Stop defecating in open, says Anushka Sharma in effort to curb coronavirus spread

Jun 02, 2020

New Delhi [India], June 2 : Actor Anushka Sharma on Tuesday exhorted people to maintain hygiene and advised to stop open defecation in a...

Use of toilet has become need of hour: Bhumi Padnekar urges people to avoid open defecation

Jun 04, 2020

New Delhi [India], June 4 : Giving reference from her movie 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha,' actor Bhumi Pednekar on Thursday urged people to avoid...

Telangana's Mukhra K village becomes 100 pc open defecation free

Dec 07, 2020

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 8 : Central Water Resources Ministry under Swatch Bharat Mission has selected Mukhra K village in Adilabad District as the...

73-year-old man trampled to death by wild elephant in Coimbatore

Dec 26, 2023

In an unfortunate incident, a 73-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant when he went for open defecation in Narasipuram, Coimbatore...

PM: Every village, town becomes open defecation free under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Apr 18, 2022

New Delhi [India], April 18 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced every village and town in the country becoming open defecation free...

NGT reserves order on sanitation issues at Maha Kumbh Mela, directs UP govt to take remedial steps

Feb 24, 2025

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday reserved its order on a petition alleging that inadequate sanitation facilities at the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela...