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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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Matter likely to be brought up at all-party meeting with EC today to club phases 7 and 8
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
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