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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

India tops Global Covid-19 trajectory, will the Health Minister speak up?

On Saturday, India’s total reached 34,63,973 cases, the third consecutive day when over 70,000 cases have been recorded

Scapegoats and Holy Cows

Media, Police and Tablighi Jamaat in the Times of Covid 19

How courts rescued the Tablighi Jamaat from further hatred

Courts are increasingly finding that police acted without application of mind and the Tablighi members were made into scapegoats

IIT entrance exams amidst Covid-19?

How students may be selected for IITs without any entrance examination in the time of pandemic and beyond

SC dismisses plea seeking uniform compensation for kin of Covid victims

The court stated that each state has its own policy as per its financial capacity and hence a uniform policy cannot be imposed

In a first in 700 years, no ‘tazia’ processions in Delhi

A practice that displays India’s syncretic culture, with both Muslims and Hindus participating, the carrying of ‘tazias’ at Muharram in Delhi has been undertaken since medieval times. In 2020, for the first time for 700 years that processions will not be carried out, Syed Kashif Nizami has told the media

Lockdown or Unlock: Hawkers struggle to remain ‘Atma Nirbhar’

The street vendors continue to bear the brunt of Covid-19. As their condition worsens, Sabrang India talked to members of the NASVI to discuss the Street Vendors Act (2014) and its limitations therein.

Students observe hunger strike, demand national-level exams be postponed

Over 4,000 students undertook a nation-wide hunger strike to draw the Centre’s attention and compel them to delay entrance exams while considering public health safety.

It took a 5-year-old girl’s death, for UP govt to send food to her starving family 

Her brother had died in 2016 after demonetisation rendered them penniless, now NHRC has issued notice to UP Govt. over the girl's death

Covid-19: India to touch 30 lakh cases soon, but spread slowing down

Meanwhile, Ganesh Chaturthi is to be celebrated at homes, and SC permits devotees to offer Paryushan prayers at three Jain temples in Mumbai

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