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Chandigarh: Congress, INLD slams state government on sanitation workers stir

Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that the demands of the striking employees were legitimate. (Manoj Dhaka/HT)
Published on May 12, 2026 07:10 am IST

Sanitation security and kidney stones in women

Research on sanitation insecurity in India has found that women often deliberately reduce water consumption or delay urination because toilets are distant, unsafe, or lack privacy. Surveys conducted after household toilets were installed have found that a large majority of women reported no longer needing to restrict food or water intake once a private toilet became available. (Shutterstock)
Published on Mar 20, 2026 03:52 pm IST

Giving voice to sanitation advocacy through radio

In Mohanpura, Santi Damor was struck by one reality above all: Despite having a toilet, no one in her new home used it. It had become a storeroom, while the family used the fields for toilet purposes. (HT Archive)
Published on Feb 07, 2026 11:03 pm IST

Arunachal Guv urges GBs to lead rural transformation from grassroots

Arunachal Guv urges GBs to lead rural transformation from grassroots
Published on Nov 06, 2025 08:18 pm IST

The Outsider: A tale of enduring misery

Suhel Seth is a businessman and columnist and a resident of DLF’s Magnolias (Parveen Kumar/HT)
Published on Sept 06, 2025 04:38 am IST