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Kejriwal cleans drains in New Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Clean India Mission, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, went on a separate cleanliness spree in 280 areas of New Delhi by cleaning drains and demanded an improvement in the quality of the lives of sweepers. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan which was launched by Modi on Thursday aims to create a clean India by 2019 by eliminating the unhealthy practice of open defecation. Arvind Kejriwal, along with other party workers and sweepers started his drive by cleaning the BR Camp area in the capital. Kejriwal said that to ensure a clean India, problems of the cleaning staff of the country needed to be resolved. Oct 2, 2014
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Clean India campaign: Modi ropes in 9 people including Salman, Sachin, Ramdev

New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): While launching the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited nine people on the social media to join him in the movement. Modi said that he has invited Governor Mridula Sinha, Actor Priyanka Chopra, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, Actor Salman Khan, Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani, Actor Kamal Haasan, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev and the team of TV soap opera Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma to come to the public places and work towards a Clean India. Modi said that he has even requested each one of them to draw nine more into the initiative to take it viral. Oct 2, 2014
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PM Modi administers 'Clean India' pledge

New Delhi, Oct 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday administered 'Clean India' pledge along with Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, actor Aamir Khan and 30 lakh government employees. The employees along with the PM pledged to do their bit towards cleanliness and not to litter or let anyone litter around. They also pledged to spend 100 hours every year towards cleanliness. Oct 2, 2014
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Swachh Bharat Campaign: PM Modi flags off walkathon from Rajpath

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): As a part of the Swachh Bharat Campaign, a walkathon was flagged off by Prime Minster Narendra Modi from Rajpath, in New Delhi on Thursday. Afterwards, PM Modi and other participants of the walkathon walked towards the Vayu Bhavan. Earlier today the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' was officially launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rajpath. Prime Minister Modi today also visited Valmiki Basti where he wielded the broom and interacted with the 'Safai Karamcharis' present there. Cleanliness drive is on in Delhi and other parts of the country. Lakhs of Central government employees working across the country will take a pledge of cleanliness in various public functions being organized today. Oct 2, 2014
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If we can reach Mars, we can clean India: PM Modi

New Delhi, Oct 2 (ANI): Kick starting his address with 'bharat mata ki jai' at the official launch of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that if the people of this country can reach Mars then they can even create a clean India. He further said that keeping the country clean is not only the responsibility safai karamcharis but also of the citizens of the country. He added that Swachh Bharat campaign is above politics. Oct 2, 2014
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Police arrest three hardcore Maoists in red corridor of Jharkhand

Bokaro, Oct 2 (ANI): Police arrested three hardcore Maoists in red corridor of Jharkhand. Arrested Maoists were spreading terror and extorting money in Bokaro region of the state. Superintendent of Police, Jitendra Kumar Singh, termed the arrest as a major breakthrough and said that it would weaken the rebel organization. These Maoists were spreading terror and extorting money in the region. They were playing bigger role in the organisation. Their arrest is definitely going to make the organisation weak. The police also recovered arms and ammunition from the Maoists. Oct 2, 2014
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PM Modi officially flags off 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday officially launched the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan ' in New Delhi at Rajpath. Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari along with Union Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu were also present on this occasion. Earlier Prime Minister Modi visited Valmiki Basti where he wielded the broom and interacted with the 'Safai Karamcharis' present there. Cleanliness drive is on in Delhi and other parts of the country. Lakhs of Central government employees working across the country will take a pledge of cleanliness in various public functions being organized today. Oct 2, 2014
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Swachh Bharat Campaign: PM Modi wields broom at Valmiki Basti

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi symbolically wielded a broom at Valmiki Basti on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and reached out to all Indians to make cleanliness a mass movement. He cleared litter at the Basti and interacted with 'Safai Karamcharis'. Modi chose the Valmiki colony in Delhi's heart a place once home to Mahatma Gandhi -- to do the sweeping, in the company of party colleagues and officials. Modi has said that the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan should clean up the country by 2019, the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Oct 2, 2014
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