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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
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Tablighi Jamaat event caused coronavirus to spread to ‘many persons’: MHA
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Strike three and counting! Centre says it no data on death of sanitation workers during Covid-19
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Strike 2: Centre now says no data on Covid-19 deaths of medical staff!
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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
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ICMR’s grim report: Nearly 40% of Indians already exposed to Covid-19!
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