awarded for leading 'toilet revolution'
An Indian woman has been rewarded for her "bold" decision to leave her marital home within days of the wedding to protest the lack of a toilet in the household, an official said on Thursday.
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Village In Maharashtra To Cancel Ration Cards For Open Defecation
In a bid to discourage open defecation, the Gram Panchayat of Jarandi village near Maharashtra's Aurangabad has decided to cancel ration cards of families even if one of the members is caught defecating in the open.
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"Rural India Has Declared Itself Open Defecation Free": PM Modi In Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said rural India has declared itself open defecation free, as the country celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an icon of not just Indian independence but also cleanliness.
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Tamil Nadu Girl Seeks Father's Arrest Over Broken Promise To Build Toilet
A seven-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu has lodged a police complaint to have her father arrested after he failed to build a toilet in their home as promised, police said today.
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India Will Not Get Open Defecation Free Status By 2019: Think Tank
With India preparing for year-long celebrations from today to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment on Monday called for a drastic reality check about the nation's impending Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.
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Kiran Bedi Suspends Puducherry "No Toilets, No Rice" Order After Anger
Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Saturday suspended an order that said the union territory's poorest families entitled to free rice will not get the grains from next month-end unless they can produce a certificate that their village is open defecation free and cleaned up after the move triggered sharp attacks from the Congress that call...
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Girl, 6, Forced To Lift Her Excreta Allegedly By Upper Caste Man In Madhya Pradesh
A six-year-old Dalit girl was forced to lift her own excreta with hands allegedly by an upper caste man outside her school in Gudhora village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur, a police official said.
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Build Toilet Or Face Power Cut: Official Warns Villagers; Collector Calls Step 'Too Harsh'
Villagers in Gangithala in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district were recentlyasked to build toilets to ensure they receive electricity supply to their homes.
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Green Court NGT Bans Open Defecation, Waste Dumping On Yamuna Floodplains
The National Green Tribunal or NGT has banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna river and announced an environment compensation or penalty of Rs 5,000 for those who violated the rule.
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PM Modi Calls For 'Swachhagraha', 40 Districts To Become Open Defecation Free
Reiterating the importance of recycling and reusing waste to create wealth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for "Swachhagraha" or insistence on cleanliness, like Mahatma Gandhi's "Satyagraha".
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Punjab Teachers Protest Orders to Keep Eye on Open Defecation
Teachers in Punjab are up in arms against a government notice asking them to keep an eye on people defecating in the open.
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UP bride runs away for lack of proper toilet
Lack of a proper toilet is least of the reasons for which a young woman would revolt. Not at least in Uttar Pradesh's countryside where half the population is forced to defecate out in the open.But for Priyanka, a Class 12 student in Maharajganj district, 365 km from Lucknow, lack of a toilet was a big challenge.
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Madhya Pradesh woman awarded for leading 'toilet revolution'
An Indian woman has been rewarded for her "bold" decision to leave her marital home within days of the wedding to protest the lack of a toilet in the household, an official said on Thursday.
