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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
SC orders re-release of prisoners from jail amid Covid-19 surge
The top court has issued a slew of directions to decongest prisons and ensure facilities for inmates and other jail staff
Allahabad HC not satisfied with DM Meerut’s response over oxygen shortage
The court, however, asked DM (Lucknow) to take action against those hospitals that spread ‘unnecessary panic’
SC dismisses centre’s plea against K’taka HC order for increasing state’s O2 quota
The court observed that it was a well calibrated and well-considered order by the high court and there is no reason to intervene
J & K: Prior approval for oxygen supply, gag order on doctors speaking to media
The orders have evoked criticism from civil society who have been working on getting oxygen supply for covid patients
Punjab & Haryana HC asks Centre to consider reallotment of oxygen from nearby plants
The grievance of the states was that oxygen was to be transported from faraway plants and it was difficult to make arrangements
Bihar’s odious and short-sighted response to Covid-19
Bihar is reeling under spiraling Covid-19 deaths, lack of resources & crass corruption
Nothing personal: Tejasvi Surya’s cold non-apology to Bengaluru’s Covid-19 war room staff
Instead of an unconditional heartfelt apology, he offered one that suggested he didn't really feel he did something wrong, but is sorry if someone did; he said, “If anyone or any community is hurt emotionally by my visit, I apologise for that”
Congress offers suggestions for Covid control, financial relief in Assam
Debabrata Saikia writes to Sarbananda Sonowal urging him to offer relief as per SITA and Subhash Das Committee recommendations
Uttar Pradesh O2 crisis: FIR against Lucknow hospital for putting up shortage notice
Hospital administration, had put up a notice on May 3 asking relatives to take away patients as it was facing oxygen shortage, it will move Allahabad High Court over the FIR
We want 700 MT of oxygen supplied to Delhi every day and we mean business: SC to Centre
The Bench asked the Centre to comply and not force the Bench to take coercive action; the order is expected to be uploaded by 3 P.M today
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