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Maharashtra Medical Council mulls action against consulting surgeon Ravindra Kute following arrest over illegal abortion charge
May 10, 2026 1:15 pm
The Indian Medical Association may suspend the membership of its former Maharashtra unit president.
3 doctors arrested in Mandya for illegal pregnancy scans on minors; government gynaecologist absconding
April 29, 2026 3:35 pm
The doctors who scanned pregnant girls in Karnataka's Mandya allegedly violated the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act and mandatory Pocso reporting rules.
Gujarat HC denies relief to gynaecologist caught demanding Rs 25k in 'sting operation' to reveal sex of foetus
February 06, 2026 10:42 am
The Gujarat High Court was hearing a petition filed by Dr Milankumar Patel, a gynaecologist and obstetrician who was allegedly caught in a “sting operation” in Sabarkantha district.
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.
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,
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.
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’.
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.
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