US committed to supporting India's clean water, sanitation drive: Richard VermaRichard Verma lauded Sulabh International for improving sanitation in the country and said the low-cost toilet technology should be replica...
13 Aug, 2015, 04.46 PM IST
Vrindavan widows take part in Iftar party; members of Balmiki community also participateBreaking another barrier, widows of Vrindavan took part in Iftar party here in which members of the Balmiki community also participated.
11 Jul, 2015, 03.26 PM IST
Health Ministry asks NGOs to adopt hospital wards, improve cleanliness under 'Kayakalp' initiative"I seek NGOs participation in creating awareness about promotive and preventive health at the grassroots, the level where the NGOs work," N...
09 Jul, 2015, 04.27 PM IST
IIT admission fees of UP brothers will be waived: Smriti IraniHRD Minister Smriti Irani today announced that IIT admission fees of Partapgarh brothers Raju and Brijesh, sons of a daily wager, would be ...
20 Jun, 2015, 09.56 PM IST
Transfer policy for UP government officers gets cabinet nodThe cabinet also approved the proposal for granting pensionary benefits to the employees of UP Housing and Development Board.
07 Apr, 2015, 06.14 PM IST
Vrindavan, Varanasi widows celebrate Holi togetherThe Holi revelries began with much fanfare and included music and dance performances.
03 Mar, 2015, 02.36 PM IST
Sulabh International observes World Toilet DaySulabh International, a non-governmental organisation campaigning against open defecation, has also organised a three-day festival, which w...
19 Nov, 2014, 08.21 PM IST
Widows of Vrindavan pledge to keep Yamuna clean this DiwaliEarlier treated as "inauspicious", they were not allowed to take part in rituals, till NGO Sulabh International took a keen interest in the...
19 Oct, 2014, 03.30 PM IST
2 lakh people need to be trained for sanitation drive success: Sulabh International headSulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak said around 2 lakh people need to be trained for the success of Prime Minister.
15 Oct, 2014, 05.33 PM IST
Bengal minister Shashi Panja criticises Hema Malini over Vrindavan widowsNGO Sulabh International is looking after 1,000 Vrindavan widows as part of a Supreme Court directive to remove the stigma attached to thei...
27 Sep, 2014, 07.52 PM IST
Pained by Hema Malini's outsider remarks, say Vrindavan widowsWidows from Vrindavan said they were hurt by Mathura MP Hema Malini's outsider remarks and urged her to withdraw the painful comments.
25 Sep, 2014, 03.33 PM IST
Elderly widows from Vrindavan make 'rakhis' for PMElderly widows from Mathura to celebrate this Rakshabandhan' festival in a special way as they will send handcrafted 'rakhis' and sweets to...
06 Aug, 2014, 03.03 PM IST
Widows of Varanasi preparing 'rakhis' for 'brother' Narendra Modi"We have planned a target of sending around 1,000 rakhis to our 'brother', our prime minister," said one of them at Birla ashram.
03 Aug, 2014, 04.07 PM IST
Widows hope to meet with PM Narendra Modi to push for protection BillSeveral widows living in Vrindavan voiced hope that PM will ensure that a Bill on protection of rights of such women is introduced in the B...
22 Jun, 2014, 03.34 PM IST
- Sulabh International to double its monthly dole to widows
"The idea is to ensure that widows living in government-run shelters in Vrindavan do not go to bed hungry or eke out a living by begging,"
24 Feb, 2013, 02.01 PM IST
- Sulabh comes to Jairam Ramesh's defence over temple-toilet row
Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak came in Ramesh's defence after BJP attacked the minister and Congress distanced itself from ...
07 Oct, 2012, 08.09 PM IST
- Toilet trouble: Time for India to clean up its act
One of the greatest failures of the last 50 years has been the failure to lay the foundation stones of public health in the developing worl...
05 Jun, 2010, 12.15 AM IST