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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

Over 4,000 signatories petition to PMO to deploy central forces to help migrants return home

The petition was filed by Aajeevika Bureau and Working Peoples’ Charter

Ahmedabad BJP city chief tests Covid-19 positive

No respite as confirmed cases exceed 15,000 statewide, with over 11,000 just in Ahmedabad

Junagadh couple allegedly killed in caste-based murder amid national lockdown

The police said that the woman’s family members were being seen as suspects

Homes of migrant labourers burnt down my miscreants in Bengaluru

The migrants were residents of Kachakaranahalli and had valid ID to show they were residents of the area

Don’t let people instigate law and order issues: SC on communalisation of Covid-19

The court has combined 3 petitions and asked for NBA to be impleaded as well

Why are only trains carrying migrants being ‘diverted’ to take longer routes?

Operations, and conditions abroad the so called Shramik Specials, are a train wreck that has shamed Indian Railways like never before. When will the Rail Minister take note?

Covid-19 pandemic has cost one in six young people their jobs: ILO

Those still employed have seen 23 percent reduction in work hours

Apathy kills Agra woman’s unborn baby

The healthcare facility where she was taken after going into labour, asked her husband to first get surgical gloves as they were not available there

Government risking lives of fishermen by letting them venture into rough seas?

National Fishworkers Forum asks Fisheries Minister Giriraj Singh to revoke the order reducing the uniform fishing ban to 47 days.

ICMR removes Covid-19 price cap, asks states to negotiate with private labs to lower price

Currently, private labs charge Rs. 4,500 for a Covid-19 test

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