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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: SC worried about worsening pandemic situation
The court noted that the infection rate in Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam is getting out of control and sought status reports within two days
Adivasis and the Society of Jesus have taught me to lead a simple life: Fr Stan Swamy
He is grateful for the food and toilet facilities and has asked for prayers for an ailing Varavara Rao
Govt aims to eliminate manual scavenging by August 2021
With amendments to the Manual Scavenging Act and making mechanised cleaning mandatory, will it help restore dignity of sanitation workers?
Tablighi Jamaat news reportage: SC slams Centre’s shoddy counter-affidavit
The I&B Ministry had filed an affidavit in response to PILs moved against the communalisation of the Tablighi Jamaat event in news media
Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi Court upholds discharge of 44 foreign nationals
The court found the evidence to be insufficient to charge the foreign nationals
Delhi High Court takes Kejriwal govt to task
Court asks Delhi CM, "Why did you not wake up when you saw the situation deteriorating?"
Arvind Kejriwal faces the heat as Delhi braces for another Covid-19 surge
Delhi CM is seeking Centre’s ‘permission’ to lockdown hotspot market a day after Home Minister's intervention to handle crisis
Prisoners too have human rights: Allahabad HC
The court noted the unhygienic living conditions and infrastructural issues in the District Jail
Covid-19 spike: Delhi records over 8,593 Coronavirus cases in 24 hrs!
Overall, India now has 86,36, 011 Covid-19 cases
Delhi HC extends Covid Bail for thirty more days
The HC considered the High-Powered Committee’s suggestion regarding the inconvenience to jail authorities
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