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FEMALE FOETICIDE NEWS
International NGOs and the perils of outsourcing development
October 10, 2024 5:21 am
History of female foeticide shows why policymakers must be cautious about Western NGO's advice
24/7 complaint number for female foeticide launched in Maharashtra
February 28, 2024 7:35 am
The initiative was started against the backdrop of a declining sex ratio and a push to restore it to pre-pandemic levels.
Female foeticide case: Karnataka Police arrest owner of hospital near Bengaluru
December 19, 2023 10:11 am
Karnataka health department officials had conducted a surprise visit to the hospital last week and found the female foetus dumped in a dustbin.
Pune: PMC cites shortage of manpower for decentralisation of PC-PNDT cell, advisory committee to take review after 3 months
July 14, 2022 6:15 pm
The cell was set up to stop female foeticides and arrest the declining sex ratio.
Body of infant girl found at Sabarmati riverfront
December 09, 2021 2:53 am
Police said the body was recovered from the riverfront walkway ghat number 2 near Jamalpur Bridge at the riverfront on Tuesday evening.
Decline in female child births, Maharashtra tells officials to strictly implement PC-PNDT Act
December 22, 2020 2:34 pm
The fifth NFHS report shows female to male child ratio among newborns in Maharashtra had dropped by 11 points compared to the previous report that had come out in 2015-16.
Bombay HC overturns conviction of doctor for determining gender of unborn child
December 03, 2020 3:38 pm
After hearing submissions on both sides and perusing material on record, the HC bench observed that both the Magistrate and the Sessions Court had erred in passing a conviction order.
Female foeticide destroys women of future, says HC denying bail to accused
November 03, 2020 10:28 am
The bench observed that despite the specific legislation the menace of sex based destruction of foetus continues to plague the society and said that it is a classic case of misuse of gift of development of technology.
'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao failed in Gujarat?': Congress MP on high female foeticide
December 10, 2019 6:33 pm
Congress Member Amee Yajnik in Rajya Sabha said, "The record shows that in 2017, the highest number of female foeticides were in Gujarat."
Unsolved crimes: Cops yet to track down accused who dumped day-old girl in November
April 24, 2018 4:01 am
Police registered a case of murder against unidentified persons after the hospital report stated that the girl was a day old and had been choked to death using the piece of cloth found in her mouth. Following this, the local police, along with the crime branch, started investigating the matter.
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