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11 Essentials To Carry For Sleeper Class Train Journeys In India
Sleeper class has its own charm. It is where stories are swapped between bunks, where the air smells like samosas and sanitizer, and where a travel pillow feels fancier than a hotel check-in.
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Girls Told To Strip For Period Check After Blood Stains Found In School Bathroom
Girls in a Maharashtra school, between classes 5 and 10, were forced to strip and examined by teachers after blood stains were found in the bathroom, sparking anger among parents, said the police.
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Watch: UPSC Educator Exposes India's Women's Toilet Crisis
Civil services educator Praveen Dixit highlights the glaring lack of public toilets for women in India, sparking a conversation about the need for more gender-inclusive sanitation infrastructure.
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6 Sanitation Workers Killed, 5 Injured In Road Accident On Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
In a devastating incident on Saturday morning, six sanitation workers lost their lives and five others sustained critical injuries after a speeding pickup van crashed into them while they were cleaning a stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.
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Centre Allocates Rs 74,226 Crore Budget For Drinking Water, Sanitation
The Centre has allocated Rs 74,226 crore for the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in the Union Budget 2025-26, with most of it allotted to the Jal Jeevan Mission which aims to provide tap water connections to rural households.
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Why BJP Is Distributing Constitution Copies To Maha Kumbh Sanitation Staff
The BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit leaders distributed copies of the Constitution among the sanitation workers at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Thursday.
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4 Workers, Clearing Garbage From Tracks, Run Over By Delhi-Kerala Train
Four sanitary workers, including two women, were killed after they were run over by the Thiruvananthapuram-bound Kerala Express near Shoranur Railway station on Saturday evening.
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PM To Lay Foundation Stone For Sanitation Projects On October 2: Minister
Marking the completion of 10 years after the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in Swachh Bharat Diwas 2024 and lay the foundation stone for several sanitation and cleanliness projects on Wednesday.
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Pregnant Woman Called Ambulance, Doctor, Got Sanitation Worker, Baby Died
A pregnant woman in Madhya Pradesh was forced to rely on the 'medical expertise' of a sanitation worker to deliver her child after neither ambulances nor doctors responded to appeals for help.
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S Jaishankar Inaugurates India-Funded Water, Sanitation Project In Maldives
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday handed over a major water and sanitation project worth USD 110 million to the Maldives, funded by India. The project spans 28 islands.
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Sanitation Worker Swept Away While Cleaning Canal In Thiruvananthapuram
A temporary sanitation worker was swept away on Saturday morning while cleaning the Amayizhanchan canal in Kerala's capital, police said.
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PM Modi Praises Sudha Murty's First Speech In Rajya Sabha On Women's Health
While referring to Ms Murty's "emotional" remark on mothers, he said that his government has focused on women's health and sanitation as a "priority sector" in the last 10 years.
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Sanitation Worker, 55, Dies By Suicide On JNU Campus: Delhi Cops
A 55-year-old contractual worker allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in southwest Delhi, police said on Tuesday.
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3 Injured After Head Of Big Drill Machine Hits Moving Train In Chhattisgarh
Two passengers and a sanitation staffer were injured after the head of a big drilling machine crashed into a moving train on the outskirts of Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur on Sunday, officials said.
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Videos Show Ayodhya Railway Station's Poor Upkeep, Sanitation Contractor Fined
A video of the newly opened Ayodhya Dham railway station in poor upkeep has gone viral on social media, prompting the Railways to impose a hefty fine on the station's sanitation contractor.
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11 Essentials To Carry For Sleeper Class Train Journeys In India
Sleeper class has its own charm. It is where stories are swapped between bunks, where the air smells like samosas and sanitizer, and where a travel pillow feels fancier than a hotel check-in.
-
Girls Told To Strip For Period Check After Blood Stains Found In School Bathroom
Girls in a Maharashtra school, between classes 5 and 10, were forced to strip and examined by teachers after blood stains were found in the bathroom, sparking anger among parents, said the police.
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Watch: UPSC Educator Exposes India's Women's Toilet Crisis
Civil services educator Praveen Dixit highlights the glaring lack of public toilets for women in India, sparking a conversation about the need for more gender-inclusive sanitation infrastructure.
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6 Sanitation Workers Killed, 5 Injured In Road Accident On Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
In a devastating incident on Saturday morning, six sanitation workers lost their lives and five others sustained critical injuries after a speeding pickup van crashed into them while they were cleaning a stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.
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Centre Allocates Rs 74,226 Crore Budget For Drinking Water, Sanitation
The Centre has allocated Rs 74,226 crore for the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in the Union Budget 2025-26, with most of it allotted to the Jal Jeevan Mission which aims to provide tap water connections to rural households.
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Why BJP Is Distributing Constitution Copies To Maha Kumbh Sanitation Staff
The BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit leaders distributed copies of the Constitution among the sanitation workers at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Thursday.
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4 Workers, Clearing Garbage From Tracks, Run Over By Delhi-Kerala Train
Four sanitary workers, including two women, were killed after they were run over by the Thiruvananthapuram-bound Kerala Express near Shoranur Railway station on Saturday evening.
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PM To Lay Foundation Stone For Sanitation Projects On October 2: Minister
Marking the completion of 10 years after the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in Swachh Bharat Diwas 2024 and lay the foundation stone for several sanitation and cleanliness projects on Wednesday.
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Pregnant Woman Called Ambulance, Doctor, Got Sanitation Worker, Baby Died
A pregnant woman in Madhya Pradesh was forced to rely on the 'medical expertise' of a sanitation worker to deliver her child after neither ambulances nor doctors responded to appeals for help.
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S Jaishankar Inaugurates India-Funded Water, Sanitation Project In Maldives
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday handed over a major water and sanitation project worth USD 110 million to the Maldives, funded by India. The project spans 28 islands.
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Sanitation Worker Swept Away While Cleaning Canal In Thiruvananthapuram
A temporary sanitation worker was swept away on Saturday morning while cleaning the Amayizhanchan canal in Kerala's capital, police said.
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PM Modi Praises Sudha Murty's First Speech In Rajya Sabha On Women's Health
While referring to Ms Murty's "emotional" remark on mothers, he said that his government has focused on women's health and sanitation as a "priority sector" in the last 10 years.
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Sanitation Worker, 55, Dies By Suicide On JNU Campus: Delhi Cops
A 55-year-old contractual worker allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in southwest Delhi, police said on Tuesday.
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3 Injured After Head Of Big Drill Machine Hits Moving Train In Chhattisgarh
Two passengers and a sanitation staffer were injured after the head of a big drilling machine crashed into a moving train on the outskirts of Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur on Sunday, officials said.
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Videos Show Ayodhya Railway Station's Poor Upkeep, Sanitation Contractor Fined
A video of the newly opened Ayodhya Dham railway station in poor upkeep has gone viral on social media, prompting the Railways to impose a hefty fine on the station's sanitation contractor.
