Treat abortion as murder: Maharashtra govt to Centre
Actor Aamir Khan whose first episode Satyamev Jayate focused on the issue of sex selective abortions, will be happy to hear this.
The Maharashtra government has decided to crack a whip and has urged
No control on sex-selection tests, panel defunct for 8 months
From 2008 to 2011, the State Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) Committee conducted over 700 raids across various diagnostic centres in the state. Of them, 46 cases of violatio
Rs One crore to village for speaking against female foeticide
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced Rs one crore for the development of a village where a Khap Mahapanchayat termed female foeticide as a ‘heinous act’ and demanded murder cha
Doctor couple held in female foeticide case Solapur
A doctor couple, who was on the run for last two weeks, in a female foeticide case here was arrested on Thursday in Western Maharashtra, police said.
Dr Ajit Upase and his wife Dr Piryadarshini, who
Doctor held for carrying out illegal abortion of female foetus
A doctor who runs a hospital was arrested for allegedly aborting a female foetus illegally in Jagadhri area of this district.
The ultrasound centre where the scan was carried out a month back that re
India fourth most dangerous place for women: survey
The high number of female foeticide, infanticide and human trafficking prevalent in India has placed it as the fourth most dangerous place for women in the world, according to a survey.
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