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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
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
Telangana HC questions SEC on steps planned for local bodies elections to prevent spread of Covid
The court pointed out that the state had not placed before it any plan of action of how these elections will be carried, so, the SEC has been issued notice to file an affidavit
HC intervenes, Centre increases Maharashtra’s Remdesivir allocation for 10 days
The Bench has noted that some Covid-care centres and hospitals are not distributing Remdesivir equitably
After Kumbh, Char Dham Yatra next: What is the Uttarakhand CM thinking?
Uttarakhand Government has said that the annual pilgrimage to Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri will begin on May 14
Who is to blame, 135 people, including teachers die on election duty in UP?
HC pulls up state election commission (SEC) after report says 135 people died on Poll Duty due to COVID-19
No prisoner to be denied vaccination for not registering on COWIN portal: Odisha HC
The court has directed the State to make alternate arrangements to ensure that prisoners are vaccinated against Covid-19
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