UP tops encounter list
Press Trust of India : Sat Oct 27 2012, 04:53 hrs
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Of nearly 1,700 complaints of alleged encounters by police received by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) from across the country since 1993, Uttar Pradesh tops the list with 851 such cases. Bihar comes a distant second with 93.
UP Infant mortality still high
With the national infant mortality rate (IMR) falling down to 44 from 47 deaths per 1,000 live births over the last one year, the situation in Uttar Pradesh has not improved. Madhya Pradesh has the highest IMR of 59/1000 deaths followed by Uttar Pradesh and Odisha with 57/1000.
Goa and Manipur have the lowest IMR of 11 infant deaths followed by Kerala with 12 infant deaths per 1000 live births.
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