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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

UP: Former District Judge blames administration for Covid affected wife’s death

He stated in his open letter that that no ambulance or medicines were sent to his residence, despite frantic calls

Battleground Bengal: Demand for clubbing phases after surge in Covid cases

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State should have done more: Gujarat HC on Covid crisis 

The court has been hearing a suo motu PIL on the worsening Covid situation in the State

Covid-19: Bihar Hospitals face shortage of beds, patients being turned away

With over 20,000 active cases in the state, ambulances are being asked to return from hospitals owing to inadequate infrastructure

Bombay HC rejects plea to allow Ramadan prayers at Juma Masjid

The court has said that the ongoing critical covid situation is serious in nature and such congregation could impact public health

Covid continues to claim more lives, as many state gov’ts find themselves overwhelmed

Here is what has been happening across the country in just one day, from devotees testing positive for Covid-19 at Kumbh Mela, to overcrowded crematoria and burial grounds

West Bengal has highest number of hospital beds in government hospitals: CDDEP

Although the state did not score highest in terms of overall hospital beds, West Bengal offered more beds to the common people of India

Uttar Pradesh is reeling under Covid-19 crisis, who is in charge?

Ambulances not reaching patients in time, CMO is taking two days to give referral slips; Adityanath Cabinet minister's letter on poor handling of COVID-19 pandemic in Lucknow goes viral 

Covid-19: Centre fast tracks emergency approvals for foreign produced vaccines

Russian-made Covid vaccine Sputnik V cleared for emergency use by the DCGI on a day that India’s reported over 1,61,736 new cases

SC judges to work from home after half the court’s staff tests Covid positive

Hearings to be held online as courtrooms get sanitised

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