Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan
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Swachhata Survekshan 2018: Indore retains cleanest city title, Jharkhand best among states
India | May 16, 2018, 08:04 PM ISTIndore emerged as the cleanest city, followed by Bhopal and Chandigarh while Jharkhand was adjudged the best-performing state in the survey followed by Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
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Nitish Govt embarrassed over Pakistani girl appearing as 'brand ambassador' in Bihar booklet
India | May 05, 2018, 07:47 PM ISTThe matter reportedly came to light on Friday and further investigation revealed the girl was being promoted as the face of Unicef in Pakistan for education. The issue has embarrassed the government.
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106-year-old Swachh Bharat Abhiyan mascot Kunwar Bai passes away
India | Feb 23, 2018, 05:46 PM ISTIn 2016, Kunwarbai was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for her efforts to make her village open defecation free, during the launch of 'Rurban Mission' at Kurrubhat village in the state's Naxal-hit Rajandgaon district.
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After Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh becomes second Open Defecation Free state in India
Good News | Dec 31, 2017, 08:36 PM ISTArunachal has 21 districts and the state attained the feat much before the national deadline of October 2, 2019.
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Shah Rukh's son AbRam joins 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan', poses with broom
Bollywood | Apr 07, 2015, 12:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious campaign ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' has a new face. This is none other than Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's youngest son AbRam who has wielded a broom to clean
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PRAGATI: Day 1 review of Modi govt's new initiative which brought Centre and States together
India | Mar 26, 2015, 09:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: Pragati, the Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation Program of government took place on Wednesday.It was the first-of-its kind initiative by the Modi government in which the Centre and States came together on a
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PM Modi meets Twitter CEO, urges site to help promote India's tourism
National | Mar 25, 2015, 07:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and shared his views on how the microblogging site can help initiatives such as 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' and 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao'
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Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan: Government builds over 7 lakh toilets in January
India | Feb 17, 2015, 10:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: Under the dream vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan", govt has gained momentum with 7.1 lakh toilets constructed in January 2015, the highest for any month since the project was
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Peace and communal harmony must be ensured: Pranab Mukherjee
India | Feb 11, 2015, 04:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Insisting that peace and communal harmony must be ensured, President Pranab Mukherjee today said that liberties, freedom and equality were guaranteed in the Constitution and any deviation from these principles would weaken the
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Ahmedabad: School discovers 21 gold bars, Rs 1 crore cash during Swachh Bharat drive
India | Feb 01, 2015, 05:45 PM ISTAhmedabad: During a cleanliness drive under Prime Minister's Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, a school in Chandkedheda discovered Rs 1 crore cash and 21 gold bars worth Rs 59 lakh stashed away in a locker.The Kendriya Vidyalaya
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Kapil Sharma thanks PM Modi on Twitter for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan nomination
Bollywood | Dec 25, 2014, 07:57 PM ISTMumbai: Stand-up comedian and host Kapil Sharma has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for nominating him to carry forwad his Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and says he will dedicate himself to the cause."I thank PM @narendramodi
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PM Modi will visit Varanasi on December 25: Kalraj Mishra
National | Dec 06, 2014, 06:53 AM ISTVaranasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting his Parliamentary constituency Varanasi on December 25, Union Minister Kalraj Mishra said here on Friday.The Micro Small and Medium Enterprises minister said Modi will take part in
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Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf backs 'Swachch Bharat' drive
Bollywood | Nov 23, 2014, 12:27 PM ISTPanaji: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Swachch Bharat" mission and his programme to install toilets across the country got the endorsement of Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, who said a vision of India as a dirty country
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Hema Malini picks up the broom to clean Vrindavan
Bollywood | Nov 08, 2014, 12:04 PM ISTVrindavan: BJP MP and former actor Hema Malini Friday launched a mass cleanliness campaign in this holy town in Uttar Pradesh. The Bharatiya Janata Party leader also administered a pledge calling upon students and people to
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Swachh Bharat: Cleanliness lessons should be taught at early age, says Paresh Rawal
National | Nov 04, 2014, 09:48 PM ISTAhmedabad: Bollywood actor and MP Paresh Rawal on Tuesday said in Ahmedabad that cleanliness habits should be inculcated in children right from the school days to make them understand the importance of cleanliness.The MP from
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Shashi Tharoor thanks Narendra Modi for patting him on clean-up campaign
National | Oct 27, 2014, 06:34 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for appreciating the clean-up campaign he launched in his constituency here on Saturday.The Lok Sabha member from the Kerala capital also lauded Modi for
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Tharoor plunges into sanitation drive, invokes Gandhi to silence critics
National | Oct 25, 2014, 07:43 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: After facing party's wrath for praising Prime Minister's cleanliness drive, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today joined the campaign on the outskirts of the state capital by invoking Mahatma Gandhi, saying he is not going
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Omar nominates Mehbooba and Satyarthi for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan
National | Oct 24, 2014, 04:55 PM ISTSrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today nominated his political opponent and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and Nobel Peace prize winner Kailash Satyarthi among nine people to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘Swachh Bharat
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Delhi Jal Board launches mobile App to receive complaints, suggestions
India | Oct 22, 2014, 01:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhiites can now register their complaints related to sewage and water supply through their smartphones as Delhi Jal Board (DJB) launched an App for the purpose.According to DJB officials, this App has been
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Salman Khan joins 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan', nominates India TV chairman Rajat Sharma
India | Oct 22, 2014, 10:28 AM ISTMumbai: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan today formally joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan', aiming to build a clean India by October 2, 2019.The actor, who is presently busy shooting for Sooraj Barjatya's