Minor Improvement In Child Sex Ratio In Haryana
The Haryana government claimed Monday that there was a minor improvement in the child sex ratio in the state, which had earlier recorded the lowest figure in the country. Latest reports suggested that the sex ratio in the 0-6 // years age group was now at 822 females per thousand males, director general of health services Sushma Madan said. In the census of 2001, Haryana had...Haryana Denies Bird Flu Infection
A task force constituted by Haryana Agricultural University was recently established in Haryana to identify bird flu infection if any in the state. // No evidence of bird flu infection has been reported by the taskforce that visited various districts of the state. 'The members of the task force found the birds healthy with a routine and normal mortality of two to five birds at a few p...Doctor Jailed For Abortion Racket In Haryana
Dr Anil Sabani and his assistant Kartar Singh have been sentenced to two years in jail for revealing the sex of a fetus and then agreeing to abort it if it was female.// This is the first time that any medical practitioner has been jailed for carrying out illegal fetus determination tests and abortions. The perpetrators were found out when government officials sent in three pregnant wom...Haryana To Introduce Ramdev's Yoga For School Students
Students in Haryana will get a chance to learn yoga, as Haryana is planning to introduce Ramdev’s yoga in the government schools across// the state. State Education Minister Phool Chand Mullana said he was keen to introduce the yoga classes from this session itself. Mullana, who attended Ramdev's yoga training camp at the industrial city of Faridabad on Sunday, said that consu...Haryana Government Discovers Misappropriation In School Funds
The Haryana government Wednesday discovered an embezzlement of nearly Rs.4.4 million from funds meant for the state's schools//. The irregularities in the fund use were discovered during checking of records of Faridabad district, said K.K. Khandelwal, director-general of school education. The embezzlement was done by four officials of the district education officer's office...