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Healthcare in Karnataka: Is a Health Bill the Need of the Hour?
The Karnataka Janaarogya Chaluvali (Karnataka People’s Health Movement/Struggle) has written a strong critique of the draft Karnataka Right to Health and Emergency Medical Services Bill 2025, questioning its rationale and orientation; the critique points how this draft has been mostly borrowed from the Rajasthan Right to Health Act (2022). Besides, says KJC, while some activists in Karnataka have been clamoring for a replication of the Rajasthan Right to Health Act, this demand has been made without investing too much thought into whether this is what Karnataka requires
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The Central Government’s officer failed to appear for hearing on the Covid-19 suo motu matter
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How Indian governments have systematically violated the constitutional mandate, the right to health and what needs to be urgently done given the harsh lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic
Lucknow: Right to Public Health activists called anti-Modi-Yogi, beaten by mob
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Black Fungus kills 90 in Maharashtra; shortage of drug to treat it
State government asks Centre for injections, directions to manufacturers to supply the centrally controlled drug
Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin includes Opposition leaders in Covid-19 advisory committee
Inclusivity, working for the people seems to be motto for CM, like counterparts from Maharashtra, Kerala
UP: 1,621 people on polling duty dead, but gov’t recognises only 3!
Teacher’s union demands compensation, compiles a state-wide list identifying over 1,600 members across 72 regions who died after contracting Covid-19 or due to other ailments while serving at polling stations during the Panchayat elections
Transfer Hany Babu to Breach Candy hospital by tomorrow: Bombay High Court
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