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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
Bar on Covid-19 vaccine for those under 45 arbitrary, unreasonable: Plea before SC
Tehseen Poonawalla moves Supreme Court seeking directions to allow vaccinations for all, including those under the age of 45
Don’t compare Kumbh Mela to Markaz event: Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat
Covid-19 surge continues with 1,68,912 Covid-19 infections reported on Monday across India, even as lakhs of pilgrims congregating at the Kumbh Mela 2021
MACCIA threatens to keep shops open despite Maha govt’s Covid rules
While the apex body of state traders challenges state government’s Covid norms, other trade associations say they will wait for the state government’s response until April 14
Covid-19: Gujarat HC says state heading towards a “health emergency”, Gov’t stays silent
Chief Justice Vikram Nath, directed the high court registry to register a fresh suo motu PIL titled "In Re : Uncontrolled upsurge and serious management issues in COVID control"; on Sunday Gujarat reported 5,469 new cases
Covid-19: Over 1,45,384 new infections reported in India on Saturday
Weekend lockdowns, night curfews begin in Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Noida, Ghaziabad, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha
Calling it “Corona curfew” instead of “lockdown” does little to allay fears
Migrant workers who survived the sudden lockdown of 2020, find themselves dealing with a renewed insecurity a year later, many are packing their bags again
Uttar Pradesh government hospital give anti rabies shots to 3 who came for Covid-19 vaccination
Probe ordered after one woman feels unwell, the three families have complained to the medical superintendent and demanded action against guilty
Covid-19: 71 Vaccination centres shut in Mumbai, shortages reported elsewhere too
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to hold Teeka Utsav’ or ‘Vaccination Festival’ but how are centres with no vaccine stocks supposed to operate?
Political blame game continues as Covid-19 infections rise making India 3rd worst hit country
India has now reported 1,26,789 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, another unfortunate milestone has been set and the second wave of infection continues to gain speed
Union Health Minister blames states, citizens for Covid surge
Dr Harshvardhan, has lashed out at Government of Maharashtra, and blamed citizens for the rise in cases, but makes no mention of crowds at election rallies, Kumbh Mela
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