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Labour rights, health of workers hit in the name of “reform”: PUCL Maharashtra
A detailed statement by the Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has, with reasoned arguments, critiqued the recent decision of the MahaYuti government in Maharashtra to curtail labour rights in the name of “reform”; Maharashtra government’s decision is in line with other states like Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura (two of these are Congress ruled states) which have also enacted similar legislations.
Bom HC takes note of hospital fires in state, warns strict action against defaulting hospitals
The court directed fire audits to be accrued out and stated that any deficiency that can be cured immediately should be looked at
Delhi gov’t cancels order reserving 5-star hotel for judges and staff; HC closes case
The Delhi High Court had initiated suo moto proceedings against this order
Char Dham Yatra suspended amidst rising Covid cases
The Uttarakhand government finally gets its priorities right, only priests allowed to perform rituals at the shrines
Covid-19: Trying times reveal how citizens are coping and helping one another
Tired of waiting in queues to cremate bodies, some corpses abandoned on roadsides; good samaritans step up to to the challenge and provide relief as the crisis worsens
Increase Covid testing, cremation facilities: Uttarakhand HC issues directions
The court heard the matter on Covid management early on April 28 instead of May 10 due to the worsening situation
Covid-19: Scientists revise peak predictions upwards to 38-48 lakh cases in mid-May
Meanwhile, government remains remorseless, even as the healthcare infrastructure struggles to keep up
Shun selfishness and greed: Delhi HC on hoarding of medicines, oxygen cylinders
The High Court has been regularly hearing matters on Covid management in Delhi, making some strict observations
EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds die of Covid and data goes missing, UP gov’t remorseless
Not only does the government data not match the actual numbers, public is grief stricken
Entry in counting centre only if tested negative or fully vaccinated: EC
The EC issued fresh set of instructions for the counting of votes which will take place on May 2, in the light of rising covid cases
Covid-19: Plea to restrain UP gov’t from acting against people seeking oxygen, beds on social media
The plea was filed by activist Saket Gokhale before the Allahabad HC after a recent incident where a young boy was booked for seeking help on social media for leads on oxygen cylinders for his grandfather
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