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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
PUDR writes open letter to Delhi HC’s Chief Justice over Covid surge in prisons
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Vedanta’s plea to reopen Sterlite copper plant stirs unrest among locals!
Locals say they have no wish to use Sterlite’s oxygen, while the Court says the supply can be sent to other states of India.
Despite increase in oxygen supply, the problem appears to continue: Bombay HC
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India’s Covid-19 surge through the global lens
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War imagery turned upside down!
By letting the Opposition play the role of a benign elderly aunt whose advice may or may not be followed, the government first evades guilt and next threatens to mire the country once again deeper into chaos.
Consider supplying oxygen to Delhi from nearby plants: Delhi HC to Centre
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Move undertrials to less crowded prisons: Bom HC to State
The court made this direction while hearing a suo moto case which was taken up after media reports stating that Covid had spread among prisoners as well as prison staff across the state
Gauhati HC seeks State’s response on vaccinating prisoners
A letter sent to the court by an NGO alleging that inmates were not receiving jabs against Covid, was registered as a suo motu PIL
Centre’s policy to not vaccinate elders at home unreasonable and arbitrary: Bombay HC
The central government has been told to revisit its policy against door-to-door vaccination policy for elders
Siddique Kappan tests Covid positive, collapses: Plea in SC to transfer him to AIIMS
The journalist has been in jail since October last year under strict UAPA charges when he was on his way to cover the Hathras gang rape of a Dalit girl
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