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Pune police bust illegal sex determination racket, 2 arrested

March 05, 2026 11:49 am

A prenatal sex determination test was allegedly carried out at Life Care Clinic in Shirur taluka, the Pune police said.

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.

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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.

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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.