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  Railways to make two routes 'zero toilet discharge' by Oct 2

  India | June 15, 2015 20:32 IST

  New Delhi:  Indian Railways is all set to make its tracks on two routes free from discharge of waste from toilets by installing environment-friendly zero discharge toilet system in the coaches of the trains running

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  Modi's Swachh Bharat to reach Mount Everest, Army to bring down 4,000kg of garbage

  India | April 02, 2015 11:45 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat mission is all set to reach the highest peak of the world.A 34-member Indian Army mountaineering team is preparing for a challenging journey to scale Mount Everest

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  Swachh Bharat may add 1% cess to 5-star hotel bills

  March 12, 2015 8:29 IST

  New Delhi: Eating or staying in five stars hotels are set to become costlier, as the government is likely to start levying the 'Swachh Bharat Cess' in some services. This will surely leave a slightly

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  Amit Shah, Ranbir Kapoor unfurl largest and tallest Indian flag of the world

  India | March 04, 2015 16:30 IST

  Faridabad: BJP President Amit Shah and actor Ranbir Kapoor unfurled the world's largest and tallest Indian flag in Faridabad on Tuesday.The flag weighs 48 Kg and has dimensions of 96 feet by 64 feet.It was

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  Arun Jaitley: We turned cleanliness into a movement

  February 28, 2015 12:34 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said that the NDA government has been able to convert cleanliness into a movement and `Swachh Bharat' was among the key achievements.Presenting the union budget in the Lok

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  Bengal's Nadia district does its own 'Swachh Bharat' without extra funds

  India | January 22, 2015 10:06 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal's Nadia district is poised to complete building toilets for all its residents by next March, under a programme which has been shortlisted for the United Nations global award for public service.Nadia district

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  Bill-Melinda Gates Foundation to support Swachh Bharat campaign

  India | January 13, 2015 14:26 IST

  New Delhi: The ‘Swachh Bharat' campaign today got a boost with USAID and Bill-Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) joining hands with the government and pledging a financial commitment of around USD 12 million over the next

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  Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis ask youngsters to develop employability skills

  Politics | January 12, 2015 7:59 IST

  Hyderabad: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday asked youngsters to develop skills that will boost their employment prospects.Every youth in the country should acquire skills required for gaining employment thus leading to overall development

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  Dawoodi Bohra leader Syedna Mufaddal hails Modi

  Politics | January 07, 2015 8:59 IST

  Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet schemes ‘Make in India' and ‘Swachh Bharat' got a support from Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the spiritual head of Dawoodi Bohras, who Wednesday assured the community's support to the PM's

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  PM Modi meets head of Dawoodi Bohra community

  Politics | January 03, 2015 7:19 IST

  Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met the head of the Dawoodi Bohra community, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, who pledged support to the government's initiatives like Swachh Bharat and Make in India.During the meeting, Modi

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  PM Modi calls for creating 'Swachhta Entrepreneurs'

  Politics | January 03, 2015 6:28 IST

  Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called upon banks to create one lakh "Swachhta Entrepreneurs" within a year, to make the "Swachh Bharat" vision a sustainable reality."Can we create Swachhata entrepreneurs. There is immense

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  Jharkhand CM says Modi is his 'hero'

  Politics | December 28, 2014 17:58 IST

  Ranchi: Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "our nayak (hero)" and under his guidance development of Jharkhand will be put on the fast track."Prime Minister Narendra Modi is our nayak

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  PM Modi hails dabbawalas, Saina Nehwal for joining Swachh Bharat

  Politics | December 28, 2014 7:01 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday hailed famous 'Dabbawalas' (lunch box-carriers) of Mumbai for joining Swachh Bharat campaign, saying their effort is exemplary."I congratulate the Dabbawalas of Mumbai for joining Swachh Bharat Mission &

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  PM Modi pushes forward Clean India campaign

  Politics | December 25, 2014 15:02 IST

  Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday nominated nine people and organisations to take forward the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.The Prime Minister inspected the progress of work at Assi Ghat, where he began the mission in

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  International Yoga Day result of Indian diplomacy: Sushma Swaraj

  Politics | December 16, 2014 11:46 IST

  New Delhi: The adoption of June 21 as the International Yoga Day by the UN signifies the support that recent diplomatic endeavours of the government have evoked on the world stage, External Affairs Minister Sushma

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  'Swachh Bharat' a positive step, but real work needed: Jairam Ramesh

  Politics | December 14, 2014 8:33 IST

  New Delhi: 'Swachh Bharat' campaign is a positive step but could turn a topic for jokes if real work is not done, former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, who had pushed Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan sanitation drive

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  Ajay Devgn: PM Modi's intentions are right

  Bollywood | December 13, 2014 7:23 IST

  New Delhi: Actor Ajay Devgn enjoys a massive fan following but the actor says he is a big fan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who he feels has  a "clear agenda" in bringing about "change"

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  Nagarjuna lauds comedian Srinivas' short film 'Swachh Bharat'

  Bollywood | December 08, 2014 13:51 IST

  Chennai: Actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, who was chosen as one of the ambassadors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, has appreciated a short film made by Telugu comedian Ambati Srinivas on the campaign. "When I

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  Congress is a party of many turns: BJP

  Politics | December 03, 2014 15:58 IST

  Hyderabad: Hitting back at Congress for its description of the Narendra Modi-led dispensation as a "U-turn sarkar," BJP on Wednesday said it does not want to be judged on the scale of the opposition party."Congress

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  Narendra Modi accepts Tripura's communist CM's invitation to address state cabinet

  Politics | December 01, 2014 8:18 IST

  Agartala: In what could turn out to be a new phase in centre-state relations, Tripura's Marxist Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the state cabinet on his oft-repeated themes