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 | Sathya Sai Baba
        continues to be stable
  Puttaparthi
        (AP), April 8 Sathya Sai Baba, undergoing
        treatment for multi-organ dysfunction, continued to show signs of
        recovery though he is still on ventilator for respiratory support and
        slow dialysis, doctors attending on the godman said today.
 
 
 
          
            | Punjab moves up sex ratio, literacy ladderChandigarh,
        April 8
 The provisional census data released today has come with mixed news for
        the state. While Punjab can pride itself for showing drastic improvement
        in its child sex ratio since 2001, it is still amongst the worst
        performers in the country on this parameter. Though the child sex ratio
        is low across all districts, situation in the border areas and Malwa
        region is alarming.
 (Details on Punjab
        page)
 
 
          
            | the state in statistics |  
            | Population
              27.7 mn; 14.6 mn males,
              13.1 mn femalesTotal area50,362 sq kms, 1.5%
              of India’s area
 The state (550) is more densely populated
              as compared to the all-India average (382). Ludhiana
              (975) is the most densely populated district. It is also the most
              populous (34.88 lakh persons); least populous is Barnala (5.96
              lakh)
 The state has recorded a decadal growth
              rate of 13.73% in 2001-11 as against 20.1% in 1991-2001
 Sex ratio has increased from
              876 in 2001 to 893 in 2011. It’s the highest in Hoshiarpur (962)
 Child sex ratio in 0-6 age
              group up from 798 in 2001 to 846 in 2011
 Literacy rate stands at 76.7%. Male and female literacy
              rates are 81.5% and 71.3 %, respectively. Hoshiarpur is
              most literate (85.4%).
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                |   | Govt-Hazare talks fail April 8, 2011
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                |   | Hazare
                ignites public debate April 7, 2011
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                |   | Money power at
        play in TN poll April 6, 2011
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                |   | Ratan
                Tata,
        Radia grilled by PAC April 5, 2011
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                |   | Saluting Team India April 4, 2011
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                |   | ON
                TOP OF THE WORLD April 3, 2011
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                |   | India, Sri Lanka chase history April 2, 2011
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                |   | India
              is now 1.21 billion strong April 1, 2011
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                |   | India
                win Pak battle, Lanka next March 31, 2011
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                |   | Battle
        of nerves March 30, 2011
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