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Fact Check: Truth Behind Viral Post Claiming India Number 1 In Open Defecation
The infographic, titled "Open Defecation, 2023," cites the "Alberta Institute of Data Collection" as its source. It shows global open defecation rates, falsely placing India at the top.
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All 6,650 Villages Of Jammu And Kashmir Declared Open Defecation Free Plus
In a significant milestone for Jammu and Kashmir under the Swachh Bharat Mission, all of its 6,650 villages have been declared open defecation-free plus model, officials said here on Saturday.
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75% Villages Declared Open Defecation Free Plus: Union Minister
About 4.4 lakh or 75 per cent of India's villages have achieved the open defecation free-plus status, Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Saturday.
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Elderly Woman Beaten Up For Defecating In Public In Maharashtra: Police
A 67-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by her neighbour for defecating in the open in Manor area of Palghar district, a police official said on Thursday.
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Watch: 60-Year-Old Women Race Holding Lota. They Were Sending A Message
Twenty women in the 55-60 years age group raced with a lota (a pot of water) today to send a message that they would ensure their daughters-in-law don't have to defecate in the open -- something they did all their lives.
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Rs 12,300 Crore Allocated For Swachh Bharat Mission In Budget 2020
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that the government has allocated Rs 12,300 crores for Swachh Bharat Mission while presenting the Union Budget for the year 2020-21, according to an official press release.
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Indore Man Made To Collect Garbage For Defecating In The Open
A 30-year-old man in Indore was on Thursday made to collect garbage from the streets as punishment for defecating out in the open in a city, which has won the ''cleanest city'' tag for three consecutive years.
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3 Of Family, Including Pregnant Woman, Mowed Down By Train In Jharkhand
Three members of a family, including a five-month pregnant woman, were killed by a running train in Jharkhand's Palamau district on Monday morning.
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18-Month-Old Boy Dies In Madhya Pradesh In Scuffle Over Public Urination
A one-year-old boy was killed and a policeman was injured in separate incidents of violence over public urination in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday
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"Take Train To North Indian State": Left Leader To PM On Open Defecation
CPI MP Binoy Viswam has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to travel by train through any state in north India to see the extent of open defecation taking place in the country, days after two children were allegedly beaten to death in Madhya Pradesh for defecating in the open.
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Open Defecation Linked To Dalit Children's Killing, Week Before Milestone
Two makeshift lamps - a few drops of oil in two steel bowls - in the corner of a mud hut with twigs and black tarpaulin for the roof tell you all you need to know about the affairs of the family mourning the death of their two children in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district.
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Congress's 'Nature's Call' Dig Points To Goa's Open Defecation Free Claim
The opposition Congress in Goa on Sunday contested the BJP-led state government's claim that all village panchayat areas have become open defecation free.
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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Declares Rural Bengal Open Defecation Free
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared rural West Bengal as open defecation free (ODF) and said that her government will now focus on solid waste management.
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Renuka Chowdhury Slams BJP Lawmaker For His ''Open Defecation'' Remark
Congress leader and former Union Minister Renuka Chowdhury on Sunday tore into BJP lawmaker Rajveer Singh over his controversial remark about Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.
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9.16 Crore Toilets Built Since 2014, Says Government
5.5 lakh villages declared open defecation free since 2014.
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Fact Check: Truth Behind Viral Post Claiming India Number 1 In Open Defecation
The infographic, titled "Open Defecation, 2023," cites the "Alberta Institute of Data Collection" as its source. It shows global open defecation rates, falsely placing India at the top.
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All 6,650 Villages Of Jammu And Kashmir Declared Open Defecation Free Plus
In a significant milestone for Jammu and Kashmir under the Swachh Bharat Mission, all of its 6,650 villages have been declared open defecation-free plus model, officials said here on Saturday.
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75% Villages Declared Open Defecation Free Plus: Union Minister
About 4.4 lakh or 75 per cent of India's villages have achieved the open defecation free-plus status, Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Saturday.
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Elderly Woman Beaten Up For Defecating In Public In Maharashtra: Police
A 67-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by her neighbour for defecating in the open in Manor area of Palghar district, a police official said on Thursday.
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Watch: 60-Year-Old Women Race Holding Lota. They Were Sending A Message
Twenty women in the 55-60 years age group raced with a lota (a pot of water) today to send a message that they would ensure their daughters-in-law don't have to defecate in the open -- something they did all their lives.
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Rs 12,300 Crore Allocated For Swachh Bharat Mission In Budget 2020
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that the government has allocated Rs 12,300 crores for Swachh Bharat Mission while presenting the Union Budget for the year 2020-21, according to an official press release.
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Indore Man Made To Collect Garbage For Defecating In The Open
A 30-year-old man in Indore was on Thursday made to collect garbage from the streets as punishment for defecating out in the open in a city, which has won the ''cleanest city'' tag for three consecutive years.
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3 Of Family, Including Pregnant Woman, Mowed Down By Train In Jharkhand
Three members of a family, including a five-month pregnant woman, were killed by a running train in Jharkhand's Palamau district on Monday morning.
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18-Month-Old Boy Dies In Madhya Pradesh In Scuffle Over Public Urination
A one-year-old boy was killed and a policeman was injured in separate incidents of violence over public urination in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday
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"Take Train To North Indian State": Left Leader To PM On Open Defecation
CPI MP Binoy Viswam has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to travel by train through any state in north India to see the extent of open defecation taking place in the country, days after two children were allegedly beaten to death in Madhya Pradesh for defecating in the open.
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Open Defecation Linked To Dalit Children's Killing, Week Before Milestone
Two makeshift lamps - a few drops of oil in two steel bowls - in the corner of a mud hut with twigs and black tarpaulin for the roof tell you all you need to know about the affairs of the family mourning the death of their two children in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district.
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Congress's 'Nature's Call' Dig Points To Goa's Open Defecation Free Claim
The opposition Congress in Goa on Sunday contested the BJP-led state government's claim that all village panchayat areas have become open defecation free.
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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Declares Rural Bengal Open Defecation Free
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared rural West Bengal as open defecation free (ODF) and said that her government will now focus on solid waste management.
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Renuka Chowdhury Slams BJP Lawmaker For His ''Open Defecation'' Remark
Congress leader and former Union Minister Renuka Chowdhury on Sunday tore into BJP lawmaker Rajveer Singh over his controversial remark about Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.
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9.16 Crore Toilets Built Since 2014, Says Government
5.5 lakh villages declared open defecation free since 2014.
