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Bengaluru: Private hospital pulled up for offering ‘unauthorised’ medical training, illegal sex determination

October 26, 2021 4:50 pm

According to officials, the hospital was neither affiliated to the Karnataka Medical Council nor possessed any permission given by the state government to do so.

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Fight against prenatal sex determination: Delhi govt brings veterinary clinics under ambit of PCPNDT Act

March 18, 2016 3:20 am

"So technically, the ultrasound machines used by vets can be misused for identification of sex of human foetuses,” said a health department official,

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Radiologists seek Anna’s support against ‘strict’ implementation of PCPNDT Act

December 09, 2015 12:39 am

Hazare extended his support to the radiologists, promising to look into the matter and speak to the chief minister.

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Local support for stir against PCPNDT Act provisions

April 14, 2015 9:36 am

The act demands any clerical mistake in records to be considered a criminal offence resulting in confiscation of ultrasound machine.

Why PCPNDT Act should not be flouted, a lesson from those who did

June 12, 2014 10:09 am

At least 40 doctors once booked under the Act have been counselled to deliver talks on how their ‘carelessness landed them in court’.

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1,800 judicial officers, 795 prosecutors sensitised on PCPNDT Act

May 03, 2014 4:26 am

A second edition of the same was released on International Women’s Day (March 8) this year.

Sex ratio at birth improves thanks to PCPNDT Act

December 22, 2013 4:57 am

Going by statistics from the Pune Municipal Corporations birth and deaths registration department,there has been an increase in the number of girls born every month this year.

At PGI,workshop on laws applicable to hospitals

September 28, 2013 1:12 am

A Continuing Medical Education (CME)-cum-Workshop on Laws applicable to hospitals,issues,challenges and possible solutions was conducted by department of Hospital Administration,PGIMER.

487 sonography,222 mtp centres inspected in 5 days

June 06, 2013 2:10 am

The state health department has inspected 487 sonography and 222 Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) centres as part of the drive launched June 1.

If hospitals do not want to comply with norms,they should stop calling themselves charitable

April 08, 2013 2:48 am

Large-scale vacancies in primary health centres (PHCs) has been a cause for grave concern in the state. In an Idea Exchange with The Indian Express,health minister Suresh Shetty reveals the steps the government is taking to overcome the staff crunch. He also speaks on a range of other issues such as hospitals failing to reserve beds for the poor,unregulated surrogacy market in Mumbai and the declining child sex ratio.