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Wall Collapse Kills 2 Sisters, Was Built When Their Grandpa Was Village Head
Two minor sisters were killed Saturday after wall of a community toilet, built when their grandfather was the head of their village in 2012, collapsed on them while they were playing near it, police said on Saturday.
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Karnataka Teen Girl Found Dead Inside Toilet Of Village House, Probe On
A 16-year-old girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the washroom of a house in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, police said on Sunday.
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4-Year-Old Girl Killed In Sex Assault, Her Father Dies By Suicide: Police
A 30-year-old man slit the throat of a four-year-old girl when she resisted his bid to rape her at his flat in a village in Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH), stuffed her body in a sack and threw it into a narrow shaft attached to the toilet of his flat, police said on Saturday, adding the accused was arrested.
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Haryana Woman, Locked In Toilet For Over A Year By Husband, Rescued: Cops
A woman, allegedly locked in a toilet for over a year by her husband in Haryana, was rescued on Wednesday by a team from the state department for women's protection.
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Tamil Nadu Village Gets Toilets, Thanks To A 16-Year-Old Girl
Devi Arivalagan, a resident of a village in Tamil Nadu, said for years she and her family had to walk for around a kilometer towards a forest area for defecation. But now, thanks to a teenage girl in their village, that no longer is an issue.
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Crocodile Rescued From Toilet Of House In UP's Firozabad
A crocodile was rescued from inside a toilet of a house in Firozabad's Mohabbatpur village in Uttar Pradesh by a non-government organisation, Wildlife SOS on Friday.
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Six UP Women Return to Parents Due to Lack of Toilets in In-Laws' House
In a real-life replay of Bhumi Pednekar-starrer "Toilet - Ek Prem Katha", half a dozen women from a village in the neighbouring Kushinagar district have left their husbands' homes because of no toilets there.
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Probe After Reports Of Students Cleaning Toilets At Madhya Pradesh School
An inquiry has been ordered after reports of two students cleaning the toilet of a government school in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district surfaced today.
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Swachh Bharat Toilets In UP Use Tiles With Mahatma Gandhi's Photo, Officer Suspended
Around 13 toilets built in Uttar Pradesh's Ichhawari village had tiles with Mahatma Gandhi, national emblem symbols on the toilets walls.
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Madhya Pradesh Woman Forced To Eat, Sleep In Toilet
An elderly woman in Madhya Pradesh has been confined to a toilet outside her house for at least a year after she was forced out by her family members over personal issues, prompting the authorities to send the matter to a Sub Divisional Magistrate.
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Leopard Enters Home In Gurgaon Village, Rescued From Toilet After Hours
A 10-year-old leopard, that entered a house in a village in Gurugram today, was rescued by wildlife officials after four hours, police said. When the leopard entered the toilet, the owner locked him in and alerted wildlife officials.
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9.16 Crore Toilets Built Since 2014, Says Government
5.5 lakh villages declared open defecation free since 2014.
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From Backscrubber Sword To Scooter Toilet, China's 'Useless Edison' Goes Viral
A meat cleaver that doubles as a mobile telephone case, a sword you can use to scrub your back, and a toilet built into a scooter that flushes when you pull a lever on the handlebar. These are just a few of the wacky inventions Chinese village craftsman Geng Shuai has dreamed up.
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India Will Not Get Open Defecation Free Status By 2019: Think Tank
With India preparing for year-long celebrations from today to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment on Monday called for a drastic reality check about the nation's impending Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.
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PM Launches 'Swachhata Hi Seva' Drive To Fulfil Mahatma Gandhi's Dream
Launching the "Swachhata Hi Seva" campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that all sections of society and every part of the country have joined the cleanliness drive as he noted few would have thought that nine crore toilets would be built and 4.5 lakh villages declared open defecation free in four years.
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Wall Collapse Kills 2 Sisters, Was Built When Their Grandpa Was Village Head
Two minor sisters were killed Saturday after wall of a community toilet, built when their grandfather was the head of their village in 2012, collapsed on them while they were playing near it, police said on Saturday.
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Karnataka Teen Girl Found Dead Inside Toilet Of Village House, Probe On
A 16-year-old girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the washroom of a house in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, police said on Sunday.
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4-Year-Old Girl Killed In Sex Assault, Her Father Dies By Suicide: Police
A 30-year-old man slit the throat of a four-year-old girl when she resisted his bid to rape her at his flat in a village in Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH), stuffed her body in a sack and threw it into a narrow shaft attached to the toilet of his flat, police said on Saturday, adding the accused was arrested.
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Haryana Woman, Locked In Toilet For Over A Year By Husband, Rescued: Cops
A woman, allegedly locked in a toilet for over a year by her husband in Haryana, was rescued on Wednesday by a team from the state department for women's protection.
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Tamil Nadu Village Gets Toilets, Thanks To A 16-Year-Old Girl
Devi Arivalagan, a resident of a village in Tamil Nadu, said for years she and her family had to walk for around a kilometer towards a forest area for defecation. But now, thanks to a teenage girl in their village, that no longer is an issue.
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Crocodile Rescued From Toilet Of House In UP's Firozabad
A crocodile was rescued from inside a toilet of a house in Firozabad's Mohabbatpur village in Uttar Pradesh by a non-government organisation, Wildlife SOS on Friday.
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Six UP Women Return to Parents Due to Lack of Toilets in In-Laws' House
In a real-life replay of Bhumi Pednekar-starrer "Toilet - Ek Prem Katha", half a dozen women from a village in the neighbouring Kushinagar district have left their husbands' homes because of no toilets there.
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Probe After Reports Of Students Cleaning Toilets At Madhya Pradesh School
An inquiry has been ordered after reports of two students cleaning the toilet of a government school in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district surfaced today.
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Swachh Bharat Toilets In UP Use Tiles With Mahatma Gandhi's Photo, Officer Suspended
Around 13 toilets built in Uttar Pradesh's Ichhawari village had tiles with Mahatma Gandhi, national emblem symbols on the toilets walls.
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Madhya Pradesh Woman Forced To Eat, Sleep In Toilet
An elderly woman in Madhya Pradesh has been confined to a toilet outside her house for at least a year after she was forced out by her family members over personal issues, prompting the authorities to send the matter to a Sub Divisional Magistrate.
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Leopard Enters Home In Gurgaon Village, Rescued From Toilet After Hours
A 10-year-old leopard, that entered a house in a village in Gurugram today, was rescued by wildlife officials after four hours, police said. When the leopard entered the toilet, the owner locked him in and alerted wildlife officials.
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9.16 Crore Toilets Built Since 2014, Says Government
5.5 lakh villages declared open defecation free since 2014.
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From Backscrubber Sword To Scooter Toilet, China's 'Useless Edison' Goes Viral
A meat cleaver that doubles as a mobile telephone case, a sword you can use to scrub your back, and a toilet built into a scooter that flushes when you pull a lever on the handlebar. These are just a few of the wacky inventions Chinese village craftsman Geng Shuai has dreamed up.
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India Will Not Get Open Defecation Free Status By 2019: Think Tank
With India preparing for year-long celebrations from today to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment on Monday called for a drastic reality check about the nation's impending Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.
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PM Launches 'Swachhata Hi Seva' Drive To Fulfil Mahatma Gandhi's Dream
Launching the "Swachhata Hi Seva" campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that all sections of society and every part of the country have joined the cleanliness drive as he noted few would have thought that nine crore toilets would be built and 4.5 lakh villages declared open defecation free in four years.
