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  Temple desecration ignites fury in Hyderabad: Man caught defiling Kattamaisamma shrine, arrested

  January 11, 2026 20:30 IST

  Near the sacred Kattamaisamma Temple, the outrage erupted as locals caught a man brazenly defecating inside the premises- a sacrilegious act branded as outright desecration. BJP activists and Bajrang Dal members pounced immediately, seizing him on the spot and holding him until police took charge.

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  Keep railway tracks free from defecation: National Green Tribunal

  India | November 21, 2021 14:56 IST

  A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said private agencies hired for catering or for sanitary management should not dispose waste other than at designated places.

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  1.14 lakh villages open defecation free under Swachh Bharat Mission: Govt

  India | November 07, 2016 17:58 IST

  1.14 lakh villages open defecation free under Swachh Bharat Mission: Govt

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  Open Defecation A Blot On India's Image, Says Jairam Ramesh

  India | October 03, 2011 14:18 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 3 :  With India having the highest rate of open defecation in the world, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh  said  on Sunday this practice was a “blot” on the country and