Karnal, Chandigarh, Sept. 4, 2013: Following the completion of an inquiry into alleged overbilling of Karnal municipal corporation by a local contractor for providing services of "safai karamcharis" (sanitation workers), the vigilance department has sough....
The high population density and growing buit space meant even open defecation which was the norm was becoming difficult. Water-borne diseases had become unavaidable and public health suffered greatly.....
New Delhi/Lucknow, June 6, 2014: The attacks on the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh over crimes against women continued on Wednesday with the Union minister of state for home and even the United Nations adding to the barrage of criticism in ....
Jaipur, June 3, 2014: Rajasthan, which ranks among the bottom five states in the country for open defecation, has something to cheer about. Churu is likely to become the first district in state to be declared open defecation free. The district administrat....
New Delhi, May 30, 2014: An agreement for credit of US $ 24 million (equivalent) from World Bank for Additional Financing for Uttarakhand Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project was signed here today by Shri Nilaya Mitash, Joint Secretary....
Bettiah, India, May 28 2014: Fifteen-year-old Nasreen Jehan, a student in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, proudly flaunts a yellow and red beaded bracelet encircling her wrist. This humble accessory, she tells IPS, is her most treasured possession.....
New Delhi, May 7, 2014: The son of a sanitation worker; a first-time councillor; and a two-time chairman of the Standing Committee. These are Delhi’s three new mayors. A week after being elected, Yogendra Chandolia (North), Meenakshi (East), and Khushi ....
Chandigarh, May 6, 2014: Built for the convenience of residents of this city, public toilets in Chandigarh are now raising a stink of a different kind. The allotment of tenders for maintenance and advertising of these public toilets is now raising....
Muzaffarpur, Bihar, May 3, 2014: A social worker contesting the Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha seat in Bihar is seeking vote in the name of social cause of making society defecation free. Akshay Verma, who has been facilitating construction of toilet in household....
Chandigarh, April 26, 2014: Selvel Media, a private company, which was allotted tender for operation and maintenance of public toilets in the city, has filed a petition before the Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday. In its petition, the company has ....
