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  PM Modi invites 9 eminent personalities to join 'Clean India' drive

  Politics | October 02, 2014 13:47 IST

  New Delhi: In his bid to make ‘Swachh Bharat' a people's movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today initiated a chain by inviting nine eminent personalities including cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, industrialist

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  JK Governor, CM pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi

  Politics | October 02, 2014 13:50 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, describing him as the champion of human values and architect of secular democratic India.  In his

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  My 'garbage free' call in 2002, way before time: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | September 26, 2014 16:49 IST

  Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Friday said that his decision to choose Mahatma Gandhi's birthday to spread the cleanliness message in 2002, 12 years before Prime Minister Narendra Modi emulated him, was way before

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  Mashelkar to chair expert panel on Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat'

  India | September 16, 2014 9:19 IST

  New Delhi: Scientist Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, former director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, has been named the chair of an expert panel to recommend best technologies for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's

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  'Swachh Bharat' campaign in mission mode: Gadkari

  Politics | August 26, 2014 11:17 IST

  New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to build "Swachh Bharat (Clean India)" by 2019 will be achieved in mission mode.Addressing a function here, he said that the

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  'Swachh Bharat' to be executed in mission mode, says Nitin Gadkari

  India | August 26, 2014 8:16 IST

  New Delhi: Calling for practical approach to achieve the goal of sanitation for all by 2019, Union Minister for Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation Nitin Gadkari said the dream project of Prime Minister