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No SC stay on order relaxing reporting of prenatal tests. The relaxation was valid only up to June 30 and labs capable of carrying out pre-natal diagnostic tests would get more time to renew lice...16 Jun, 2020, 07.37 AM IST- Sex ratio at birth in Haryana rises to 914 girls per 1000 boysAn official spokesperson said that in 2015 the SRB was 871 girls for 1000 boys and in 2016, it was 900 girls for 1000 boys.13 Jan, 2018, 07.10 PM IST
- Telangana government mulls bringing law on surrogacyCongress members G Chinna Reddy, J Geeta Reddy and Padmavati Reddy expressed concern over the infertility centres allegedly running illegal...02 Nov, 2017, 03.17 PM IST
- Sex ratio in Haryana touches 950 mark for first time: Manohar Lal KhattarKhattar said that the state had, after the launch of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' programme by Modi from Haryana, accepted the challenge of i...08 Apr, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
- Rajasthan shines out in PM Narendra Modi’s Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaignThe state, which was in the bottom half of India’s child sex ratio rankings in the 2011 Census, has scripted a comeback and is bringing bac...09 Jul, 2016, 01.22 AM IST
- Over 2100 cases filed to check female foeticide: JP NaddaHealth Minister JP Nadda said the registration of 100 medical professionals convicted under the Act has been suspended or cancelled by conc...15 Mar, 2016, 05.59 PM IST
- Google, Yahoo, Microsoft not blocking advertisements on sex determination, SC toldThe court had directed Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to strictly comply with Indian laws and block advertisements on sex determination of a f...26 Mar, 2015, 08.46 PM IST
- Rajasthan fared poorly in implementing prohibiting pre-natal sex selection law: CAGAlso the same was not being provided to a large number of adolescent girls, the report added.26 Mar, 2015, 03.48 PM IST
- BJP slams UP government over Shankhlal Majhi's remark on PCPNDT ActBJP member Radhamohan Das Agarwal then asked the minister whether the UP government had taken any initiative if it considered the Act "flex...25 Feb, 2015, 05.18 PM IST
- Amazon, Flipkart selling books on sex determinationEven as the country is grappling with the problem of bias against girl child, e-market places like Amazon and Flipkart are found selling bo...13 Feb, 2015, 07.10 PM IST
- Pertrators of rape should be made "impotent": NCW chiefMamta Sharma, however, said just passing a resolution won't be sufficient and the step needs to be backed by strong action.20 Dec, 2012, 04.20 PM IST
- MCI should suspend doctors violating law: AzadHealth Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said MCI should ensure immediate suspension or cancelling of registration of doctors violating sex determi...04 Jun, 2011, 08.27 PM IST
- Census 2011: Child sex ratio improves by 20% in 10 yrs in Kangra districtAccording to the 2011 Census Report, the current child sex ratio in the district is 968 females per 1000 males, a jump from 948 girls in 20...30 Apr, 2011, 08.31 PM IST
- Census of India 2011: Ten years on, girl child killers still getting away in Punjab & HaryanaTen years after Census 2001 shook the country’s two top agrarian states of Punjab and Haryana by showing their abominable sex ratio, there ...02 Apr, 2011, 11.03 AM IST
- Census of India 2011: Figures of child-sex ratio unfortunate but not surprising: NCWNCW urged the government to quickly provide "more teeth" to the PNDT Act, while asking religious leaders to play a role in weaning the soci...01 Apr, 2011, 03.35 PM IST
- Rajya Sabha member demands arrest of Google India chiefA demand was made in the Rajya Sabha to arrest the chief of Google India and impose a ban on the site for allegedly hosting advertisements ...02 Dec, 2009, 04.37 PM IST
- Punjabi NRIs too killing girlsThe hostility to the girl child that’s such a tragic feature of life in India doesn’t abate even abroad.19 Aug, 2007, 05.51 AM IST
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