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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

Rumours of two additional trains to north India brings hordes of migrants to Bandra Terminus

There was only one train scheduled from Bandra to Bihar, but migrants say they had received information of two more trains going to north India

No Sudhir Zee, Covid 19 is a disease, not a war, those infected are patients, not warriors 

Zee news should also disclose how many more people their infected employees had come in contact with before they were hospitalised.

When in doubt, write a letter: MHA tells states to “run more buses, ensure their smooth transition”

It also wants states to create places for the traveller to rest en-route, but the ground reality is very different

Gujarat reopens: Have economic considerations overtaken health concerns?

The state saw 366 new cases of Covid-19 just on Monday!

Christians not being allowed burials, forced to cremate in Mumbai?

No Christian cemeteries have been listed for burial of Covid-19 victims

Mizoram churches offer their halls to be used as quarantine centers as people return home

In the green zone, Mizoram, around 90 churches have already come on board to help the government

SHOCKING! States ask incoming migrants to pay for institutional quarantine

Goa, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana are among those who are charging migrants to pay for food and other facilities at quarantine centres

UP gov’t accepts Priyanka Gandhi’s proposal of arranging 1,000 buses for migrant workers

Thousands of migrants gathered at the Ghaziabad’s Ramlila maidan, in the hope to get registered for the special trains that will take them back to Uttar Pradesh.

Atmanirbhar Lockdown 4.0: States shoulder the baggage as Centre backs out

The Central government has left most important details of the fourth phase of the lockdown to be decided by the state governments

Who let the virus out: Nation wants to know

India and 61 others, sign resolution seeking inquiry into origin of COVID19 at WHO's annual World Health Assembly

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