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90 pc of Arunachal schools without headmasters
NEW DELHI, Jan 4 – Ninety per cent of the elementary schools in Arunachal Pradesh are functioning without headmasters, a study has revealed.
- Date:
- 05/01/2009
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Litter and be fined from Jan 1
A sparkling, clean Delhi and no bad smell either? This attractive picture seems a distinct possibility with the civic agency set to crack the whip from the new year on all those found littering and urinating in public places.
- Date:
- 30/12/2008
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Dumping ground closure plan in limbo
The standing committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has raised objections to the proposal for scientific land-filling and closure of the Deonar dumping ground.
- Date:
- 29/12/2008
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- Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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65% elementary schools without headmasters: Study
Over 65 pe cent of elementary schools in Goa have no headmasters. This dubious distinction is also shared by our neighbouring states, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Others are even worse off. Over two-thirds of elementary schools in Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh function without headmasters, a study has revealed.
- Date:
- 26/12/2008
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- Herald (Panjim)
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AP lags behind in villages
Hyderabad, Dec. 16: Around 85 per cent of the rural population in the state still defecates in the open despite efforts made to end the practice through the total sanitation campaign. Though 58 per cent of the the rural areas have toilets, their use is only around 30 per cent.
- Date:
- 17/12/2008
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- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Cleanliness drive at Kaliabor
KALIABOR – The Kaliabor College NCC unit organised a day-long cleanliness drive at Pachim Kaliabor MV School of Kaliabor subdivision recently.
The basic objective of organising the camp was to create awareness about cleanliness among the students and rural people.
- Date:
- 15/12/2008
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Chamling accepts sanitation award to Sikkim
GANGTOK – In a glittering award-giving ceremony held recently, Sikkim earned the distinction of being the first State in the country to achieve 100 per cent sanitation. The award including a citation and a gold medal was given away by the President of India, Pratibha Patil to the Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Chamling.
- Date:
- 12/12/2008
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Panchayats brave odds to win Nirmal Gram Puraskar
Karthik Madhavan
They have provided toilets to houses under Total Sanitation Programme on a par with any other panchayat
Special honour: Thalavady and Digganare panchayats in Thalavady hills have been selected for this year’s Nirmal Gram Puraskar award for implementing the total sanitation programme.
- Date:
- 10/12/2008
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- Hindu (Chennai)
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Toilets with attached gardens
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor sanitation facilities. With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost, setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do, finds out Fehmida Zakeer
- Date:
- 05/12/2008
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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9 sanitary complexes to come up in Salem
SALEM: In an effort to create adequate public convenience facilities in the city, the civic body has taken up the construction of nine sanitary complexes under the Valmiki Ambedkar Awaz Yojna.
The construction of two complexes taken up in Ammapet zone has been completed, while the work is progressing at three other places.
- Date:
- 03/12/2008
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- Hindu (Chennai)
