A special court here has sentenced a doctor to two years in jail for violating the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique (PCPNDT) Act by advising a pregnant woman to undergo sex-determination test.
February 12 2013, 1:24 pm
Read MoreTwenty-one doctors have been found to have violated the provisions of the PCPNDT Act in Maharashtra, health officials on Tuesday said.
February 19 2013, 11:44 pm
Read MoreIf you are a gay couple or a single man/woman looking for a surrogate then India’s no longer the place for you. A new Home Ministry directive has sought to put in place stringent rules regarding medical visas given to foreigners. The diktat says that only a man-woman couple who have been
January 25 2013, 5:11 pm
Read MoreRajasthan Medical Council has suspended registration of 12 doctors for violation of Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act.
July 17 2012, 3:13 pm
Read MoreWhile one-year-old Chirag takes small steps in the courtyard, his mother Savita Bhati lies still with swollen legs on a cot at her sprawling residence in west Delhi. Bedridden due to chronic osteoporosis, Savita gave birth after 34 years of marriage through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) done at the
August 23 2012, 9:13 pm
Read MoreTo curb sex selection tests on the unborn foetus, the Maharashtra Government has called for applications to fill in six posts in the vigilance cell.
December 28 2011, 2:06 pm
Read MoreThe Centre has asked Maharashtra government to effectively step up implementation of the Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex selection) Act, 1994.
June 20 2011, 8:02 pm
Read MoreMaharashtra government has asked the Centre to amend the PCPNDT Act.
September 7 2012, 5:14 pm
Read MoreA Shiv Sena MLA on Wednesday requested the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to direct the state government to withdraw from circulation a Marathi book, saying it was promoting "gender bias".
March 13 2013, 9:15 pm
Read MoreActors Ajay Devgn and Kajol are also doing their bit by making a documentary on 'Save the Girl Child' for the state government After Bollywood diva
May 11 2012, 3:51 pm
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