Tag: Sex Determination

Berhampur: Despite numerous schemes and programmes of Odisha government along with the efforts to create awareness on the importance of girl child, the widening sex ratio in Ganjam district has raised serious concerns. It is alleged that the district administration has failed to implement government schemes like the Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana in the region… […]

Nayagarh: Acting on the allegations of illegal sex determination and pregnancy termination, the Nayagarh district administration sealed a private nursing home after conducting a raid on Saturday night. Two employees of the nursing home have been detained in this connection. The raid was conducted in the presence of the Nayagarh Tehsildar and senior officials of […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Union Cabinet on Friday having vetted the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2020, India has joined a select group of 67 countries across the world where the upper gestation limit for medical terminated pregnancy is 24 weeks. At present the length of pregnancy termination period is restricted to 20 weeks under […]