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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

MHA: Over 200 still detained under PSA in J&K

This ministry also said Covid measures were running smoothly with 2G internet in response to two questions asked in Lok Sabha

Tablighi Jamaat event caused coronavirus to spread to ‘many persons’: MHA

Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy also told Rajya Sabha that Delhi Police arrested 233 TJ members, evacuated 2,361 people from its HQ

Strike three and counting! Centre says it no data on death of sanitation workers during Covid-19

The Centre seems to have given up on keeping records as yet again it says it has no data on the death of 'Safai Karmachari' or sanitary workers employed during the pandemic

Strike 2: Centre now says no data on Covid-19 deaths of medical staff!

Shortly after the Centre claimed no data on death of migrant workers, the Ministry of Health and Welfare now says that it maintained no data on the death of medical staff during the on-going pandemic.

Shrey Hospital Fire: Civil society demands CBI inquiry

Statement of solidarity with victims’ families seeks application of Sec 304 of CrPC

No data, so no compensation: Centre’s shocking revelation on migrant labourer deaths!

The Ministry of Labour and Employment declares it has no records, though plight of migrant labourers has been widely reported in the media and documented by organisations like CJP

CJI reserves order: Medha Patkar’s plea for temporary release of convicts

The plea was filed against Bombay High Court’s order upholding the classification made by the HPC denying parole to convicts under special Acts like UAPA, MCOCA

Mental health awareness in India

How stigma remains a hindrance to help

No Mid-day meals disbursed in Goa during lockdown: Education Ministry

In 2017-18, Assam recorded Highest dropout of girls from secondary school while Delhi recorded highest enrolment of girls

ICMR’s grim report: Nearly 40% of Indians already exposed to Covid-19!

The country’s first national survey brings out disconcerting results stating that India’s Covid-19 cases are grossly under-reported due to selective testing in early stages.

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