Dhamtari district

Kunwar Bai, mascot of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, dies at 106

Kunwar Bai had sold off eight to ten of her goats to raise money to build toilets at her house, in her village in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh.

Feb 23, 2018, 23:46 PM IST

CRPF jawan commits suicide

The jawan was on security duty in the camp when he took the extreme step this afternoon.

May 12, 2017, 21:59 PM IST

PM Modi lauds 104-yr-old woman who sold her goats to build toilet

A 104-year-old woman from a village in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district who sold her goats for constructing toilet at her home, today came in for special praise by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said it is a big sign of changing India.

Feb 21, 2016, 19:03 PM IST